GERMANY’S FORCES
TROOPS AND AIRCRAFT THREE THOUSAND PILOTS (United Press'Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) PARIS, January 16. (Received Jan. 17, at 7 p.m.) General Bourgeois informed the Senate that Germany, in the event of mobilisation in 1033-4, could place 20 to 30 strong divisions in the.field soon thereafter, including disciplined youth labour camps. One hundred divisions, fully equipped and mechanised, and 500 aircraft were immediately available. Germany had 3000 certificated pilots, or tenfold civil requirements. German youth were being educated in the spirit of 1913. General Bourgeois added: “Yon cannot superheat a nation’s entire youth without {he risk of explosion.” THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES. COPIES FOR THE FORCES. BERLIN, January 16.
Pull copies of the Treaty of Versailles will shortly be made available to every German soldier and sailor to “enable them to gain the fullest knowledge of the peace stipulations.” Hitherto they have only been supplied with the military clauses of the treaty.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19340118.2.70
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 22164, 18 January 1934, Page 9
Word Count
153GERMANY’S FORCES Otago Daily Times, Issue 22164, 18 January 1934, Page 9
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in