GERMANS GROW MORE IMPATIENT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 226, 23 September 1940, Page 7

GERMANS GROW MORE IMPATIENT.

ENTHUSIASM WANES. Result Of Submarine And R.A.F. Raids. United Press Association. —Copyright. (Reed. 2 p.m.) LONDON", Sept. 22. A message from Stockholm says British submarines, in addition to experimental exercises in embarkation are responsible for the many German bodies being washed up on beaches. The Royal Air Force bombing of heavily-laden craft assembled for the invasion has certainly claimed many lives. Travellers and seamen arriving from Germany increasingly and persistently report the effects of the R.A.F. night raids, especially on the temper of the Germans, who arc increasingly impatient. Enthusiasm is said to be declining even among troops in Belgium and Holland. The belief is growing that the German Army has bitten off more than it can chew. Invasion Plans. A message from New York saye- the foreign editor of the Scripps-lloward newspapers. Mr. William I'. Sinims. has published a letter which lie received from an unnamed Norwegian shipping magnate describing Germany's recent plans to invade England. The letter asserted that Hitler was reported to be willing to sacrifice SO per cent of the attacking force for the purpose of establishing a bridgehead. The Germans, the letter went on, had requisitioned 10.000 Norwegian and other vessels, the motors of which were maintained in immaculate repair. The Germans had installed wheels at the bows of the boats to enable them to be driven ashore at full speed, each carrying So men. Each German would wear British uniform. The plan was to approach the British Isles from all directions in foggy weather, concurrently with an attack by 11.000 aeroplanes. The Germans calculated that the invasion would be successful if 20 per cent of the attackers landed, although they anticipated that 50 per cent would succeed.