| Show Behind the War News By Major Paul C. C Noted Military Writer NEW YORK INS Propaganda Propaganda Propaganda ganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels of nazi Germany has published in his magazine Das Reich statements to the effect that the air supremacy of the united nations Is now acknowledged acknowledged acknowledged edged by the axis And further that the air threat will wi-II be successfully successfully suc sue met by Hitler's submarine submarine rine offensive even though it takes a longer time for final re re- re- re suits Herr Goebbels overlooks several several several sev sev- eral basic facts First that airplane airplane airplane air air- plane production by the united nations is now far in excess of any 5 possible future axis manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing manu manu- schedule The United States alone will construct airplanes during this April And further that no battle be it land landor or sea can be be bewon won without supremacy supremacy supremacy su su- su- su in the air This definitely definitely definitely means that no matter how howlong howlong howlong long it takes the axis nations are entering their period of final destruction The wily German propaganda minister also overlooks the fact that we can and will build so many antisubmarine weapons that In the future futura it will become literally impossible for a submarine submarine rine sine to get within range of a merchantman Again how long It will take the united nations to gain this victory Is not known However it is a fact that for months month past the democracies have slowly but surely been gainIng gaining gain gain- Ing the upper ha hand d against Hitler's Hitler's Hitler's Hit Hit- lers ler's out all-out undersea attacks The recently reported several days long battles between at least three convoys and truly numerous wolf packs of submarines submarines submarines rines has proved that no matter how vicious reckless and desperate desperate desperate des des- Hitler's underwater attack attack attack at at- tack may be it cannot gain decisive decisive decisive de de- de- de results However t this Ii h i s 8 knowledge should never lead individuals of the united nations to ism at this time because the enemy submarine offensive is their only attack operation which is fighting with any degree degree de ile gree of success And today this underwater war Is truly a horrible horrible horrible hor hor- thing In the history of warfare all weapons are always outmoded Man has ever sought to create weapons with greater killing power Then man has turned around and always built stronger protection to offset the increased killing ability When a new weapon Is nullified by new defensive defensive de de- methods the circle re re- re- re commences and another new and more deadly weapon is invented There are three destructive weapons on which the axis based their hope for success in this war and by which they expected to o gain world domination They are the tank the dive bomber and the submarine All of the axis successes during during dur dur- ing jug the commencement of the present war with tanks and dive bombers were because of the demoralization demoralization demoralization de de- de- de moralization of the defenders In fact there was a total lack of defense rather than efficiency of attack This included the period period pe pe- pe- pe nod from Poland through the overrunning of the Balkans When Hitler invaded Russia he commenced to meet real d defense But it is probable that the axis armies annies then still had superiority in the air over Stalin's soldiers Now for the first time In Herr Hitler's war career the united nations are in no sense demoralized demoralized demoralized by the noise of his attack and the democracies have definitely definitely definitely attained air superiority They have a heretofore unknown efficiency of front line self propelled field artillery Therefore from now on Hitler's tanks are doomed The dive bomber never was of any use unless it had superior air protection Unless its companion companion com corn panion bombers could knock out all defending artillery and machine machine machine ma ma- chine guns it could not exist Once the dive bomber Is committed committed com corn to its descent of attack It cannot veer out of Its line and It therefore becomes an easy target for good antiaircraft fire The submarine Is a much more difficult weapon to nullify However However However How How- ever our listening devices our depth charges our antiaircraft and submarine guns our newS new S type escort destroyer vessels to together together together to- to gether with the combination of ot sea and air attack against the submarine will send it to its doom along with Hitler's tanks and dive bombers Hitler's weapons are being really tested for the first time And they will be found wanting Some hundreds of at ships of ot both the United States and nd the British navy are supporting the effort In this north African theater Although to shore observers observers observers ob ob- ob- ob servers there may seem to be belittle belittle belittle little happening at sea we are astonishingly busy Admiral Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham Cunning Cunning- ham allied naval commander in north Africa |
