Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur Continued Romp be ii Quot our own blows Wilt continue a said Quot until the japanese Lay Down their arms.? or. Of Hurchul declared that Quot our gratitude to All our splendid allies goes Forth from All our hearts in these islands and in the British a aspire a Quot Japan with All her treachery and. Greed remains a subdued he said. Quot we must now devote All our strength and resources for the com Plet pm of the task that lies he concluded his Brief address with Quot Advance Brt Tanta. Long Uve the cause of Freedom. God save the the Moscow radio did pot come on the. Air immediately with any announcement. Gen. Charles de Gaulle head of the French provisional government was the first Allied Leader on the air with the official announcement Quot the War is won Quot he said Quot and. The Victory of the allies is the Victory of the text of a Haefs surrender communique r i.�?1"representatives of the German High command signed unconditional surrender of All German land sea and air forces in Europe to the soviet High command at 0241 hours Central european Timet 7 May 1045, under which All forces will cease Active operations at 2201 hours 8 May 1946. 2. Quot effective immediately All offensive operations by the ref will cease and troops will remain in present positions. Due to difficulties of communications there May be some delay in similar orders reaching enemy troops so All defensive precautions will be capitals kept informed Washington London and Moscow were kept informed of the Progress of negotiations by signal communications from Gen. Eisenhower s Headquarters. 5>singer tryouts end air training for Marseille r reservists Marseille May 1�?auditions Albuquerque n. M., May 7 for Wopgien who sing popular songs ans a the War department has in English and desire bookings on notified 17 and 18-year-old youths special service entertainment or in the army air corps Reserve that cult a the Delta base area will be it is flying training conducted is Oapl Tole 4 theater for those who had volunteered for Marseille at 19 am each wed Calls to Active duty on reaching mesday. U j. Their 18th birthday let w. Macfarland in charge youths us Reserve who Are now of theatrical entertainment said 18 or older were advised they must acts of the music Hall or variety Register with their local draft Type Are sough boards within five Days. Or Gomery Breaks Axis Elan i Tine. Of i \ i nov. 8 americans and British invade North Africa. Nov. 41 / germans occupy All France. Americans capture Casar Blanca and Ovan ending French resistance. Y it pm 1888 Jan. 18 reds break siege of Stalingrad. Jan. 28 Roosevelt and Churchill vow Quot unconditional surrender Quot at Casablanca. A a. / Jan. 27 heavy bombers make first All american assault on Germany May 12 Axis resistance in Africa ends in Cap Bon Peninsula. July 18 allies invade is Felly. July 25 Mussolini resigns a Doglio becomes prims minister. Aug. 1 178 1ib, liberators blast Plesti refineries. A sept. 3 Italy invaded across sept. 8 Italy surrenders unconditionally. 1 ,. Oct 1 allies take Naples. Oct is Italy declares War on Germany. F dec. 4 Roosevett Churchill staun meet at Teheran. Sept i Germany invades Poland annexes Danzig. April 40 ninth army enters Hanover. April 11 ninth army takes Essen site of Krupp armament factories. April 12 president Roosevelt Dies ninth army crosses Elbe River. April 13 Vienna captured by red army. April 15 Ruhr pocket Cut in two. April is allies launch offensive oct 6 yanks crush Siegfried defences near Ubach hit Western Cologne Plain. Nov. 16 Eisenhower opens mass drive to Germany. Dec. 16 German counter offensive opens in North. Dec. 30 von Rundstedt breaches Allied lines with 18 nazi divisions smashes toward Liege encircled yanks at Bastogne reply German demand for surrender. ,1845 Jan. 11 nazis Retreat from Western tip of Jan. 12 massive be russian Winter offensive starts. Jan. 17 reds Warsaw witty to or within 15 Mflwc of German Jan. 20 Hungary signs armistice. Feb. 13 Budapest Falls to reds after 49-Day siege. March 2 americans reach the Rhine capture Krefeld and Neuss f third takes trier.?. March 0 us. First captures Cologne third opens sweeping drive toward of Bienz. March 7 us. Third reaches the Rhine. March 7 russians Hurt seven armies into All out offensive toward Berlin from Oder Bridgehead. I Aiji 8 yanks across the Rhine on captured Bridge at re Muren. March 21 third seventh us. Armies close Saar pocket on last nazis West of Rhine. March 22 third us. Army crosses the Rhine. March 24 airborne of ninth us. Mad British second amies Cross the Rhine. March 88 first army a tanks break Toast a set of Rhino seventh assay crosses. March a Gen. Eisenhower says Ury in West Mohel april l by urst and ninth us. Amies. April it ninth army crosses Weber River. / april it British begin shelling a Riim arb it me units drop in Holland. Tift f a Quot is. A May is Hitler invades lowlands. Churchill succeeds Chamberlain As British prime minister. R May 14 dutch capitulate. May 2ft belgians surrender i May 29 400,686 British soldiers begin escape from Dunkirk. June 20 French armistice with Germany signed at oomph Gene. Sept. 8 Roosevelt announces Trade of 80 Over age destroyers to for naval air bases in the sept. 27 Japan joins the Axis signing 10-year tri Partite pact in Berlin. Hmm my 1941 March ii Roosevelt signs lend if fam bul june 22 Germany Italy and Romania declare War on Russia. Aug. 14 sea conference drafts Atlantic chatter dec. F japanese attack Peart Harbor. Dec. S us. Declares War. Japanese attack Midway. Dec. 10 japanese land in Philippines. Dec. Ii Germany and Italy de j Clare War on us. Uhf a a. V a / Jan. I United feet Marti pact signed pledging no separate pesos Josl 28 first american troops april 18-17 russians final attack on Berlin launched a from Oder River 18 third army enters ninth Biff to Magdeburg. April 18 first army Seises Leipzig Ruhr fighting ends. April 21 fifth army takes Bologna As Nasi resistance i Italy cracks. April 22 red army units enter Berlin. April 25 British enter Bremen russians close trap around Berlin. April 28 reds take Stettin. April 27 first army and rods link on Elbe River fifth army enters Genoa. April 28 sen. Nonnally tells reporters at san Francisco Germany is about to surrender president Truman and Gen. Eisenhower deny that War has ended seventh Anny Breaks into bavarian redoubt. April 29 seventh enters Munich. 1fay i Hitler dead germans announce adm. Doe nits takes Reich Helm fifth army French link in Italy. May 2 Berlin Falls to reds germans surrender in Italy. May 3 Hamburg surrendered to Brit cil May 4 nazis yield in North seventh links with fifth in Italy. May 6 German army group g surrenders in sooth. May a fifth army enters Austria. May 7 German radio announces unconditional surrender. May s Truman Stalin Churchill announce surrender. Jan. 22 Alliea land behind nazi Unes at Aputo 21 Miles South of Rome. April 18 reds take Odessa. May 10 reds capture Sevastopol May 18 asst no Falls. Juna 4 allies take Rase. June f allies lived Normandy. June 27 americans capture Cherbourg. July 1ft americana take St. To France. July so German generals attempt
