Britain Leaving Nothing to Chance

Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 188, 9 August 1941, Page 2

Britain Leaving Nothing to Chance

LONDON, Aug. 6. Britain’s ground defences were incomparably stronger and her air strength immeasurably greater than they were a year ago, said the Lord Privy Seal, Mr. C. R. Attlee, in the House of Commons to-day. “Britain,” he said, “is confident she will destroy tho enemy if he attempts an invasion by. sea or air, but nothing must be left to chance. ‘The outstanding fact is that the Germans are fighting on two fronts, which their leaders have always striven to avoid.”

German newspapers are telling their readers that, if British troops land on the Continent to relieve Russia, “considerable German forces are on guard” to protect the Reich.

Swiss reports say that German troops have been moved from France ami Belgium to reinforce the armies on the Russian front.

A German military spokesman warned the German people in a radio talk from Berlin that Britain might attempt an invasion of Germany from the west while the German armies were fighting in Russia.

I German newspapers deny that planes and pilots have been sent back to tho West frp/m the Russian front.