GERMANS UNEASY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23880, 3 February 1941, Page 8

GERMANS UNEASY

DEEP BRITISH RAIDS CRITICISM OF DEFENCE DIFFICULTIES EXPLAINED LONDON, Jan. 31 Broadcasting from Berlin, General Milch, Secretary of State for Air, exhorted tho Germans not to expect miracles from the anti-aircraft defences, which were confronted with many difficultiesMany were asking why the enemy was able to penetrate Germany so deeply, he said. British aeroplanes entered Germany at a great height, hence it was impossible to see what course they were going to take. Germans were raising tho question of whether raid alarms were given in (rood time and whether the all clear was unnecessarily delayed. Millions waiting in cellars in full expectation of tho moment when they might resume the relaxation they needed so badly, declared: "It is half an hour since the last aeroplane was heard," and asked if they hijd been forgotten, but the enemy might still have something unexpected in store. "Our anti-aircraft guns and fighters have forced the enemy practically to cease daylight attacks," said General Milch. "Sinco September 7, 1940, relatively more British aeroplanes have been shot down over Germany than the Germans have lost over Britain." Emphasising the difficulties of night defence, which was limited by technical considerations, ho said the attackers were always certain of advantages which no serious assessment of the situation could disregard. Experts were incessantly searching for a solution. "The _ British," lie said, "are a Germanic race of fighters like ourselves. It would be a miracle if they suddenly caved in. We knew the breaking of the British confronted us with tasks different from those we faced in Poland, Belgium and France." Fvorv radio station in Germany preceded the broadcast with a "grave warning" that Royal Air Force raids were increasing in number and severity, and an all-round tightening up of air-raid precautions was ordered. SUPPLIES FOR GREECE LONDON, Fell. 2 Britain has sent to Greece 350,000 pairs of boots, 80 tons of medical supplies and 45 ambulances, slates a message from Athens. This is in addition to war supplies.