Pietro Badoglio Quotes

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Militarily it was impossible to invade with the dispositions we had made. We had only seven divisions in Albania. Two of them were necessary to hold the Albanian population from going into revolt. Two others were in reserve. That left us three divisions with which to undertake an offensive. Against us, the Greeks disposed of fifteen divisions. We might have been able to undertake an offensive had those figures been reversed.

Pietro Badoglio
Sir, give me a single battalion of the Royal Carabineers and I will drive these upstarts into the sea.

Pietro Badoglio
I slowly strangle my enemies with a velvet glove.

Pietro Badoglio
I can't let myself fly with my fantasy because it is against my nature.

Pietro Badoglio
If I announce the armistice and the Americans don't send sufficient reinforcements and don't land near Rome, the Germans will seize the city and put in a puppet fascist government.

Pietro Badoglio
I have conquered an empire for Italy and Mussolini has thrown it away.

Pietro Badoglio
The soldier is like the monk, for whom order is called obedience.

Pietro Badoglio
I think if we call in the experts we can draw up the full scheme, with the rallying points arranged.

Pietro Badoglio
When Mussolini decided on war he did not take my advice or that of any other Army chief. In August 1939 the Duce had not been so sure about the invincibility of the Germans, and he told us that he had sought to persuade Hitler not to act.

Pietro Badoglio
By this act, all ties with the dreadful past are broken, and my government will be proud to be able to march with you on to the inevitable victory.

Pietro Badoglio
I've never been a rebel general and I've proven that until the end.

Pietro Badoglio
There is no doubt that Jacomoni and Visconti Prasca have a large share of the responsibility in the Albanian affair, but the real blame must be sought elsewhere. It lies entirely with the Duce's command. This is a command that he, the Duce, cannot hold. Let him leave everything to us, and when things go wrong let him punish those responsible.

Pietro Badoglio
Of Mussolini:
His Excellence can count, now and forever, on my complete and absolute devotion.

Pietro Badoglio
The Germans will make a few scattered attacks, then go away. The Romans will enjoy a fine September.

Pietro Badoglio