Kurt Student Quotes

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After that he turned to the question of invading England. Hitler said that during the previous year he could not afford to risk a possible failure; apart from that, he had not wished to provoke the British, as he hoped to arrange peace talks. Kurt-StudentKurt Student
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At first Hitler developed in detail his general views, political and strategical, about how to continue the war against his principal enemy. Kurt-StudentKurt Student
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For fear of dropping the troops in the sea, the pilots tended to drop them too far inland - some of them actually in the British lines. The weapon containers often fell wide of the troops, which was another handicap that contributed to our excessive casualties. Kurt-StudentKurt Student
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Hitler was very upset by the heavy losses suffered by the parachute units, and came to the conclusion that their surprise value had passed. Kurt-StudentKurt Student
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In this respect I expressed my doubts about using the Corps directly on the South coast, to form a bridgehead for the Army - as the area immediately behind the coast was now covered with obstacles. These doubts were accepted by Hitler. Kurt-StudentKurt Student
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The secondary attack was made against The Hague. Its aim was to get a hold upon the Dutch capital, and in particular to capture the Government offices and the Service headquarters. Kurt-StudentKurt Student

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