NAZIS ON THEIR TOES

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 198, 19 May 1944, Page 5

NAZIS ON THEIR TOES

Rommel Expects Invasion At Any Moment

LONDON, May 17. “Invasion will begin at any moment, Field-Marshal Rommel told German troops during an inspection tour pt 'he defences of the northern coasts of Europe. according to Berlin radio. The announcer added that German divisional commanders told Rommel that the defence troops Were poised for an Allied landing nnd ready for the descent of massed paratroops. Paris radio’s military commentator. Jean Paquin, said that neutral reports disclosed that General Eisenhower hud massed 50 divisions and 80,01)1) pnrati-onps in southern England Cor the Allied Assault against Europe, while bis armada consisted of transports, mercliantmen, fishing boats, invasion barges, motor torpedo-boats, and destroyers, which were concentrated in harbours in the south England, particularly in the Bristol area. "The. whereabouts of the Allied High Seas Fleet is not yet known?’ he said. “British and American invasion troops in'the past eight days have massed at embarkation points, and all evidence in dicates Unit invasion will be launched sooner than some people may expect. It is impossible to give the exact date of invasion, but the German anti-invasion forces are on their toes. General Eisenhower won’t be able to surprise them.