GERMAN OPINIONS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 17, 20 July 1942, Page 5

GERMAN OPINIONS

BRITISH STRATEGY & ARMS

(Rec. 9 a.m J LONDON, July 19. A gunnery expert with the rank of major who was sent to the Middle East to report on guns, fought' in recent battles in Egypt, and was wounded by enemy fire, taken prisoner, and wounded again by our fire. He escaped and reached an Indian position, where he was held for. two days as ft suspected spy. He was finally landed in England on a stretcher. In an interview, he said: "The Germans admit our fighting qualities, and have the highest opinion of the Australians and New Zealanders as assault troops, but they are not impressed with our tactics and strategy. Our 3.7 in anti-aircraft gun is superior to the German mass-produced 88-millimetre gun, which is a poor replica of ours. The success of the 88-millimetre depends en-. tirely on its clever use. Until recently, the 3.7 was simply an anti-aircraft j gun, except where an individual unit ] commander displayed initiative. A friend of mine, after having two teeth knocked out by the barrage, went quite mad and used 3.7's against everything. He did a huge amount of damage, and was so successful that he was awarded the D.S.O. Unfortunately, the habit does not appear to spread, and probably the other commanderi still have all their teeth."