“And for Germany to save the situation at home or on the front is next to impossible. We Japanese must give up all idea of expecting anything from Germany. Japan, unaided, must now stand or fall on her own.” He continues: “The German Army has lost most of its mobility, and the quality of its troops has declined. Front-line troops are numerically inferior to the enemy; they have fallen into a defensive frame of mind, and they think only of saving their lives. Too many
