GERMAN BOMBAST

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 July 1940, Page 5

GERMAN BOMBAST

1 ■ “fr “MIGHTIEST VICTORY” ON WEST FRONT BRITAIN THE ONLY REMAINING FOE. HIGH COMMAND REPORT. (By Telegraph—-Press Association —Copyright) LONDON, July 3. “Only one foe remains—-England,” declares the German High Command in a report detailing the German campaign from the invasion of the Low Countries to the French armistice. "The greatest campaign of all time ended after six weeks with the mightiest victory in history against an opponent who was regarded as the most powerful land force in the world,” the statement says. It continues: “The German Army, whose operations were often costly, salutes the air arm. The German Air Force is numerically considerably stronger than the air forces of the Allies, but the Western Army attacked on May 10 with fewer divisions than the British, French, Dutch and Belgians. “The reasons for Germany’s success lie in the dynamic revolutionary forces of the Third Reich, in which are found a synthesis between sober, careful preparation and the greatest boldness of conception and leadership.” The report pays tribute to the commanding officers in the front line, including Lieutenant-General von Steck, who died .at the head of his army corps. ENEMY CASUALTIES VERY LOW FIGURES GIVEN. LONDON, July 2. The German High Command announced that German casualties after the invasion of the Low Countries totalled 27,074 killed, 11,034 wounded, and 18,384 missing. It is claimed that over 1,900,000 French troops were captured, including 29,000 officers. The Paris correspondent of the “New York Times,” another cablegram states, says Germany claims that the total number killed in the Norwegian, Netherlands, Belgian and French campaigns was 38,963. NAZI ALLEGATION PLANS TO OVERWHELM REICH (Received This Day, 9 a.m.) BERLIN, July 3. The Official News Agency states that documents show that the Allies planned to overwhelm Germany, by cutting off or destroying the Swedish ore mines, destroying the Russian and Rumanian oil wells, drawing Scandinavia into the war against Germany and entangling Rumania, Turkey, Greece and Yugoslavia.