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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1945
Page
9
London reports inching toward surrender across Europe as German capitulation signals spread. British leaders stayed put while headlines warned of imminent end, with rumors of a V-E Day near and plans for a wartime exit broadcast by Churchill.
National League reports New York a 4 3 Boston win and Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia loss to improve standings. American League shows Boston 5 New York 0 and Chicago 3 Cleveland 2 as Chicago sweeps. Eastern League notes Albany Hartford results and Wilkes Barre Scranton splits with rain affected games.
The Big Three chiefs Iruman Churchill and Stalin were reported taking a hand in the Polish dispute at the world conference. They aimed to end the inter Allied deadlock over the arrests of Polish underground leaders, signaling that only top leaders could resolve the issue. Diplomatic steps included possible messages from Truman and Churchill to Stalin, as Eden had already received Churchill's telegram approving the action.
Berlin broadcast from Nazi controlled Prague claimed Propaganda Minister Paul Goebbels his wife and children Martin Bormann and Werner Naumann were killed during Russian attacks on the Reich Chancellery. The report named General Schwedt Borgendorf and others as dying at the Fuehrer’s side, with no direct confirmation of Hitler.
New York GM A broadcast by the Asieria Broadcasting Station in Europe quotes two German air generals offering to surrender the Luftwaffe to Field Marshal Montgomery. The Blue Network monitored broadcast said no further details were received and it is not possible to say whether the offer was accepted.
Reports from Oslo and London indicate Germany seeks capitulation terms in Norway amid uncertainty over Russian participation. Dispatches claim Nazi leaders Boehme and Terboven are at headquarters while plans include technical surrender details. Swedish and Swedish border press mention large German aircraft arrivals and potential Swedish negotiations ongoing.
New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia announced he would not seek a fourth term this fall. He said he would not enter the Republican primary and asked the American Labor Party not to circulate petitions for him.
Reported Prague street battle between German forces and Czechoslovak partisans intensified as radio broadcasts claimed Russian reinforcements, while German stations warned of Patriots counterattacks. Conflicting signals from London and Prague linked General Viassor and Red Army shifts, with sources noting relocations near Liechtenstein and Moravia as the conflict continued.
Soviet assault forces cleared the Baltic coast of Nazi troops as units pursued in Czechoslovakia and Moravia. Ruegen island seized with 4 060 prisoners, while other pocketed areas near Danzig, Olomouc, and Berlin were reduced, with many prisoners and planes reported. Cadence of advance created an armored line from the Baltic to near Dresden.
Portugal cut diplomatic relations with Germany last night and sealed the German legation chancery consulate and propaganda bureau. The note delivered to the German minister at 6:20 p.m. stated Portugal will hold German property until a new legal government is recognized or handed to an allied commission.
Dispatches from Moscow report a systematic examination of bodies found in the Berlin Chancellery and public buildings. Russians doubt Hitler’s death, while postmortems proceed on corpses of Nazi leaders, generals, and storm troopers, amid rumors Hitler and allies may be alive in hiding.
British battleships and cruisers shelled the southern Ryukyus in successive bombardments while U S Navy bombers sank ships in the Sea of Japan. Adm Chester W Nimitz in a dated sweep did not mention ground actions on Okinawa where U S forces reportedly pressed a new offensive.
Belgium’s King Leopold and his family are in Switzerland, according to Belgian domestic radio monitored by the Federal Communications Commission. The broadcast said the royal family is reunited and preparing for their return to Belgium.
Allied forces liberated prisoners held at Itter Castle in Austria including Polish resistance leader Komorowski and Lt. John G. Winant Jr. among others. French leaders Daladier Reynaud Gamelin Weygand and notable figures escaped or were freed as Swiss protectors facilitated the operation.
British troops found the body of Marshal Fedor Von Bock north of Hamburg after a week dead. He commanded the Central Army Group during the German invasion of Russia in 1941 and was relieved after failures to seize Moscow and Stalingrad. In the past week, the British Second Army reportedly captured multiple German generals and a naval official.
Allied forces push through Czechoslovakia and Austria with the fall of Pilsen signaling a major Axis setback. U S Fifth Army advances into southern Austria while Third Army drives north into the disintegrating sphere around Prague. Battles shift west as German surrender talks unfold and Allied columns seize key towns and munitions centers amid widespread combat.
Allied headquarters reported Hitler believed a rift between the western Allies and Russia could arise within two months. He told Waffen SS Gen Karl Wolf that he would join the side that approaches him, while Himmler discussed options including fighting on in Berlin retreating to the Alpine stronghold or fleeing to Berchtesgaden. A German officer cited Mussolini’s indecision under women’s influence, theorizing a possible move toward Switzerland.
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