GERMAN NAVY
A PERSONNEL OF 50,000. EFFICIENCY NOT UNDERESTIMATED. BRITISH OFFICIAL' VIEW. (Received This Day, 10.55 a.m.) LONDON, November 17. British official circles understand that the German Navy personnel at present numbers 50,000, reflecting unexpected progress, because when the Naval Treaty was signed, the aim was 70,000 by 1942. British officials do not under estimate the German naval unit efficiency, which is probably 90 per cent of the British, but doubt the Gerijnan strategical efficiency which, from the Nazi viewpoint, demands colossal enemy sinkings without cost. For this reason, it is believed the pocket battleships are avoiding the trade routes, where they are likely to be sunk. ■
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 33, 18 November 1939, Page 5
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