Red Schoolhouse Is Historic Site
REIMS FRANCE AP Germany surrendered unconditionally to the western Allies and Russia at 2 41 a m French time Monday The surrender took place at a little red school house headquarters of General Eisenhower The surrender ends five years eight months six days of war signed for Germany by Col Gen Gustav Jodt chief of staff of the German army for the supreme allied command by Lieut Gen Walter Bedell Smith and by Gen Ivan Sustoparoff for Russia and Gen Francois Sever for France Eisenhower not present but afterward Jodt and Gen Admiral Hans Georg Friedeburg were received by the supreme commander Jodt asked to address the surrender terms and spoke of mercy for the German people and armed forces after signing he said German people and armed forces are far better in worse delivered into the victors hands This war has lasted more than five years both have achieved and suffered more than perhaps any other people in the world
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Son of Nimitz Receives Navy Cross Title
Son of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Jr. earns the Navy Cross as a submarine commander. On his seventh patrol, his unit sank several Japanese warships and damaged or sank merchant shipping totaling 18,900 tons. He has already earned nine Silver Stars and one Gold Star in lieu of a second Silver Star.
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War on Japs War Continues in Pacific Battles
The war in Europe has ended, but fighting in the Pacific advances with renewed Allied effort. Grim scenes from Okinawa Island told in today’s Tie-Lite Page highlight ongoing jungle combat and strategic push to end Japanese resistance.
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German E boats surrender in Adriatic to British forces
News from New York reports that 233 German E boats surrendered in the Adriatic seaward to British Lt. Commander T. S. Cligh. The force included three motor torpedo boats as part of the capitulation in the war effort.
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Big Three Delay Official VE day proclamation
United States Britain and the Soviet leaders expect a joint VE day proclamation soon in the war against Japan. The British ministry announced the plan to broadcast the news Tuesday with Churchill and other leaders to speak. Truman and Eisenhower are expected to address the public as the surrender terms are clarified.
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Allied force blocks Oslofjord entry amid Norwegian landing risk
Bulletin from London reports 14 Allied ships ambushed at Oslofjord entrance with a Norwegian landing expected. from Sweden the front line move hints at a German border advance. Spain cuts diplomatic ties with Germany after Portugal break. Stalin proclaims Iev Kanev’s Ukrainians capture Breslau before official surrender notes emerge.
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Joy Aplenty Here Grins and Happy Talk on the Street
Crowds flood the streets like a holiday parade as women and men wave extras amid cheering strangers. Monographers, truck drivers, clerks, and shoppers join in as veterans and service cann Jan WAGE deliver messages and gifts, marking a day of reunion and return from European fronts.
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