The story
On 2nd May General Woltz (the commander of Hamburg) arrived at Divisional HQ (location?) to discuss the arrangements for the surrender, which was taken by Brigadier Spurling on the afternoon of 3rd May 1945. That same afternoon, the 11th Hussars led 7th Armoured Division into the ruined city.
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You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
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