Evening star., 1940-04-03
Germany Ready
For 'b|itzkrieg'
Against Allies
Awaiting Signal
From Fuehrer,
Says Goering
~ the Associated Press.

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~ the Associated Press.
BERLIN, April 3-Field Marshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering, chief
tain Of Germany's mighty air force
and Adolf Hitler's No. l aide, de-
clared today that "the F'uehrer has
inobilized all resources" for a de-
cisive blow 'in the west" against
the British and French.
I'm Paris, French government
spokesman commenting on Field
Marshal Goering's declaration,
said today, 1--WE are ready for just
such possibility
Marshal Goering gave no hint as
to when the signal for "blitzkrieg"
would be given. saying only that Hit
Ter would decide when the time had
come to lend the war"
Having their rear and f1anks Sc
cure" the field marshal said, "the
German armed forces in one firm
bloc are facing Britain and France
in the west.
1T is here that the decisive blow
must be struck and for this decisive
blow the Fuehrer has mobilized all
resources"
Third Statement in IL Hours.
It was the third declaration within
II hours by high Nazi leaders of
their confidence in German victory.
DR.. Paul Joseph Goebbels, Propa-
ganda Minister. told propaganda
officers last night. "the will of the
German people is determined to
make it, as the Fuehrer said, the
most brilliant victory of German
history"
Robert Ley, leader of the Nazi
labor front, told army and party
leaders at Kassel, German victory
Is self-evident. we don't discuss the
prospect of victory-it is before us
to grasp-it is here"
The speech was delivered before
q heiling audience of f1edgling air.
men on the heels of another German
bombing sortie against the British
naval anchorage at Scapa Flow, in
the Orkney Islands.
Addresses Youth.
Germany will strike a deadly
blow when Hitler is determined to
end the war;" Marshal Goering told
the nation, (and Europe over all
German radio stations) in his one
hour address to an audience of Hit
Ter youth assembled in the Air Min
istry's festival hall. -
Marshal Goering indicated that
the Fuehrer has lightning war
like that used to crush the Polish
Armies-in store for his British and
French enemies.
The war was forced upon Ger
many" he asserted, but we
smashed the Polish Army in ID
days =. We struck a blow
which our enemy will hardly for
get.
when the time comes We shall
strike blow at the western pow
ers with the same strength"
Speech Radioed to Schools.
Frenzied ''heils" from the assem-
bled youth marked Marshal Goe-
rings pronouncements. He empha-
sized his points by pounding on
the table in front of him. A radio
hookup carried the field marshals
words to all German schools.
Marshal Goering said that the
Reich had no threat at her rear
apparently a reference to the Ger
man-Russian non-aggression pact
Marshal Goering appealed to Ger
man youth to contribute in spirit
and deed to the biggest German
victory" He lauded them as the
bearers of German greatness,
honor and liberty
He expressed the opinion that vic
tory would be comparatively easy
because the Reich IS, he said, fully
prepared inwardly and outwardly
in both military and economic ways.
Outlines Rise to Power.
The marshal outlined the rise to
power of the Nazi party and its
leader, Hitler, eliminated in 1893,
saying tnat then the odds before
that year were against it because
the country seemed hopelessly split
into many camps. But, he added:
LAS we won the internal struggle
30 we shall certainly win this exter-
nal fight
II personally hold the opinion
that the internal struggle, though
fought by different methods, was
more difficult than our present
fight"