Western Europe: 25th Army's intentions to flood the Wieringermeer Polder at western...

HW 1/3713

1945 Apr 21

Western Europe: 25th Army's intentions to flood the Wieringermeer Polder at western end of dam and defend resulting peninsula, Apr 18; C-in-C West's orders for defending the Elbe in Leipzig area, Apr 20; C-in-C Netherlands informed of Hitler's order to disarm foreign units once any sign of waivering loyalty noted, Apr 18; C-in-C West's battle plans for Stuttgart area, Apr 20; GOC 19th Army in Stuttgart area reports only 2 days' stocks of fuel and ammunition remaining, Apr 20; battle reports from Western Front for Apr 18, Kesselring expected 11th Army to make a defensive stand on the Brocken, 326th Volks Grenadier and 5th Parachute Divisions suffer heavy losses in the Harz pocket, civilians in Chemnitz turn on German troops; Russians employing 7 infantry armies and 2 guards tank armies in offensive against Berlin, Apr 17; SS HQ orders all Jewish prisoners in concentration camp at Main to be transferred at all costs to camp at Dachau, Apr 16, Flossenbuerg concentration camp fallen into Allied hands and Allies had armed and turned Jewish inmates at other captured camps on local German population.

Southern Europe: battle reports from German units in Italy, Apr 19/20, Allies bringing up reinforcements south-east of Ferrara, Allied tank penetration threatens to cut the Via Emilia west of Bologna; general strike in Turin on Apr 18, rebels expected toattack city.

Naval Headlines.

Japanese minister, Madrid: following severance of diplomatic relations with Spain, personal views on future progress of the war, urges conciliation with Soviet Union and a fight to finish against Western Allies, Apr 12; information from Germany, Spain ends all flights between Germany and Spain, Apr 16, all German funds frozen in Spain, Apr 17.

Japanese ambassador, Berlin: German protests against Japanese show of sympathy following death of President Roosevelt, Apr 16; Russian offensive against Berlin, situation on Western Front, German leadership remains in Berlin, German ambassador Papen captured by Allies in Westphalia, Apr 16.

Spanish minister, Ankara: information from an authoritative source, Soviet internal politics, Apr 9.

c/9045

Public Record(s)

Open Document, Open Description