The Archive · 1940

Battle of Britain

Referring to the aerial Battle of Britain, he said the Germans had Suffered severe losses, and the ratio of losses was three to one in machines and six to one in crew: dri Britain's favour.

The RAF., who were more numerous and better equipped than un confident that they meet even stronger German attacks.

"No one must suppose that the of invasion has passed. The Secretary of State for War was right in enjoining the strictest vigilance upon the great and growing armies now in this country. I do not agree with those who assume that after September 15, or whatever is Hitler's latest date, we shall be free from the menace of a deadly attack from overseas. "The winter with its storms, fogs and darkness may alter conditions, but there must not for one moment be a relaxation.

Very Much Better Off the Foreign said that nothing could tore devoid of substance "I will not be giving away any military secrets if I say we are very much better off than a few months ago, and if the problem of invading Great Britain was a difficult one in June, it has become a far more dif-cult and larger problem in September, perfec! Healy in face of these provocations resolved to maintain at the same time their own in-"Indepéndencé against an "Our preparations for home defence have been going forward on a gigantic scale.

"We have not hesitated to send a continuous system of convoys of reinforcements to the Middle East. A few days ago, we found it possible almost to double the effective strength of our Fleet in the eastern Mediter-

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