GREATEST IN HISTORY

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 134, 8 May 1945, Page 7

GREATEST IN HISTORY

ACHIEVEMENT OF ALLIES. MESSAGE FROM KING. (Rec. 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, May 7. Mis Majesty lias sent following message to General Eisenhower: “Eleven months ago you led tlio Allied Expeditionary Force across the English Channel, carrying with you tile hopes and prayers of millions of men anil women of many nations. To. the A.E.F. was entrusted the task of annihilating the German armies in 'Western Europe. This force after fierce and continuous warfare has accomplished its mission with a finality achieved by no other expedition in history. “I, on behalf of all my peoples, ask rou to tell the members of the A.E.I«. how deeply grateful we arc to them and how unbounded is our admiration for tlie courage and determination which under wise leadership, have brought them to the goal of a complete and crushing victory. “1 ask you to convey a special message of congratulation to my own . forces under your command. lbey. throughout the campaign have .aequqitted themselves in all the Services with a distinction for which their fel low countrymen will forever hold them in honour.” ENEMY’S BROKEN SIGNALS GETTING ORDERS TO TROOPS. 7Rec. 12.10 p.m.) LONDON, May 7. “While the Germans are announcing that they have surrendered to tlie Allies it is as well to remember that what is left of the enemy High Command can have little if any contact with the German forces still at Tiree ” says a 8.8. C. correspondent iisfdc Germany. “It would take a o-ood many hours, perhaps days to transmit the order to lay down their arms to the infantrymen in Czechoslovakia or to tlie troops holding the Channel Islands.. Some weeks ago we overran the main M ehrmacht signal boadcTiiarters and since then signals communications inside Germany ha'e been in very bad shape Obviopsly, no official announcement of the cess. Ron of hostilities could be made until Tt- was reasonably certain that all tlie enemy troops concerned had received orders to lay down their aims. navalTemnants WARSHIPS AT COPENHAGEN.^ ( 'jt C 'i» l2 offici« l jiy’ bllpS.’hoaeM hSrlmur-—omuiul Vmg less.

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