Lot 6 , A contemporaneous Telex copy of the notification of the unconditional surrender of the German high command in WW2, 7th May, 1942, single sheet, printed in black

A contemporaneous Telex copy of the notification of the unconditional surrender of the German high command in WW2, 7th May, 1942, single sheet, printed in black,
marked from JEJO, to UAGP, JEQY, ACRM, BARM, CAOM, CBOM, FCC, CKCO, HCO, LCO, ACO, MYGI, MY G, YEC, YE, YAE, ……..the text begins: ”Para one PD A representative of the German high command signed the Unconditional paren from Shaef Forward signed Eisenhower site SHGCT unparen surrender of all German land CMA sea CMA and air forces in Europe to the Allied expeditionary force and simultaneously to the Soviet high command at zero one four one hours central European time CMA 7 May under which all forces will cease active operations at zero zero zero one baker hours nine May PD para two PD effective immediately all offensive operations by Allied expeditionary force will cease and troops will remain in present positions PD due to difficult les of communication there may be some delay in similar orders reaching enemy troops so full defensive precautions will be taken PD PARA…… all informed down to and including divisions CM tactival air commands and groups cma base sections cma and equivalent PD no repeat no release will be made to the press pending an announcement by the heads of the three governments’’ 28 x 18cms.

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