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THE MASTER PROBLEM

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Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's Own Story Of The War In Europe

Joe General J. F. M. Whitely of the British,

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At a secluded spot In Eastern England the British Army con- siructed every type ‚of sincticul abtacle that the German might use in defending against our at- the commander of the French

tack. The Brilh büllt pillboxen, Forces of the interior, all agreed

massive stone walle, Հում grea! that the attacks had to be execut¬

of barbed wire entangle- H.K.$18.00ed as laid down, with the hope

monts. They planted indie felds, 11.K.$30.00 that the mousures we adopted for routine, In several crises of the them were mik end to end niongureeted steel obstacles for under- H.K.$72.00 warning the population would be European Campaign the air flow strip of coast they would pro-water and hund use, nad dug anu-

soild protestkin effective in animising casual-more than 10.000 combat sortles ably provide ties. In the outcome the effency per day as its share of the ground-agninga altoos; any wave action, tonic ditches. Ench of these was a replica of similar defences we of this prepartory bombing for the air battle.

Elaborate auxiliary equipment to ground attack was clearly proven.

Then the British Bet One of the most difficult prob-facilitate uitleading and all types the Germans had already

installed, accom- of gear required in the operation

About Moreover, not only were the tems, which invariably

lrusk the

of dewigging civilian casualties a iner fraction panles planning for a factical off a modern post were planned for

involves of those originally estimated, but fensive,

Each of the Bri- equipment that would facultate micksures for and provided.

#liene obstuales. the French nation as whole mintenance, supplies, evacuation, tish and American sectors was to destruction of

area for actual They used the have one at the mulberry ports of calmly accepted their necessity and replacement.

the equipment to de- j and developed no antagenisms to Prior to the late war it had al-Five gooseberries were to be luveloper nul for trying out new vanced it automatically fired these minkeshift guna In succession so ward the Allied forces: a remult ways been assumed that any mo-stated.

turpedoes Mediterranean battle techniques. Experience of them.

in uktition to the work or amphibious attack had to guln

An interesting example of this that, as each of the

Dew out in the air and exploded of the air forces against the permanent port facilities within a warfare bed demonstrated that

days or bench of our reinforced divisions cxperimentation was a new e-

4ome thirty feet in front of the transporteton system of France matter of several

operation in nelive

consumed thod for using the Bangalore tor- we continued our steady pounding abandoned. The development of

mine held. Each tank at German all plants and other effective landing gear by the Al- about 609 to 700 tons of supplies pede. These torpedoes are noth-tank, it cleared a continuous path

filled with through long tubes

carried a suliicient number of stal parts of its. warmaking in-les, Incluuling LSTs, LCTs, ducks, per day. Our maintenance arrang but tluntry.

Moreover, the air forces and other craft, did much to les-guiments had to provide for the explosive. These thrust, out into corredes to clear a path appro

a mine fold and upon detonilanxistely Afty yards long. The

the mines planted Ponstantly sought to engage the sen immediate dependence upon arrival of these amounts daily. In

It is addition we had simultaneously to explode all Luftwaffe in battle with a view established port facilities.

ing upon defenceless foot soldiers to wearing down its strength still 201 too much to say that Allied build up on the benches the re-long the length of the torpedo.idea was that, instead of depend- sunilar use in din. do this hazardous work, it

Thus in more, before the criats of the land development of great quantities serves in troops, ammunition, unul They have

would enable us.stroying barbed wire,

would be done by a tank crew, battle should develop.

of revolutionary types of equip-supplies that

narrow path through trom the comparative safety Mr. Bevin. in his Parlia

In the meantime both ground ment was one of the greatest far- within a reasonable thine, to in- created a

with the

the wire or the mine feld, aluditorded by its proiecting armour.

advance und mentary review of the for-

were constantly tors in the defeat of the plans ofitinto deep offensives Kleffa

certainty that these could be sus- which troops enn

I never saw this particular piece. the perfection of the German General Staff.

of taled through an extended period continue the attack while others of equipment use in netion but Nevertheless. possession eign outlook, had not much working on

measures for the co-ordination of

On top of all in the rear come forward to clear it is an example of the methods. we tried to ease the to say that was new or hope-round and air in actual battle. equipment and gear that permit of decisive action.

There had long been und ful, save that he had con-

We had long ceased to refer to the landing of material on open this we had to provide for bring up the remaining portions of the by which

problem the fout soldier. fidence in the success of their support of the ground forces beaches does not by my meansing in the heavy engineering and field.

and referred to our battles mere- eliminate the need for ports. This construction material needed to in warfare but the British came Transportable bridges to span tanks and refit captured forward with a novel way of em-ditches. flame-throwing tanks. Washington talks about North Atlantic Pact. That, as "ground-air." This inter- was partkularly true in Overloril, re-establish

The history of centuries clearly ports, to repair railways, bridges, pluying them. They did this by and fails, plows, and heavy rollers dependence is 17 characteristic of however, with the cognate modern battle, Grand forces must shows that the English Channel is and ronds, and to build airhelds, covering a Sherman tank with

Itens constantly under develop- #Bangalore torpedo.ment and test. Issue of Western Union, pre- always be determined to gain and subject to destructive storms at A further feature of the logistle series of pipes, each of which for destroying mints were other sents by far the most urgenturuleet favourable localities from all times of the year, with winter plan, and a most kaportant one, contained

The provided for the speedy renoval The pipes pointed straight to flin which the air can operate close by far the worst period.

mothor to assure of wounded from the beaches and front did were, in ellect, guna problem at the present mo-

up to the front lines, while on the only certain

der ut the rear,, As the tank ud- ment. Of course it is right other hand constant fighter-bom-supply and maintenance was by their prompt transfer to the great with light charges af black pow.

array of hospitals in England. that the British Government her support of ground forces must capture of large port facilities.

In SHAFF my prinelpat logistle Since the nature of the defences of Le acceptert should have welcomed and

to be encountered ruled out the officers were Lieutenant General possibility of gaining adequate Sir Humfrey Gule and Major Gen- helped, as far as it could, the

the task of Great Britain and parts promptly, it was necessary erni n. W. Crawford, both widely efforts of Dr. Bramuglia

R means for experienced and extremely able settle the Berlin dispute. America is to convert them also to provide And the last of those possi-

into twin pillars of Western sheltering beach supply from the The commander of the American effect of storms. We knew that logistle organisation was Lieuten- civilisation. Whether for even after we captured Cherd General John C. II. Lee. He bilities has not yet been ex- hausted. But nobody who man-power or for war-poten- bourg its port capacity and the was an engineer officer of long: tial, each of them far exceeds lines of communication leading out experience, with a pu'ation for takes account of Russia's re-

ut it could not meet all our needs, celling things done. Derme of of her all the small countries put To solve this apparently unsuly-his mannerising gnd his stern In- cent Intensification

we undertook asistence upon the nutward forms offensive can be hopeful that together. If mutually opposable problem she will desist from it at pre-ed, either can blanket the sent on any terms which the other; if reconciled, the twn concert could Western Powers could accept.of them in

The over-riding fact, in the frighten off any Eastern at- The case for their light of which all other for- tack. eign questions must for the eventual co-operation seems There are, time being be seen and judg-overwhelming. ed, is that we are not at however, for the present cer- peace. Russia is waging atain limits to what can safe- "cold" war-a war whose ly be done about it. "coldness" does not make it most obvious concerns armed Allied policy after any the less directly aimed forces.

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A much more immediate problem is that of the Ruhr. The Ruhr (with the adjacent Rhineland)

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at our defeat and subjuga-two German-made wars has tion. It is fought on Russia's been to keep Germany dis- side with ruthless and ex-armed; and it was the aban- tremely outspoken hostility, donment of this after the first

war which brought and on the other side with- out, hitherto, either the cohc-second. We ought to think a sion or the préparedness long time before abandoning which can alone enable the it again. Western democracies to dis courage their adversary from expanding the cold war into

he hhuself is Germany's project so unique as to be classed of discipline, which a hot one. To combine their

was (B) counsels and re-establish their greatest coal-field; and now by many scoffers as completely meticulously observed, he

deter- defences is not a task which that the Poles have annexed fantastic. It was a plan to con- considered a martinet by most of

coast of Normandy.

mined, correct, and devoted to the West can afford to go Silesia and the French have struct artificial harbours on the his acquaintances. He wa

The Arst time heard this idea duty; he had long been known is about at leisure. It is ex- appropriated the Saar coal, it

of the highest character tremely urgent-a matter ofis (apart from lignite) her tentatively advanced was by Ad- an effective administrator and as life and death.

only source of supply. It has mirul Mountbatten, In the spring a man

of 1942. At a conférence attended and religious fervour. as the by a number of service chiefs he times fell that he was a modern Even the outlying issues-also been developed China, for instance, or Ausgreatest centre in Europe for remarked, "if ports are not avail- Cromwell, but I was ready 15 tria-all refer back to the steel-making, metallurgy and able, we may have to construct waive the rigidity of his manner- toms in favour of his constructive them in pieces and tow them in." Hoots und jeers greeted his sug-qualities. Indeed, I felt it possible same origin. Austria could heavy engineering. The use

gestion but two years later it was that his unyielding methods might be evacuated and have full of these vast resources to

be vital to success in an activity to become reality.

hand is always peace tomorrow, if Russia manufacture war-material en-

Two general types of protected where an iron would only keep her promisc abled Germany to plan and anchorages were designed. The mandatory.

Special tactical problems anti- On the first, called a "gooseberry," was of 1943. China would prob- execute her wars. ably not have reached her other hand the Ruhr's peace-to consist merely of a line of sun- cipated in the initial attack were!

The principal sub- such a shel- solution. present plight if Russia had output subserved, not only kech, numbers as to provide in many, some of them most diffeult (D)

len on ordinate commanders and stof not pursued her usual policy Germany's economic life, but tered const line in their

and landing officers met with me frequently of 0 disintegrating Fifth that of most countries in

and Southern craft could continue to unloud in to discuss and fit together evolv

often experis arid Column. It is not British Western

ther. The other type, named specialists of a variety of catego- interest to be weak in any of Europe; and lack of it today any except the most vicious wen- ing plans;

WOR practically aries uitended these meetings to these quarters; but we can- lies at the back of many of "mulberry," not be really strong till we the economic difficulties in complete harbour. Two of these give technical advice.

were designed and constructed in

Constant advisers in all tacticnt are strong in the centre. And those areas. Therefore, while Great Britain, to be towed piece-

ameal to the coast of Nurniandy, and operational affairs were these the centre is Western Europe. sterilising the Ruhr as

What, for defence, pur source of war-products, we The principal construction unit in officers in whom I reposed the poses, does Western Europe need to stimulate it as mean? It means two large source of peace-products. countries and at least three France has, since the war small ones. Do not let us taken, naturally, keen inter- underrate the importance of est in the Ruhr; but not on the small ones. The strate- very, wise lines. For Jong gical values of Dutch, Bel- she urged the complete de- gian, or Luxembourg terri-tachment of the area from tory are common knowledge; Germany a proposition quite as. Bls. So are those of Portugal, Den- as hard to defend mark and Norway. Nor are marck's detachment of Alsace- the small armed forces of Lorraine from France in these countries incapable of 1870. She was finally induc making a serious military led to cease prossing that de contribution, if they are mand, but has remained very equipped and trained to act suspicious of British and with the forces of their great American policy, and quite er neighbours and their ac- recently who swept by a Can you tion is co-ordinated by a com-popular agitation against it. cognies wherk mon strategy under a com- it is for Britain and America, this pleture was while declining to be drawn awer is in Page

Zaken?. The JR-3 mon command.

Yet, when all that is said, by her Into unpractical asyon. it is the two big dauptries policies, to appreciate and upon whose co-operation the sympathise with her anxiety defence of Western Europe on the subject, and try to must mainly rely. They are allay it. From the stand- hereditary enemies, France point, of Western Union' the and Western Gormliny, and need pressen.

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the mulberry was an enormous Preatest confidence. They were concrete ship, called a "phoenix," Major General Harold Buli and boxlike in shape and so heavily Brigadier General Arthur Nevins constructed that when numbers of of the American Army and Ma-

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