The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-11
BY ROBERT DOWSON
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NOhhkCu KECSS SOdAA correspondent
London, Feb. l1.-(UP)-Germany
announced the formation Of new
special guards today to aid "over-
burdened" regular police and Stock
holm reported that a number Of
IS divisions were being withdrawn
from Russia to police Germany as
wen as occupied countries.
A special Berlin broadcast warned
further that If the United Nations
provided arms for guerrillas to
Jugoslavia or other German occu-
pied countries all persons who used
them would be executed.
A Russian official news agency
(Tass) dispatch from Geneva said
the Germans were planning to re-
move civilians from all French
coastal cities as they had at Mar
settles and Lorient and were plan
ming to do at Brest.
Berlin revealed that not only had
a new rural guard" Gandwacht)
been formed throughout Germany
to support the regular police, over
burdened by war time duties" but
that similar city guards were to be
formed soon to aid In policing met
ropolitan areas.
Gen. Kurt Daluege, German ma.
tional police chief. announced the
formation of the new rural guards
and Radio Berlin added: Similar
city guards are to be formed short
ly In German cities"
In the same broadcast Berlin said
1t had been disclosed" In con-
nection with the rural guards an
nouncement that men between 40
and 90 years had been serving for
one year as auxiliary policemen up
country"
These auxiliary policemen, who
are In private life business men,
peasants, craftsmen, industrialists,
shop keepers and workers, in their
spare time have been doing police
duty up country with the regular
police" Berlin said.
A Daily Express Stockholm dis
patch reported that 40 divisions OF
the ruthless IS troops. at normal
strength a total Of 100000 men, were
being Withdrawn for duty In Ger
many and occupied territories as
the result Of O report by Heinrich
Himmler, chief Of the dreaded Ges-
tapo or secret police, that restive-
ness was increasing in Germany,
that there was general weakening
Of the home front, and that sabot-
age was increasing In occupied coun-
tries.
These evidences that the Nazis
were thoroughly frightened were
emphasized by the Berlin broadcast
regarding use of arms in occupied
territories.
referring to the recent state
ment by Secretary of State Knox
(SIC) that peoples in German-oc-
cupied countries, particularly Jugo-
slavia,. will be provided with arms
to start guerrilla warfare against
occupation troops, the foreign once
replies that according to interna-
tionaI law all resistance by the CT
william population against occupa-
ton authorities is punishable by
DEATH" Berlin said.
1.-THE Axis will apply this punish
ment ruthlessly just as the Brit
ish apply it in India.
This will be warning to the
United Nations because any under
takings in this respect will have
serious consequences"
How the Germans confused Secre-
tary of Navy Frank Knox with Sec
rotary of State Cordell Hull was not
known.
A Berlin radio commentator
warned German women: mo SOL
der can select the spot where he
will meet the enemy and therefore
no woman has freedom of choice
where TO help him." He added that
life In Germany would change con-
siderably In the next few weeks be-
cause the situation was dangerous