"MONTY" EXPLAINS ALLIES' AIMS
(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.) Eec. 11.20 a.m. / IjONDON, June 10.; '' The Allies strict poljcy of non-fraternisation is part of a 1 planned programme to teach the German people the ultimate and i final lesson,'' Field-Marshal Montgomery told the Germans today;j in a message which he read over Hamburg radio. He added that, only by correct behaviour by the Germans could the stern regulation be lifted later. ~
"Possibly you have wondered why our soldiers are not more friendly with you and why they ignore you when you v say, 'good morning,' on the streets," he said. "They are acting in accordance with our orders. You don't like this attitude. Our soldiers don't like it, either, for at heart we are friendly, easy-going folk.".
Field-Marshal Montgomery explained that strict regulations were necessary because, despite the fact that in the last war the Wehrmacht was beaten in the field and the German commanders admitted her guilt at Versailles, the leaders at home spread the falsehood that the army was never defeated. They refused to keep the peace treaty and told .the German people they had not been defeated and bore no guilt. "Many of you believed this, since you never experienced the war at home," he added. "You again acclaimed the leaders who propagated the war, and now, once again, after years of destruction and misery, your armies are defeated.
"This time we are going to teach you a lesson. We must bring home to you the fact that you have not only been beaten, but that you were guilty of this new aggression. If this is not made clear to you and your children, you might again plunge us into a third world war."
Field-Marshal Montgomery said that the German leaders during the war hid from the German people the frightful things they were doing beyond the German frontiers, and therefore the people had thought that once the war was finished they could be friends again. "Too much has happened,
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 136, 11 June 1945, Page 5
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