Evening star., 1945-05-06
NAZ|S COLLAPSE IN CLIMAX OF WAR

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tured so far. Doughboys penetrate out
skirts OF Davao, last Jap stronghold in
Philippines. So far no sign found of
$4,000 Japs reported on Midanao.
Thursday-British occupy important
port OF Hamburg without fight. Prague,
Czech capital, termed hospital city and
will not be attacked British and Rus
slams join near Lubbock, cutting off Den
mark and Norway. British press on
toward Kiel, 38 miles from present posi-
ton. Reds take 10000 prisoners in fall
OF Berlin. Nazis now hold only Bo-
hemla, Moravia, eastern Austria and
part Of Northern Yugoslav mountains.
in addition to Norway and Denmark.
British troops, landing on river bank.
enter Rangoon as Burma campaign
against Japs nears end. Half hundred
or more B-29s attack Kyushu airfields
Tor 18th time. Australians advance to-
ward Tarakan Airfield. Thick, black
smoke from shelled and bombed oil
storage facilities obscures action. Davao,
prewar Jap center in Philippines, about
to fall without serious resistance. Two
new divisions join American advance on
lower Okinawa, where 1900 yards are
gained for the day. Jap transport sunk
by American plane near Korea.
Friday-Gen. Eisenhower announces
surrender of all Germans in Holland.
Northwestern Germany and Denmark
including Helgoland and Frisian Islands
to Field Marshal Montgomerys 2lst
Army group. All but S per cent of Ger
many now won, but We day proclama-
ton Is delayed until all pockets are
eliminated. Wilhemina prepares to re-
turn to Dutch capital and King Chris
tlan and most of Danish Parliament
ready to take over government. Four
Allied armies-British I'd, Canadian 1st
American 1st and American 9th-now
have run out of work. Captured Won
Rundstedt says Allied air power plus
blasting of fuel and transportation facil-
tiles caused German collapse. Nazi
chancellery burning after Red search
fails to disclose body of Hitler, reported
to have been killed, died or a suicide
IN the building. Reds work to restore
water. gas, electricity and other facil-
ltles in wrecked Berlin. American 7th
Army captures Innsbruck and Salzburg
and joins with American 5th in Brenner
Pass, 10 miles inside Italy. Patton's
Sd besieges Linz and pushes to within
10 miles OF Russians in Austria Pat
tons forces capture Marshal Won Kliest,
who hroke Mo oipot inn II, 1oA0 pr;+
ish, in capturing Rangoon, complete
Burma campaign with less than 5000
Japs now caught in trap. Enemy loss
put at $1,000 slain in Is months.
Chinese open drive in Human to save
American airbase at Chihkiang. Ad-
miral Nimitz admits Jap planes sink two
light units and damage others in at
tacks on fleet at Okinawa. American
casualties placed at 16964 in Okinawa
campaign, of whom 2,978 were killed.
Jap losses on island are 81 269 killed and
399 taken prisoner. Davao captured
Australians run into stiff resistance but
advance on Tarakan.
Saturday-German radio at Oslo an
nounces that Nazis in Norway will sur
render today. Last of million in Den
mark, Holland and Northwestern Ger
many give up. Nazi ships shell Copen-
hagen as Danish patriots seek to disarm
Nazis who have been ordered to surren-
der. Cruisers Prince Eugen and Nuern-
berg resist efforts to disarm sailors.
Reds, liberating Slovakia, now push
toward Prague. American 7th Army
seizes Berchtesgaden. American Sd
stands at Czech border, awaiting Nazi
final surrender. Japs in wild attack
send suicide planes, suicide boats and
pilot-guided bombs at American forces
at Okinawa Five light units sunk and
others damaged in attack as Japs also
launch amphibious operation against
island. At least 154 planes shot down
and Is explosive-laden speedboats are
sunk. Hundreds of Japs attempting to
land are killed. United States ship losses
at Okinawa now number "a sunk and
others damaged. Japs claim heavy toll,
including two battleships, but there is
no confirmation. More than $50 B-29s
attack Jap aircraft factory at Kure, on
Honshu Island, and so others blast
Kyushu airflelds, base of suicide planes.
Australians take Tarakan City, but ad-
vance is slow against bitter resistance.
Army to release 1000, 900 when Germany
is occupied and send 100000 against
Japs.