Search Fails To Uncover Hitler's Body
The Moscow led dispatch reports the Red Army found starved food stores in Berlin but did not locate Adolf Hitler s body or confirm his fate. Nazi stores held meat flour and vegetables and were being rationed as civilians faced hunger. Berlin civilians grew restless while lines formed for Red Army field kitchens amid ongoing confusion.
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Red Army
Berlin
Reichschancellery
Adolf Hitler
London
Hans Fritsche
Hitler
Goebbels
Armies Surrender as Allies Advance Across Europe
Allied forces halted large scale fighting after mass German surrenders in southern Germany and western Austria totaling about 400000 troops. Doenitz urged continued resistance from Norway while Patton advanced toward Prague and Brno as Russian units pressed from the east toward Linz.
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ED L. Campbell
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Baltic
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Yugoslavia
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Sixth Army
U. S
Karl Doenitz
Doenitz
Flensburg
Vidkun Quisling
Gererman First
Jacob L. Devers
Patton
Seventh Army
Prague
Fof Pilsen
Olmuetz
Olomouc
Rodion Y. ‘Malinovsky
Bruenn
Brno
Morava
Danube
Third Ukrainian Army
Linz
Baltics
Russians Free Camp As 2600 Americans Escaped At Elbe
Capt. Lyle A. Silvernail recounts Soviet cavalry liberating a camp east of the Elbe. Russians freed 28 prisoners and seized German supplies, while American casualties rose from disease and exposure. He notes Germans torpedoed mercy, and a later clash near no man’s land led to misidentification and apologies from a Soviet commander. Silvernail plans to join the Pacific theater after recovery.
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Lyle A. Silver
Lawton
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Pacific
Tmans
German 15th Pan Division Surrenders to Scots in France
The 15th German pan division surrendered unconditionally today to the 51st Scottish division after three years of combat. The Scots, known as the Ladies in Hell, had previously defeated the pan division in Africa and Italy and drove it back in France before accepting capitulation under Field Marshal Montgomery's forces.
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Pan
Africa
Italy
France
Germany
Stgomery
Australians Advance On Tarakan Davao Liberated
London reports a swaying Prague battle as Czechoslovaks and German troops clash. MacArthur announces Davao liberation while Australians and Dutch push on Tarakan air field, with Okinawa casualties tallied and a tentative plan for 6 million troops against Japan discussed in Washington.
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Davao
London
Prague
Ray Cronin
Associated Press
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Navy
Ryukyu
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Borneo
United States Army
Japan
Washington
House Military Committee
Germany
Nippon
Swedish capitulation in Norway seen as practically certain
Stockholm dispatch reports Dagens Nyheter says German surrender in Norway is practically certain with only technical details remaining to be arranged.
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Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Norway
German Mediterranean fleet surrenders unconditionally CBS report says
CBS quoted Swiss radio reporting the German Mediterranean fleet has surrendered unconditionally. The broadcast listed several light cruisers among the ships, though such vessels had not been seen in action since Italy’s 1943 surrender. Germany reportedly retained some former Italian destroyers and motor torpedo boats in the region.
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New York
CBS
Radio Tonight
Mediterranean
Quisling vows resistance to outside attacks in Oslo broadcast
Norway's puppet ruler Maj Vidkun Quisling told Norwegians in an Osso broadcast to obey his government to avert civil war and other warfare. He stated the Germans had no surrender plans for Norway. Aftonbladet reported unconfirmed claims that Doenitz and Goering had arrived in Oslo.
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Vidkun Quisling
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Quisling
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Fuehrer
Admiral Doenitz
Oslo
Hermann Goering
British Troops Enter Copenhagen Amid Cheers and Gunfire
British troops pushed into central Copenhagen amid thunderous cheers from Danes and rifle fire from a small group of Germans awaiting surrender. Local streets tightened as the dramatic night unfolded.
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Copenhagen
Daladier And Reynaud Are Liberated By Allied Troops
Allied forces rescue former French premiers Edouard Daladier and Paul Reynaud and generals Gamelin and Weygand from Itter Castle after a fight by the 36th Texas Infantry. The operation also frees other notable prisoners including Leon Blum and Kurt Schuschnigg near Brenner Pass.
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Austria
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Paul Reynaud
Maurice Gamelin
Maxime Weygand
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Texas” Infantry Division
Ittercastle
New York
CBS
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NBC
Kurt Schuschnigg
Leon Blum
France
Martin Niemoelter
Brenner Pass
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Reynaud
Weygand
Russia arrests Polish democrats shocks San Francisco conference
At the San Francisco conference Secretary Stettinius says Russia arrested a number of prominent Polish democratic leaders a Moscow broadcast claims 16. British and American officials demand a full explanation and threaten no talks on a Polish government until clarified. The dispute contrasts with progress on Dumbarton Oaks charter reforms to advance human rights self determination and a broadened security council. Russia may yet join in sponsoring the provisions after more time.
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Poland
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Russia
Moscow
Anthony Eden
China
Britain
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Osmena Orders Fair Handling for Sons in Jap Spy Case
President Osmena said two of his sons Nicasio and Sergio Jr will be treated like others suspected of dealing with the Japanese. He denied ordering their arrest and said they were detained by U S troops in Manila after liberation. He stated no special treatment should be given despite personal ties and prior business in Manila.
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Washington
Sergio Osmena
Osmena
Nicasio
Sergio, Jr
t+ brothers
Manila
United States Army
Bilibid
Osmenang
Wee Og Sang
Allen
Japau
Aloe
Emilio
Oil Pipeline Reaches China From Calcutta
American military engineers completed a 400 mile link from Northern Burma bringing oil and gasoline into China. Texans and Oklahomans skilled in prooflay work helped lay the line easing the war effort, ending the arduous supply by land and air routes.
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Chungking
China
Calcutta
U. S. Army
Burma
Texas
Oklahoma
Pt Oy
America
Lessons From German Collapse and Japan’s War Drive
Military historian Kirke Simpson analyzes the collapse of the Wehrmacht amid Hitler’s meddling and failed coup plots. He contrasts German strategic breakdown with Japan’s continued resistance, noting lack of a unifying fanatic figure and the military leadership's role in driving toward defeat.
Army To Pare Its European Personnel
The army plans to reduce the force from 8,300,000 to 6,968,000 for the war against Japan. About 2,000,000 service members will be discharged within a year, with veterans replacing deferred workers at home. Draft calls will stay high to free more veterans and cover home vacancies as long service releases rise.
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Washington
Europe
Japan
Army
War Department
Pacific
House Military Committee
Germans Still Resisting In Yugoslavia
British Eighth Army pushed through Caporetto and crossed the Isonzo while pursuing German troops retreating toward Austria beyond Trieste. Balkan airforce attacked Less-See region, Beaufighters hit ammo dumps near Ljubljana and Celje, Spitfires damaged trains between Kranj and Bled, Marauders bombed a rail line southeast of Zagreb.
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Eighth Army
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Isonzo
Austria
Trieste
Adriatic
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Ljubljana
Celje
Kranj
Bled
Zagreb
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