Walter Warlimont Quotes

Walter Warlimont was a German staff officer and war criminal during World War II. He served as deputy chief in the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht , Nazi Germany's Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht. Following the war, Warlimont was convicted in the High Command Trial and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was released in 1954.

✵ 3. October 1894 – 9. October 1976
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Famous Walter Warlimont Quotes

“You must attack as soon as possible.”

To Hitler, August 3rd. Quoted in "The Battle of the Falaise Gap" - Page 51 - by Eddy Florentin - 1967

“Hitler's large-scale demands for the Mediterranean meant that…the plans for…an 'Eastern Wall' were overtaken by the increasingly rapid advance of the Red Army.”

After the end of WWII, quoted in "Inside Hitler's Headquarters, 1939-45" - Page 388 - by Walter Warlimont - 1964

“This decision is absolutely contrary to my understanding of what the plan was to be in the event of an invasion.”

Quoted in "The Longest Day: June 6, 1944" - Page 230 - by Cornelius Ryan - History - 1994

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