Doenitz Rumors Hint at Possible Surrender Talks
Reports from Malmo and London say Doenitz may have met Montgomery in Kiel with capitulation discussed. British advances cut off German positions as Kiel, Hamburg, and Copenhagen era shift, with speculation of open cities and final stand in Norway.
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Stockholm
Malmo
Denmark
Marshal Montgomery
Karl Doenitz
Fuehrer
Kiel
London
Germany
Doenitz
Hamburg
Hitler
Berlin
Reich
NBC
New York
British Broadcasting Company
Aarhus
Kiel Canal
Eckenfoerde
Kiel Bay
Aabenraa
Federal Communications Commission
Dagens-Nyheter
Jutland
Copenhagen
Albert Speer
Flensburg
Luxembourg
Count Ludwig Schwerin von Korsijk
Josef Terboven
Norway
Werner Best
Once Proud Prussian Generals Stand In Line To Surrender
Fearful German leaders approach the Elbe to surrender as American Ninth Army manages the flow. Reports describe two generals and multiple colonels trying to yield, with Panzer officers accusing rivals of lacking authority. SS troops attempt surrender under white flags while Allies watch closely.
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Elbe
Ninth Army
102Nd
Tangermunde
Wehrmacht
Corp
Dominic di Napoli
Nutley
Fred Swanson
St. Paul, Minn
Nazi Armies Dismantled in Last-Gasp Front Collapse
Allied commanders reported a vast northern advance with a 65 mile front from Wismar to the Baltic as British American and Soviet forces converged. German ships fled Kiel toward Oslo while 64 cargo ships were sunk or damaged. German resistance crumbled from Linz to Bavaria and into Czechoslovakia as U S Seventh and American Third Armies shattered the last redoubt with mass surrenders and rapid advances.
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Wismar
Baltic
Kiel
Oslo
Kiel Bay
Luebeck
U. S
Seventh Army
Austria
Linz
Third Army
Bavaria
Munich
Salzburg
Berchtesgaden
Czechoslovakia
Hamburg
Germany
Supreme Headquarters
Ameri
London Daily Express
Britain
Alps
U. S. Seventh Army
Innsbruck
Italy
Neumaenster
Kiel Canal
Emden
Bremerhaven
Cuxhaven
Bremervoerde
Fuehrers Girl Eva Braun Believed Dead With Him
Two women who knew Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun say Braun, his companion for over a decade, likely committed suicide with him. They claimed she followed orders to Berlin a month earlier and would be at his side whether he lived or died. They pointed to Hitler’s Munich apartment at Prince Regent Street and recollected gifts Braun bought him as proof of their close bond.
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Munich
Hitler
Eva Braun
Fuehrer
Eva
Berlin
Prince Regent Street
Marie Schiffler
Else Graham-Gardner
Berlin falls as Allied forces join front across Germany
Soviet, British, and American troops linked on a 200 mile front from Wismar to northwest of Dresden, capturing 134000 German prisoners and sealing Berlin’s collapse. Cieszyn fell as Stalin ordered advances toward Prague, while Hitler and Goebbels remained unconfirmed.
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London
Germany
Stalin
Baltic
Wismar
Elbe River
Wittenberge
Berlin
Moscow
Goebbels
Ger
Dresden
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Yeremenko
Cieszyn
Teschen
Poland
Moravska-Ostrava
Bohemian
Prague
Workmen Erect Grand Stand for V-E Day in London
In London on May 3 a grand stand is being erected before Buckingham Palace for V E Day ceremonies. A Ministry of Works official said the exact ceremony date is kept secret but must be completed by a definite deadline.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Ministry of Works
Evacuating Allied Prisoners From Stalag 11A to U S Lines
London May 3 The British war office reports a reliable notice that prisoners of war at Stalag 11A Algengrabow near Magdeburg are being evacuated by road to American lines. The camp reportedly holds about 20 000 prisoners including 1300 Americans.
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London
British War Office
Stalag 11A
Algengrabow
Magdeburg
Weather sketch from Amarillo and West Texas area
Weather notes indicate Friday and Friday night fair and warmer in Amarillo and vicinity, with West Texas partly cloudy and warmer Friday and Saturday. Temperatures show noon around 53, afternoon 60s, mornings near 41 to 50, and evening around 59. Sunrise 6:53 A.M. sunset 6:34 P.M. Pittsburgh Paints advertised at Olver and Wiggins Lumber Co.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Ieee Tre
Nours
Pittsburgh Paints
Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co
W. 6Th
Slavs Insist Trieste Theirs
A Rome broadcast quotes a Yugoslav headquarters statement denying Allied claims of Trieste and Gorizia capture. It says Yugoslav forces rather than New Zealand troops took those areas and warns of possible unwished for consequences if the matter is not cleared up promptly.
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Rome
Belgrade
Trieste
Gorizia
Federal Communications Commission
Nine Points for Strong Peace Offered by U S
The United States urged a world peace charter with justice, international law, human rights, and the Atlantic Charter four freedoms. Spokesman Harold E. Stassen outlined nine major categories including a refined international constitution, peaceful change, and a modernized world court as the Big Four seek a quick, smooth path to a world organization.
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San Francisco
America
U. S
Harold E. Stassen
Stettinius
United States
Soong
China
Molotov
Russia
Eden
Britain
Golden Gate
Dumbarton Oaks
World Organization
Aussies Advance On Borneo Port
Manila reports on May 4 that Australian Ninth Division forces near Lingkas on Tarakan island push toward the Tarakan airfield with close air and naval support. In Mindanao, U S forces seize Davao City after Japanese withdrawal while securing Matina and Liboy airfields and continuing operations against Davao Gulf airstrips.
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Manila
Tarakan
Lingkas Town
Borneo
Philippines
Davao City
MacArthur
Mindanao Island
Roscoe Woodruff
U. S
Davao
Davao Gulf
Lingkas
Singapore
Mindanao
KGNC To Report V-E Day Events
NBC will provide worldwide coverage of V-E Day with radio correspondents stationed across Europe and major capitals. KGNC, NBC Panhandle outlet, will carry the record coverage and supplement with KGNC newsroom reports. 24 hour service on AP and UP wires supports KGNC newscasts.
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National Broadcasting Company
Europe
Germany
KGNC
Panhandle
NBC
Associated Press
United Press
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Liboy
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