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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, July 22, 1985

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1985 the stars and stripes Page 9 anniversary of try to kill Hitler marked 2 Germany pay tribute to 44 victims Berlin a East and West Ger Many paid tribute saturday to the victims of the july assassination attempt against nazi dictator Adolf Hitler by Lead ing German army saying that their failed attack was an honorable moment in German Neues East Germany communist party termed the assassination attempt a courageous and historical in a lengthy editorial Mark ing the 41st anniversary of the the men of july have earned a Well deserved place in the history of the anti fascist Neues Deutsch land West German health min ister Heiner Geissler praised those who led the attack against Hitler As men whose ideas were the foundation of the democratic reconstruction that we in West Ger Many have enjoyed and that our compatriots in East Germany Are still waiting our civil liberties and democratic rights were founded on the resistance offered by these men to the Geissler said at a ceremony marking the anniversary in West More than including High ranking military civil servants and members of influential were executed following the failed in a photo West German health minister Heiner Geissler Speaks at Berlin ceremony honouring victims of the 1944 attempt to kill which Hitler was injured by a bomb the attack was led by Klaus Schenk von As chief of staff of the commander of Germany Home had Access to hitlers heavily guarded on july Stauffenberg carried a bomb Laden briefcase into a meeting at hit lers then left the the nazi Leader was saved by the thick leg of the rooms conference which deflected the blast away from the events of july 20 should serve As a reminder that we must constantly strive for the realization of human rights worldwide and thus ensure a peaceful and just future for said who is also the Gener Al Secretary of Chancellor Helmut Kohls conservative Christian democratic last the social democrats Germany largest opposition party opposed Geissler appearance at the anniversary charging that the health ministers recent controversial statements made him an unacceptable speaker at a nonpolitical Geissler has sparked headlines in the past with Sharp criticism of West Germany pacifist and antimissile movements and his claim that German pacifism in the 1930s helped make the nazi concentration Camp Auschwitz Geissler has also charged that the social democrats were influenced by the soviet the soviet news in a dispatch from criticized Geissler appearance at the anniversary ceremony and charged that West Germany ruling Christian democratic party was manipulating referring to Geissler As a dyed inthe Wool Tass said he made in recent years several fierce attacks on demo Liberal and peace Loving forces in West later a 75minute documentary on the women in the anti Hitler move ment was scheduled to open in the entitled it is up to us to keep this spirit consists of inter views with several German women who opposed hitlers 12year on Kohl praised the failed assassination saying it had helped rehabilitate germans in the eyes of the the Chancellor said All germans should Honor and thank those who took part in the plot to kill the nazi shooting War under Way in soviet naval exercise London a soviet submarines saturday mounted a sizable simulated at tack on five warships of the Baltic Fleet in the North nato reported As the Western Alliance continued monitoring a huge soviet naval after a protracted buildup and deploy ment the shooting War is now Well under the North Atlantic treaty organizations Eastern Atlantic surveil Lance coordination Center at Northwood in Northwest London in a the Center said coloured flares spotted near the warships indicated they had been fired at by submarines form ing a the Northwood Center said Friday that the exercise in the North norwegian and North seas is the largest Ever mounted by the soviets and involves vessels from three of the soviets four fleets the Baltic and Black sea saturdays nato statement said at least 38 25 naval auxiliaries and probably about 40 submarines were taking the aircraft Carrier the largest ship in the Northern escorted by the Battle Cruiser kirov and two destroy Ogne Voy and Early sat urday sailed into a nogo zone 250 Miles Northwest of the Lofoten islands off nor the statement the vessels were apparently preparing for surface air missile firings in the near the statement a British naval who asked not to be said the extending for some Square had been pro claimed by the soviets on july 4 a declared missile closure area a warning to aircraft to stay we Learned about the declaration on july but we didst know the reason at that the officer the statement said that the Kiev com Bat planes had flown at least seven sorties while its Helix helicopters operated As an Antisubmarine warfare screen 15 to 20 Miles at least one submarine was giving the Kiev additional the statement Western press reports have said the Sovi ets Are practising their response to an anticipated two pronged wartime attack by nato blocking off the Northern Fleet from coming around the Northern tip of Norway while the Western Alliance pours reinforcements into Norway by 2 i fugitives nabbed in undercover offer of free trip new York up undercover agents operating a phony tour bus saturday arrested 21 fugitives who responded to notices saying they won a free weekend trip to Atlantic police the fugitives were captured at the Brooklyn stakeout by Federal marshals and City some of whom were dressed in shirts that said Gem said Richard Hegney of the new York police Hegney said authorities were pleased with the results of the although the number of fugitives sought was considerably larger than the group it was a Nice said the phony prize notifications were sent to some wanted on state and City Hegney the notice was a flyer that said the recipient was the Lucky Winner of a trip to at lactic plus said although about 60 people responded to the showing up at a phony tour bus parked on Hanson place near the Brooklyn Academy of Only 21 were wanted by Hegney other people showed up for them friends and he in one a Man who came to claim the prize told authorities he had bought the flyer from a Man in a bar for those who came to claim the prizes for friends and relatives were questioned by but Hegney said no further arrests had been made As a result of the inter  
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