Ferdinand Foch - Enemy Quotes

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There is but one means to extenuate the effects of enemy fire: it is to develop a more violent fire oneself.

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Against what should fire be opened? Against the obstacles which may delay the march of infantry.
The first obstacle is the enemy gun. It will be the first objective assigned to artillery masses.

Ferdinand Foch

The laurels of victory are at the point of the enemy bayonets. They must be plucked there; they must be carried by a hand-to-hand fight if one really means to conquer.

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