Prior to the “May Crisis”, Hitler appeared to be in no hurry to bring the crisis over Czechoslovakia to a conclusion. An earlier draft memorandum on “Operation Green” (the code name for the invasion of Czechoslovakia), dated 20 May 1938, indicated no immediate timetable for the operation. The events of 19-22 May 1938, however, caused [...]
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Hitler’s directive for “Operation Green”
Posted in Documents, Pacts, and Treaties, tagged "Operation Green", 1938, Adolf Hitler, Czechoslovakia in WW II, German occupation of Czechoslovakia, Hitler's directive, WW II Documents on October 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Harry S. Truman: Broadcast to the American people announcing the surrender of Germany
Posted in Harry S. Truman, tagged Broadcast to the American people announcing the surrend, End of the WW II, Harry S. Truman, May 8 1945 on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Broadcast to the American People Announcing the Surrender of Germany May 8, 1945 [Delivered from the Radio Room at the White House at 9 a.m.] THIS IS a solemn but a glorious hour. I only wish that Franklin D. Roosevelt had lived to witness this day. General Eisenhower informs me that the forces of Germany [...]
Karl Doenitz – Broadcast Informing The German People of Their Unconditional Surrender
Posted in Documents, Pacts, and Treaties, Karl Doenitz, tagged German Unconditional Surrender, Karl Doenitz, May 8 1945, WW II on October 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz’ Broadcast Informing The German People of Their Unconditional Surrender May 8, 1945 German men and women, When I addressed the German nation on May 1 telling it that the Fuehrer had appointed me his successor, I said that my foremost task was to save the lives of the German people. In [...]
