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November 7th, 1944, Major John Knox, with General Daser as a prisoner of war, leaves the German headquarters in Middelburg. Province of Zeeland, the Netherlands
Germans surrender to a 'fake' Colonel
The defeated commander of the German army in Middelburg has officially surrendered on 7 November. This required a trick: the status-sensitive General Daser did not want to surrender to anyone lower in rank than a colonel, but the liberators did not have a colonel under him.
Major Johnston "borrowed" the missing insignia from another officer for the occasion and introduced himself to Daser as Colonel. With protocol fulfilled, the general agreed to surrender and surrendered his pistol. And eleven bottles of champagne, Veuve Clicquot from a good year, which the general still had in his bedroom.
The Allies took the city on November 6 without firing a shot. The 2,000 Germans in the city rushed to surrender to the 200 British soldiers who arrived.
General Daser, however, still resisted. He lay in bed all night with a headache. With aspirins and a down blanket over his head, says an English soldier who kept watch on his doorstep.
His men had to spend the long cold night at De Markt. Congregated and disarmed, they were guarded under the starry sky with machine guns and then transferred to the prisoner of war camp in Antwerp. They are taken away by boat.
The captured soldiers of the 70th Division are also referred to as the 'Stomach ache' Division, because they all had stomach problems. By placing the soldiers all together, they could be treated more easily and all received a special ration, for example with white bread.
Like his soldiers, Daser goes to a POW camp in Antwerp. When he boarded a sailboat that would take him across, he tried to hide his face, which betrayed a bad mood.
But the captain of the sailboat turned the boat so that the photographers could still see Daser's face. Daser turned his back on them again. That game went on for a while, the German pow's standing on the quay had a good laugh about it.
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Germans surrender to a 'fake' Colonel
The defeated commander of the German army in Middelburg has officially surrendered on 7 November. This required a trick: the status-sensitive General Daser did not want to surrender to anyone lower in rank than a colonel, but the liberators did not have a colonel under him.
Major Johnston "borrowed" the missing insignia from another officer for the occasion and introduced himself to Daser as Colonel. With protocol fulfilled, the general agreed to surrender and surrendered his pistol. And eleven bottles of champagne, Veuve Clicquot from a good year, which the general still had in his bedroom.
The Allies took the city on November 6 without firing a shot. The 2,000 Germans in the city rushed to surrender to the 200 British soldiers who arrived.
General Daser, however, still resisted. He lay in bed all night with a headache. With aspirins and a down blanket over his head, says an English soldier who kept watch on his doorstep.
His men had to spend the long cold night at De Markt. Congregated and disarmed, they were guarded under the starry sky with machine guns and then transferred to the prisoner of war camp in Antwerp. They are taken away by boat.
The captured soldiers of the 70th Division are also referred to as the 'Stomach ache' Division, because they all had stomach problems. By placing the soldiers all together, they could be treated more easily and all received a special ration, for example with white bread.
Like his soldiers, Daser goes to a POW camp in Antwerp. When he boarded a sailboat that would take him across, he tried to hide his face, which betrayed a bad mood.
But the captain of the sailboat turned the boat so that the photographers could still see Daser's face. Daser turned his back on them again. That game went on for a while, the German pow's standing on the quay had a good laugh about it.
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WOW, Great Photos mate, THANKS for posting these!!! Never get to see much on this WWII campaign!!
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1 May 1945.
The Daily Express cartoonist Carl Ronald Giles, sketches as Royal Armoured Corp crewmen work on their Cromwell tanks, near Lüneburg in Germany.
After the successful invasion of northern France in June 1944, Giles was keen to experience life at the Front first hand. He asked his editor if he could go over as a war correspondent, but it was considered too dangerous at first to risk sending him.
However, by September Giles was given his war correspondent’s licence alongside the rank of captain, with orders to proceed by military aircraft to Brussels to represent the Daily Express with the 2nd Army. Indeed, Express Newspapers was so happy with his work that it raised his annual salary nearly four-fold.
Giles, died in August 1995 aged 78
(Photo source - © IWM BU 4925)
Sgt. Hardy, No. 5 Army Film and Photo Section, Army Film and Photographic Unit
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The Daily Express cartoonist Carl Ronald Giles, sketches as Royal Armoured Corp crewmen work on their Cromwell tanks, near Lüneburg in Germany.
After the successful invasion of northern France in June 1944, Giles was keen to experience life at the Front first hand. He asked his editor if he could go over as a war correspondent, but it was considered too dangerous at first to risk sending him.
However, by September Giles was given his war correspondent’s licence alongside the rank of captain, with orders to proceed by military aircraft to Brussels to represent the Daily Express with the 2nd Army. Indeed, Express Newspapers was so happy with his work that it raised his annual salary nearly four-fold.
Giles, died in August 1995 aged 78
(Photo source - © IWM BU 4925)
Sgt. Hardy, No. 5 Army Film and Photo Section, Army Film and Photographic Unit
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May 8, 1945
Men of 'Easy Company' 2nd Btn. 506 PIR, 101st Airborne, celebrate V-E day in Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps.
(Easy Company arrived there on May 5th)
Left to right: Major Richard D. Winters, Captain Lewis Nixon, First Lieutenant Harry F. Welsh, First Lieutenant Thomas A. Peacock and Capt. Lloyd J. Cox.
Men of 'Easy Company' 2nd Btn. 506 PIR, 101st Airborne, celebrate V-E day in Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps.
(Easy Company arrived there on May 5th)
Left to right: Major Richard D. Winters, Captain Lewis Nixon, First Lieutenant Harry F. Welsh, First Lieutenant Thomas A. Peacock and Capt. Lloyd J. Cox.
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Type VIIC U-431 was laid down on 4 January 1940 by Schichau-Werke in Danzig as yard number 1472, launched on 2 February 1941 and commissioned on 5 April 1941 under Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm Dommes (Knight's Cross).
The boat's service began on 5 April 1941 for training as part of the 3rd U-boat Flotilla. Afterwards she transferred to the 29th flotilla operating in the Mediterranean on 1 January 1942. In 16 patrols she sank or damaged 11 ships in total.
Wolfpacks
She took part in one wolfpack, namely:
Brandenburg (15 September – 1 October 1941)
Fate
She was sunk on 21 October 1943 in the Mediterranean off Algiers at position 37°23′N 00°35′E by depth charges dropped from a RAF Wellington bomber of 179 Squadron, operating out of Gibraltar. All hands were lost.
The boat's service began on 5 April 1941 for training as part of the 3rd U-boat Flotilla. Afterwards she transferred to the 29th flotilla operating in the Mediterranean on 1 January 1942. In 16 patrols she sank or damaged 11 ships in total.
Wolfpacks
She took part in one wolfpack, namely:
Brandenburg (15 September – 1 October 1941)
Fate
She was sunk on 21 October 1943 in the Mediterranean off Algiers at position 37°23′N 00°35′E by depth charges dropped from a RAF Wellington bomber of 179 Squadron, operating out of Gibraltar. All hands were lost.
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May 1917
Men of the Royal Garrison Artillery, moving a 6 inch 26 cwt howitzer into position on the Balkan Front.
(Photo source - © IWM Q 32922)
Creator - Ariel Varges
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Men of the Royal Garrison Artillery, moving a 6 inch 26 cwt howitzer into position on the Balkan Front.
(Photo source - © IWM Q 32922)
Creator - Ariel Varges
Colourised by Doug - Colourising History
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That's a wrench not a pistol mate
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