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As far as I recall, that's actually a quote: „Kein Plan überlebt die erste Feindberührung.„ by General Moltke. Your translation is exact. Just wanted to add a
by shezi 7y ago
As far as I recall, that's actually a quote: „Kein Plan überlebt die erste Feindberührung.„ by General Moltke. Your translation is exact.
Just wanted to add a source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmuth_von_Moltke_the_Elder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmuth_von_Moltke_the_Elder
- yesbabyyes 7y agoIt's also said, about Moltke the Elder, that he only ever laughed twice in his life. The first time was when his mother-in-law passed away, the other time, when he saw Sweden's Vaxholm fortress. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaxholm_Fortress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaxholm_Fortress