Nazis And The Army; Disagreement Reported

Northern Advocate, 1 February 1940, Page 4

Nazis And The Army; Disagreement Reported

Dissension between the Nazi Party and the Army is described by Mr Beach Conger, the New York “HeraldTribune” correspondent, who because of his outspoken reports on conditions in Germany, was forced to leave the Reich, in a despatch from Amsterdam, said a New York message to the London “Daily Telegraph” on November 22nd.

“Before I left Germany,” he states, “I was informed that General von Brauchitsch had offered his resignation as head of the German Army High Command, but that his resignation had been refused.

“Army men are after all practical gentlemen and are considering all possible contingencies, but party officials seem solid on the idea of pressing forward with the announced destruction of the British Empire. General von Brauchitsch is still head of all the German armies, but it is apparently only a question of time until the party or the Army wins the dominant position.”

Discussing the attitude of the German public, Mr Conger says: “Despite reports of German opposition to the general Nazi Party policy, I can see no possible reason for a general revolt against the Government, for which the British have been hoping.

“After all, the average German is subject to supervision by numerous party organisations as well as by the Gestapo, to Say nothing of other groups.