Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               The stars and stripes tuesday May 8, 1945__ the stars and stripes spelled unconditional surrender a a Gotsi final meet my of the German surrender delegation of sheaf and the red army at which the third  to the allies was one of the most of Geo. A a showers he where the ceremony took be Day front hard to locate is Tirrito a the Wetr d do recur to the tones. R a. Charmy Germany a scattered and conglomerate army had been reduced to approximately 1,765,000 troops opposing the allies on the eve of completo surrender according to the latest estimates in i Condori the remnants of the once mighty Wehr Mabet were isolated in Podem extending from Norway to the Aegean sea and from Estonia to the West Cost of  Elk of the forces were believed to. Have been in Czechoslovakia Austria and Yugoslavia. One commentator estimated there were 1,030,000 German troops in those three countries. Gives Brest Fown a his breakdown was  a�?25 divisions of 550.000 men Austris remnants of 35 divisions about 450.000 men Yugoslaviar-13 divisions or about 130.000 men Aegean Rhodes and Arete islands a about 25,000 men. Courland area near Estonia. 300.000 men Norway up to 300, 000 men the norwegian informal Tion service the mini mum in Norway was 350000 French coast. Pockets�?110,000 men. Further breakdown of the French pockets gave St. Naaaire-3q,o00 men dunkirk�?10,000 Chaumet islands�?30000 Lorient-26,000. Me Figura in Navy athe commentators estimates included regular Soi Dieffe is air Force and to xxx workers. There was no estimate on German Nayal  a i competent Nln itary mated that the wehrmacht comprised 8,000,000 men at the Peak of its Power following the fall of France. Piecemeal surrenders of isolated German armies and confusion accompanying Allied movement into areas where there was Lite or no resistance obscured exact positions of the fighting fronts just Wior to Germany a capitulation. On he basis of latest available reports the positions were British second and Canadian first armies a were moving into Denmark and Holland following capitulation of wehrmacht units opposing Field marshal sir Bernard l. Montgomery a 21st army group. No fighting had been reported for several Days in this area and the British had met the russians at least one Point near the Baltic coast a ninth to. S. Army was generally on or across the Elbe River had contacted British forces to the North and russian units which drove beyond Berlin. First hem Leipzig first u. S. Army its Northern flank was on the Elbe. Farther South it had. Driven much deeper into Germany and captured Leipzig. Third to. S. Army had driven straight across Germany pressing in the Northern Edge of the so called bavarian redoubt and entered Czechoslovakia and Austria. Pilsen was in third army hands As was Linz. Seventh Jub. Army had smashed its Way across the Center of the redoubt captured Munich sent a spearhead through the Brenner pass from Austria to Italy where it met fifth a 8. Army troops pushing North. Swiss Frontier cleared French first army operating in the Southwest Corner of the redoubt the French had do ared an the German Swiss Frontier. Fifth a a. S. Army after breaking the German line South of the to River pith army men occupied most of Northern Italy sent a spearhead West to meet French troops attacking along the Riviera and in the Alps. Eighth Allied army like the fifth u. S. Army the eighth had smashed through the German line before the to to a help Force Sun it Render of nearly a million germans in Italy and Western Austria and had penetrated Well across the Apo. Media in 8ha1co Tei Ruehie Pemsl a Given hta hug. Smith on behalf of Gen. Eisenhower. The alternatives radioed to British Sec Ond army he. And forwarded to German Hoiby courier were f i to t a a a a s Jan def in an Heaters or if to that Doenitz Send his chief Jim �?Tm4f it i if Mara a or to  # f  a Lili  oms of itis army Dan Navy and air form with such it be. Authority Friedebur also outlined other de conditions restricting the movement the of surr erf amp ering troops aircraft and so ships and the demand that the Ira oks guarantee the execution of on babied orders. A we thus the Way was cleared for the in second stage of negotiations which in were set for. Sunday. Gen. Gustaf led Jodi chief of staff to Doenitz and my of the wehrmacht requested that a Itaf be permitted to visit Allied he. I i. My n Little Ned schoolhouse Allied supreme he. Forward of at Rheims is housed in a Nodera red Brick school. The building has been Gen. Eisenhower a Forward he. Since last fall and had been similarly used by the germans. This was the sort of thing that contorted the German went to sheaf heed suitters to negotiate a peace treaty. I were scenes be these at their armies surrendering in Masse Widd he world conquerors herded together under the guns of american soldiers. The pictures Are of pcs captured in the Ruhr pocket signal corps photographers took these shots near historic Remagen scene of the first Rhine erasing by eth Arvind. Star studded d Boies in tin count of 10 million is seen on captives fit i i a Quot a or soap psf Fine table Linen provi the Allied welcoming party saluted. Dedet their Quarter and mess Jodi returned the Salute in the impressed German Mourton to German military style. A a  Rheims to arrange sur again on entering Allied by Render. Preme hq., the German party was 8hartly-after Gen. 44m saluted by maps. Again the germans ghost Van Friedr Twig and we the military Salute rather Frits deck German represent than the Nad gesture. Tiveee4� the i tit stage of discus Friedebur and Poleck were Soma ism  the House a pm tut a he. To which was to be Thor Billet they it Brussels then driven is Rheims. Quot a my Itou i j a Are Quested soap which they had hot inv is May Awuou Avn Vai of to been Able to get in Oer Auu. T at a name they am Tahan n., ,. I Ainuu ,m to an or Anark tor tor my Inui ius a Lull  mss Liblit a aut Touy Tito fish dinner Friedebur commented on the Fine Linen which graced the Ger table and remarked that the owner of tha to font. Innate ii Rich a a Rainy am at Tea Agattia. 7 Uto plan had been to Fly All the Afler the in nor Tho German Way to Rheims but bad weather Fussi j5�?j2.j5s� forced the plane to put Down. Set Tonj Wra Wili Der a Nyit shortly after it landed air marshal in Tori they went to Boa. Abiy sir Arthur Cong Ham spite a i plan Ved at the Brussels air time Agbim Wun Aey morning. Port. It Mode quite an Impressio ii on arrival of the chief German on the German Admiral who asked negotiator. Oen Gustaf Van Jodi several questions about it. 8haep, interpreter for Gen Smith. Brig. E. A Foord 8haef chief at operational Intel gence who escorted germans into room. Cat Ivan Zenkevitch russian representative. It.  interpreter for Gen. Suslo Paroff. N9a. Ban. H r. Bull assist set 8haef chief of staff. Bilk a do. He in g org von Friedebur commander in chief of Germany Navy maj. O. B. Wilhelm Oxenius aids to Gen. Jodi. Behind Sosnos Cal r. G. H. Fhil Almors 8haef g3, drafted surrender terms. Cal Fritz Folt Tkv member of Ober commando wehrmacht nazi equivalent of us. War department who began negotiations with Friedebur. Gen. Eisenhower did not appear i the surrender room. He remained in his of f ice with air chief marshal 8ir Arthur Tedder and received Jodi afterwards. This was the cast for the final act of the european War signal Swiss it ban. Walter Bedell Smith chief of staff to Gen. Eisenhower. Maj. Beta of artillery Ivan fuels Paroff head of the russian Mission to France authorized by Moscow to sign on behalf of the soviets. Ban. Seven of France representing Gen. Alphonse Juki chief of staff to Gen. Charles de Saulle. Ool ban. Gustaf Jodi chief of staff of wehrmacht successor to Gen. Heinz Guderian and chief of staff to fuehrer Kart Doenitz. Present at surrender ban. Carl a Spaatz us staf commander. It Gin. Sir f. E. Morgan Deputy chief of staff. A do. 8lr Harold Burrough commanding allies naval  air marshal sir j. M. Recto chief of air staff. Maj. Ban. K. W. D. Strong 02 during the weekend surrender peaches Coffee and wine. Dinner conferences at Rheims the German Tomato juice pork chops mashed delegates were afforded every potatoes carrots and peas fruit Courtesy and Comfort normally Coffee and red wine Given an american officer. The on sunday morning the Allied nazis were saluted by u. S. Soldiers officers breakfasted with the nazis had i orderlies and household. Staff and lived in a seven room House at 3 Rue Godinet normally used As a temporary Billet for officers visiting. Shape. Three Allied officers were in the House with the germans at All Rheims May so during the times it. Col. The Viscount Bury first evening adm. Friedburg and maj. F. J. Lawrence of 21st and col. Poleck nazi surrender a army up. And 2-lt. George rein delegates stayed Jere they were Hardt of new York their official served martinis made by the interpreter. Allied officers who stayed with the nazis meals were the same them As those authorized for to. S. Junior with the cocktails the enemy officer messes. Three of the menus representatives got cookies Grid were singly corf tribute by pfc Joyce breakfast Grapefruit segments Bennett House manageress who Fried eggs and Bacon Coffee and bad received them in a package Toast. Lunch fruit cocktail Fried irom Home Chicken mashed potatoes com a the House was staffed by american enlisted personnel. My a Mereses was pfc Joyce Bennet of new York former Secretary to the manager of the hotel Windemere. Three Cooks were t-4 Eric Ericson North Caldwell  J. T-5 Charles h. Fickinger Bellville 111. And t-5 George Clarck Monmouth 111. Pvt William Bittay new Brunswick 9vl was  assigned to Gen. Adm. Georg von Friedburg and col. Frits Poleck were pfc Charles Phillips Winona tenn., and pfc John Whysall Pontiac Mich. At night the germans were guarded by six maps in relays of three. They were pfc Jack h. Arnold Lancaster a. Pfc Charles f. Trautner Oakland Calif. Pfc Joseph r. Fink Detroit pfc Frederick a Stone Pittsburg pfc Clifford p. Deland Plattsburg  Y. And pfc Elmer Cole Little Falls  J. The stars and stripes nominates As hero of the news an Anonymous Arm y Telephone operator our teletype went void dead in the Middle of the Flash announcing Germany a final surrender when we tried to Tele phone our Paris office for the Story ail direct lines were Busy then the i operator if orned of the urgency of the situation muted our Call to Paris by Way of new York. It was about 6.000 Miles but we got the new an estimated 10 minion German soldiers the greatest prisoner haul in history will fall into Allied hands As a result of final nazi capitulation. Reuter reported yesterday Many of the enemy a former troops May remain prisoners for years. Under established rules of War prisoners Are held until peace treaties have been signed but formal conclusion of world w a n in Europe is not anticipated soon. Nazis ate cookies mailed from u. S. Nazi glowers at lost Armor ool Frits Poleck one of the German negotiators flow to Brussels was obviously displeased by the sight of wrecked German armoured vehicles visible from the plane As it piped Over Western Germany. Since he did Dot speak English and his chief Gen. Adm. Hans Georg von Friedebur slept through most of the flight there was Little conversation aboard the Craft read stirs and stripes when adm. Friedebur and cot Poleck requested some a a picture magazines to read sunday moaning pfc Joyce Bennett of new York furnished them copies of the stars and stripes and several american magazines. Do tags checked at the beginning of his interview with it. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith German emissary adm. Hans Georg Friedebur was required to display his credentials and authority to represent fuehrer adm. Karl Doenitz