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INVASION REQUESTS BRITISH PRESS COMMENT United Press Association.—Copyrijjiit. (Rec. 11 a.m) LONDON, Oct. 17. The Daily Express, in a leader, said "Lord Gort answers the question, 'Why don't we invade Western Europe?' His comparisons of equipment in France ought to be enough to prevent those in favour of invasion bawling for immediate action before we make enough tanks. "Brave men must not be sacrificed without proper weapons. Sending ill-equipped expeditions abroad is a bluff which once deceived the British, but it never deceived Hitler."
The Daily Mail says Lord Gort's comments tend to confirm the cynical maxim that the British Army never prepares for the next war, but always for another like the last.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 247, 18 October 1941, Page 6
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