THE GERMANS
WHAT DO THEY SAY? What do Germans say among themselves about the war? Well, the talk about invading England which dominated everything in the autumn is no longer heard. Likewise, nothing is heard now about quick victory. To a stranger in the train or place of amusement Germans are naturally sure of winning. And there is a note of world-conquest pride in the voice of soldiers and officers when they talk of Poland, France, Denmark, Norway and other countries as their own possessions. But if you get a German alone he will most likely admit he has begun to feel nervous, wondering what has become of all the Fuehrer’s promises. The chances are he will shake his head, if a little mellow, and say that “if we don’t win by September the devil only knows what may be expected, as we can hardly manage another war winter.” (A neutral recently in Germany writing in The Times, April 23, 1941.)
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 63, Issue 4464, 15 August 1941, Page 6
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