German General: Russian Soldiers Are the Toughest, Most Tenacious in the World
The following is excerpted from Panzer Battles (Panzerschlachten) by Wehrmacht Major General Friedrich Wilhelm von Mellenthin who fought on both the eastern and western fronts, where he commanded the 9th Panzer Army in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, he moved to South Africa where he founded a comercial airline.