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i: LONDON, May 6 ^FolIo wing on the surrender yes
tteiilay uf morfe.thatri-a miilioniGermaiis. to,Field-Marshal
(Mtmtgoniery oh:the norther lr battlefroiitsi, two German
armies in the Munich area, numbering .approximately
N^OO^httr^opSj-to-day capitulated to iGeperal Devers.
T( TiiisAfteans that virtually there is no German army
"iiradthahlightihg contact^! th the Western Allies, and;
thfe'oldy Geihians actually fighting arefacingEast.
THeJtwOr German armies are the First andiSth
Aitniest>bf ArmylGwp G. Their snrteifder means
.jfcurar issuer for jhe Third and Seventh Anie
AicQniAfMie$,,qnd 'th&’First,French, Army., Gen.
'"jDcsers \ftpysondily conducted the negotiations*
-'.General iEisenhower In a st^te
ih*hj;';'tii»dui' ' said ■ he saw the
steady . ^^(lnu&tlonof .German
deijiorailsatlan’a'nd dislntegrathn.
Group. G? could' not give an ac.
curate. estimate of the strength
Ot'ithe’1 Arms- group. ;He 'believed
ItJniimbOfed frotn '200,000 'to','400,
ooo'imeh.;"'->y.' ••
'■ •f'tte'*'-'German ■ surrender. ;.to
..Field-Marshal; Montgomery ; pro
vided''.thafc-.'on-.-.enemy. , forces, in
. Holland,-.---north-west, .Germany,
ntidi jdenmarls,'"should- lay _':dawn
1 .their arms.' ' ..u . . . : • •
Nazis -Still - Fighting
- German communique,
over Flrrisburg, radio;
broadcast
, says "The!
!High,,.Comman3 announces in. pe
,BqrdtmceX'Wlth an agreement, with
'.peld! MarshalvMontgomery .phere
liaE-hcoU'a truco since '8. am. on
'•'■'May' 5 iin‘north-west Germany; from
'-the Ems ptuary' as far' as Kiel also
. iDehftlflrK.vincludinB. .inlands ;off the
- cOast,>i,This' aIso applies to the ,Nayy_
' ihhd. Merchant Navy •
. 1 {otn n rrv.. n 0 n «
. .. -VHes^stahceVogainst .the Russians
'.'continues,'hi. "order to-save as mhny-j
' Gentians .Ss -pdsslblo from the Bol
“sheviK.'terTpi', All formations of ihe -
iarmad'^orc«(s hot' affeoted., byj, the
-'truce I. continue ttft- fight ’• against
,ienemy‘ attacks.” . ; t' 1
i,fThe-Tadii?!i'later. broadcast ,tha
- !fpUowlnff wmouncement, -stated to
have ■been-fecelvod ■ from Doenitz: 1
.l'-a^tr*u!lGarman1Vpen/and women I
to abstain frQm any illegal fighting
in, werewolf or any, other organisa
tions in enemy . occupied - western
territories because such'
can only, be; detrimental, our
people. ' " '*"■*!". i •; >■;
Tne Stockholm correspondent
of‘the Associated'Pfess “said the;
Foreign .OfSee announced . Qf$;
cjally Unregarded all reports! of
the imminent capitulation of
Norway as; premature. *'■■■■■ ! •>
-FREED •AREAS'
;-;DpM®S' ;
; Tbrpi|ghout iliberated 'f.flolland
and • Denmark ; yesterday, ^ .there.
.Wer’e. sqeies of. delirious joy; .with'
bonfires burning And church bells
ijwuiiing. ■ "■ ;;
After a wild day of confusion,
punctuated by frequent 'skirmish
es: between JPfltrlQts and Nazis,
lorry-loads of Field-Marshal
Montgomery’s troops yesterday
afternoon', rolled Into Copenhagen
to receive a tumultuous .-.welcome
frbm> over-joyed!-.Danes, .says the
correspondent of the Associated
Press from Copenhogen.
The Danes' , excitement caused
an incident In the City Hall.
Groups' of patriots fired riffles
Into" the air" In greeting. The vol
ley startled: a band of jittery
Germans 'who were • waiting ; to
surrenderi-They ^thought the in
coming . British troops were .in
bction against’ them.-and .fired In
reply. -Theminiature - battle rlasted
half an;hour:'
-.'The. Germans are holding .on: at
Yestre'Prison because they wnfit
to delay as. long as possible" the
exposure: of new atrocities, similar
to Buchenwald, adds -the corre
spondent, " : ••
DANISH. RESISTANCE CIUFE
. RECOGNISED • I
. General . Eisenhower, :,in a
broadcast. to the Danish, Resist
ance Movement, announced he
recognised ‘ Uout.-General Ebbe
Gortz' as their comtnander-ln
ehlef,, acting' under’'his, orders.! He
urged , Danes to refrain' from
dashes with'.the defeated enemy
and to assist' in maintaining or
der; while, awaiting the arrival of
the'.Allies...
The . Stockholm correspondent
of the Associated Press, quoting a
telephone message from Copen
hagen,, says German warships
In Copenhagen harbour yesterday
morning opened, fire with mach
ine guns and ack ack guns
.against several sections of the
city.... Many. .were, killed.
Germans In Holland
“Sulking”
Germans In-; Holland are still
truculent; says Reuter’s corre
spondent. Canadian troops report
the sltuetlon is not satisfactory
in some sectors. Troops' in the
Oldenburg sector apparently re
sent the piece-meal surrender,
and their,commander still would
not come forward late yesterday.
. Canadians bluntly, told , him
that, his-troops, would , be ■
bombed , to , pieces if. the .sur- .
redder terms .were not. obser
ved.. ... ;
The corr&Sporident adds '"trie'
mentality of German prisoners
cast-of the, Elbe ls such that'they
believe:’the. British and Americans
will be at , loggerheads with the
Russians soon, and therefore
they are making efforts, to reach
the British and American, war
prison cages in ; .overwhelming
masses,
General Glaskowltz, comman
der of the.'German forces In West
Holland, has asked for protection
for. hts disarmed forces against
Dutch vengeance- after prelimin
ary negotiations, says 'the Hol
land correspondent of the British
United Press; ' r
The Canadian Commander
said .,“1; shall stand tto non
sense from the , Dutch, any
more .than from .the Ger
PRAGUE FREED
.BY pATRiOTS
LONDON, May 6.—Patriots in
Prague have risen and wrested con
:rol of the city from the. Germans,
latest reports say negotiations are
loihg on'for; the transfer of the
aQverhrrient in * Bohemia to the
lands of the Czech' National Coun
:il;‘. " .
Russian armies under' Marshal
Malinovsky aha .Tolbukhtn, mre
irobing.south-east of .Prague. Gen
ial Yeremenko's forces are moving
iwlftly- against die Germans in
Upper,Sudetenlond, lighting for the
main, pass; through'‘.the 'mountains
towards’Prague* ’ . .
NEW U.S..PUSH ...
On . the‘ West General- ’ Patton’s
tanks and' Infantry have launched a
new. offensive along '-. a 110 .mile
front. They, are proceeding in a
north-eastly'direction:without op
position. ' >tj ■ » '
'■patrieti, controlled Prague radio
states Amerltan'. tanks .have occu
pied Pllseri, .'and ore. pushing , on
towards. Prague. ' There- Is no .con
firmation, of this from .any other
source,, hut the last, report' placed
General Patton’s men only 16, miles
■ V-D4Y “VERY :SOON” .
LONDON, May, 6.—Announcement of the end
of the war inEarope is ,earning very soqn, says
the politicar representati ve of the Exchange Tele
graph'Agency.
. The declaration, when it comes,
will (five the news .that the Ger
mans have lain down arms every
where, ]including Norway, and the.
Channel - Islands, surrendering
'-unconditionally to' Britain, Ame
rica and.Russia. : ■ •
•Fear of'Russian retribution has
delayed- the German surrender to
the Red'Army.Ji This has held up
the ' announcement ,of German
capitulation which might other
wise, have: been ■ expected weeks
Churchill spent the week
end at' No,' 10 Downing Street,
studying;; until the early hours, a
series <2. reports telling, of the
:ollapse of .the German armies.
(. announcement /wul be ■ made
simultaneously in London, Wash
Ih&tbn'-and Mt^coW.
In:London, it will take-.the form
of a broadcast-to the nation by Mr,
ChuwdiUL , ; .. '
"The announcement. Is expect
ed to bo brief, .barely a state
. ment of the fact of Germany's '
surrender,,.. ,„ ■,
The statement will have the
character of an act of state! where-,
by, the British Government wilt ac
cept the responsibility of declaring
the European war over. The King
will broadcast the same evening,.
The Exchange Telegraph Agency,
states 'Mr. Churchill wishes V-Day
to be'regarded as an occasion for
the.King, not'himself,, to; express
‘ the nation’s thanksgiving for vic
Mr. Churchill’s moment will come
on May 10, the anniversary of his!
taking pfllce. 'when' he 'is making a|
broadcast,which'is expected to rank, i
amongst his great speeches of 1940
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Draft plans are ready for somo I
form of settlement in Europe pend-1
ing a peace conference, which will
bpt.occ.Ur;iVnfil:the wpr, against
Japan is ended, , 1
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