Georgy Zhukov Quotes

There are things in Russia which are not as they seem.

And now German generals find it hard to explain away their retreat.

If they [the Germans] attack, we will defend. If they do not attack until winter comes, then we will and will tear them to shreds!

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.

Generalissimo Stalin directed every move... made every decision... He is the greatest and wisest military genius who ever lived...

Nazis did not expect Soviet resistance to be so strong. The deeper they moved into this country's territory, the more fierce it became. When Hitler's armies approached Moscow, every man and woman here thought it imperative to resist the enemy. And that resistance grew by the day. The enemy was sustaining heavy losses, one after another. In fact, Hitler's best troops perished here. Nazis believed the Red Army was not capable of defending Moscow, but their schemes failed.

If we come to a minefield, our infantry attacks exactly as it were not there.

The nature of encounter operations required of the commanders limitless initiative and constant readiness to take the responsibility for military actions.

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.