European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse War ends in Europe by Bill picket Washington it was 2 Oclock in the May and lights blazed in the Ecol prof the red Brick schoolhouse in the old French Cathedral City of the schoolhouse was Headquarters for general of the army Dwight Eisenhower and the Allied expeditionary Force in the War French and soviet officers were joined by members of the press gathering to witness the unconditional surrender of the German armed after almost six years of War waged on the broadest scale the world had Ever the fighting in the european and Mediterranean Heaters was about to come to a formal the French had lost the Battle of France in 1940 and endured a five year German great Britain survived the Retreat at Dunkirk and the concentrated bombing of England by the German Luftwaffe during the soviet Union suffered a massive German invasion in 1941 that Cost millions of the loss of life during fighting i this part of the world has been estimated to Range from 35 million to 60 million soldiers and the Western allies and the soviets regrouped and fought the Anglo american invasion of North Africa in 1942 reinforced British units there and Defeated the italian and German forces that had held that then followed the Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy in an unprepared and untried soviet Union had begun repelling the germans by late the Allied landings at Normandy and Southern France in the summer of 1944 pushed the German forces eastward As the soviets pushed this two front action would eventually Cost Germany the German Field commanders began to realize the hopelessness of the situation in the Spring of they began surrendering sectors the German commander i Italy surrendered on april and on May the German commander facing Field marshal Bernard Montgomery 21st army group followed Hitler committed suicide on april and Karl Doenitz assumed control of the existing German retreating German troops tried desperately to surrender to Western allies instead of the soviet concerned about continued Allied demanded an immediate and unconditional surrender of German forces on May Doenitz Walter Bedell Eisenhower chief of headed the contingent of Allied officers present As the ceremony got under Way at 2 May 7 at also present were representatives of great France and the soviet Alfred Jodl signed the surrender document for it called on German forces to Stop All combat operations by May the soviets arranged a surrender ceremony in Berlin May soviet marshal Georgi Zhukov headed the British air chief marshal Arthur Tedder represented the British american contingent and Field marshal Wilhelm Keitel stood in for the surrender document was signed at May the great Britain and the soviet Union also disagreed on the proper time to announce the German the and great Britain decided on 9 May 8 Washington War in Europe and the Mediterranean was Pickell is writer for the army i extra the Sims j extra 285 nazis reveal surrender to Western Russia the unconditional surrender of Germany to the Western allies and soviet Russia was announced by the German High command yesterday the official announcements from the Allied governments arc expected to conic simultaneously from London and Moscow the British ministry of proclaiming that today would be Vic tory in prime minister Churchill would make an official announcement at 3 president Truman said he had agreed with the British and russian Ovorn ments that no surrender proclamation would be made until simultaneous announcements could be made by the three King George i of England sent Eisenhower a cablegram last till w congratulating him and his Arni irs fight reds at Prague and a third despite Oer laughter world celebrates Dave Lutts whup people in Allied Al Tow yesterday the Complete and crushing in broke of the surrender in Story from Lliel the allies had announced our Rumler 0241 Houn neuter Tony it the look in the Little red incl tool Iii Iii a turf German army a Lief of the of the reported celeb mod with Tethi weep into Creeh Valovi mite Day after the nut Eluned for it we i till Wen at War tended to doll the fee Ync of the Leeor talc prime Lory pupa to ctr tuft Lmh fun i from Coelom t thai am the three rap tale when the Frew cum in Ppd cml Cadir in Sillman Cip Lenl which an amen can Soldier searches an officer of hitlers Waffen is As world War ii draws to a May 1086 the stars and stripes Page t3
