LESSON LEARNED
New Conception of war. BRITISH DEFENCES BENEFIT. LONDON, September 7. “The Germans have, brought in a new conception of warfare, and their Success has taught us a lesson,” the' General Officer Commanding the Southern Cohi(cia'itd, Lieutenant-Ueneral Auchinleck, told journalists after they had inspected coastal defences in his command. “The greatest good the Germans have done us has been to increase cooperation between the fighting services,” he added. The Southern Command covers the entire south-western portion of England, where the wide expanses ol smooth, open country —Salisbury Plain, the- Berkshire Downs and the Wiltshire Downs, invite landings from the air, There are few potential landing grounds in Dovoli and Cornwall, but an enormously long coastline, with many coves ami beaches suitable lor a surprise invasion by sea. Therefore, officers of the Navy, Army and Air Force confer daily in the Southern Command operations room. They also confer frequently on the beaches, ensuring intimate co-operation to meet any attack. The alertness of the troops is maintained at the highest pitch on the assumption that an invasion will be attempted against their own particular area.
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Hokitika Guardian, 18 September 1940, Page 6
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