1 is notable that in his, proclamation Hitler put Finland and Rumania, which are small countries with griev: tanees, In the forefront of his pro-uganda drive, This Is a palpable attempt, according to observers here, to divide world opinion. to. cover his calculated and unscrupulous scrapping of the Russo-German pact Justify his act of blatant and unprovoked aggression World speculation as to the number and striking power of the Soviet forces will at least be brought to an lend as her machines ce into action against the Luftwaffe and Tussia's
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Hitler Issues Proclamation Berlin, June 22, Herr Hitler, ina proclamation to the German people today, announced that Germany had declared war on Russia and that hostilities had ready begun, Finland and Rumania were formally aligned with the Reich in the invasion, The German Chancellor charged that Soviet Russia had broken the agreements of the Russo-German nonsaguression pact and had con= spired against Germany, through instigation of a coup 'd'etat in Rumania, massing of Soviet forces slong the German frontier and: support of Yugoslavia which led to the Tatter nation's resistance ~fo" the Reich, Herr Hitler said that 160, Soviet divisions had been massed along the German Worder, " and that Soviet troops had infringed on the German frontier, 'He revealed that' Soviet and German troops had clashed in heavy Aghting on the night of June 18, "Aligned with Finnish comrades, our victorious warriors of Narvik: now stand along the Arctic coast," [Herr "Hitler's proclamation stated. "German infantrymen in. conjunction with Finnish soldiers, under the com: mand of their Marshal, now awalt orders on Finnish sell.
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