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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 14, 1940.

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Hitler Learned It In Spain

TOM WINTRINGHAM,

who fought against Franco in the Spanish War, explains how some of Hitler's Norway tactics developed from that campaign.

P

IECING together the stories told by soldiers ro- turning from the Nor- wegian campaign, one can sce that the Germans had an extra advantage that has so far escaped attention.

They were in the fortunate post- tion of being able to use tactics and equipment which had been thoroughly tested and improved during the war in Spain.

In that war, which included more mountain fighting than is génex- ally realised, the Germans learnt that isolated detachments could be used in attack to an extent prev!- ously impossible.

They learnt the value of a well- organised Fifth Column.

of this The Spanish origin much used phrase should not be forgotten.

They learnt the need for a cioso. integration of all arms with the infantry, and the value of what one

call might

"double-purpose ** weapons.

General Keitel, Hitler's Chief of

.

Staff, who at one time commanded' the Condor Legion in Spain, has had the German Irifantry equipped with a certain, amount of light artillery, some engineering gear. anti-tank and anti-aircraft units, and so on.

These are not separate organisa- tions, of which bits are added to the infantry units, but are integral parts of the infantry regiment.

Old-fashioned Army

Organisation

Those who control the British Army have unfortunately pald ne attention to this lesson from Spain.

For example, our anti-tank guns, which began as infantry weapons. have been taken away from the infantry and made part of the Royal Artillery.

Our infantry have only anti- tank rifles, smaller weapons of which the efficiency has yet to be proved in battle.

This Integration of the German army has medo each small unit of

Lust of Conquest

The

The Balkans have reason to be thankful that they are neutral in this war. are paying for neutrality is almost as heavy as the price paid by the Baltics, or by the victims of Hitler's aggression. Indeed, most of the Balkan Stutes are

But the price they Hongkong Telegraph.

scems

has

Soviet Russia. Turkey claims against France.

Italy

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it capable of acting as a separato tiny army on its own.

The British army, through old- fashioned methods of organisa- tion and lack of experience in the tactles and strategy of Infl--- tration, has not found

and it possible lo split ita forces Into a number of smaller and stit-contained units, a process that is especially

• necessary when fighting along a number of narrow valleys. A

In the fighting south of Trond- helm the German attack split up into four separate spear-heads, two of then coming over moun- tain tracks so dimeult that few people believed they could be crossed.

No similar spiltting up of the British forces could be notleed when they were moving forward to the attack on Trondheim,

The Germans' superiority 11 "double purpose” equipment is of particular

importance when weapons have to be shipped by sco.

One German gun does three jobs

To give one example, the Cler- mans have a 30 mm. gun which is used for three purposes. It is an anti-aircraft gun, a piece of field artillery, and a heavy anti-tank шеврон

As an anti-altcraft gün it is not so good as our 3.7 inch, which is of about the same size. As field artil- lery, it is not so good as our 25- pounder. As an anti-tank gun it is too heavy and fires too slowly, as compared with our own anti-tank Artillery.

But this single German gun will do all three jobs, and do them suffi- clently well.

Therefore when a German ship

separate

reaches Norway, single guns can and Germany both have claims be handed out which are almost

to three equivalent against Yugo-Slavia which un-British weapons,

And each of these three British Wednesday, August 14, 1940.doubtedly would be settled if

weapons must be hauled through Wyndham St., Hongkong

only the Totalitarians could dis-the snowdrifts and over mountain

roads to the fighting front. Telephone: 28015

pose of Britain. Spuin, too, casts covetous eyes on adjacent Gibraltar. territory, notably

Sometimes, it is argued, there will be a simultaneous attack by tanks and aeroplanes and the same gun cannot deal with both; All-purpose weapons

already at war in a diplomatic Bulgarians, too, have a claim to

make on Rumania. They want The fate of the French colonini the restoration of the Dobruja, Empire, and of the British, too, a territory on the shores of the

can be well guessed if Hitler is Black Sea, which they say

could only realize his ambitious peopled by the Bulgar people. dream. But Soviet Russia has already

શ So, all in all, we live in seized a strip of this territory.

Then again, the Bulgara desire world suddenly gone mad with the lust of conquest. It started, an outlet to the Aegean Sen,

senge,

Rumania has had to make concessions to Soviet Russia and it

that Hungary is going to get her slice of bloodless territory. Nearly every Balkan State con- siders it has claims against its neighbour. Rumania took Bes-

.

are wanted

The fact remains that such cases are exceptional, and for most of the time the Germans have an almost equal fire-power at one- third the transport cost.

like

All peace-time

armies

specialised weapons, developed by their experts until each is perfect for its own limited job. The sepa-

concentrate on their own subjects In war, armies find the need for

all-purpose

weapons.

and

an

Forget the war for moment, relax a n

read this article.

By Ethel Mannin W

THEN I set out in mid-

January for. Connemara and included in my baggage sheets, towels, blankets, larga framed Gauguin print, and a great number of books, friends were good enough to tell me I was crazy.

Bog and rocks and wilderness were all very well in the sum- mer, and for a holiday, they said; I would never stick it in the winter, with the Atlantic gales and not one single con- venience, not even a drain, and the water in the field across the road.

It does take faith, of course, to make up your mind you are going to take a place you have never несп. But I had that faith plus what they call In Ireland "the strong nature," which takes you back to the country of your ancestors, and away from it fills you with an Intolerable, consuming nostal- gia.

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WHEN I saw the cottage for which I had braved the Irish Sea in wartime, and for which I had crossed the whole. of Ireland from Dublin to Gal- way; when I saw it, grey and dingy and utterly neglected, with a blue enamel bucket on the roof where chimney should have been, I refused to be discouraged. -

It had been described to me as comprising two rooms, a kitchen, and a porch. It turned out to be what we should call three rooms and a tiny en- trance hall.

The "range" in an Irish kitchen is simply a large brick fireplace with a brick hob built up on either side the turf fire. Boarding is nailed across under the wooden mantel-piece to en- courage the smoke to go up the. wide chimney instead of blow- ing back into the room. But when it does blow back, just as there are days, nevertheless,

there are days when the patches of damp which you always hope have finally "dried out"—ak you are always being assured they will-reappear in the

walls.

ALL the cooking is done on this range, and we have "constant hot water"in the kettle on the hob.

One of the things you learn through living in a house with "no conveniences" (but with. God's own view of lake and bog and mountain) is not to be

there is nothing you can do about it

sarabia from Russia in 1922. which they can only get at the and could have been checked, rate cliques within such armies Now Russia has it back. Having expense of Greece. Only this eight years ago, thousands of and their own prejudices. sided with the victors in the last week we have learned of the miles from Europe. Someone, war Rumania was given Transyl. fate of an Albanian "patriot"in permitting that initial ́aggres organization-that-may--nos-seem-fussy--If-the-chimney-smokes vania which had been Hungarian. who sought to stir up revolt in gion to go unchecked, certainly neat and tidy but is fit to meet the In that territory, which Hungary Greek territory in order to add let the world in for trial and happen.

territory to Italy's tribulation that may not now seems like getting back, more there is a minority of nearly youngest colony. two million Hungarians. The claims against Turkey: so has Europe.

THE fortnightly meeting of

the Little Wipplesham' Rural District Council took place on Tuesday evening in the Parish Hall. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and approved:

Mr.

watercart,

he

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TRULY

RURAL by F. W. THOMAS

Mr. Sprott: I move that said water- cart be sent round to dribble on the Inst speaker's petunias.**

Mr. Grubb: And bust up the sum- mer.

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water-

THE Chairman: There was a water-

cer Mr. Gumley: Arising out of that, Muft asked whether the MISS Catchpole: Well, we Council would consider the advisa- tainly need ruin. My petunias I suppose we really have a bility of-Well, wasn't It jolly near are all lying flat, and everything cart? time they did something about their else is simply gasping. watercort? Sold pointed out, had cost the ratepayers best of ten pounds only two years nigo and so far they'd hardly seen the thing. What was the good of Rev. R. H. Trite: Although I detest

these absurd superstitions I must ad a watercart if it didn't cart water?

mit that there is something in Mr. Miss Catchpole agreed, The Grubb's objection. When I was at dust in Vicaragewalk, where she Prestwich in 1012 I had a similar lived, was simply dreadful. Only experience. In the middle of a hot, that morning, she had dusted her dry sume

summer, I invested in a hose

my roses. The plano three times, and even then pipe

very was able to write her name on morning- quite distinctly..

Mr. Mutt: Sorry to interrupt and

for

next

we

Mr. Sprott: On u point, of order. all that but is the rev gentleman's May I ask if this watercart exists hose-pipe in order? Or are for the comfort of Individual mem- talking about watercarts?

Tart in the Counell's shed, but I haven't seen it lately!. We sent I out, I remember, last summer

Mr. Sprott: Yes, and it leaked like a sieve.

The Chairman: Order, Mr. Sprott, please.

Mr. Sprott: O.K., BIH

Col. Bludgeon: May I suggest that the last speaker should restrain his efforts to be facetious. The watercart was leaking, I would point out, because the purpose of a water cart is, in fact, to leak. That Is Its object. Nor do I think that mem- bers should call each other by thek baptismal names. Hrærmt.

Mr. Sprott: Sorry, Bill

unexpected things that always

We did not learn from Spain. Let us hope we learn from Norway how to change from the peace-time shape of our army to a more flexible and handler shape.

with an amendment from Miss Catchole-

It is the Will of God, as they say here, and you accept it as such.

This philosophical attitude simplifies a lot of things be- sides damp walls and smoking chimneys; but it is an attitude difficult to acquire in the over- civilised life of the towns,

Here in the wilds; we have three basic material needs- water, turf, oil. Last thing every evening we see that we have enough turf brought in for the fire and sufficient water left over for the last cup of tea for the day and the first to- morrow, Every morning look to our lamps.

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YOUR load of turf usually ar- rives on # wet day-and you set great store on "good. dry turf" in these parts.

A neighbour brings you milk and eggs and local gossip, and in this fashion you learn that your blue front door is a sen- sation, because everyone knows that green is the proper colour for front doors, and the fact that you've whitewashed the place brings people in all the way from town of a Sunday: evening to see it,'

The blue front door you can; understand being a sensation.. but why the whitewash should Rev. Trite: Before the matter is be in a country full of white- Mr. Maffiti: I move that the was put to the vote, may I mention that, washed cabins is a mystery. tercort be sent round on Monday. according to our Surveyor, the horse You learn, also, to your dis-

Miss Catchpole: It, as has been that was in the habit of pulling sojd suggested, this is likely to cause a watercart was hired by us from Mir.may, that you have been mar break in the weather, may point Plimley. This morning I was in- ried no fewer than nine times out that Monday Is washing day formed that the poor creature bad which seems, somehow, a slur. with the majority of the villagers, passed away, A. sad business. It on your intelligence and that Wednesday would be

con- reminds me of a similar occurrence some say you are a spy.

when I was at Frinton-on-Sea. One

bers of the Council, or for the com- munity at large? Is it suggested that said watercart; should confine THE Chairman: We have a lot of its attentions to Vicar-nge-walk, and business in front of us, gentle- squirt exclusively on the last men, and I really think that if we

keep to the point speaker's plano, or what?

Mr. Grubb: I'd like it to come Mr. Grubb: Send out that water- round and have a go at my early cart and you'll ruin the haşmaking. Gumley: What about the peas. They're as yaller na yaller, Mr. and the sprouts is that shrivelled corn and the taters? Don't they

Mr. Grubb: Yes, and so do you, venient. George, with shop full of goloshes Not Mr. Grubb: We know all about and umbrellas and wellingtons. that, Bill. The trouble is that if half you don't!

Col. Bludgeon: May I suggest that we sond out that watercart, the weather'll turn sour, as sure as ducks the matter is one of national rather end.

is our can swim. You know what hap than local importance, B. pened last year. Dry as a borte it fundamental duty to grow more

Order, please, ly. And as it's nearly closing time, laughs and is delighted and re wns, we started watering, the food, and if sending out our water- THE roads. And then we had a wet cart is likely to bring rain then by The motion is that the water I move that we adjourn to the "Much gards your settee which con- Turn to Page: 7, Fifth Columni all means send it out.

cart De sent out on Monday next, in Little." All those in favour?

The Chairman: We are wandering - want rain?. from the point. The question, be fore the meeting-

summer.

more

Mr. Grubb: Wednesday is the bell ringers outing. I say Friday.

Col. Bludgeon: And a wel week

Chairman:

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order. I move that the watercast black shawl comes in and taps

be referred back, owing to its horse being dead....

Mr. Spratt: Carried anonymous-

everything with her stick and

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