Der Motor des Panzers ist ebenso seine Waffe wie die…

Der Motor des Panzers ist ebenso seine Waffe wie die Kanone. (The engine of the Panzer is a weapon just as the main-gun.)

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Quoted in “Die Deutschen gepanzerten Truppen bis 1945″ - Page 159 - by Oskar Munzel - Tanks (Military science) - 1965

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