The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-25

to Q hal. would require a super human effort The Germans in this fifth year of war are not sli- perhuman.
 If Germany goes down 10 quick defeat this summer there win be no question as to whom the chief credit will go. It will belong to the Red Army.
 Question No. 2:-Why don't the United States and Great Britain launch an offensive from the Nor malldy bTidgehead comparable in intensity to the Russian offensiVes?
 Only high military authority could answer that question with speein- cation and 1t may be that such an offensive is impending. That one hasn't been launched SO far may re- suit tn failure to exploit Germany'S internal crisis and her defeats in the east.
 Such an offensive. if 1t produced a breakthr0ugh toward Paris-and there is every reason to believe that . major victory in Normandy might make the capture of Paris eompar- atgyely eaSy-eOuld well prove de- elslYe in bringing the riekeiy third Reich of Adolf Hitler crashing to the ground.
 Question No. 3: What are the true facts of the revolt of the generals against Adolf Hitler9
 No one outside Germany knows me tilll whether it really represented . serious attempt at revolution by generals anxious to make peace while they stlll might save something or whether II was Tlsged by Hitler and Himmler to save or serious revolution as rates.
 Ille chief argument against the 'Flsged" theory is that even the need to establish the most rigid sort Of control at home would not out. weigh the disastrous possibilities of admitting that complete harmony eld not exist among the nlgheT-ups in Hitler's empire.
 ID the opinion Of the best in. formed Lolldpn sources, the Ger- man crisis can only be regarded as disastrous from the German polnt ol ylew because ll Will leave the whole ha1 structure shaky.
 Question No, {; What is the secret Of the great Russian sue, GeSSesq
 The answer lies partly in the superb coordination of the Russian command, and partly in Rllssla's s great sources, HRnp0YeF and inr duslFy and ln the flow of American assault weapons and vital supplies V lies ln the great size of the Rus sian front which makes il imp0s. slble for any Army to hold gains deeply and ln greet strength as German commanders ean do In Italy or Normandy, This puts big pre-. miums on initiative which the Ger, mans once had and the Russians nov have held for over year bev cause the attaekeF can mass assault troops where he wants,
 And finally ' Hes iD the Russian readiness 10 90 haldEheaded for any fff3*'NtfFt fttFf NhfNefAht mAfA8 8kN lacking hanklng t, thanks to great areas for manenVeglng, Ar st0rmr Ing V fFaDIally and accepting what ever losses they must,
 Question No, bl MlY Ganl the RTllifh and American Armies tn Normandy move with the same slleed as the Russians, particularly as they seem 10 have 2 big edge ln plTen- slYe arms and complete alr eoD- tTnl9
 Part Of the slOwDeSs Is inherent m any operation which Involves seah0Tne supply routes while the enemy sends ln food ana munl- tons and men by land The Nor mandy hPldgehead is small and crowded which prevents full depl0y- ment of Allied power Weather has hamslFnng Allied pIF power for days at . time,
 Nut to . great extent q results from the stuEb0rnnesg Of the bat,