STILL A POWER

Grey River Argus, 11 May 1945, Page 5

STILL A POWER

HIGH COMMAND HONOURED BY GERMANS. (Rec. 8.30). NEW YORK, May 10. A correspondent of the New York “Times” in Paris stated: Very grave concern is felt by senior intelligence officers at General Eisenhower’s headquarters over the manner in which the German High Command have survived the Wehrmacht’s defeat in retaining the German people’s admiration and respect, and in attaining their position as the only, stable element in the otherwise disorganised nation. The onus of defeat rests on Hitler and on the Nazi Rarty as far as the average German is concerned, and the German Military priesthood is credited with fighting a brilliant patriotic war that was lost only because of the Nazi Party’s interference. Grand Admiral Doenitz and the German Generals seized power from Himmler by, a coup de tat. Whether in uniform or out of it, they remain the strongest group in Germany.