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Alexander Wassiljewitsch Suworow-Rymnikski war ein berühmter russischer Generalissimus und gilt bis heute als einer der größten Strategen der Neuzeit.

✵ 13. November 1730 – 6. Mai 1800   •   Andere Namen Александр Суворов
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„Die Kugel ist eine Törin, das Bajonett ein ganzer Kerl.“

Nauka pobezhdat, Dokumenty, vol. III, p. 504

„Trainiere hart, Siege leicht.“

Philip Longworth: The Art of Victory, New York, 1965
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„Wir können jetzt nur mehr auf zwei Dinge hoffen: auf Gottes Vorsehung und unseren grenzenlosen Mut! Wir stehen vor dem Abgrund, aber wir sind Russen!“

während des Alpenfeldzuges im Herbst 1799
Quelle: NZZ Neue Zürcher Zeitung: Mit 22'000 Russen durch die Schweizer Berge: Suworows genialer Alpenfeldzug, 19.09.2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj6LHdZuJ4M&list=TLPQMjYwNTIwMjB6J_pPHdQlmQ&index=7

Alexander Wassiljewitsch Suworow: Zitate auf Englisch

“Drill your soldiers well, and give them a pattern yourself.”

Quoted in W. Lyon Blease, "Suvorof," 1926.

“As long as the enemy fights he must be beaten relentlessly, but a defeated enemy and especially the civilian population must be treated generously.”

Yesterday and Today, 1917-1967: Contemporaries Report on the Progress of German Soviet Friendship - Page 105 - by Verlag Zeit im Bild - Soviet Union - 1967.

“Die for the Virgin, for your mother the Empress, for the royal family. The Church will pray to God for the dead. The survivor has honor and glory.”

"The Art of Victory: The Life and Achievements of Field Marshal Suvorov" - Page 217 by Philip Longworth - 1966.

“One minute decides the outcome of a battle, one hour the success of a campaign, one day the fate of empires.”

other version: One minute can decide the outcome of the battle, one hour - the outcome of the campaign, and one day - the fate of the country.
"Encyclopedia of Russian History" - Page 1504 by James R. Millar - Soviet Union - 2004.

“The bullet is a fool, the bayonet is a fine chap.”

Nauka pobezhdat, Dokumenty, vol. III, p. 504, cited in af.mil http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/aureview/1986/nov-dec/menning.html.
Compare with "The bullet is a mad thing; only the bayonet knows what it is about." from "The Science of Victory," 1796.

“When the enemy is driven back, we have failed, and when he is cut off, encircled and dispersed, we have succeeded.”

"The Book of Military Quotations" - Page 124 by Peter G. Tsouras - Reference - 2005.

“To surprise the enemy is to defeat him.”

As Military Adviser in China - Page 245 by Aleksandr Ivanovich Cherepanov - China - 1982.

“Train hard, fight easy.”

other version: Hard training - easy combat; easy training - hard combat.
Philip Longworth: The Art of Victory, New York, 1965, cited in af.mil http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/aureview/1986/nov-dec/menning.html.

“A strong pursuit, give no time for the enemy to think, take advantage of victory, uproot him, cut off his escape route.”

Quoted in V. Ye. Savkin, "Basic Principles of Operational Art and Tactics," 1972.

“Fire opens the gates of victory.”

From "The Science of Victory," 1796, quoted in Bragin "Field Marshal Kutuzov," 1944.

“To me death is better than the defensive.”

Quoted in W. Lyon Blease, "Suvorof," 1926.

“Win with ability, not with numbers.”

Quoted in Danchenko and Vydrin, Military Pedagogy, 1973.

“The more comfort the less courage there is.”

"The Book of Military Quotations" By Peter G. Tsouras - Page 101.

“If we had not driven them into hell… hell would have swallowed us.”

About the Battle of Kinburn, 1787, from "The Book of Military Quotations" By Peter G. Tsouras - Page 138.

“Judgment of eye, speed and attack are the basis of victory.”

Readings in Russian History - Page 694 by Warren Bartlett Walsh - Soviet Union - 1959.

“One cannot think that blind bravery gives victory over the enemy.”

The Book of Military Quotations By Peter G. Tsouras - Page 55.

“Accustom yourself to tireless activity…”

"The Book of Military Quotations - Page 23 by Peter G. Tsouras - Reference - 2005.

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