17 May 1945
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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1945
Page
1
A compact survey of wartime radio coverage and literary notices from a New York broadcast culture lens. Highlights include analyst commentary on current events, quotes about collectivism, book reviews, and vivid vignettes from correspondents and soldiers. The piece blends media critique with personal wartime narratives and empathy for the front.
Washington reports on the San Francisco conference where Molotov and Latin American delegates clashed over chairmanship and Poland's seat, shaking Latin sympathy toward Russia. Molotov’s sharp retorts and a later conciliatory performance by him contrasted with a rocky session that cost Moscow friends. Also notes a Post Office push to curb liquor shipments to troops and rising theft of soldiers' allotment checks.
Allied forces announce Germany’s unconditional surrender after six years of war. Eisenhower’s American troops accept capitulation at Reims, with Zhukov present in Berlin, as 6,000,000 Nazis quit in Italy, Holland, and southern Germany. Postwar plans include occupation and a path to democratic administration.
President Truman said he had spoken with General Eisenhower and there was no foundation for the peace rumor that had circulated amid earlier Saturday reports. Citizens were reminded to await official confirmation before celebrating.
A compact overview tracing Allied victory milestones from Germany’s 1939 invasion of Poland through pivotal 1945 German surrender, highlighting key battles, campaigns, and turning points including Dunkirk, Stalingrad, D‑Day, the Rhine crossing, and advances into Austria and Berlin. Names and places include Poland France Britain Germany Russia Japan United States Italy Balkans North Africa and Elbe.
The article notes a postwar shift to defeat Japan requiring mass troop deployment. Estimates call for 5,000,000 foot soldiers, plus the entire navy and air forces, with divisions regrouped to combat strength. Some divisions ship via Panama or route through the United States, arriving five months after V E Day. Japan mobilizes millions more troops ready for action.
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