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WINSTON CHURCHILL'S WAR MEMOIRS

MUSSOLINI'S FALL & HITLER'S ERROR

"N the early hours of both. The wrong dispositions #fuji

July 26, 1948, the which he made enabled us to

The main

direct The third chapter Fascist Grand Council undertake

assault, under conditions which good prospects and the achieved success.

approved a motion by offered Grandi calling for Crown to resume its former powers.

That afternoon the King of Italy informed Musso- lini that be intended to re- place him as head of the Government by Marshal

Mussolini Badoglio.

Was and

placed under arrest two days later interned in the island of Ponza.

Thus ended Mussolini's 21 y:ars' dictatorship in Italy, dur- raised the Ing which he had Kalian people from the Bolshev- ism into which they might have sunk in 1919 to a position in Europe such as Italy had never A new impulse hold before. had been given to the national life. The Italian Empire North Africa was built. important public works in Italy were completed.

in

Many

In 1995 the Duce bad by his wili-power overcome the League of Nations--"Futy nations led by one" and was able to com- plete his conquest of Abyssinia. ilis regime was far too costly for the Italian people to bear, but there is no doubt that it appealed during its period of success to very great numbers of Italians. He was, as I had addressed him at the time of the fall of France. "the Italian law-giver."

to his rule The alternative might well have been a Com- munist Italy, which would have and misfortunes brought perils

of a different character both upche allan people and Europe. His fatal mistake was the declaration of war on France and Great Britain following Hitler's victories in June 1940. Had he not done this he could well have maintained Italy in a balancing position, courted and rewarded by both sides and

deriving an unusun wealth and

prosperity from the struggles of other countries.

Unconditional surrender

upon

+++++*+*+ Germans and the Italian Army an Italian capitulation

and population. We should de- Bulgaria, Rumania and Hun- mand their surrender, and that gary; they may be profound, In any Italian

Government with connection with this situation whom we can reach a settlement the collapse of Taly should 6x moment for putting the hall do their utmost to procure the

strongest pressure on Turkey to. It may be, however, that the ret in accordance with the 'spirit Germen divisions will cut their of the Alliance, and in this way northwards in spite of any Britain and the United States, thing that the Italian armed acting jointly or severally, should World forces are capable of doing. We if possible be joined or at leas!

of the fifth volume of Churchill's

news

Rome Second prompted

War to the President. Former Naval Person to Pres-

26 July, 43, entitled

HE

dent Roosevelt

from me to telegraph

Changes announced in Italy probably portend peace pro-

history,

"Closing

this.

should provoke this conflict as supported by Russia. much as possible, and should not hesitate to send troops and air The strender of, to quote the

posals. Let us consult to The Ring." The goes we can take a further view which we ehould strive by all

gether so as to take joint The present stage action.

Bu: may only be transition. anyhow Hitler will feel very lonely when Mussolini

out. is down and

Но оле can be quite sure this may not go further.

The President's message to me crossed this telegram.

book new

"the Head Devil, support to assist the Italians in President,

of the together with his chief partners procuring the surrender Germans south of Rome.

must be considered in crime," When we see how this process an eminent object, and one for about action to be taken north means in our power short of of Rome. We should however wrecking the immense prospects covers try to get possession of points which have been cutlined in on both the west coast and east earlier paragraphs. It may be, these criminals as far however, that coast railways of Italy

And this is a will fee into Germany or escape Into Switzerland. On the other time to dare.

In our struggle with Hitler and hand, they may surrender them- the German Army we cannot selves or be surrendered by the afford to deny ourselves any as Italian Government.

the year from the orth as we dare.

invasion of Sicily

Prime to the landings

President Roosevelt to

Minister 28 July, '43.

By coincidence 1 was again at in Normandy

Shangri La [his mountain

Maryland} this

the news

stance that will kill Germans.

The fury of the Italian popula-

come

OST

upon

Italy scantily

"For heaven's make atop adip ing at least our Ministers don't burst into tears-there are moments when it would make a lot more sense it come

of 'em diff

RM. McCOLL'S ®

American Column

Sweet Dollars

NEW YORK. GLEAM of light in the

A GURAM of

dollar

Should they fall into our tion will now be turned against hands, we ought now to decide, export picture: on sheer

"Mis the German intruders, who have, in consultation with the United merit alone, and on

all States, and, after agreement with

- not big as they will feel, brought them, with the U.S.S.R., what tomer demand"

and retreat in

++TIITTEITT these miseries

campaigne afternoon when

then

and treatment should be meted out advertising

them. Some may fron

prefer British liquorice sweet sales Secondly, Rome came, but this

and of equal im- grudgingly to her ald. We should time it seems to be true. 11

are booming. in American the immediate portance,

sur stimulate this process in order prompt execution without trial

ant!- except for identification purpose shops any overtures come we must render to the Allies of the that the new, liberated be certain of the use of all Italian Fleet, or at least iis Fascist Italy shall afford we at Others may prefer that they be Italian territory and trans- effective demobilisation and the earliest moment a safe and kept in confinement fill the end portation against the Ger-

paralysis, and the disarmament friendly area on which we can of the war in Europe end their mans

the in

worth

air and ground base the whole forward air at fate decided together with that of the Italian

Central of other war criminals. Personal- and against the whale tonces to whatever extent we tack upon South and Balkan peninsula * as well and needful and useful.

iy I am fairly sndifferent on this matter, provided always that no of all surrender of use of airtelds

solid military advantages are sacrificed for the sake of im- mediate vengeance.,

S

kinds.

It is my thought that we should come as close as possible to unconditional surrender, followed by good treatment the Italian

ہیں

The

the Fleet will

Germany,

liberate powerful British naval New advantage forces for services in the Indian Ocean against Japan, and will of first order be most agrecable to the United States.

Also, of equal consequence, the

THIS air attack is a new ad- Substance not

vantage of the first order, as it

immediate withdrawal from, or brings the whole of the Medlier- altered

and the

Balkan

Three firms have captured an estimated 80 percent of the American market,

American manufacturers- gay that though they have tried and tried they cannot get a formula like the British favourites,

Says one of America's largest wholesale sweet distributors, at New Haven, Connecticut: "Britain offers us a unique product in colourful, bright packages, with more flavour and tasting much better than the American pre- duct,"

populace. But I think also that the Head Devil should surrender of all Lallan forces in ranean air forces into action from

Riviera, including a direction which turns the en- 6 YOUR message," replied the be surrendered.

tire line of air defences in the together Corsica, the

I President to me on July Toulon, with his chief partners in

which furthermore 30, "expresses West, and

generally my crime.

exposes all those centres of war thoughts of today on the pros In no event should peninsula-to wit, in Yugoslavia, officers in the field fix on Albania, and Greece.

production which have been in- peets and methods of handling And British prices are the same any general terms without.......

creasingly developed so as to the Hallan situation, with which as, and sometimes lower then, the

tariffs your approval and mine. Recovery · of

cscape air aslack from Great we are now

confronted." He American, in spite of

ransport costs, Let me have your thoughts.

suggested certain minor changes,

Another big distributor These in no way altered the It will become urgent in the substance of the document, and "We have not handled War Cabinet's

American agents, highest degree to get

were readily adjusted. approval

about Commandos, and supplies by

THE

results of would

course

OLIT

•

prisoners

ANOTHER objective

of the

highest importance,

Britain.

and

says:

any

liquorice in two years. It just is not as good as the

the

which there 'will be passionate sea астова the Adriatic into My paper in a slightly amend-British." joint feeling in this country, is the in Greece, Albania and Yugoslavia, ed ferm was placed before the Shopkeepers ask for British Even when the issue of the

action

dominate mediate liberation of all British It must be remembered, that War Cabinet on August 2. anal liquorice, although nobody 4ries certain Mussolini war became

hands, future the

af the prisoners of war in Italian would have been welcomed by

there are 15 German divisions in approved by them as a draft joint to "push it, and across He had much to war. I ihe Allies.

of spent part the and the prevention, which can in the Balkan peninsula, of which directive from both Governments country customers want to "buy

10 are mobile. setting down on the first Instance only be by the give to shorten 's course. He same day in

Nevertheless, to the Combined Chiefs of Staff. British."

Crowning triumph come when took it with me when 1 went could have timed his moment to paper my reactions to the Italian Italians, of their Geldg trans- once we have control of the northwards to Germany Fallan peninsula and of the

three of America's biggest chain- In the acclare war on Hitler with art drama,

with the President. Ila main store and care.

Instead he took the War Cabinet met to discuss the

and humanity to get our own

British liquorice. turning He never new situation,

in the Balkans withdraw or lay interest however lies in showing and to consider

BANKERS Wrong

to the newS understood the

of the draft which I had composed. flesh and blood back as soon as down their arms, it is by no our joint reactions strength

Chicago them the means unlikely that the Ger- of Mussolini's fall.

unanimous Britain, nor the long-enduring That evening I sent a copy to the possible and

his comments. measureless horrors of incarcera mans will be forced to withdrew qualities of island resistance and President for

tion in Germany during the final

northwards to the line of the sea-power. Thus he marched to

Save and Danube, thus liberating Tuin His great roads will re- Former Naval Person to Preal stages of the war,

dent Housevelt 26 July, '43.

The fate of the German troops. Greece and other tortured coun- main a monument to his personal -

I send you my thoughts in the in Italy, and particularly of those tries. power and long regn.

form in which I submitted south of Rome, will probably We cannot yet measure the the War Cabinet, lead to fighting between the effects of Mussolini's fall and of them to obtaining their full approval.

afternoon the regard it as a matter of honour, Adriatic and the Italian armies to Quebec for a final discussion tore businesses started stocking

Crowning error

in strategy

A this time Hifler made a

crowning error in strategy

and war direction. The defec- tion of Italy, the victorious advance of Russia, and the evident preparations for Cross-Channel attack by Britain and the United States should have led him to concentrate and develop the most powerful Ger- man army as a central reserve. In this way only could he use

I don't think myself that we should be too particular in dealing with any non-Fascist Government, even if it is not. all we should like. Κοιν Mussolini is gone I would deal with any non-Fascis: Italian Government which can deliver the goods. The goods are set out in my memo, herewith. My

colleagues also agreed with

Huds.

the high qualities of the German Most important

command and fighting troops,

and at the same time take objectives

full advantage of the central

spare

Sitting

THE Daily Express may

cry

glory,

"Glory, hallelujah" about the coming general election. But

not your Uncle Nat.

During the next few weeks be will be forced to hear non- stop discussions about the com

position which he occupied, THOUGHTS ON THE FALL OF of living, wage-freezing, and

with its interior lines and re- markable communications.

MUSSOLINI:

BY THE FRIME MINISTER,

World Copyright reserved. Repro duction,

partializ In language, strictly prohibited.

even

(MORE TOMORROW)

any

meeting in were practically for that loans business ventures are going to cost the borrower quite a bit more in the days ahead. Bank loans are at an all-time peek, £1,400 27,150 million, up million on a year ago.

on the Fence....by

NATHANIEL GUBBINS

It d Communist woke him, the with it or imagloa, they

For mothers

throats,

"American dogs," says, the report, "can no look forward to live two of three times the nor mal Dength, because all the wonder drugs, sulfa, penicillin and aureomycin, avaliable to humary

are now available.

to their

Shall I tell you what this

means? All night.

If the drugs are made available

are to all doggles, it means that the

+

bulk-buying, read of insulta yelled through microphones Communist would be lucky to sword swallowers and cut their dog population will increase une follow the interminable argue get away with his life.

Hi there are more dogs than

In

the world As Gen, von Thoma said while It seems highly probable that ments of politicians who

prophe convince each

Wha

half

dog- a prisoner of war in our charge, the fall of Mussolini will involve Dever hope to

ries will be old and hideous, the "Our only chance is to create a the overthrow of the Fascist re-other, and listen to the fulle situation where we can use the gime, and that the new Govern yappings of private citizens,

Babies alss imagine they are little ones lined and witened,

fryje nenumars! their hairy, Army." Hilder, as 1

Indiary fakirs and fire-enters who bave ment of the King and Badoglio

Moreover, delicious newa Items pointed out in an earlier volume will seek to negotiate a separate such as "Grandmother On Fhe," ALL the same, a thing your can walk on live coals and con- geminding you of wicked old men hed in fact made a spider's arrangement with the Allies for "coutmaster On Grave Charge"

Uncle may remember en sume slowing embers with im In dairy tales; the big ones fal and leering, reminding you sof web and forgotten the spider. an armistice. Should this prove and "Wasz Sting a Duke polling day is the number of Gov-

wicked old men who book per He tried to hold everything he to be the case it will be necessary (your Uncle's favourite) will be ernment pamphics published at Toy think they are winged manent front seats at the bud won. ! .

for us to make up our minds first of all upon what we want crowded out of the papers to bis expense, the latest being one fairies who can hurl Themselves Bergere.

cive place to a lot of drewry explaining to mothers, who are down the stairs without Enormous

were and secondly, upon the measures political speeches, while can- evidently classed as imbechies Shemselves wake Burling aquandered in the Balkans and and conditions required to gain varsers come banging at the that bables like rattles and If you leave them alone to in Italy which Darby we in doci pony, no it for the above Boor of The Sea Nest when your nightly coloured objects, and big both they will kid tham But the worst de yet to come.

moment

all Uncle és enjoying an afternoon thai fire burns and hot water gelves they can live under water. After loan scientist who hope central reserve of 30 or 40 others lour thoughts must be con«? hap.

like fish, and will drown them- to make us all centenarians have divisions of the highest quality centrated upon the supreme aim,

and discovered: that" en "men « grow and mobility would have enabled

the Ministry of Health had If you leave them alone by an okler they become smaller losing him to strike at any one of his

asked popular, handsome and open window they will think about half an inch in height opponents advancing upon him and night a major battle with

accomplished columnist to do they are parachutials, bale out, every ten years after 80,

shrinkaga good prospects of maccess

vermind whom) he and break thels peaked the crater of

Job Embocile anothing wishing for women a

furibar Jaformakar should wante

forees

He could, for instance, hava

met the British and Arnericans at

namely, the destruction of Hitler, Hitlerium and Nizi, Germany. Every military advaniago eriuing

scald

out of the amender of Italy Before this happens, he would this should that occur, must be sought like to warn canvassers that, for this purpose

The fret of these is, in the may know

the 40th or 60th day after their President's word, the size of all they do bout landing. In Normandy w year. Itailan territory bed

・Later. with red and greatly tower, he cher

superior forow. There was norshad

no need to congome his strength Ballkan penibenda,

in Italy and the Balkans, and of almeld of all "andle

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