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TOWNS SURRENDER Many Germans Did Not Know War Was So Close N.Z. Press Association —Copyright Rec. 10.30 a.m. LONDON, April 9. Seven German towns beyond Hildesheim, 20 miles south-east of Hanover, have sent emissaries to the United States Second Armoured Division offering to surrender unconditionally before they come under the range of Allied guns, reports an American broadcaster with the Ninth Army. _ Prisoners in this sector are pouring in. The Second Division alone took 1000 prisoners this morning. Reuters correspondent with the United States Seventh Army says that after a journey of 200 miles inside Germany during which he talked with German soldiers and civilians, he believes most Germans know very little of the war. One reason is that most radios conform to the standard of the "people's wireless," which receives only local stations. Many Germans therefore did not know the war was so close to them until Allied troops burst into their towns.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 84, 10 April 1945, Page 5
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