GERMANY'S TOTAL FIGHTING STRENGTH.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 February 1918, Page 3

GERMANY'S TOTAL FIGHTING STRENGTH.

5,300,000 MEN IN ALL. Paris, Jan. 8. The Echo de Pari9, referring to t. distribution of enemy lorcei on the different, fronts, says: "On the Franco-British front there have been for several months past 152 German divisions, of which 54 were opposed by the British and the remainder by the French, Following the recent British offensive at CaraDrai. this proportion was modified. There are now exactly 154 divisions on the Franco-Bri-tish front, each comprising about 5850 bayonets, and including artillery, engineers, etc., or about 12,000 men "in all, thus giving about 2,000,000 Carman combatants on the Franco-British front. "In view of the uncertainty of what Russian anarchy has in store for them, the Germans have left about a'million men on the Russo-Roumanitn front. As a matter of fact, the movements effected have resulted not' in a diminution of the manlier of fighting units on this front, but in their quality. "On the Italian front Germany has sent to the assistance of the forty-five Austrian divisions only seven divisions, or about 100,000 men. "On the Balkan front she has sent only 30000 combatants to reinforce the Turks and Bulgarians. In Asia Germany has restricted her help to furnishing general start's. "Consequently Germany, whose' total strength is fi,500,000 men, has on the various fronts 3,130,000 men, the remainder being required for guarding the Swiss and Dutch frontiers and for the occupation of the invaded territories."— Renter. \ ,