When a staff officer sought to make him aware of the hopelessness of the situation, Kesselring told him that he had driven through the entire army rear area and not seen a single hanged man.
Da en stabsofficer forsøgte at gøre Kesselring opmærksom på situationens håbløshed, svarede Kesselring, at han var kørt gennem hele hærens bagområde, og ikke havde set en eneste hængt mand.