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Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt foi um marechal-de-campo do exército alemão durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Nascido na Saxônia, em uma família de aristocratas prussianos, von Rundstedt entrou para o exército alemão em 1892 e em 1902 para a Academia Militar da Alemanha, uma instituição de elite que aceitava a cada ano apenas 160 novos estudantes que houvessem se destacado como jovens oficiais, e ao fim do curso rejeitava 75% deles através de duros exames. Durante a I Guerra Mundial, ele subiu de patente até alcançar o posto de major em 1918 e chefe de estado-maior da sua divisão.

Após a guerra, com o exército alemão dramaticamente reduzido a cem mil homens por força do acordo de paz com os Aliados. Rundstedt subiu rapidamente na carreira e em 1932 se tornou comandante da 3ª Divisão de Infantaria. No fim do ano, ele ameaçou renunciar ao posto quando o chanceler Franz von Papen declarou lei marcial no país e ordenou às tropas de Rundstedt que removessem os membros do Partido Nazista dos escritórios governamentais do estado.

Em 1938, resolveu retirar-se da ativa após o conhecimento de que o comandante-em-chefe do exército alemão, Werner von Fritsch, havia sido espionado pela Gestapo, a polícia política do governo nazista. Wikipedia  

✵ 12. Dezembro 1875 – 24. Fevereiro 1953
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Gerd von Rundstedt: Frases em inglês

“The vast-ness of Russia devours us.”

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In the summer of 1942. Quoted in "Inside Hitler's Germany: Life Under the Third Reich" - Page 127 - by Matthew Hughes, Chris Mann - History - 2002

“Nothing would have been changed for the German people, but my name would have gone down in history as that of the greatest traitor.”

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Quoted in "Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal - Page 87 - Nuremberg, Germany - 1947

“The morale of the troops taking part was astonishingly high at the start of the offensive. They really believed victory was possible - unlike the higher commanders, who knew the facts.”

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Quoted in "World War II: Europe" - Page 44 - by Reg Grant, Various - 2004

“Long before winter came the chances had been diminished owing to the repeated delays in the advance that were caused by bad roads, and mud. The 'black earth' of the Ukraine could be turned into mud by ten minutes rain - stopping all movement until it dried. That was a heavy handicap in a race with time. It was, increased by a lack of railways in Russia - for bringing up supplies to our advancing troops. Another adverse factor was the way the Russians received continual reinforcements from their back areas, as they fell back. It seemed to us that as soon as one force was wiped out, the path was blocked by the arrival of a fresh force.”

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Quoted in "The Other Side of the Hill" - Page 184 - by Basil Henry Liddell Hart - 1948

“It is a pity that this faithful youth is sacrificed in a hopeless situation.”

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Quoted in "The Second World War: A Complete History" - Page 585 - by Sir Martin Gilbert - History - 2004

“We are in no position to withstand a prolonged static war. Wherever the allies concentrate their forces they will break through. For us there can be no question of military victory or of winning the war. Our only hope is to hold on long enough to allow some development on the political front to save Germany from complete collapse.”

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Quoted in "Hitler's last gamble: the Battle of the Bulge" - Page 61 - by Jacques Nobécourt - History - 1967

“Three factors defeated us in the West where I was in command. First, the unheard-of superiority of your air force, which made all movement in daytime impossible. Second, the lack of motor fuel - oil and gas - so that the Panzers and even the Luftwaffe were unable to move. Third, the systematic destruction of all railway communications so that it was impossible to bring one single railroad train across the Rhine.”

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Quoted in "The Battle of the Bulge: Hitler's Final Gamble" - by Patrick Delaforce - History - 2004

“If I had had my way the English would not have got off so lightly at Dunkirk. But my hands were tied by direct orders from Hitler himself. While the English were clambering into the ships off the beaches, I was kept uselessly outside the port unable to move. I recommended to the Supreme Command that my five Panzer divisions be immediately sent into the town and thereby completely destroy the retreating English. But I received definite orders from the Führer that under no circumstances was I to attack, and I was expressly forbidden to send any of my troops closer than ten kilometres from Dunkirk. At this distance I sat outside the town watching the English escape, while my tanks and infantry were prohibited from moving. This incredible blunder was due to Hitler's personal idea of generalship.”

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Quoted in "Hitler's Generals" - Page 191 - by Correlli Barnett - History - 2003

“Make peace, you fools!”

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Message given to a staff officer after calling Hitler's headquarters. Quoted in "SS Steel Rain: Waffen-SS Panzer" - by Tim Ripley - History - 2002

“We should have known better after the first war.”

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Quoted in "Crossroads of Modern Warfare" - by Drew Middleton - History - 1983

“Just as the defending force has gathered valuable experience from…Dieppe, so has the assaulting force…He will not do it like this a second time.”

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August 1942. Quoted in "Dieppe 1942: The Jubilee Disaster" - Page 263 - by Ronald Atkin - History - 1980

“It is madness to attempt to hold. In the first place the troops cannot do it and in the second place if they do not retreat they will be destroyed. I repeat that this order be rescinded or that you find someone else.”

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November 30, 1941. Rundstedt sent this wire message that resulted in him being dismissed from office. Quoted in "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany" - Page 861 - by William Lawrence Shirer - Germany - 1990

“I strongly object to the fact that this stupid operation in the Ardennes is sometimes called the 'Rundstedt Offensive'. This is a complete misnomer. I had nothing to do with it. It came to me as an order complete to the last detail. Hitler had even written on the plan in his own handwriting "not to be altered."”

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Quoted in "Churchill and Hitler: Essays on the Political-Military Direction of Total War" - Page 194 - by David Jablonsky - History - 1994