“Hundreds of GIs were gathered at the Rainbow Corner Red Cross Club in Piccadilly when bundles of “Stars and Stripes” extras were tossed out free. The paper bore a huge banner headline, ‘Germany Quits!’ and contained the official Ministry of Information announcement which all England had just heard on the air.”
“News of the Reich’s final and complete surrender found Piccadilly, Marble Arch and other popular intersections jammed with people. At first incredulous, the cautious British worked up to a pitch of demonstrative joy…”
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