A striking quote from the Battle of Kursk
Nikolai Vladimirovich Shalygin, leader of a squadron of Shturmovik ground-attack aircraft, as reported by Vasily Grossman:
"I feel as if I were a hawk, not a man. And one does not think about humanity. No, there are no such thoughts. We clear the way. It is good, when the way is clear and everything is on fire"
"I feel as if I were a hawk, not a man. And one does not think about humanity. No, there are no such thoughts. We clear the way. It is good, when the way is clear and everything is on fire"