Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 08, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur Nic Marseille edit Ign in the or Ryjoi daily of liquid 56 May 1945 franc Hihi he Bibb Burren Germany Allied bulletin Likely today Germany announced yesterday that it had surrendered unconditionally to the Western allies and to soviet there was no official announcement of the surrender from the Allied governments or from supreme Headquarters of the Allied or russian but the British ministry of information issued a statement last that today would be treated As Victory in Europe Day in prime minister Churchill will make an official announcement at 3 Oclock this the ministry simultaneous announcements Are expected from washing ton and despite the apparent surrender of the German High command hostilities were still in Progress in where both americans and russians were converging on patriots were battling German troops for control of associated press and Reuter both reported from that the allies had officially announced that Germany had surrendered at 0241 hours yesterday Reuter said the surrender took place in a Little red schoolhouse which is Eisenhower Gustav Ger the Way of life As advocated by Adolf Hitler took a Belt on the Chin entered War in Ike let Fly a Haymaker june 6 and Germany has been staggering the curler sat the German announcement that hot Lar was then the Long awaited announce ment that Germany had surrendered put the kaput on the third czechoslovak drive goes on Flash gives world 2nd premature Jolt Man army troop chief of signed for it was the German announcement came from count Schwerin von the new German foreign Over flens danish radio at 1430 hours Flensburg is the head quarters of the North German the announcement said German men and women the russian and third army despite Germany reported unconditional continued their drive into Czechoslovakia yesterday after the nazi commander there announced his forces still were at War with George patterns fourth last night was reported speeding toward enemy sources said russians under mar Shal Ivan Konies first ukrainian army had entered Bohemia from Saxony at a Point probably 60 to 65 Miles North of issuing a statement broadcast Over the enemy controlled Prague the German commander in Czechoslovakia said that Doenitz capitulation applied Only to America and the statement called a Flensburg radio announcement that Germany had surrendered unconditionally to the soviet Union enemy propaganda intent on breaking our troops will to world War i had its false armistice world War ii had not one but a handful of premature reports of Germany unconditional sur Render in Advance of the expected joint announcement from the big three capitals bringing the War in Europe to an official barely recovered from the april 28th report from san Francisco that nazi capitulation was expected radio stations and news organizations throughout the Well As fighting men and the their second Jolt within almost As Many weeks yesterday with the most authoritative announcement an unofficial the cessation of hostilities in in Rheims orgin atm Ironi the latest claim was Given the world just after mid afternoon Germany surren Der e d unconditionally to the Western allies and Russia at am minutes later in the worlds major jul Uluvia extras hit the radio stations Cut into programs with special announcements and the Allied Peoples once More started to celebrate be previous declarations that the official announcement of the end o the War in Europe would come jointly from Moscow and Wasl in ton were the coi census of reports from the that capitals indicated that although the War is it would not be officially announced until tuesday White House Secretary Jonathan Daniels there is nothing official Here there is no official announcement to be made by the White House up to this High command of the armed on order of grand adm Carl has today announced he unconditional surrender of All he German fighting it is in the capacity of minister of the designated by the Admiral of the Fleet to Deal with the problems of the War in this tragic moment of our that i turn toward the German after a heroic struggle which lasted nearly six Germany has fallen before the overwhelming Power of her the German surrender announce ment came after five eight months and six Days of during which there were casualties on both including wounded and the British ministry of information which was Tho Only official confirmation that the continued on Page 8 Good when do we leave this Hole and co Home by Andy Rooney stars and stripes staff writer when american soldiers on furlough along the French one of the worlds most expensive and exclusive vacation heard last night that the War in Europe was they had one reaction Good when do we get out of this Hole and go Home in the red Cross club posted a Large re lettered sign Over its situation map which simply the War in Europe is soldiers who read who heard the announcement Over the bbl or who got the news secondhand from a usually reliable were Happy but generally in Demontra there was very Little dancing or hugging by frontline soldiers in the area they quietly talked Over what it meant among at my Headquarters the sergeant on the Julius of Perth n j were going to lock this place up tonight and let pm tear the town that what wed like to do any William of new the my detail unsent com Mander in had a different we Are pulling in All our mess off on pass tonight doubling continued on Page 8
