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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 27, 1940

The China Dail

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1940

GERMAN CHANCES OF INVASION

the

From all these possibilities

What is the opinion in Great Britain "Evening Standard” said that it might regarding a possible German invasion? be possible to land between 20,000 and At one time the idea was dismissed 40,000 Germans on various points on as fantastic by most people, but for the East Coast. tunately the authorities were agreed

it is that the possibility of an attempt was more than likely that Hitler, who has always present and made preparations proved the success of "confusion" will accordingly,

try to merge all these factors into a Recently, and especially since

single tactical plan, adapted of course, is downfall of France, the subject

to the peculiar British conditions. He renewed again being discussed with

would, in addition, be in a position to to vigour and all the chances seem

use guns operating from France. Other point to the fact that German must, experts incline to the belief that he in her total war against Britain, de- will concentrate upon wave after wave vise some method of attack on the of aeroplanes, bombing and causing country itself. The anger expressed panic and destruction. As events have in recent German statements that Ire- materialised in the present campaign, land should allow Britain to defend the authorities are not likely to over- some of her salient points as a pre- look the great possibility of a combin- cautionary measure, rather points to ed use of every method.

But there are difficulties in the way of a German victory. Hitler is a gam- bler and so far he has gambled with some success though with terrific loss.

the fact that the possibility of using that country as a base, had been en- visaged by German military authorit- ies. Ireland, happily awoke to the to danger in time. Though desiring

As it has been pointed out, an enemy remain neutral, she is fully aware that force landing would be confronted with unarmed neutrality to-day is only an an army, the strength of which has enticing invitation to German domina- grown very considerably since the tion. The question, therefore, re- total home army can now be concen- mains. Can Germany hope to invade trated on British soil. Not only can England in sufficiently large numbers the coastline be defended, but also to over-power all resistance? Lt. all lines of communication and broad- Colonel Lowe, writing in the "Daily casting stations, as well as other sal- Mail" after the Norway campaign, ient points, which it was impossible stated that parachute troops could be to do in Norway. Holland succumbed dropped in places where no armed to the activities of fifth, columnists and forces were available to beat off such so apparently have the French; not the an invasion. He thought it would be petty disgruntled underling, but men BC20200-The Moon And The Willow Tree...Bing Crosby equally wrong to ignore the possibility in high places.

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through the British defence. Captain Hitler has been proved to be a myth. Ella Fitzgerald Liddell Hart, who made a close study England has not been invaded since

of the invasion question before the September 29, 1066, and Hitler would.

to Street Singer war, did not think of troop transport undoubtedly be glad to be able

planes, but he recognised a danger in tell his countrymen that the second .Deanna Durbin the dropping of sabotage agents by invasion had been carried out under parachute. These, he said; would have his direction. The propaganda value the task, as they did in Holland, of would be advantageous but British enhancing the effect of bombing raids, opinion is convinced that an atempt- of heightening the confusion, cutting ed invasion would end, not like the telephone and telegraph lines, blowing venture of William the Conqueror, but up bridges and disturbing the food like Napoleon's expedition to Mos-

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it will bring about the downfall of Sir Reginald Bacon, writing in the Germany.

TWENTY-TWO YEARS AGO.

When the part played by aeroplanes attempt at co-operation between the in the war to-day is considered, it is sea and air forces. The "Engadine" difficult to realise that at the Battle of took no further part in the action." Jutland on May 31st, 1918, just twenty- The commentator adds that if further two years ago, aircraft were used in reconnaissance flights had been order- a naval engagement for the first time. ed, there was little likelihod that her The machine concerned was a single seaplane could have got off in

the British seaplane from the aircraft car- tumultuous waters stirred up by the rier "Engadine", which was with the swiftly moving ships. battle cruiser fleet,

The aircraft carrier and Flight Lieutenant Rutland had not finished It was early afternoon when a large amount of smoke was reported on the their day's work, however. That even- horizon. Sir David Beatty ordered the ing the "Engadine" fell in with the "Engadine” to send a seaplane to scout, cruiser "Warrior" making her way out of the battle in a severely damaged The task of hoisting the machine condition. The "Engadine" took her from the ship on to the water took in tow and for a hundred miles she nearly half an hour. The scene has struggled along with her charge in been described as "The seaplanes in the direction of the Scottish coast The the carrier were housed, wings folded "Warrior" had eventually to be aban- and secured for sea, in their hangar. doned when it was realised that she To get a machine on the water when was breaking up and the "Engadine" the ship was rolling in a swell was no had the delicate task of taking off the easy matter. The unwieldy doors of ship's company in a rolling sea. One the hangar had to be opened, the sea- wounded man fell from his stretcher plane drawn out, the wings spread, between the two ships and the Capt- and the engine ran up before the ma- ain forbad any to plunge in after him chine was hoisted."

as being an impossible task. Rutland

Flight Lieutenant F. J. Rutland pilot- had, however, divested himself of his ed the plane. Visibility was poor and coat and dived joverboard. He in order to give his observer a chance succeeded in getting the wounded man to count the numbers of ships and on board and was himself rescued, but note their dispositions, the pilot was the seaman was already dead from be- compelled to fly low and close so that ing crushed by the two ships grinding he was under constant fire. Shortly together.

after, a petrol pipe broke and the pilot To-day the air force is one of the was forced down on to the water. He most valuable arms of the service and made good the defect by a piece of the record of what the British air- rubber tubing and then reported ready craft is doing in the present war makes to go aloft again. He was, however, the solitary reconnaissance flight of told to go alongside his ship and was 1918, brave as it was under untried hoisted on board. This was the one circumstances, sound like child's play and only seaplane flight and the only for present day pilots.

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FRENCH LEGION IN BRITAIN

London, To-day.

It is announced that Gen- eral de Gaulle is forming a French volunteer legion in Britain in full agreement with and with the financial backing of the British au- thorities.

He is also setting up a French centre for armaments and scientific research, placing French brains at the disposal of the Allied cause.

The Legion will be recruited from the French forces and men now on. British soil, and arrangements have been made for billeting and arming the first batch.-Reuter.

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