In spite of certain distressing but isolated occurrences in the last battle, I certainly hoped that the Army would be in a position to continue to hold out. Paul von Hindenburg More Quotes by Paul von Hindenburg More Quotes From Paul von Hindenburg In war, only the simple succeeds. Paul von Hindenburg military simple war In the account book of the Great War the page recording the Russian losses has been ripped out. The figures are unknown. Five millions, or eight? We ourselves know not. All we know is that, at times, fighting the Russians, we had to remove the piles of enemy bodies from before our trenches, so as to get a clear field of fire against new waves of assault. Paul von Hindenburg fighting war book It does not seem to me to be sufficiently recognized everywhere among the officials that the existence or non-existence of our people and Empire is at stake. Paul von Hindenburg empires doe people However, the fact that the tanks had now been raised to such a pitch of technical perfection that they could cross our undamaged trenches and obstacles did not fail to have a marked effect on our troops. Paul von Hindenburg tanks troops perfection The enemy bombards our front not only with a drumfire of artillery, but also with a drumfire of printed paper. Besides bombs, which kill the body, his airmen also throw down leaflets which are intended to kill the soul. Paul von Hindenburg soul military enemy I believed that our own public would keep this in mind even in this serious crisis, and stand firm if only we at the front continued to stand firm too. Paul von Hindenburg crisis serious mind I also believed that our public at home would be strong enough to survive even the present crisis. Paul von Hindenburg strong would-be home It is impossible for our working people to maintain their full strength if they do not succeed in obtaining a sufficient supply of fat, allotted to them on a proper basis. Paul von Hindenburg succeed impossible people
