Dramatic Allied Round Up of Nazi Regime
Allied forces arrest top Nazi leaders including Admiral Doenitz General Jodl and Admiral Friedburg after the surrender. Friedburg commits suicide by poison minutes after arrest, as British, American, and Russian troops seize Berlin High Command offices and confiscate documents. Oslo occupation by American troops proceeds with little resistance or looting.
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Admiral von Friedburg
Doenitz
Ncade
Ritter von Epp
Bavneria
Mitler
Heinrich Holtman
von Kriegh
Merbert Bache
Sham
Ballic Comal
Murwin
Flensburg
General Jodl
Friedburg
Brooks
Germain High Command
Docing
Joh
Frieeburg
Americas
Cheshires
Hertfordshire
Husain
Ih 5
High Command
Jod
Doctor Speer Vna
Friedberg
England
Riffle Butta
Speer
Oslo
Norway
Normal life returning to German towns after siege
London reports most Berliners have returned, Northern towns normalizing under Russian supervision. Cities like Brettin Swinemunde Rostock and Brabund once battlefields now show activity. Moscow notes a victory arch on Frankfurter Allee with planes and a Stalin Churchill and Roosevelt portrait tribute in Charlottenburg.
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London
Ber- Ma
Germany
Mos Rada
Brettin
Swinemunde
Rostock
Brabund
Reuters
Frankfurter Allee
Berlin
Charlottenburg
Stalin
Churchill
Roosewalt
Months Needed To Restore German Transportation
Washington reports the German transportation system is paralysed and will require six to eight months to operate on a bare minimum. Major-General Frank Ross, Chief of Transportation in the European theatre, says the Rhine cannot be cleared of debris until late in the July tide. French rail lines damaged by the invasion are rehabilitated, but Germans will need time to repair and reestablish their transportation system.
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Washington
Frank Ross
Transsportation
Rhine
Trafic
Four Ministers Resign From U S Cabinet
President Truman announced resignations of Attorney General Mr Biddle Labour Secretary Mis Perkina Agriculture Secretary Wickard and Food Administrator Marvin Jones. Thomas Clark will become Attorney General and Judge Lewis Behrwellbach will take over Perkina. Clinton Anderson will replace Wickard and run Rural Electrification and War Food Administration.
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Washington
Biddle
Labour
Perkina
Mary of Agriculture
Wicked
Marvin Jones
Truman
Thomas Clark
Annist
Lewis Behwellebach
Mina Perkina
Clinton Anderson
Wickard
Connally
Herald-Tribune
Settlement Prospects on Trieste Reach Mixed Signals
London sources report ongoing diplomatic exchanges on the Trieste issue with Washington hints of a settlement. A Prague radio statement urges the term regions for Czechoslovakia and notes Yugoslavia's insistence on a military government, while Italian officials report Marshal Tito seeking Moscow’s unofficial support but no official backing yet.
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London
Trieste
Washington
Press Association
Alexander
Yugo- Wavy
Emucater
Cechoslovakia
Prague
Moscow
Marshal Tito
Annestunt
Greece approvals law placing industry under state control
The Greek Government approved a law putting all industrial production under state control. It prohibits luxury production and directs the state to provide raw materials at new prices to support controlled industry.
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London
Coal Mines in Don Basin Restored as War Damage Probed
Moscow reports 67 coal mines in the Don Basin fully restored while 70 more passed the first stage of restoration after wartime destruction. Reuters notes Don Basin already leads Soviet coal production with Jay Bast now producing more than any other region.
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London
Moscow
Don Basin
Russia
Reuters
Jay Bast
Soviet Union
Russia tightens news censorship in Moscow reporters silenced
A former editor notes Russia’s strict press controls have nearly eclipsed independent reporting in Moscow. For three years foreign correspondents faced harsh limits, with even slight criticism deemed unacceptable. The regime curbs have reduced journalism to political obedience.
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London
Moscow
Itea
Moncow
Nazi Control of Austria Abolished Proclamation Declares Liberation
Field Marshal Alexander proclaims Austria free from German map control as Eighth Army enters. He says those not guilty of Nazi crimes may help build a free Austria while Allied Commission is appointed. A military government now governs under his direction.
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London
Austria
Alexander
Eighth Army
Antena
Germany
Scottish Church Breaks Relations With Y M C A
The General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland voted 33 to 28 to end all official ties with the Y M C A citing unsatisfactory attitudes toward modern doctrines and worldly amusements. The Scottish movement stressed its separate national administration while noting the British Y M C A includes multiple denominations and serves servicemen with a wartime booklet that has not been released.
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London
Free, Church of and
Y.M.C A
Y.M.C.A
Scotland
France
Gallipoli
Doctor Killed Hitler, Say Allied Reports From Flensburg
British United Press dispatches from Flensburg relay claims that Adolf Hitler died May 1 and that Gen Jodl and Adm Doenitz discussed Himmler’s fate. Doenitz allegedly received Berlin telegraphs confirming his succession and Hitler’s last will naming Doenitz as Fuhrer.
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United Press
Flensburg
Jed
Hitler
Russi
Red Army
Jods
Gurman
Jodl
Doenitz
Himmler
Jol
Fom
Advics
Jal
Germany
Berlin
Documenta
Bormann
Furhrer
Goebbeln
Beysa Inquart
Russians to vacate Bornholm after occupation
Reuters reports from Copenhagen that the High Command told the Danish Governor Bornholm is recognized as part of Denmark. The island’s occupation by Russia was due to its position behind Russia’s zone. The Russians will leave once war related questions with Germany are settled.
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London
Hlgh
Bornholm
Denmark
Reuters
Copenhagen
Whhich
Germany
Japs Advocate Death by Own Action Plan in War Tech Talk
New Japanese official Lieut General Indo, president of the Board of Technology, told reporters in New York that overcoming the war crisis hinges on improving the technique of death by own action planes. He spoke at a press conference outlining this strategy.
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New York
Indo
Japanese Board of Technology
America Aims at Full Employment by Cooperation
The United States delegation seeks to add a second reference to full employment in the international Economic and Social Council section. The aim is to promote full employment through cooperation rather than using the UN to push internal economic goals. Soviet representatives offer a liberal Yalta interpretation but demand adherence to the Yalta framework. The Russians hinted willingness to drop some veto rights on small nations disputes but insist the Yalta voting agreement be followed. Earlier, small nations presented the Big Four with 22 questions to clarify the voting formula.
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San Francisco
United States
Economic and Social Council
New York Times
World Organisation
Britain
America
China
Yalta
Security Talks To End In June
Washington reports Truman will address the final Plenary Session of UNCIO in San Francisco and expects a successful conclusion in early June. Dr Evatt clarifies Australian amendments were misunderstood regarding trustee arrangements and independence wording.
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Washington
Truman
San Francisco
Stettin Fuaj
New York Times
UNCIO
Evatt
Ewatt Agid
U S Economic Missions to London Moscow
At the President request Marty Hopkins and Joseph Davies lead missions to London and Moscow. Hopkins accompanies Ambassador Harriman to Moscow to discuss wartime matters with Stalin. Davies goes to London to talk with Churchill and the British Cabinet on common interests arising from the war.
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Marty Hopkins
Joseph Davies
Harriman
Moscow
Stalin
Saboteurs Damage Rad Oil Line Near Jerusalem
Unknown saboteurs blew up a vital oil line for the Iraq Petroleum Company. The blast damaged the line in two places and damaged three telegraph poles with four more found mined nearby. The communique says the act will millitate against the war on Japan and does not directly interfere with the war effort.
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Jerusalem
Iraq Petroleum Coompany
Japan
Steady Progress On Mindanao
Manila reports American forces advancing from north and south to a high Mindanao plateau. The southern column overran Kalay Sungay then Dalwangan near Malay Palay in Buikon Province, while the northern spearhead pressed beyond Maluko. The 24th Division near Davao moved toward Bunawan and Lianan aerodrome as Suzoy strong points fall.
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Manila
Mindanao
Kalay Sungay
Malay Palay
Buikon
Dalwangan
Maluko
Davao
Bunawan
Lianan
Bantu Fe
Suzoy
Super Raid on Tokyo Details 105 Minute Bombing
The 105 minute raid on Tokyo dropped over 550 fortresses with incendiaries, targeting Shinagawa near the palace and marshalling yards. Tokyo radio claimed 19 enemy planes shot down and noted additional attacks across Northern Kyushu, Shikoku, and surrounding waters with ships shelled near Suribachi Bay.
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Shinagawa
Emperor's Palace
Japan
Imperial Palace
Tokyo Radio
The
Ace
Kyushu
Watera
Karmond Strait
Honshu
Shikoku
Bungo Strait
Sakashima
East China Sea
Tokyo
Okinawa
Okinawa Front Advances As Defenses Show Strain
Allied forces push through mud and rain on Okinawa advancing on multiple sectors. American units gain hills near Yorubara and Taira while Sixth Division crosses Asato River under heavy fire. Shuri is being bypassed as five divisions converge to crush remaining Japanese forces, believed under 30 000 strong.
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Guam
Okinawa
Yorubara
Taira
Asato River
Conical Hill
Tith Division
Ishii
Vily
Shur
Nahas
Shuri
Australians Penetrate Jap Defences Near Buin Road
Australian troops on Bougainville advanced up the Voreg River sector and seized strong positions two miles behind the Buin Road defenses near Tahu. General MacArthur reports bomber support neutralised Ra Baul and Wewak areas while patrols operated around New Ireland. Heavy bombers hit Bruinei and Melak. Long range patrols pressured Shanghai and Canton shipping, sinking a 5000 ton freighter and other vessels.
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Manila
Bougainville
Henvora River
Tahu
Buin Road
MacArthur
Rabaul
Wewak
New Ireland
Tarakan
Brunei
Melak
Borneo
Celebes
Shanghai
Canton
Japs Suffer Setback in Central China Front
Chinese forces gain ground in Hunan and Kwangsi as Japanese units withdraw from Henan and Hunan provinces. Observers note airlifted Chinese divisions can shift fronts, while Allied supply arrivals bolster US air support. Japanese morale, manpower drain, and recent losses are cited as weakening their position.
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China
Henan
Aspen
Hunan
Usth Air Force
Burma
Pacific Cape
Japan
Kweichow- Kwangsi
Indo-China
Paoking
Kwangsi Province
Hwaiytanchen
Linchow
Chihkiang
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Saipan
Suribachi Bay
Paramushiro
Nagashuku Bay
Sakeshima
Hernee
Japanses Island
Chungking, Thuis
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