Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 2, 1945, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition Winnipeg fre vol. Pages san uses. 604, sur sets 2047 Moon rises. 1.14 Moon sets. 9.30. Winnipeg wednesday May 2, 1945 Cool. Germans in Italy her London May 2. A Dolf Hitler was the Twilight of the gods today nazi who had invoked a wagnerian symbolism in announcing is death night and proclaiming grand Admiral Karl Doenitz As Leader of the German nation. The Hamburg radio station said Hitler s death occurred yesterday afternoon in his operational Headquarters Reichs chancellery in the heart of Berlin already virtually conquered by the russians. Represent ii Edas Hitler s Choice As Suc Cessor broadcast an order of the Day pledging continuance of the voice Joy and doubt London May 2. German report of Hitler s death spread like a tidal wave throughout the Allied world last night and the millions of enemies of the fanatical nazi overlord greeted it with and doubt. The Moscow radio termed the report a fascist trick saying the nazis evidently were paving the Way for Hitler to disappear under quiet Homes of North America to the dugouts and Fox holes in Europe the reaction was substantially the up in the terse comments great news if just Plain dying s too Good for it s at least five years too late and theres still a War to be won and dying to do. New York s millions Learned of the Hamburg radio report with sur with few demonstrations. The news hit Paris late at night out no one seemed inclined to mourn. In Washington congressmen accepted the report with questioning wipe in san Francisco delegates to the United nations Security con Ference were overjoyed. What a strange reversal of Fate that Hitler and Mussolini should die violent deaths so close to each said the Earl of Halifax. Tje action continued on Page 7. Column 5 Story rings a false note by Ben malk1n free press War correspondent May 2. By radio and tendency to discredit the German radio report of death of Hitler is Strong Here it is Felt that the setting in which the germans made the announcement was so carefully staged was so Melo Ramic with its accompaniment of wagnerian music and its obvious attempt to present hitlers death As an heroic Climax to his career As the Reich s fuehrer that it rings a completely false note. Rather than believe the German announcement great weight is being attached Here to the russian theory that Hitler has is s dead in Berlin it is Hitler s practical advantages which would accrue from a false announcement of his death Are Plain first it would help save his life if it is True As the russians claim to see now Jie Juis Lii. Y United nations thought him dead. Him out in uru i in Justice As a War criminal. Second All Power in Germany could be gracefully relinquished by the Nar party in boor of the German armed services. The advantage Here would be that when final capitulation by the germans is made it would be by the leaders of the armed ser vices and the nazi party could at some in the future attempt to the legend that the party which was to Lead Germany to domination never surrender ins ment by the German radio that Hitler was dead was the announce a Dole Hitler Doenitz ousts von Ribbentrop May 2. Admiral Karl Doenitz new fuehrer of Germany foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop today As signs of an Early european peace multiplied. Radio Hamburg said Doenitz had appointed. Count Ludwig Schwerin Vonkrosigk 58-year-old Nephew of the Kaiser Wilhelm to the foreign minister ship. Whether it also was the first up toward setting up a non nazi government that would sue for peace was something no authoritative source yet could say. Schwerin Vonkrosigk was min ister of finance in Hitler s government but was not a member of the nazi party and had been Active in German politics Long before Hitler s Advent. He was educated in English Swiss and German universities and first joined the German government in 1924. He became head budget department new to successor Wes certified As mad after a time spent in a British prison Camp in 1918 after his submarine was scuttled off Malta the British in formation services reported last some months Hitler came Power. Radio Hamburg of the Metz made do mention of but it was noteworthy that neither he or Ervrit Wils Jiuu Civ continued Victory in Europe not to slow loan Berlin pockets Are broken up ton flon. May 2 Cap the German capital was russian troops beat in on Reich chancellery and a Raris broadcast said without confirmation that the red army Flag already flip from the building. The Hamburg radio said russian Kad smashed wedges into the last German pocket from the South North and East carrying deep into the at the fee u Eric Strasse railway station and the old town sector on the East. German communique said bother russians were Ward on an Rostock to Neil Ruom. And indicated Bebenin continued on Pace 7., column.4 men German Broad late Kaiser Wilheim to tue the move coming Only 24 hours Joseph Goebbels had been after the same station announced toned recent German thav Adolf Hitler had been killed casts. His command Post in Plain nuts includes lunacy May. 2. Hitler s London May 2. Bup the captured Ber Lin today. Marshal Stalin announced the capture of Berlin the ked army s greatest Vic tory of the War in a triumphant order of the Day broadcast from Moscow. War and demanding the same loyalty which the germans had sworn previously to Hitler. Scepticism was expressed immediately Over the report of the fuehrer s death. At the British foreign office hit Ler s death but not necessarily the place and manner was accepted As True. But foreign office spokesmen declared that in order to remove All doubt the allies would demand that Hitler s body be produced after Germany surrenders. Moscow in relaying the report to the russian people Over the of Ticia radio declared the German radio statement evidently represents a new fascist by such an announcement said the russians the German fascists evidently Hope to prepare for Hitler the possibility disappearing from the scene and going to an under ground position. First inkling that the news was coming was contained in a Hamburg radio broadcast at 9.43 . 2.43 p a. Instructing All Ger Roans to keep their radios tune for an important announcement. Music from Wagner s Goetter Daemmer ung Twilight of the gods gave a hint of the news to come for the opera was beloved . 4.27 ., the time of the announcement the radio played other wagnerian followed by Anton continued on column.2 Hitler Bram Haemorrhage Eisenhower says London May 2. A top Gen Eisenhower said today there was some evidence that Hitler died of a brain Haemorrhage instead of a hero s death in Battle As the nazis claimed. The statement by Gen. Eisenhower was the first from any Allied official Quarter in shed Light on the mystery of Hitler s Geri. Eisenhower said the enemy diction of facts Given. By Himmler eight Days ago. Himmler and a general Schillen Burg who accompanied him to the conference said Hitler had a brain Haemorrhage and might not live 48 hours Eisenhower said in a statement issued through supreme Headquarters in France. Even though this version of hit Ler s death. Was based on nazi in formation it had the Merit of com ing to Gen. Eisenhower through Bernadotte a Neutral. Observers were inclined to put More Cre in the Himmler version Gen. Eisenhower said the radio statement by Admiral Karl Doe Nitz announcing Hitler s death and proclaiming himself As his Suc Karl doenit7. Doenitz known As ardent nazi London May 2. Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz o the German Navy who asserted last night that Hitler was dead Anc that he had assumed leadership of the blasted nazi regime is a Man who has risen within two years to a Post of highest Power in the Ever known As an ardent nazi the 53-year-old Navy Veteran has been one of a Small clique thai stood steadfast at Hitler s Side Doenitz constant exhortation was reported to be kill kill kill London sources viewed his As sumption of Power As evidence of a Row among top ranking nazis. Brought to the High command on Jan .30. 1943, succeeding grand Admiral Erich Raeder. Doenitz lost no time asserting his the abortive plot on hitlers life last july failed. Doenitz was one of Doenitz continued on Page 7. Column 3 bulletins Washington May 2. President Truman said today that he had ii on the Best authority that Adolf Hitler is dead. With the 1st Canadian. Army. Holland. May 2. Up a captured German officer asserted today that grand Admiral Karl Doenitz has ordered German troops facing the Western allies to cease fighting and to withdraw to to oppose the russians. A Canadian Fanny source said there was no confirmation or further information. With . 7th May 2 Affield marshal Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt. Former commander on the Western front who now is a prisoner of the allies., de today that it was sense less for Germany to fight any London May 2. Von Mackensen German ambassador to Italy and his staff gave themselves up to the allies a few Miles from the Swiss Frontier and Are on the Way South for internment the Milan radio reported today. London May 2. Banish radio today broadcast a statement by col. Gen. George Lindemann nazi com Mander in Denmark that re mors of the capitulation of his forces were untrue. London May 2. Luxembourg radio said to night that a German Capitula Tion in Holland was imminent. The radio is Allied controlled. 21st army group head quarters. May 2. The German port of Luebeck on the Baltic sea has been captured by the British 2nd army it was announced to night. London. May 2. Up marshal Stalin announced to night that More than 120.000 germans had been killed or captured after the encircle ment of the German 9th army Southeast of Berlin. London May 2. Tock on the Baltic was captured today by the red army mar Shal Stalin announced All forces quit unconditionally borne May Heinrich von vieting Einhoff Scheel today unconditionally surrendered All German land sea and air forces in Italy and Southern and Western Austria. Under the terms hostilities ceased at 12 noon . 7a.m. Field marshal Alexander announced that the surrender was signed at Allied Force head quarters at Caserta sunday afternoon. Von Scheel s command includes All Northern Italy to the Isono River in the Northeast and the austrian pro Vinces of Vonalberg Tyrol Salzburg and portions of Corin Thia and Styria. The enemy s total forces surrendered to the allies Are estimated to number nearly marshal Alex Ander head. Barter earler had announced that Gen. , com Mander of the Lombardy corps of the Ligurian army had surrendered with germans and Many italian fascist troops. Fighting troops include Rem Nants of 22 German and six italian fascist Field marshal Alexander said in today s announce ment. Surrender terms the following terms were imposed in the surrender ending 1 a years of the Battle of Italy unconditional surrender by von vie Ingenhoff s command of All land sea and air forces to mar Shal Alexander. 2. Cessation of All hostilities on land sea and in the air by enemy forces at 12 noon . 3. Immediate immobilization and disarmament of enemy forces. Obligation on the part of the German commander in chief to carry out any further orders issued by Field marshal Alexander. 5. Disobedience of the orders or failure to comply with them to be dealt with in accordance with accepted Laws and usages of War. The instrument of surrender stipulates that it is Independent of without prejudice to and will be any general instrument of surrender imposed by or on behalf of the United nations and applicable to German and the Ger armed forces As a whole. Allied Headquarters in Italy announced. The surrender document was Signe d in the presence of Allied officers including russians. Alexander lauds troops the surrender announcement was accompanied by this order of the Day from Field marshal Alexander to All Allied troops in the Mediterranean after nearly two years of hard continuous fighting which started in Sicily in the summer of 194.3 you stand today As victors of the italian Campaign. You have won a Victory which has ended in the Complete and utter rout of the German armed forces in surrender continued on Page 7. Column 4 Allied Drivers indicated by arrows continued to gain today with americans fighting in Austria East of Passau reaching Brunau to the Southwest and capturing Scharnitz near Innsbruck. In Italy. British eighth army forces joined with yugoslavs Northwest of Trieste As the germans surrendered unconditionally. Tile russians continued to fight in Berlin and gained North of the City. Shaded areas Are German British slash to Baltic sea May 2. 2nd army troops reported to have slashed to the Baltic at Wismar today isolating Hamburg and reaching within some 30 Miles of a Junction with russian forces claim Hitler assassinated London May 2. Paris radio broadcast a report today that Sitler was assassinated in his Ber in Headquarters the night of april weather to stay on the Cool Side temperature readings Low during the night 7.30 ., May 2 10.30 May 2 1.30 ., May 2 Manitoba will have Fine weather for the next 36 hours though Tern Well As Heinrich Mummer her l-22 after a quarrel with other leaders Over continuation of the War. The broadcast quoted the news paper Paris Presse which attributed Quad ;