NAZI TROOP MOVES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23389, 4 July 1939, Page 9

NAZI TROOP MOVES

SIEGFBTED LINE "ONLY NORMAL TRAINING" MANOEUVRES IN AUGUST BERLIN. Jnne 28 German officials admit that troops are concentrating on the Siegfried line of fortresses 011 the French frontier and other border defences, hut they say the move i 3 only a measure for the normal training of reservists, of whom 300,000 will have been called up by August., The men, mostly aged about 30, are those who ijlissed military training in the years when there was no conscription. For the August divisional manoeuvres Germany -will have 1,500,000 men under arms. It is'estimated that, of 9,000,000 men between the ages of 18 and 48 who are liable for military service, 2,000,000 havo now received training in the new army, although most of them were only trained for a short period. Germany's naval strength is steadily growing. Submarine U53 was commissioned at Kiel last week. This probablv means that there are now 65 submarines in' service, which is 50 per cent more than Britain's submarine strength, although many of Germany's are Binall; vessels.

Germany now has two 10,000-ton cruisers in commission and two more have been launched.

Britain, has no 10,000-ton cruisers serving in Homo waters. She may soon feel compelled to bring home some of those which 'are now serving in China and the Mediterranean.