Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               World War i had its false armistice world War ii had not one but a handful of premature reports of Germany a unconditional surrender in Advance of the expected joint announcement from the big three capitals bringing the War in Europe to an official close. Barely recovered from the april 2hth report from san Francisco that nazi capitulation was expected a a Good whoa d to Olavo this Bolo and goby Andy Rooney Start and stripes staff writer when american soldiers on furlough along the French Riviera one of the worlds most expensive and exclusive vacation spots heard last night that the War in Europe was Over they had one reaction Quot Good when do we get out of this Hole and go Home in Nice the red. Cross club posted a Large red lettered sign met its situation map which russian and third . Army troops despite Germany a reported unconditional surrender continued their drive into Czechoslovakia yesterday after the nazi commander there announced his forces still were at War with Russia. Gen. George s. Patton a fourth army. Div. Last night was reported speeding toward Prague. Enemy sources said russians under marshal Ivan Koniaev s first ukrainian army had entered Bohemia from Saxony at a Point probably 60 to 65 Miles North of Prague. Issuing a statement broadcast Over the enemy controlled Prague radio the German commander in Czechoslovakia said that adm. Doenitz capitulation. Applied Only to America and Britain. The statement called a Flensburg radio announcement that Germany had surrendered unconditionally to the soviet Union Quot enemy propaganda intent on breaking our troops will to resist. Momentarily newspapers radio stations and news organizations throughout the work a As Well As fighting men and the Public got their second Jolt within almost As Many weeks yesterday with the most authoritative announcement a stir an unofficial one of the cessation of hostilities in Europe. Originated in Rheims originating trom Rheims France the latest claim was Given the world just after mid afternoon Flash Reich Germany surren dered unconditionally to the Western allies and Russia at 2 41 am today Quot. Minutes later in the worlds major cities extras hit the Street radio stations out into programs with special announcements and the Allied Peoples once More started to celebrate be Day. Previous declarations that the official announcement off the end of the War in Europe would come jointly from London Moscow and Washington were forgotten. The consensus of reports from the three capitals indicated that although the a a War is Over a it would not be officially announced until tuesday afternoon. White House Secretary Jonathan Daniels said Quot there is nothing official Here now. There is no official announcement to be made by the White House up to this 1  simply Quot the War in Europe is Over. Soldiers who read it who heard the announcement Over the bbl or who got the news second hand from a usually reliable Friend were Happy but generally a demonstrative. There was very Little dancing or hugging by frontline soldiers in the area they quietly talked Over what it meant among themselves. At my Headquarters the sergeant on the desk Julius Lavrentiev of Perth Amboy n j., said. We re going to lock this place up tonight and let Mem tear the town Down. That a what we d like to do  opt William Vessell of new York the my detachment com. Mander in Nice had a different idea however. Quot we Are pulling in All our men off on pass tonight and doubling continued on Page 8> nervous about 40 percent of four million men rejected for military service in the u. S. Up to Jan. I had nervous disorders. Vol. 1�?no. 56 daily newspaper of . Armed nuns the european theater of operations tuesday May 8, 1945 your Post War plan Josephine the wife of Napo Eon bathed in liquid made of crushed perfumed Strawberg i Quot Ries and milk. One franc a a  surrender l Germany hied bulletin Likely today the Way of life As advocated by Adolf Hitler took a Belt on the Chin when America entered Tho War in Europe. Ike let Fly a Haymaker june 6 and Germany has been staggering Ever Tinea the clincher was the German announcement that Hitler was dead. Then the Long awaited announcement that Germany had surrendered put Tho kaput on the third Reich. Czechoslovak drive goes on Flash gives world 2nd premature Jolt Germany announced yesterday that it had surrendered unconditionally to the Western allies and to soviet Russia. There was no official announcement of the surrender from the Allied governments or from supreme Headquarters of the Allied or russian armies but the British ministry of information issued a statement last  that today would be treated As Quot Victory in Europe Day Quot in Britain. Prime minister Churchill will make an Quot official announcement Quot at 3 o clock this afternoon the ministry said simultaneous announcements Are expected from Washington and Moscow. Despite the apparent surrender of the German High command hostilities were still in Progress in Czechoslovakia where both americans and russians were converging on Prague. Patriots were battling German troops for control of Prague. Associated press and Reuter both reported from Rheims France that the allies had officially announced that Germany had surrendered at 0241 hours yesterday morning. Reuter said the surrender took place in a Little red school House which is Gen. Eisenhower a Headquarters. Col. Gen. Gustav Jodi Ger Man army troop chief of staff signed for Germany it was reported. The Cerman announcement came from count Schwerin von Rosig the new German foreign minister Over flens Borg danish radio at 1430 hours yesterday. Flensburg is the Headquarters of the North German army the announcement said Quot German men and women Hie High command of the armed forces on order of grand adm. Karl Doenitz. Has today announced the unconditional surrender of All the German fighting forces. Quot it is in the capacity of minister of the Reich designated by the Admiral of the Fleet to Deal with the problems of the War in this tragic moment of our history that i turn toward the German nation. After a heroic struggle which lasted nearly six years. Germany has fallen before the overwhelming Power of her enemies Quot the German surrender announce ment came after five years eight months and six Days of warfare during which there were 4,000.000 casualties on both sides including wounded and captured. The British ministry of information announcement which was Tho Only official confirmation that Tho continued on Page a