Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur The stars and stripes wheway May 9, 1945 terms it lid terms act of military surrender this is the text of the document signed at Rheims 1.�?we, the undersigned acting by authority of the German High command hereby surrender unconditionally to then Rento Oenar Mandan Allied expeditionary Faroe and to the soviet High eem Mand All Forcee on land sea and in the air who Are at this Date under German Lentrel. La the German High command1 will at once Issue orders Taall German Mih tary naval and air authorities and to air forces under German Lentrel to cease Active operations at Uei hours Central european time on May s and the remain in the positions occupied at that time. Me Ftfe vessel or aircraft is the be scuttled or any damage Dene the their 4ndt% machinery or you lament 5.�?the German Tidi oem Mand will at once Issue the the an prep Naie Ownie Nawi ins Iwers Ine carry Fig but eve any Armor mama a game i item to a Ems Seanoa a / a . A it in Era of Tim a a Otto Flat of Ami 1vm of in a a a Illi ill in a a a this act of Mih tary Surre Niler is without prejudice the and Mae it a a a my by or in a Tiala of the United nations and applicable the Germany and to Gem an armed forces As a whole. 6, the event of the Gormen High eem Mand or any of the forces under their Lentrel falling to act in too Ordanza with this a att surrender the supreme Gemmender Ahmed expeditionary Fores and the soviet High oem Mand will Tako auth punitive or other action As they doom appropriate a. Continued from Page i part in the actual surrender. Hie remained in his office with his Deputy air chief marshal sir Arthur Tedder during the ceremonies. Flanking Jodi at the surrender table were Friedebur and maj. O. S. Wilhelm Oxenius aide to Gen. Jodi \ correspondents cameramen and photographers were in the War a Corn when the three russians Gena spate and Morgan adm. Bur rough wad air marshal Robbie a tired at i a. One minute later a j f a a Gen bugs pierced signed for allies the eight officer stood behind _ w looking with Gen Suslo Paroff. With it. A my King Leopold of Belgium was revealed Rester Dar to be Sale and under the Protection of u. A seventh Arm troops follow i Ida liberation from the germans a few Days before the War ended. Elemente of tee l�6th Oak. Up released tee King and his family including the Queen by overwhelm. Ing armed s8 guards near Strobe in the Salzburg Taw. Among the other Well known prisoners freed by Allied troops to wording to dispatches yesterday were Nikolas Horthy son of tee former hungarian Regent Gen. Panagos. Former greek Genen Tesi to Vera Schuschnigg wife of the liberated sex Chancellor of Austria Prince Philip of Haase French Prince Xavier de Bourbon greek Gen. Constantin Bakopoulos and Jean. Kosmas and Rumian Gen. Peter Privaloff. A a were liberated by fifth army kept in Northern in tee Allied Roundup of Nate and puppet leaders the fifth army captured Hjalmar Schacht German financier and former greek Premier Totolo Oglus who served during the German occupation of his country. Vidkun Quisling the norwegian traitor attempted to get out from under. But was thwarted lbs american broadcast from Stockholm said Quisling had tried to enter Sweden but was denied entry and turned Back. Star or mini were escorted by 1 Bright opera Tiena i Flugence chief Friedo thing came first followed by Jodi a and Oxenius Jodl erect and sex prowl Topfert a hot uniform do. J to muted a a straight to the Center of tee huge j wooden Quot Tawe. So i faced Oen Smith Friedebur and Xenias fell in on both goes of Jodts a the germans and Allied officers took their Beata. Gen Strong of Crutts a behind Jody the formality of the surrender got underway As a copy of Pat surrender terms wag. Handed by Oen Smith to Gen Suslo Paroff who listened while his interpreter. It. Cherniaeff read it to hit in ii it Savl an we afr amp a s 4. A / a a at Itei. Am Gen. Suslo Paroff bawled Tate copy Back to of Smith nodding pfc m to agree meat wite the terms Quot. F a surrender terms the terms matted for unconditional surrender for All Forcee to remain in their present positions and for an undertaking that air a ted sea Craft should not be allowed to scatter from their present positions. It was also Iam Down that the oks Ober commando Wehr Una Char German equiv Lant of the War department must guarantee to Forward and enforce tee execution of All orders by the Allied commands Gen. Smith then handed Jodi four copied and told him to sign All four copies the copies went from Jodi to Gen. Smith to Gen Suslo Parol to Gen save. For e signatures v a. Signing started at 1 40 and was completed by 1 45 a a the official time on tee surrender is t 4� am a4 special Fountain pen was supplied to each signatory the pens were Brown in color with Gold Caps Jodi s face was impassive As he Quot affixed his signatures. Only Friedebur appeared disturbed by the commotion caused by a Botera Peers who filmed the rites. F at ��4s am. Gen. Swyte stood and spoke a few words to Jodi which could not be heard. It May have been a question asking Jodi if there was a Nyte Fng he wanted to say because at that moment the represent Olive of Defeated Kasiam provided the most dramatic moment of the otherwise business like sur it. Gen. Walter b. Put Ltd office where the St Ireine commander and marshal Tedder were Wai a Quot there was no Exchange of salutes. Jodl Friedebur and Oxenius stood St attention before Gen. Bisel Hower As he sternly asked them a do you understand the terms of thi unconditional surender and Are you ready to comply with tel it Quot Jodi clicked his heels and bowed his head i the affirmative after Gen Strong interpreted the question. An office adjacent to Gen. Eisenhower s was Over crowded with Allied officers correspondence and photographers the germans left at 1 57 am. After a two minute order praises men continued from rage i b attained. Working and fighting together in a single and indestructible partnership you have achieved a perfection in unification of air ground and naval Power that wih stand As a Model in our time. The route you have travelled through hundreds of modes is worked by the Graves of former comrades. From them has been exacted the ultimate sacrifice blood of Many nations american. British Canadian French polish and other Hay helped to gain the Victory. Each of the fallen dead was a member of the team to which you belong bound together by a common love of Liberty and a refusal to submit to enslavement. No Monument of Stone no memorial of whatever magnitude could so Well express our respect and veneration for their sacrifice As would perpetuation of the spirit of comradeship in which they died. Urges continued evaporation As we celebrate Victory in Europe let us remind ourselves teat our common problem of the immediate and Distant Fortune can be Best solved in tee same conceptions of cooperation and Devotion to the cause of human Freedom As have made this Expedy too amp to Norge such a mighty engine of righteous destruction. Let us have no part in the profitless quarrels in which other men will inevitably engage As to what country. What service won the Bui Opean War. Every Man. Every woman of every nation Here represented has served according to his or her ability and the efforts of each have contributed to the outcome. This we shall remember and in doing so we shall he severing each honoured grave and Quot be sending Comfort to the loved ones of comrades wha could hat Uve to see this Day. A Dwight n g8iinsnwm Molotov sights Parley Success 8an Francisco. May la Dele Gates to the world Security conference continued deliberations today in an atmosphere of optimism brought about both by the end of the european War and soviet foreign commissar Yach Seelav Molotov s announcement that agreement a on major amendments to Dumbarton Oaks by the Rig four has assured Success of tee conference by Johnnie Brown stars and stripes staff writer a. Marseille May a streets were jammed until Midnight As Marseille celebrated the end of the War in Europe. The average american Soldier did t get very excited. To sgt. Clyde m. Burleson Gastonia n. C., said tee fact it came so gradually Quot Kinda took the flavor away a a it a a pvt. Vernon Olaussen Washington. D p., was Quot sort of worried about having to go to use obi.&Quot.1 the been expecting it so Long said or Jack w�1�kvi1� opt Ralph oar Sou. Floralla Ala Over thas Good a to twerp had Bdl a so Mocny reporte ydu4 Diani tee Stihl to believe Quot said t-4 David a Wolf oot Umbus
