British tanks storming into Denmark – how the last days of WWII in Europe were reported in May 1945

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WHEN WILL VICTORY BELLS RING OUT? British tanks storming into Denmark, 500,000 German PoWs taken in Hamburg and Cabinet ministers told to stay in London – how the last days of WWII in Europe were reported in May 1945

  • On Friday, May 4 1945, British troops were rolling into Denmark, crossing German border into Jutland
  • Albert Speer, Hitler’s Armaments Minister, stated that German Government had taken refuge in Copenhagen
  • Though he admitted that Germany is defeated, Speer said that Fuhrer Doenitz will fight on  

By Daily Mail Reporter

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