GIGANTIC ARMAMENTS
GERMANY'S <pY EAR PLAN. A RUSSIAN REPORT. (U.P.'A. by Elec. Teh Copyright.J (Received April 16, 8 p.m.) Condon, April 16. The Daily Mail’s Moscow correspondent says that M. Tub* habhevsky, vice-Commissar for Defence, declares that it is now clear that Germany has a four year plan to create gigantic forces. The totdl forces of the army, riavy and air this summer will be 909,000. He declares that General Goering is planning to increase the air force to 16,000 planeVi of which 3700 are at present available, including 2100 bombers and scouting planes, representing a total of 60,000 men with 60,000 more civil pilots available. . ~... Ml Tikhachevsky says that there will be an additional 900,000 Storm Troopers, police arid other secret armed forces’ ready for mobilisation. He adds: ‘‘lt.is possible that the invading army to-day is already stronger than France's peace arnjy.” ,
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12531, 17 April 1935, Page 5
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