Viscount Gort and General Sir John Dill which unmistakeably outstanding qualities of General Sir Alan Brooke, General fit them fåt the important positions of leaders of the British army were mentioned by Mr. John Harford in another radio talk "delivered over stations "XCDN" on Saturday evening in his series of war portraits and sketches of war personalities. General Brooke sis a specialist in the use of mechanized force, General Gort, is most notably a fighting man, while General Dill, the oldest of the three, carries his years lightly and bears the enormous responsibilities as chief of staff. Mr. Harford said "I spoke to you about a month ago about the Chiefs of the British Fighting Services, the (Navy, the Army, and the Air Force.
"I think it is worth while telling you tonight something about the Generals who are at the head of the British Army for three reasons. One, because the British Army has been achieving such an outstanding success in North Africa: another, because it is the British which is lined up on the shores of the British Isles ready to meet and repulse the enemy should he decide to risk the danger of attempting invasion and should any enemy troops actually reach British shores; and a third because it iş the British Army which will descend upon Europe when the time comes and free Europe from the barbaric forces of the Nazis which at present hold that continent in an uneasy sway.
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