The Archive · 1939

2,000 Horse Power

Washington, May 16. Perfection of the largest and most Saarbruecken, May 16.

"Germany's army stands at the Fuehrer's disposal at any time, his Way is our way and his flag will be planted whereover he commands," declared General von Brauchitsch, Commander-in-Chief of the German Army, in addressing Reich leaders and regional leaders of the National Socialist Party here, who are at the most making a tour of inspection through the fortifications of Western Germany.

In his address General von Brauchitsch proceeded from the Fuehrer's pronouncement on May 1 that the German west front defences were the most reliable guarantor of German freedom, adding that the army represented not only an impregnable wall of steel and iron but also an indestructible bulwark of stout, trustworthy and loyal soldiers. powerful air cooled aeroplane engine in the world by lhe Wright Aeronautical Corp. was announced last night by the Assistant Secretary of War, Mr. Louis Johnson.

Mr. Johnson disclosed that the new motor has 2000 horsepower and was designed to keep abreast of demands by the Army's "Flying Fortresses and the Navy's "Flying Destroyers" for more power He said the first commercial applica-lion of the new motors was made on a Consolidated Aircraft flying boat carrying 32 passengers and a crew of five. The Consolidated flying boats similar to the long range patrol bombers being developed by the Navy—United Press Spanish Fortifications N.C.0/s Praised Near Gibraltar Regarding the corps of non-commissioned officers, the General recalled that the possibility existed for every non-commissioned officer to become an active officer, or, after leaving the any, to become a reserve officer. This possibility, he said, was by no means temporary in character but would be of permanent validity for capable and suitable non-commis-

Gibraltar, May 16. Fifty truckloads of material and 500 troops specially trained in fortifications work today began building Spanish fortifications and trenches neutral ground o-Spanish terri-sioned officers.

"We have a people's army and are proceeding along this new course intention ally. Nobody today knows better than the German officers corps what the army possesses in the Ger. man " non-commissioned officers corps," declared the Commander Chief.—Trans-Ocean.

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