GERMAN MAN POWER.
SOME POWERFUL GUESSWORK,
[Aust. and N. Z. Cable Association.] (Received Friday, 8.35 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. It. Warner Allen writes that Germany s dwindling man power is shown by the fact of her calling up all recruits who have reached the ago of seventeen. Germany during the war has. had 14.000,000 available between 17 and 45 years of age, whereof 7,750,000 were mobilised in 1914. She added 2,4a0,000 to the army in 1915, 1,800,000 in 1916, and 450,000 in 1917. The rest of the 1919 and 1920 contingents make an army of 11,200,000 Of this «»• ber the Germans admit that. 1,100,000 have been killed, 2,922,000 have been wounded, and 710,000 are missing. Iho Allies’ calculations show a permanent loss of 4,000,000 in man power. Thus distributed, the Germans now have an armv of 5,500,000. Into tins wall be shortly incorporated 1,300,000. Half a million arc in hospital, 200,000 abroad; o 000 000 are permanently uniit for trie army and 500,u00 able-bodied men are required for the interior.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MT19170915.2.22.3
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Times, Volume XL, Issue 1372868, 15 September 1917, Page 5
Word Count
169GERMAN MAN POWER. Manawatu Times, Volume XL, Issue 1372868, 15 September 1917, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in