OVER 4,000,000
GERMAN CASUALTIES man-power problem FEW RESERVES LEFT (Noon.) NEW YORK, Feb. 3. Over 4,000,000 German soldiers have been killed, captured, or permanently crippled, according to confidential figures compiled by the general stall of one of the United Nations, declares the London correspondent oi the New York Times. The figures are based on insurance statistics smuggled from Germany. The casualties, which occurred mainly on the Russian front, total approximately two-thirds of the piesent Reichswehr and are equal to the full strength of the Reichswehr at November 11, 1918. The German man-power problem is acutely increasing and reserves are rapidly approaching exhaustion. It is im " probable that Germany will have much offensive power left after IJ4B.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21009, 4 February 1943, Page 3
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116OVER 4,000,000 Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21009, 4 February 1943, Page 3
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