Hitler than gave what he described asa brief outline of Germany's policy in the Balkans," in which he said the Reich had never pursued any' territorial or other selfish Interests in the Balkans, On the contrary, she had always endeavoured 0 build up. and strengthen the close economic ties with these states, "The Reich, he continued, was only interested in one thing, if indeed there was any question of political interest, Two blasted, double-decker trams occupy the centre of this scene of desolation and ruin in @ part of the Clydesile arca (probably Glasgow) that took the brunt of @ recent German raid. The Germans ennowiced that the raid on Glasgow-was even more intense than the previous butt shipyards never stopped functioning. This Photograph was radioed to Wew York from Glasgow. Since then Clydeside lus undergone more severe Nazi raids in common with Liverpool, Belfast, Plymouth, and other ports. namely, in seeing that Internally the business partner' was established on 'a sound, healthy basis, Hiller'referred to the British guarantee to Rumania' and Greece, and Gold Rumania had had to pay bitterly for the guarantee, which was caleulated to strange her from the Axis! Powers. "Greece, who least of all required this guarantee, was also pr pared to give way to' British porsuaion fo link her destiny with that of the country which provided her king in cash and orders, Even ioday I feel that 1 must distinguish between the Greek people fend that thin top layer of euzrupt leaders who were inspired by a King who was subservient 10 Great Britain and had no eye for the duty of true Titler "again quoted documents alleged to have bean found at Loch rite, which provided him with the Bombs Dropped on Eire Town Dublin, May 6. An—unidentified—aireratt yesterday dropped high explosive bombs at Coolkenna, County Donegal, smashing windows of houses in the vicinity but causing no casual~ ties, it was announced here names of those countries which were found, sooner or later, to lead Greece Imo the deepest misfortune, 'As a result of violations' of newtrality'in the later summer of 1040, Holy felt called upon to make pro-ossals to the Greek Government and demand guarantees that would tend fo pul an end to conditions which Moly could no longer tolerate, This request was unceremoniously refused, Thus the peace of the Balkans was broken, 'Hiller paid a tribute to the brave resistance offered by Greek soldiers, 'With some faint hope of being able to contribute to a solution of the problem,, he proceeded, Germany had of severed relations' with Greece, He was, however, In duty bound to point out to the world that "we would Hot passively allow a revival of the id Salonika scheme of the Great Warning Not Taken His warning, he said, was not taken seriously enough, with the result that the British began to establish bases for the formation of a new Soldnika army. They began by laying out aerodromes and establishing nocessary ground organizations, and finally continuous stream of transports brought equipment for an army which, according to Mr. Churchill's idea, "Was to be landed in Greece in the course of a fow weeks, "Th reverse suffered by the Italian army in North Africa owing to cer tain' material inferiority in their tanks and anti-tank guns finally 1ed, Churchill to believe that the time was. ripe to transfer the theatre of war from Litya to Greece, convinced that hie could now proceed to carry. out the coup which would immediately set the Balkans aflame.
"Thus did Churehilt commit one of the greatest strategic blunders of this war As soon as there could be no fur thor doubt regarding Britain's intontion to gain a foothold in the Balkans, Hitler said he took steps t6 assemble the necessary forces for the purpose of counter-attacking any possible tricks, This action was not directed against Greece, and Mussolini did not even request him to place a single German division at his disposal for the purpose.
Mussolini was convinced, and he was of the same opinion, that with the advent of good weather the strug-ile against Greece would be brought toa speedy and successful conclusion. The concentration of German forces was, therefore, not made for the pur-ose of assisting the Tialians against Greece but as a precautionary measure against a British attempt to fensconce themselves secretly in the Balkans.
Hiller elaborated upon the efforts the had made to establish friendly relations with Yugoslavia in an' deavour to prevent her becoming volved in' the Balkan war. He praised the practical attitude of Turkey's leaders in preserving her dependence and carrying out her own "Felt Mappy"
After repeating facts in the adherence of Yugoslav three-power pact, Hiller said the March 24 he left' Vienna truly: ha because he believed that, at the last moment, German intervention in the, Balkans' might become superfluous.
When I heard of the coup which caused Churchill 10 niter his joyous words that at last he had something good to report, T at once gave orders. {o attack Yugoslavia because it is impossible for anyone to treat the German Reich this way." the main plan of the campaign against Yugoslavia and Greece in cooperation with the Ialian army after general agreement had been secured oth with Italy: and Hungary.
He said Churchill had alleged that the Greek campaign had cost Germany. 75,000 lives, which was more than double the losses of the whole Western campaign.
The number of Englishmen, New Zealanders and Australians " taken prisoner, declared Hitler, exceeded 4,000 officers and men, adding that the booty could not even be approxlmately estimated at present.
'The share of booty due to the German forces, according to present estimates, amounted to over 500,000 rifles, more than 1,000 guns, many thousands of machine-guns, anti-aiteraft weapons and trench' mortars, numerous vehicles and large quantities of ammunition and equipments, For the operations in the south-east 3 full and two halt divisions were set apart, of which two infantry and Alpine divisions, six tank divisions, three full and two half mechanized divisions of army, and armed S. troops took part in the actual fighting.
Small Losses Claimed The losses of the Germany army and air force as well as the S. guards in this campaign "are the Smallest we have ver suffered 0
German losses were: Army—B7 officers, 1,042 N.C.O/'s and men killed, 181 emeers and 3,871 N.C.O/s and men wounded, 18 "ofoers and 372 NCC. and men missing; Luftwaffe ston officers and 42 N, C.0's and men killed, and six officers and 104 NEOS and men missing.
Prisoners of war taken in the Balkang included Serbs, exclusive of men of German origin, Croats and Macedonians—6,208 ofMtcers and more than 336,000 men, and Grocks—8,000 Jomicers and 210,000 men, Moly, said Hitler, had more than earned any territorial and political in-nonce she had obtained by the very great sacrifices in blood she had made since October last year for the future of the Axis Referring presumably to the United States, Hitter said: "When today Gemocratic agitators of n country to which the German people have never done any harm, and whose statement that the German people intended to 0 s0 is nothing but an absurd lie, are threatening to choke the National Socialist people and State which have become irksome to them by the force of their capitalistic system and their material production, then there can only be one answer.
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