The Archive · 1940

Nazi Prisoners Imagined War Would End Within Fortnight

German Losses Described as Fantastic; Only One-Tenth of Attacking Wave Survives

London, June 8.

Nazi prisoners imagined the war would be over in a fortnight and were told the English and French were revolting against their Jewish leaders, states the "Goteborg Gothandel," according to a special commentary issued here.

They did not believe it when} told that the Allies were fighting for their lives and homes and were certain of beating the Germans.

German losses are fantastic, the paper says. One-tenth of an attacking wave comes through the lines; the rest are shot, The operation is repeated with the same results.

Those coming through are easily killed or taken prisoner afterwards. Whole divisions are sacrificed for nothing, German methods were perfect at first, now they are not so perfect, the daily observes.

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