BRAVE RESISTANCE TO GERMAN INVASION

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 September 1939, Page 7

BRAVE RESISTANCE TO GERMAN INVASION

Initiative Taken in Number of Places CONCENTRATION OF DEFENDING FORCES MAIN LINES OF ENEMY ATTACK (By Telegraph. —Press Association. —Copyright.) LONDON, September 5. The Warsaw correspondent of “The Times” states that despite heavy pressure in Silesia the Poles have taken the initiative in a number of places. This is fully in accordance with the expected plan of operations. Polish strategy provides for swift counter-attacks where the invasion is weakest, thus not giving the enemy time to maintain heavy concentrations at any single point. Once the Poles are fighting on a shorter line of defence — that by the Vistula and Bug Rivers—-they should be able to use their cavalry and specialised forces to the best advantage. The difficulties of the Germans while advancing into enemy country are already amply displayed even in Silesia where they had counted on the support of the German-speaking population, which on the contrary is so restive that the Germans are unable to send up adequate numbers of troops io the front line. The main German attack is from Silesia in Eastern Germany, supported by drives from East Prussia toward Gdynia and acres the Vistula. There is also a northward drive with Slovakian aid across the Carpathians into southern Boland in order to execute a pincers movement. The British United Press correspondent states that five German attacks, operating in the Corridor area, have narrowed it, but the Poles are counter-attacking south of Cracow.