Evening star., 1943-06-08
Large-Sca|e Invasion Of Europe
Approaching Churchill Asserts
Promising Destruction Of Enemy
Submarine Menace
Being Overcome,
Commons Told
By the Associated Press.

LoISbo1N, u ullp o.-fI1I1lp MIN =
lister Churchill told the House of
Commons today that a large
scale invasion of Europe was ap-
preaching, that the Allies were
determined to destroy the Axis
by air and other means and
voiced confidence that the dead
ly submarine menace was swift
ly being overcome.
1T is evident that amphibious op-
eratlons of a peculiar cpmplexity
and hazard on large scale are ap-
preaching" he said in his first war
review since his Washington and
North African conferences. "Oper-
ations now impending in the Euro
pean theater Of war have been fit
ted into their proper place in rela-
tion to the general war"
About the Allied air offensive
which many term the actual first
phase of the invasion, Mr.. Churchill
said:
SO far as the British govern
ment and the dominion govern
ments and also the governments of
the United States and the Russian
Soviet Republics are concerned.
nothing will turn us from our en-
deavor and intention to accomplish
the complete destruction of our foes
by bombing from the air. in addition
to all other means The steady
wearing down of the German and
japanese air forces is proceeding re-
morselessly.'
Long Range Air Power.
He disclosed that a very long
range air power-V. L. R. as it is
called in effective operation
against submarines and that the
first week of June lis the best ever"
in U-boat kills. May was the best
month of the war in the battle at
sea, he said. and this may be a
Hateful milestone" toward Axis de-
feat since the Axis was banking
heavily on the U-boat.
He said the prisoners captured in
TunlSia tOtaled ,000-24O00 more
than any previous estimate. He said
10000 Axis troops had been killed,
making total enemy casualties in
Tunisia about 100000. Tunisia and
Stalngrad were the greatest mill
tary disasters that ever have be-
fallen Germany. he said.
The suddenneSs of the collapse
of these great numbers of brave and
Sklllful fighting men with every
form of excellent equipment must
be regarded as significant and in a
sense characteristic of the German
psychology generally after Jena and
after the last war he declared. but
no undue expectations should be
placed on it. We prepared to win
this war by hard fighting and, Il
necessary. by hard fighting alone"
Napoleon defeated the Prussians
at Jena October IA, 1906.
Other Points in Speech.
Other points made by Mr. Church.
Ill to the cheering Commons in his
first long review since February II
were these:
l. Taking some of the weight off
Russia and giving more speedy and
effective aid to China = are never
absent for one moment from our
thoughts and aims He expressed
regrets that no recent conference
had yet been arranged with Pre-
mler-Marshal Stain.
2. The might of America is de-
ployed far over the Pacific and is
laying an ever stronger grip on the
outlying defenseS of Japan and Of
fering every moment to the Japanese
fleet the supreme challenge of sea
power"
3. That no pressure was eXerted
to bring the French together.
a. That Allied troops and COM
manders were eager for the most
intense and violent attack on the
AXIS.
). That the American I'd Corps
In TuniSia captured $4,000 Germans
and 1000 Italians. British lSt Army
casualties were 235O0 and the 9th
Army casualties since crossing from
TrlpOlltania were 1900. Only 638
enemy troops escaped. mostly by
air
Immediately after speaking, Mr.
Churchill went to Buckingham Pal
ace to have lunch and report to the
King. His speech was heard by
American Ambassador John G. Wi
nant, Soviet Ambassador Ivan
Maisky and other ENJOYS. Mrs
Churchill and several American
officers
In the Upper House the Lords
Cheered Lord Cranborne's report on
the Prime Minister'S return.
The German radio in midafter-
noon referred briefly to the Church
i'll broadcast, giving most attention
10 his remarks about the coming
amphlbious operations and to his
figures on British casualties in
North Africa. 1t made no mention
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