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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 22, 1940.
HITLER, AMATEUR STRATEGIST
LONDON, TO-DAY,
“HITLER, THE AMATEUR STRATEGIST” WAS THE DESCRIPTION APPLIED IN A TALK. YESTER- DAY BY A “NAVAL OBSERVER" OF THE BBC. The Royal Navy, he said, had been very successful off Nor-
way quite astonishing so, in fact. Why?
to to
were; but it was dangerous to send them to be bottled up in a flord like that, where they were open to attacks by mines, from the air and so on.
A WILD GAMBLE
First of all, what was Hitler's ob- ject? He wanted to over-run Nor- way and save the transport of iron- ore and to get air bases within easy reach of the coast of Britain.
Which, among his possible courses of action was the best for him
One could hardly blame the Ger- adopt? Hitler obviously: decided employ the same tactics that he had man seamen for being half-hearted. used in the past. Dr. Goebbels was Those who understand naval tactics probably confident that the propa- must have realised they were being ganda situation in Scandinavia. was made the victims of a wild gamble. have appreciated the 100 per cent., and it is likely he had į They must every reason for his confidence, for principle that you must concentrate the British, have been slow to realise your forces and not split them up on the value of propaganda.
a wide front when faced with sup- Admiral: Raeder no doubt pointed | erior odds.
he The Naval Observer said that out the various difficulties attending an action on a country with such a had talked with an officer of a de- a German long coast-line, exposed to the enemy. stroyer which captured
supply ship, whose master must be familiar to many-for he commanded the
liner famous trans-Atlantic Europa.
his
AN OLD SLOGAN
Hitler probably replied with old slogan-that the British Navy is an obsolete playing and that it would have little chance of proving effec- tive as Norway would automatically capitulate.
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This conflict, between the expert and the amateur led to some amar- ing dispositions of German ships. The first convoy to Oslo seems to have been well-escorted by naval craft. But then destroyers-of great value in this sort of work and for combat- ing submarines (such as were attack- ing the transports) were then sent up into Narvik Flord.
Soon afterwards, Renown sighted-a battle-cruiser and a cruiser, which only managed to escape in a blinding snow storm. Were these, too, on the way to Narvik? Presumably they
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When taken prisoner and asked his own opinion of what he was trying to do, he shrugged his shoulders and said bitterly:
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STILL "OBSOLETE?"
of
He admitted that his chances getting through to Narvik were very remote, but he had to obey orders, and that was that.
Saturday was Hitler's birthday, and by Ob- two more transports were sunk the British Navy. The Naval server concluded:
"I wonder if Hitler, the Great Amateur Strategist, still insists that the British Navy is an ‘obsoleté play- thing?"-Reuter,
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