A separate article about this saying is available here. No plan of operations extends with any certainty beyond the first encounter with the main enemy forces.Ī concise version of this guidance became popular in the twentieth century: No plan survives first contact with the enemy. Kein Operationsplan reicht mit einiger Sicherheit über das erste Zusammentreffen mit der feindlichen Hauptmacht hinaus.
Activity as Chief of the Army General Staff in Peacetime) … Continue reading Die Thätigkeit als Chef des Generalstabes der Armee im Frieden. Here is an excerpt in German followed by an English translation: 1900, Moltkes Militärische Werke: II. In 1871 Prussian military strategist Helmuth von Moltke the Elder wrote an essay containing a pertinent statement. The notion that the first contact between opposing forces throws all plans into disarray has a long history. Thanks to researcher Barry Popik who found the above citation.īelow are additional selected citations in chronological order.
QI believes that professional boxer Mike Tyson should receive credit for this remark. “Everybody has plans until they get hit for the first time,” Tyson said. But the man they call “Iron Mike” is not impressed. Tyrell Biggs says he has a plan to beat heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Boldface added to excerpts by QI: 1987 August 19, Oroville Mercury-Register, Biggs has plans for Tyson (Associated Press), Quote B, Column 2, Oroville, California. Quote Investigator: In August 1987 the Associated Press news service published a piece about a boxing match planned for October in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Would you please help me to locate a citation and identify the two boxers involved? (4) Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. (3) Everybody has a plan until they’re punched in the mouth. (2) Everyone has a game plan until they get hit. (1) Everybody has plans until they get hit for the first time. The champion replied with a caustic dismissive remark.
Eisenhower? Apocryphal?ĭear Quote Investigator: The opponent of a well-known boxing champion stated that he had a plan to win an upcoming match. Mike Tyson? Joe Louis? Helmuth von Moltke the Elder? Fair Play? Walter Payton? Mike Lupica? Dwight D.
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