IN A NUTSHELL
' ANXIVEKSAUIES. 1839.—Skip Tory left England with first batch of emigrants for New Zealand. 1864.—Death of Meyerbeer, compose]'. 1881. —First sod of Canadian-Pacific railway turned. 1*941. Clash between British and Iraqi forces at Habbaniyah aerodrome. Death of Hitler. German radio announced that the Fuhrer died at his battle post in the Reich Chancellery i" Ber'.in. Admiral Dc-enitz, commander-in-chief of the German navy, announced as his successor.
New Zealand forces in Italy advance 50 miles beyond Piavc River and make contact with Yugoslav Partisans. Australian troops take part in Allied lauding on Borneo.
British Second Army in new drive to Baltic threaten port of Lubeck. On Elbe front British and American bridgeheads now linked up. Moscow announces capture of Brandenburg and that last strongho'.ds in Berlin are fallinp. ' Count Bernadotte states (hat he did not see Himmler on his last visit to Germany, and did not bring back any peace offer to. the Allies.
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Evening Star, Issue 25473, 2 May 1945, Page 1
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155IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 25473, 2 May 1945, Page 1
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