Top 11 Quotes & Sayings by Georgy Zhukov

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a military man Georgy Zhukov.
Last updated on September 18, 2024.
Georgy Zhukov

Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov was a Soviet general and Marshal of the Soviet Union. He also served as Chief of the General Staff, Minister of Defence, and was a member of the Presidium of the Communist Party. During World War II, Zhukov oversaw some of the Red Army's most decisive victories.

We got 16,000 wonderful vehicles. We got all the steel that we make our tanks out of. Of course, we couldn't have done without Western aid.
The longer the battle lasts the more force we'll have to use!
The mere existence of atomic weapons implies the possibility of their use. — © Georgy Zhukov
The mere existence of atomic weapons implies the possibility of their use.
The nature of encounter operations required of the commanders limitless initiative and constant readiness to take the responsibility for military actions.
There's no smoke without fire.
If you feel that the Chief of the General Staff talks only rubbish, my place is not here. Better to give me a command at the front where I can be of better use!
It is a fact that under equal conditions, large-scale battles and whole wars are won by troops which have a strong will for victory, clear goals before them, high moral standards, and devotion to the banner under which they go into battle.
Generalissimo Stalin directed every move... made every decision... He is the greatest and wisest military genius who ever lived...
If we come to a minefield, our infantry attacks exactly as it were not there.
There are things in Russia which are not as they seem.
Zhukov was the most successful commander of World War II, who fell from grace under Khrushchev, but never lost his place in the pantheon of Soviet heroes.
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