World War 2 had a large number of notable quotations by world leaders as well as the Generals and Admirals of the Armed Forces of the major countries involved in the conflict. The WW2 quotes contained in this upload are some of the famous quotations from this critical period of the world's history.
1. World War 2 Quotes
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2. WW2 Quotes by General MacArthur
World War 2 MacArthur Quotes
“I’ll come back as soon as I can with as much as I can. In the
meantime, you’ve got to hold!” – As spoken to General Wainright
in March of 1942
“Old soldiers never die; they just fade away. And like the old
soldier in that ballad, I now close my military career and just fade
away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him
the sight to see that duty.” April 19th, 1951
3. WW2 Quotes by General Patton
World War 2 Quotes by Patton:
“A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next
week.” – War as I Knew It, 1947
“A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.” = War as I Knew It, 1947
Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of
men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory. - September
1933
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4. WW2 Quotes by General Montgomery
World War II Quotes by Montgomery:
“The Germans should have thought of some of these things before they
began the war, particularly before attacking the Russians.” – referring
to a German soldier’s request to surrender only to British or American
forces and not the Russians.
“Nice chap, no General.” – on first impressions of American General
Dwight D. Eisenhower
5. WW2 Quotes by Sir Winston Churchill
WWII Quotes by Churchill:
“Singapore could only be taken after a siege by an army of at least
50,000 men. It is not considered possible that the Japanese would
embark on such a mad enterprise.” – 1940
“Without ships, we cannot live.” – on the importance of winning the War
in the Atlantic
“I expected to see a wild cat roaring into the mountains – and what do I
find? A whale wallowing on the beaches!” – to Sir Harold Alexander on
the handling of the Allied landings at Anzio
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6. WW2 Quotes by Josef Stalin
World War II Quotes by Stalin:
“This war is not an ordinary war. It is the war of the entire Russian
people. Not only to eliminate the danger hanging over our heads, but to
aid all people groaning under the yoke of Fascism” – 22nd June 1941
“The Red Army and Navy and the whole Soviet people must fight for
every inch of Soviet soil, fight to the last drop of blood for our towns and
villages…onward, to victory!” – July 1941
7. WW2 Quotes by Adolf Hitler
World War 2 Quotes by Hitler:
“I saw my enemies in Munich, and they are worms.”
“You only have to kick in the door and the whole rotten structure will
come crashing down.” – on invading the Soviet Union
“The assertion that it is the intention of the German Reich to coerce the
Austrian State is absurd!” – January 30th, 1934
8. WW2 Quotes by Erwin Rommel
World War 2 Quotes by Rommel:
“Which would your men rather be, tired, or dead?” – extorting an Officer
during the building of Hitler’s ‘Atlantic Wall’.
“The enemy must be annihilated before he reaches our main battlefield.
We must stop him in the water, destroying all his equipment while it is
still afloat!” – April 22nd, 1944
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9. WW2 Quotes by Emperor Hirohito
World War 2 Quotes by Hirohito:
“The fruits of victory are tumbling into our mouths too
quickly.” - 29th April 1942 (Speaking on his birthday)
10. WW2 Quotes by Mussolini
World War 2 Quotes by Mussolini:
“The Mediterranean will be turned into an Italian lake.”
“War alone can carry to the maximum tension all human energies and
imprint with the seal of nobility those people who have the courage to
confront it; Every other test is a mere substitute.” – 1930
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