The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-30
Nazi Fuehrer Tries
To Explain Defeats
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now see what our U-boats may
achieve" and declared that the Axis
war machine was ready for every
thing"
Speaking on the ninth anniversary
Of the Nazi rise to power IN Ger
many, Hitler said that
1--Japan's attack on America has
"left us free TO act" despite Presi-
dent RooSevelt's previous efforts to
chase the German U-boats out OF
most OF the seas and keep them IN
narrow waters where ne would be
able to ward of their attacks with
all of his naval might"
2-The end OF the war cannot be
predicted, but Germany Italy md
Japan will march to- 1ther to VIC
tories this year even II the conflict
does not end in 1912. previously
Hitler had predicted the end Of the
war within year on each New
Years day.
3-For everything that has hap
pened in Russia Il am responsible"
but the Russian advances Of some
ki.ometers" will be wiped out by a
new German offensive in the spring.
4-BolsheviSm may come to Eng
land but 1T will never come TO
Germany" and the war will mean
the destruction OF Jewry" IN
Europe.
5--The German people need not
fear a repetition OF the defeat OF
1915.
we are defeating the plans of
President Roosevelt" Hitler said in
the course OF bitter personal at
tack on the President and Prime
Minister Winston Churchill.
But he added.
Il do not know whether the war
will END this year.
I'VE are ready for everything. We
are prepared in the desert, in the
seas, in the east, everywhere.
German People Back Him
1.-THE entire German people is be-
hind me- / know we will beat the
enemy. Our General Rommel Tin
Libya) with his Italian ard German
troops has struck back and will con-
tinue TO strike back TO The END OF
the war.
IN Russia, winter will end and
our new forces - new LuftWafie
planeS-W.4i rear over Russia. The
defense in the cast is not easy but
we will master all problems. The
most difficult period is behind US"
IIit1f,. cold fl,o TlnCct1 n G OIL
vancing in the east were occupy
ing only ruins" in towns they re-
captured.
What is that" he asked, "in COM
parison to what we will occupy In
the Spring?
"Our soldiers know what it is to
lie in snow ard ice at AZ degrees
below zero. But they know the
fatherlard will do everything for
them.
I'VE will fight where we stand,
everywhere.
1--WE have the mightiest air force
and army in the world. We are far
stronger than old Prussia. In the
spring, we will at least be equal
in numbers to the Russian enemy.
"Japan'S support is of the great
est value. We have no way other
than BATTLE. We feel deeply the
sacrifices of our soldiers.
GOO give US force to fulfill our
duty for Europe ard humanity"
Hitler spoke at the Sports Palast
on The ninth anniversary of the
Nazi rise to power a1ter the c.~vn
! assembled 10 hear him had been
told that Germany was in the
hardest battle Of all times"
The speech was broadcast TO Axis
dominated areas throughout Europe
and 10 troops at the front.
Hitler bitterly attacked Britain
and sale that British had used war
TO build up their empire and that
the AXIS intended to abolish force
as a factor Of policy by eliminat-
ing all that was built by force"
Britain Instigator
Hitler said that Britain was the
chief instgator of war In 1914 but
that the first World War did moth
Ii g to end wars.
He said that the same purposes
were behind the present war as were
behind the first world conflict.
The Germans lost the first World
War because revolt broke out zone
lquarter OF an hour before Ger
many's victory. Thus defeat was
caused not by our enemies but by
our own fault"
He said that the German people
prior TO the present war had conf
dcnce In THE words OF Roosevelt
We thought he was against war. We
did not know he was a mailman. We
never thought we would have TO fight
America, with which we never had
any difference"
Hitler then reviewed at length the
creation Of the Nazi party In Ger
many. saying that he knew the Ger
man soldiers In the World War had
done unbelievable and heroic"
things and that his faith In the mass
lof the German people was pre-
served
Conquered German People
II have conquered the German
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