Show Canadian Commander in Chief Predicts Western Front l CANADIAN MILITARY HEADQUARTERS IN BRITAIN Aug 27 UPI Lieutenant Lieutenant R-Lieutenant General Andrew G. G L. L McNaughton commander commander commander com com- mander in chief of Canadian forces predicted the opening of a western European front declaring powerful I allied armies will have to cross the English channel to win the war The allies can progress from commando operations to larger attacks he said McNaughton is among the several several several sev sev- eral generals mentioned as a possible possible possible pos pos- sible allied commander in chief Like Industrial Output Extensive preparations necessary necessary necessary sary for the Dieppe raid of last week which week which was largely a Canadian Canadian Canadian Cana Cana- dian show show show-do do not rule out a series of such operations McNaughton added Its like industrial production he explained Once the prototype is completed the rest Is relatively easy t Gravely considering the question of a second front in Europe McNaughton McNaughton McNaughton Mc Mc- Naughton said Youve only to look at a geography There are powerful British and Canadian armies in the United Kingdom Our great ally America also has a powerful army here lere Anyone who thinks we are going going going go go- ing to sit here in back of that ditch the English channel has another think coming To win this war the allies will have to cross the channel and fight their way through the beaches he asserted Invasion Still Possible Speaking at a press conference McNaughton said mid in answer to a question I most definitely do not regard the threat of invasion of the United Kingdom as over In discussing the Dieppe raid he said We had to plan from the ground up but we gained priceless priceless priceless price price- less experience for future raids The lessons of Dieppe are still being studied and when the full story of the landing in the Solomon islands is known he continued it also will be added to the pool of information It It fell to the Canadian land force to pay a pretty heavy price for the lessons learned at Dieppe but it Is imperative the lessons should be of service to our cause rather than to the enemy he said For this reason the entire story must be kept secret |