Men, I am not ordering you to attack. I am ordering you to die. In the…

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
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Men, I am not ordering you to attack. I am ordering you to die. In the time that it takes us to die, other forces and commanders can come and take our place. ✨ Studies in Battle Command by Combat Studies Institute, US Army Command and General Staff College, (p. 89), 1995.
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Men, I am not ordering you to attack. I am ordering you to die. In the time that it takes us to die, other forces and commanders can come and take our place. ✨ Studies in Battle Command by Combat Studies Institute, US Army Command and General Staff College, (p. 89), 1995.

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