Germany Surrenders Unconditionally Ending War in Europe
German forces sign an unconditional surrender at 2 41 am French time at Eisenhower headquarters in Reims. The act, observed by Lt Gen Walter Bedell Smith and Generals Susloparoff and Sever, ends five years eight months of bloodshed. Japan remains to be faced in the Pacific.
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Behind The Firing Line on End of European War
Delayed AP dispatch reports American troops in Germany show little exuberance after the victory in Europe. After a long 800 mile march from Normandy and months of heavy fighting, soldiers are physically and emotionally tired. While mass celebrations were avoided, many focus on returning home and avoiding further combat in the Pacific.
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Four Million Reported Killed In Nazi Camps
The Moscow radio quoted the Soviet Extraordinary State Commission reporting over 4,000,000 killed in the Oswiecim camp in Poland. It described the camp as surpassing all prior German camps with mass executions and experiments on healthy men women and children including castration and infective trials.
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The War Today Reflects on Allied Victory and Cooperation
The piece questions the meaning of victory after Nazi defeat, noting the need to assess Allied cooperation in postwar rehabilitation and recalling Marshal Stalin’s assertion that the alliance would endure the war’s final phase. The article promises continuation on Page Two.
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Twenty Jap Ships Hit By Yank Bombers At Sea Entrance
At the entrance to the Sea of Japan American land based bombers sank or damaged 20 Japanese ships Saturday. Planes from Okinawa supported by U S ground forces killed 33 462 Nipponese with 15 American casualties. British fleet shelled the Ryukyu islands as Adm Nimitz noted no ground action on Okinawa.
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England Sets Day Aside For A Holiday
The British ministry announced that tomorrow will be treated as V E Day and a wartime holiday. Official statements said the king would broadcast at 9 p m British Double Summer Time and Parliament would meet as usual.
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Yanks and Soviets Press Final Push Toward Prague
Paris May 7 AP Americans and Russians push through Czechoslovakia and Austria in the final mop up of German resistance. Gen Patton commits nearly a quarter million Third Army troops as his forces reach within 50 to 52 miles of Prague. Prague radio reports Konev’s First Ukrainian army group advancing into Bohemia from Saxony toward the city.
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Kennedy says surrender story not officially authorized
In New York a SHAEF Paris broadcast denies any official publication of a German capitulation while not denying the dispatch from Reims about the signing. Robert Bunnelle of the Associated Press notes the statement raises questions about the Anxious coverage.
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Enterprise Plans V-E Day Edition Print Tomorrow
The Enterprise will publish a V-E Day edition tomorrow with its regular coverage and a special supplement detailing the events that led to Germany surrender. The issue will cover world national and local affairs in addition to the commemorative material.
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Capitulation Attributed To Nazi Leaders
A Flensburg broadcast claimed Germany capitulated unconditionally with Doenitz ordering surrender. Schwerin von Krosigk called for German acceptance of harsh terms while urging loyalty and resilience as the broadcast noted Germany faced collapse after six years of war. The report lacked Allied confirmation.
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Ex-Premiers Of France On Way Back To Paris
Paris dispatch reports former French Premiers Edouard Daladier and Paul Reynaud, freed from a Nazi prison camp by U S Seventh Army units in Austria, en route to Paris with other notable exiles. Reynaud plans to write a book on France's fall. other releases include Generals Komorowski Game lin Weygand and U S Ambassador Winant Jr.
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Britain U S Ask Russians For Evidence On Polish Leaders
United States and Britain pressed Russia for evidence against the 16 arrested Polish underground leaders. The move aims to break the Poland stalemate and preserve unity among the Big Three as they craft postwar world peace structures. President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill reportedly intervened. Molotov planned to depart San Francisco for Moscow midweek.
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Truman Delays VE Day Announcement For Simultaneous Statement
President Truman said he would not announce the surrender of German forces until a joint statement by the United States Britain and the Soviet Union is issued. He explained there is nothing to say until the three governments release a simultaneous message.
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