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Gen. Patton's Forces
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officially disclosed Russian positions
west of Vienna.
Radio Contact
The Americans and Russians were
believed considerably closer to E
juncture in that area, however, since
the two armies were in contact
over field radios with a range OF
no more than 80 to 40 miles.
On Patton's right flank, the Amer
lean Seventh Army cleared the Nazi
cradle city of Munich. Y miles
northwest Of Berchtesg and
speared into the Austrian Tyrol
within a dozen miles of Innsbruck.
northern gateway to the Bremen
Pass.
At the western wall of the re-
doubt, the French First Army broke
across the Austrian border along
the southern shores of Lake Con-
stance and first reports said Ger
man resistance had broken COM
pletely in their path.
Zurich dispatches said the for
tresS city of Bregenz had fallen tc
the French AMI that the Germans
were hanging out white flags in
towns and villages throughout the
western border area.
To the north, the British Second
Army broke out of its Elbe river
bridgehead and stormed within q
miles of the Baltic port of Luebecl;
in a new push designed to split
the northern redoubt and seal of
Denmark.
The British were flanking Ham,
burg on the east and either had or
were about to cut the Hamburg
Berlin uper-highway, main Ger
man east-west communications link
in the northern redoubt.
Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgom-
ery's attack conceded with Euro
pean reports that the Germans were
about to quit Denmark.
Evacuating Copenhagen
A London Evening Standard dis
patch from Stockholm said German
troops already were withdrawing
from Copenhagen. Other Swedish
dispatches said the Germans were
expected to turn back administra-
ton of the country to King Chris
tan today.
1t. Gen. Alexander M. Patch's
American Seventh Army completed
the occupation of Munich, Cradlen-
of Nazidom and capital of Bavaria,
last night against surprisingly light
resistance.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower sent
a message of congratulations to the
Seventh Army on the seizure OF
what he called the cradle OF the
Nazi beast"
Gen. Jacob l.. DeverS, commander
of the Sixth Army group, hailed the
conquest of Munich as a victory
that may we'll affect the final
stages of the war to a degree second
only TO (the capture of Berlin"
The population of Munich was SO
relieved that the war was over for
them that they greeted the Seventh
Army with cheers and garlands OF
flowers, United Press War Core
spondent Eleanor Packard reported
Nazi big~ies long since had fled
A few small fry locked themselves
in a cluster Of party buildings. but
they were surrounded and helpless
The famous beer cellar where
Adolf Hitler and his Na2i bench
men plotted the putsch that brought
them control OF Germany and ulti-
mately most OF Europe was In 6
portion OF the city devastated by
Allied bombs, Mrs, Packard said,
There also was no immediate wore
on the fate OF the Bavarian patriots
who revolted against their MAJ
overlords last weekend and sei2et
temporary control OF the Munich
Radio Station.
Another Seventh Army column
drove to within II miles artiller,
range-of Innsbruck. northern gate.
way 10 the Bremen Pass and 3:
miles from the Pass itself.