Berlin, May 5. ETERMINATION never to allow Germany's lead in armaments to be reduced was expressed by Herr Hitler in a review of the war situ before a specially-convened meeting of the Reichstag yesterday evening.
After stating that the Balkan campaign had cost Germany only 1,099 killed and 3,752 wounded, the Fihrer declared that "Germany and her allies represent a force superior to any possible combination, and the year 1941 will be inscribed in history as the. greatest year of the rise of our nation."
Referring presumably to the United States, the Chancellor' said "it Democratic agitators of a country to which the German people have never done any. harm ure counting on choking the National-Sociatist state with the force of their: system and material production there can only be one answer—the German people will never again experience a year 1048,"
"Poree of arms, continued Herr Hitler, "will neve; make us yield. Jot alone break us, The German soldier will be given still better weapons this year and next year. 1 can assure you T face the future with He oxpresesd thanks "to Almighty God for allowing Germany to achieve such successes with so litle loss of life" and added: "We can only beg Him not to forsake our people also the future,"
"in this Jewish capitalistic age, the Fuhrer' asserted, "the National~ Socialist state stands out as a solid monument to common sense. The National-Socialist state will not only survive this war but will survive for thousand years to come,"
Herr Hitler described Mr, Winston 'Churchill's decision 10 send' troops to Greece as "one of the famous strateleal blunders of this war," and said that the temporary Italian reverses in Libya were caused by inferiority in tanks, and anti-tank. guns.
He Informed the Reichstag that the attaeke on Yugoslavia qnd Greece was really facilitated by the sympathetic assistance of Hungary and the loyal attitude of Rumania, without which would have been extremely dif cult to carry out his plans in time, The Chancellor drew a definite distinction between the Greek people and "the thin top layer of leaders and King who preferred o further Brit Troops in Greece He declared that only two tank divisions, one Alpine division and an S.S, bodyguard "were used In the htng against the British and Aus-wallons in Greece, and paid a tribute fo the quality of German weapons fund munitions, adding: "We must maintain the load we now have, Ger= man women must make an additional contribution to the national effort."
If Italy obtained territorial and political influence as a result of the Balkan campaign, stated the Fuhrer, "she has more than earned it by the eat sacrifices in blood which she made for the future of the Axis since October last year, Herr Hitler's arrival at the build ing was heralded by the playing of "Deutschland Uber Alles." After a wosminute pause, the Chancellor entered the hall, and all members of [the Reichstag rose to their fect, Later, members again stood when the names of some dozen members who have fallen in battle were read Jout by Marshal Goering.
Hitler began speaking shortly after 6 pin., and was greeted with tremendous applause and shouts of, "Sieg Hell,"
He declared that at a time when ldeeds were everything, "I do not Intend to come before you more than absolutely necessary, I turned to you for the first time at the outbreak of war, when. thanks to a Franco-British ' conspiracy against peace, every attempt at a settlement with Poland, otherwise certainly possible, had felted, "All my''attempts to reach, with Britain" particularly, permanent friendly ea-operation were frustrated by the wish and will of a small clique. which turned down every German proposal for an" understand~ ing. The moving spirit of this plan. a3 fanatical as it was diabolical, to /get war at any price, was even at that time Churchill and his assistants, men who now form his government The strongest open and concealed support was accorded these efforts by the so-called great democracies Jon both sides of the ocean, "At a time when discontent was increasing among nations, responsible men, with their failing art of government, considered that they could best master the problems for which there was no longer any other solution, by successful war, Behind them stood {the great international Jewish banks jane exchanges,'
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