"We must expect that he (Hitler) will make an attempt at what he judges to be the best opportunity" said Mr, Winston Churchill in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon, when he referred to the threatened German attempt to invade Britain During the course of a speech in the House, which was followed by a secret debate on defence measures, Mr, Churchill spoke of England's measures to counteract such a German move and to the immense strain which the Royal Air Force had inflicted on the Nazis in their preparations for an invasion.
Mr. Churchill spoke of the enormous damage inflicted on German concentrations by nightly bombing raids by the Royal Air Force, All places where the Nazis were assembling ships and supplies, he said, had been attacked and serious damage had been done to enemy shipping.
Turning to Britain's preparations, the Prime Minister stated that the country's strength was growing, especially in the air. At this point he referred to the battles on Sunday night, when 187 German planes had been shot down in "one of the most brilliant and fruitful actions fought by the R: A-F." He impressed on his listeners that there had been no exaggeration in the figures and added that there had been crushing inroads on German superiority in the air.
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