HITLER’S PLANS
Troop Concentrations (Rec. 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, May 22. The Ankara correspondent of "The Times” says that information In Ankara confirms Rumanian reports of a large German troop concentration in Moldavia, which was apparently completed at the beginning of Maj. This concentration is estimated to comprise 18 German and 11 Rumanian divisions. Two theories are held about the reasons for these concentrations: (1) That Hitler desires to bring pressure on the Soviet in order to obtain economic concessions, also to secure Soviet collaboration in the Middle East. (2) That Hitler intends at all costs to attempt an invasion of Britain, and therefore is taking precautions against a Russian attack in the event of the failure of the invasion. The movement of German troops from the Balkans to Belgium and France, in addition to the Russian border was observed recently.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIX, Issue 21971, 24 May 1941, Page 9
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