Major General Colt [Listening to Kelly on the radio]
Attack, attack, attack! Listen to this guy! That's the kinda fighting spirit I was talkin' about! If he's a major he's a colonel now!
Played by Carroll O'Connor 
Kelly's Heroes (1970) · 18 quotes
Kelly's Heroes (1970) · 18 quotes
5th most-quoted character in Kelly's Heroes (1970): in 3 of its 18 quotes
A line from Major General ColtI'm gonna decorate every man in this penetration unit, whoever they are. They saved the reputation of this entire army. [To his officers] You're the ones supposed to be fightin' this battle, and you don't even know where the hell it is! Well, I'll tell you where it is. It's thirty miles beyond where you thought it was. Booker! Come on, now, let's get this army of mine back in the war!
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1 scene General Colt This man is the man I have my mind on today and I'll tell you who he is: this is my opposite number, General Bogle, commanding the 2nd German Armor Division. Now I look at that face, I can read that character... this guy's a loser. Here I am sitting in his headquarters, I'm drinking his scotch... hell, I even got one of his broads hanging around here somewheres. The guy's a born loser... but you gentleman have not buried him yet. Now you call yourselves leaders of men?
Major Roach
They're putting up strong resistance, General.
General Colt Aw, c'mon, Roach, I flew over the battlefield this morning; why, I could march a divisional dress parade with band music right through the middle of their lines!
Major Roach
Well, what about our flanks, sir?
General Colt Aw, the hell with your flanks, Roach, how many times have I gotta tell ya forget about your flanks, willya?
Major
Sir, there's still half a panzer division between here and Nancy...
General Colt Without gas. Without gas, gentlemen.
Colonel Booker Oh, they're getting gas, sir, it's coming up at night.
General Colt How?
Colonel Booker By truck.
General Colt The Air Force has got my orders to blow every bridge in this sector out of existence.
Colonel Booker Yes, sir, and they're doing it. And the Germans, they're rebuilding the bridges every night.
General Colt Well, we're supposed to be blowing 'em up again in the daytime. Captain, get me those aerial photographs.
Captain Jablonski
Right, sir.
Major Roach
General, last night someone gave orders to redirect our mortar fire against some damn crossroads.
General Colt Listen, Roach, I don't want any excuses outta you, ya hear me? All I want is to know why this loser of a general is keeping me the hell out of Nancy.
Major Roach
Sir, we haven't got the supplies - it's just a matter of logistics.
General Colt Logistics?
Major Roach
Yes, sir.
General Colt We got logistics comin' out of our ears! What we need is fighting spirit. The will to win! Where are those aerial photographs?
Captain Jablonski
[Rummaging around for the photos]
I'm sorry, sir, they don't seem to be here.
General Colt They don't what?
Captain Jablonski
[Still looking for the pictures]
I can't locate them, Sir.
General Colt Hey. [CPT Jablonski looks at Colt] Did you lose my aerial photographs?
