SIR SHOLTO DOUGLAS TAKES OVER. — Shown arriving by air, Marshal of the R.A.F. Sir Sholto Douglas journeyed to Berlin on May 1, to take up his new post as British Commander-in-Chief and British member on the Allied Control Council. He succeeds Field Marshal Lord Montgomery, who has taken up the post of Chief of the Imperial General Staff. Sir Sholto, according to a cable message published to-day, has announced a measure to give more administrative control to the Germans.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 31 May 1946, Page 7
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79SIR SHOLTO DOUGLAS TAKES OVER.—Shown arriving by air, Marshal of the R.A.F. Sir Sholto Douglas journeyed to Berlin on May 1, to take up his new post as British Commander-in-Chief and British member on the Allied Control Council. He succeeds Field Marshal Lord Montgomery, who has taken up the post of Chief of the Imperial General Staff. Sir Sholto, according to a cable message published to-day, has announced a measure to give more administrative control to the Germans. Greymouth Evening Star, 31 May 1946, Page 7
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