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- If we come to a minefield, our infantry attacks exactly as it were not there. Georgy Zhukov. Military, Infantry, Minefields.
- It is a fact that under equal conditions, large-scale battles and whole wars are won by troops which have a strong will for victory, clear goals before them, high moral standards, and devotion to the banner under which they go into battle.
- The longer the battle lasts the more force we'll have to use! Georgy Zhukov. Battle, Use, Lasts.
- There's no smoke without fire. Georgy Zhukov. Fire, Gossip, Smoke.
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It is a fact that under equal conditions, large-scale battles and whole wars are won by troops which have a strong will for victory, clear goals before them, high moral standards, and devotion to t...
First published in 1969 under Harper & Row of New York. Edited by Harrison E. Salisbury, translated from the original Russian by Theodore Shabad. The beginning of October, 1941, I was in Leningrad, commanding the troops of the Leningrad Front. Those days were difficult for all of us who had been through the September fighting for Leningrad. But our...
First published in 1969 as Reminiscences and Reflections; first English translation was published by Jonathan Cape Ltd. of London in 1971.To the Soviet soldierI find it rather difficult in the evening of my life to recollect everything that happened as time has erased from memory many things, especially relating to childhood and youth.We proceeded from the knowledge that we would have to fight a battle-wise, strong and stubborn enemy.Alphabetized by author Perhaps the best epitaph for Zhukov was written by an Indian diplomat, K.P. Menon, in a different context, years before the marshal died, when Zhukov was being hounded by sycophants and ideologists under Nikita Krushchev, so officially that he had become a so-called non-person. Menon wrote: "No star shone in the Russian firma...
- “We will do all we can to insure peace... but if war is imposed upon us we will be together shoulder to shoulder as in the last war to strive for the happiness of mankind.”
- “The State Defence Committee adopted some 10,000 resolutions and decisions of a military and economic nature during the war. All of them were carried out with precision and energy.
- “The most important task was to step up party-political work, to raise the morale of the troops and their confidence in their strength and inevitable victory over the enemy on the approaches to Moscow.”
- “Our objective,” he said, pacing up and down his study as was his wont, “is to deny the Germans any breathing space, to drive them westward without let-up, to make them use up their reserves before spring comes…”
Marshal Georgy Zhukov was a prominent military figure in Soviet history, known for his strategic brilliance and leadership during World War II. His quotes are not only insightful but also provide a glimpse into the mind of a true military genius.
- “The longer the battle lasts the more force we'll have to use!” -- Georgy Zhukov. Source : "A History of the Modern Age" by Albert Fried, Julian K. Prescott, (p.
- “If you feel that the Chief of the General Staff talks only rubbish, my place is not here. Better to give me a command at the front where I can be of better use!”
- “Zhukov was the most successful commander of World War II, who fell from grace under Khrushchev, but never lost his place in the pantheon of Soviet heroes.”
- “There's no smoke without fire.” -- Georgy Zhukov. Source : "Stalin's Generals" by Harold Shukman, (p. 359), 2002. #Fire Quotes #Gossip Quotes.
Sourced quotations by the Russian Politician Georgy Zhukov (1896 — 1974). Enjoy the best Georgy Zhukov quotes and picture quotes!
May 19, 2024 · Page 1 of 1. Quotes Georgy Zhukov (1896 – 1974). Soviet military commander who, in the course of World War II, led the Red Army to liberate the Soviet Union from the Axis Powers' occupation, to advance through much of Eastern Europe, and to conquer Germany's capital, Berlin. Quotes #1.
