Show n- n German Army my Strategy Set G. G To Withdraw Inland In Case Of Sudden Attack C Copyright 1936 By International i News Service BERLIN March 16 Regarding Regarding the situation as till still very vely gr grave ve tilt the German military staff has corned corn corn- eted ed plan its of ease ln-ease I. I sudden attack I In the Rhine Rhine- fid d I it ft v was ws s learned today from ces close to the high command Serman erman garrisons In the Rhine i will fall faU back out of range ic e C powerful o erful guns in th the French because th the Reich ks the similar iron front such the Hindenburg line of 1918 a tary authority said n the opinion of the general ff ft ac according to this informant would be poor strategy to weak weal the German defense links by tig the French forts an rity ty to hammer at the German Gennan py yin in the Rhineland Therefore planned lannoo to withdraw the gat gar s far to lure the cIt ch ti out of range of ot the fortes fort fort- es s 3 at Metz Strasburg Mulhouse other points near the ft fr IrOn on- on n- n if r. r Expect Some Dela Delay Delaye tie e e. e French advance would in event be harassed only by ac ac- of the motorized German rear any case experts said devas- devas n of the Rhineland would be pable though military authorities r circumstances as threatening have concluded from careful rations of or the French foi fort forti li lions ons s' s sand and from army intelli intelli- i reports that a l French rench atIs at at- Is 1 not possible for a few v because there thele has not yet vet veti i any force Coree y strong Etron to render a Rhine ini in- in it possible possible Such preparations i g to toGa German military on Page 2 Column 7 17 Germany Sets Strategy F For ot Fl French ench Attack Garrisons To Withdraw Inland In Case Of Sudden Action Continued From Page One ion would require certain definite mass movements of troops and material material material ma ma- as a's as yet lacking Jacking I Military sources also revealed that German military leaders In recent re re- cent months have concluded that the French army commanders such as General Maurice Gamelin chief f of the general staff are tactician tacticians of a highly efficient type As a result it was as exp explained the former tendency to fear the German Ger- Ger man army has been replaced with growing self confidence in French military ranks Apprehension among German commanders during the last few days that Germany might be induced induced induced in in- not to fortify the Rhineland has now been dispelled by fuehrer Hitler's personal assurances assurances assurances assur assur- ances to the general staff that this will not be agreed to under any cir clr cir cir- Feared By Czechs It was also learned that Czechoslovakia has lIas been applying pressure pressur on France to avoid military action at any cost Hostilities with Germany Germany Ger Ger- many the Czechs told Paris would mean the doom of Czechoslovakia in the German military nutcracker er while the large number of Germans in Cz Czechoslovakia would prove a serious handicap to the French allys If military efficiency i ten Y |