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British Army Ready Declares War Confidence Invites Attack
General Edmund Ironside, chief of the Imperial General Staff, told a London paper he would welcome a German attack on the Western Front. He praised British preparation, unity, and weatherproofed supply lines while denying Germany could easily breach Allied defences. He warned Hitlerism must be crushed and stressed Britain's resolve to end aggression.
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London
Imperial General Staff
Edmund Ironsides
Germany
Ministry For Information
America
Hearst
General Ironside
Holland
Belgium
Ironsides
Low Countries
Jerry
Balkans
Balkan
Western Front
Tannenberg
Russia
Finland
Crimea
Britain
Hitler
Edmond Ironaldes
Napoleon
France
Czechoslovakia
Poland
German Army On the Western Front
Olive Branley
Associated Press
Ironside