HITLER’S GALLOP

Grey River Argus, 6 December 1940, Page 7

HITLER’S GALLOP

Ending Now A POLISH ESTIMATE. [British Official Wireless] (Received December 5, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, December 5. The Polish Minister of Information, Professor Stromeski, in the first series of relay talks in the 8.8. C. Polish programme, addressed the people of Poland. He said: “So far, there have been two different periods in this war. Up to the middle of 1940, everything fell to Hitler so easily that it might have been offered to him and to the Third Reich on a gold plate. He conquered Poland, Denmark Norway, Belgium, Holland and finally France. Then there began a second period, when design and achievement were no longer in accord. After having gained the Atlantic coast of France and the Channel ports, the Nazis tried to prepare an invasion of Great Britain, supported by air raids on the largest scale. In the great air battles in September, he was defeated with tremendous losses. Since then Hitler has had to cover up failure with successes such as the subjugation of Roumania and the entrance of Slovakia into the Axis. Plis diplomatic activity has been demonstrated by meetings with Marshal Petain and M. Molotov, but the results of these meetings did not correspond with the expectations fostered by German propaganda. Great events were forecast. Events did not occur. The position has changed. Before Herr Hitler was able to act according to desires.) Now 'his (le&i'res are limited by what he is able to achieve. In this second period of conflict, Germany has begun to feel the war at home more than ever before. Since the days of Napoleon the Germans had not experienced war on 1 their own soil. With continual heavy bombing by the R.A.F., they are beginning to realise what it means.”