The responsibility of commanding the invasion fell to me, and the task was assigned to my army group. — Gerd Von Rundstedt
If was, increased by a lack of railways in russia – for bringing up supplies to our advancing troops. — Gerd Von Rundstedt
It is madness to attempt to hold. In the first place the troops cannot do it and in the second — Gerd Von Rundstedt
Another adverse factor was the way the russians received continual reinforcements from their back areas — Gerd Von Rundstedt