Evening star., 1942-11-09
Hitler Promises Nazis
To Strike Back in
Africa in Due Time
Assures He Will Meyer
Flee, as Kaiser Did, in
Foce of Difficulties
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. o.-Adolf Hitler
promised the German people last
night that he would strike back at
the American forces In North Africa
an assured them he would never nee
Germany II the situation became
difncult.
The German leader, speaking to
his oldest Nazi party associates in
Munich on the anniversary of the
1923 Munich putsch. brushed aside
the smashing Of his army In Egypt
by the British as AN advance of .
few kilometers" and declared that
those who deal out the last blow
will win the war and, the Germans
will do that"
Hitler referred only feetingly to
the American landings in Algeria
and Morocco, asserting that the last
and decisive word will not be spoken
by Mr.. Roosevelt"
Promises Terrible Reprisals.
I'VE will prepare all our counter
blows thoroughly as always and they
will come in due time" he said.
At one point Hitler promised ter
rible reprisals against his foes, whom
he accused of attacks on non-m mill
tary targets in Germany.
THE moment will come" he said,
when the enemy will find out that
Germany's inventive genius has not
been asleep. The enemy will receive
such a reply that he will be over
whelmed and stupefied."
Although Hitler did not explain
his threat, some listeners believed
he was limiting at the use of a new
weapon-perhaps gas.
Hitler referred to the outcome Of
the war again and again, emphasized
that he had no doubt Of final victory
and reminded his people that in the
course Of the war absolute faith Is
necessary in order not to despair"
He turned gloomily to the outcome
Of the first World War and the
flight Of the Kaiser to the Neither
lands and promised the Germans
there would be mo repetition" Of the
1918 collapse.
The Kaiser was man who did
not have the strength to see things
through" Hitler said. I'm me, how
ever, Germany has man who
Simply does not know the word
capitulation.
1T is no coincidence that today
we have the same enemy as in
19l4-l918. Then his name was Will
son. Today it is Roosevelt"
Hitler said, Il didn't speak from
the fireside from time to time; l
wandered about the country and
toiled to save my people"
Hitler declared he had made. his
last peace offer in 1910 and said
I'VE know the fate that awaits us il
we lose and it is for this reason that
we have not the remotest idea o1
compromise"
Cites Material Resources.
Nov there is only one thing left
he said. "One or two worlds must
fall. We will not fall, consequently
others must fall"
He admitted that the war had
become difficult.
He explained his failure to take
Stalingrad with the declartion that
it was mot worth second Verdun
The important thing is that no ship
can came up the Volga"
1t isn't possible, he said, to achieve
successes every week.
What is necessary is that we
should hold what we have. On that
you can depend"
He said the Axis had taken pos
session OF raw materials which will
enable us to win the war under al
circumstances" Germans were fight.
ing long distances from their homes
he added, because we want to pro.
tect our homes" He said $50 0Ot
Germans had been killed so far ir
the war.
Hitler claimed that his U-boats
had sunk 24,0o0,00O tons of Alice
shipping and said Germany hae
more submarines than during the
World War.
Referring to the smashing Raj
blows against German cities. Hitlel
said "the moment will come wher
the enemy will find out that Ger.
many's inventive genius has no
been asleep. The enemy will receive
such a reply that he will be over.
whelmed and stupefled."
Il look into the future with conf.
dence" Hitler said in concluding hi.
85-minute speech which WAU
broadcast to many countries.
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