the story is apocryphal at best, but it stems from turn of the century in a conversation between a visiting german commander and swiss commander
"How big a force do you command?"
The Swiss general confidently replied, "I can mobilize one million men in twenty-four hours."
The German asked, "What would happen if I marched five million men in here tomorrow?"
The Swiss replied, "Each of my men will fire five shots and go home."
the quote is often credited to General Henri Guisan, but one will never know
No comments:
Post a Comment