Detroit evening times., 1945-04-21
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WORLD in
REVIEW
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BY Maj. Gen.
D. P. Barrows

THAT the Allied armies must
occupy Germany after re-
sistance is destroyed has been
recognized as necessary and in.
evitable.
1t was originally announced
that American armies would
hold southern Germany. which
is predominantly Bavaria; that
the British armies would occupy
northwestern Germany, which
would include Hanover. at one
time closely linked to England
by the HanoperiaH- succession
TO the English throne, the indus
trial region of the Ruhr and
the broad plains of Westphalia,
and that the Russian armies
would occupy all of Germany
east of the Elbe River, except
for the capital city of Berlin,
which would be held jointly.
Russian spokesmen have also
indicated that they expect to
hold the Kiel Canal and the
passageway between the Danish
islands and Sweden, known as
the Kattegat. ~
THE progress Of Allied armies,
Il in oNerrunning Germany,
may or may not modify this
executive agreement. Gen. De
Gaulle has demanded that Ger
man territory west Of the Rhine
he held by French armies.
The American armies have
already crossed the Elbe and
are advancing upon Berlin and
Dresden. The Russian armies
under Zhukov and konev have
delayed their attack upon the
province of Brandenburg and
the former kingdom OF Saxony
until il is now doubtful whether
these territories will actually
he conquered by them or by
The American Ninth, First and
Third armies.
Perhaps the city OF Berlin no
longer possesses much military
or political Importance.
TT Is no longer the seat OF
Hltler's government or OF
the German military command.
Although II has been agreed
that the Allied repafations COM
mitiee would have its seat at
Berlin, and probably also the
Allied military command, a
more central German city than
Berlin could be found
The city Of kaSSct, in the for
mer state Of HeSse- Nassau. at
one time drew the interest -of
Napoleon. as a point from which
his German affairs could best
be directed, and ne made II the
capital Of the ephemeral king
dom OF Westphaiia
The military obiectives Of
the Allied armies may have had
new assignment or ALLEGATION
al the meeting Of combined
staffs at the conference at
Yalta.
At any rate the forW ard
movement Of Russian armies on
the Oder-NelS>e front halted.
and the weight of Russian army
power was swung southwark
for the completion Of their VIC
tory in Hungary, and for the
maintenance OF their struggle
10 gain possession of the noun
famous region of Slovakia
THREE Of their large armies
L are still occupied in this
very broad area. while tho army
Of Marshal koneV turned back
from It's advance toward Saxony
To clear upper SileSia, and break
through the mountain barriers
into the province Of Moravla.
The result is that. except for 4
the conquest Of Pomerania and
Silesia. the defeat Of northernS
Germany has fallen 10 the
American and British armies.
South Germany has waited upon
Allied victory over the former
kingdom OF Prussia, which is
two-thirdS OF all Germany.
though Gen. Pattons advance
secured the entire line Of the
-Main,2 and Patten.s men are at
Nuerenburg
Patton'S forces have also
reached the western territory Of
Bohemia, and have pushed east
ward along It's mountain barrier
from Plauen to Chemnitz. less
than As miles from Dresden.
IF THE Germans have concen-
i trated. or can still Concen-
trate strong forces in Bohemia,
its capture may be a real mill
tsry problem. f'he question may
then be raised. will Bohemia be
taken bs-Afaet-tesft stfnftes aftef-
the fall of Berlin. or will this
task fall. as seemingly il should,
TO the armies OF Russia?
The Czecho-Slovak people.
who felt they were betrayed by
the appeasement policy at
Munich, have turned 10 Russian
support.