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JUNE IITH, 1942 FLIGHT 579 und nun— Churchill Asked for It! " TI/INSTON fHURCHILL has de- dared that he would defend London to the last stone. He will fight in front of London, in Lon don, and behind London. Far be it from us to enlighten him on the in sanity of his task. W. C. cannot be taught anything and is too old. Otherwise he must have known that in this war other men have used such high-falutin words bat have changed their views in the presence of the ruins of their capitals. But then it was too late. We need recall only the Polish generals who declared Warsaw a fortress and thereby compelled its destruction, or the defenders of Rot terdam who thought they could dismiss the ultimatum of the com mander of the German parachute and airborne troops. What these heroes achieved by their insane resist ance Churchill evidently desires for England. The Luftwaffe is ready." AND NOW? Pertinent Extracts from German Air-bombing Propaganda of Two Years Ago TN Der Adler (The Eagle), the Luftwaffe's propaganda * journal printed in five languages, appeared these pic tures and comments at the opening of the Battle of Britain. The centre photograph is of Rotterdam in flames, where thousands of people lost their lives in a matter of minutes. Below is portrayed the ruins of Warsaw—a feat of military- arms of which the Germans are so proud. At the top left is a reproduction of the front cover of this vainglorious journal—the wording reads, "And Now England." Far be it from us to add, " And now Liibeck, Rostock, Cologne and Essen," but we are glad to see from the text that even in 1940 the Germans realised they could not teach Mr. Churchill anything.
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