Unyielding Resolve: Inspirational Military Quotes on Courage and Defiance

"Nuts!" & Similar Quotes: Defiance in War

"Nuts!" - defiant reply to German surrender demand in WWII. Explore quotes like "Stand or Die" that showcase courage & determination in battle.

⊙ Quote of the Day: Courage and Determination, 'Nuts!'

We've stopped cold everything that's been thrown at us from the North, East, South and West.

Two days ago, the German commander demanded our honorable surrender to save the U.S.A. encircled troops from total annihilation.

He received the following reply.

'To the German commander: Nuts!'

- Band of Brothers : Robert Sink / Anthony McAuliffe -

This line is from the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers", specifically from episode 6, "Bastogne". The actual event took place on December 22, 1944, during the Battle of Bastogne in World War II. When the Germans demanded the besieged American troops surrender, Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe of the 101st Airborne Division famously responded with "Nuts!" This defiant one-word reply is delivered in "Band of Brothers" by Colonel Robert Sink, who returned to the United States after World War II and, in January 1951, was commissioned as Deputy Chief of Staff of the 7th Infantry Division to fight in the Korean War.

This line illustrates the American soldier's steadfast rejection of the German surrender demand. The succinct and powerful response "Nuts!" symbolizes an unwavering resolve to never surrender, embodying courage and determination in the face of adversity.

⊙ "Fight to the Finish": Inspirational Military Quotes on Courage and Defiance

• "Stand or Die." - Gen. Walton Walker in Korea 

• "I shall return." - Douglas MacArthur, A promise made in 1942, as we withdrew from the Philippines.

• "I realize that Inchon is a 500-to-1 gamble, but I am used to taking such odds. We shall land at Inchon and I shall crush them." - Gen. Douglas MacArthur : Operation Chromite began on 15 September 1950 and ended on 19 September

• "The enemy is in front of us, the enemy is behind us, the enemy is to the right and to the left of us. They can't get away this time!" - Gen. Douglas MacArthur in Korea

• "Retreat, hell! We're not retreating, we're just advancing in a different direction." - Gen. Major General Oliver P. Smith in Korea December 1950

• "I have not yet begun to fight!" - Captain John Paul Jones, 1779

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