The Archive · 1941

Soviet War is Going on Next Year—Fact, Not Prediction

New York, Oct. 10.

SIDE from military implications, the interesting point in today's war news is Chancellor he plans no further major move on Britain.

Adolf Hitler's tacit admission that until 1942, least of all an attack Russia is one the verge of being completely knocked out of the war before winter, according to jubilant Gerran claims.

The Russian situation admittedly is serious. The cream of her army and her equipment are threatened by Chancellor Hitler's all-out drive on the central front, which has develop-4 into one of history's greatest batties, Counted in terms of men, arms and machines, it is probably on a larger scale than any ever fought.

Chancellor Hitlers objective, as pointed out previously, is not primarily Moscow's capture but to break the central Russian army. Once that is done the armies of the north and south will be separated. Then they can be dealt with separately and probably with success. But not necessarily now.

Russian tenacity is such at the armies of Marshal Klementi Voroshilov and Marshal Semion Budenny might continue fighting even if Marshal Semion Timoshenko is knocked out.

N hard pressed they could concetvably withdraw to the Urals. Anni-pilation of Marshal Timoshenko's forces. as the Germans predict, is mot necessarily in prospect. He has long known what he is up against.

sibility of defeat and maps his pi 1412090, general allows for the pos-for retreat in the best possible order.

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