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ANNEX G

MESSAGE FORM DATE & TIME OF ORIGIN:- 08 1230 FROM:- HQ 32 Guards Brigade TO:- 1st Armoured Battalion COLDSTREAM GUARDS, 5th Battalion COLDSTREAM GUARDS, 2nd Battalion SCOTS GUARDS, 2nd Armoured Recce Battalion WELSH GUARDS, No. 1 Independent Machine Gun Company NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS, Camp, Signals. RESTRICTED The following message received from SECOND ARMY is a summary of the terms of surrender signed by C.-in-C. 21 ARMY GROUP and GERMAN Reps May 4, 1945. They will be read to all troops and then posted on unit notice boards where they can be viewed by all ranks.QUOTEFIRSTThe GERMAN Komd agrees to the surrender of all German forces in HOLLAND in NW GERMANY in SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN and in DENMARK to Army Group C of 21 Army Group C. Those forces laying down their arms and surrendering unconditionally.SecondAll hostilities at sea, land or air by German forces in the above area will cease at 0800 DBST Sat 5 May 45.ThirdThe GERMAN COMD to carry out promptly and without argument or comment all further orders given by the Allied Powers on any subject.FourthDisobedience or failure to obey orders will be dealt with by the Allied Powers in accordance with the recognized laws and customs of war.FifthThis instrument of surrender shall be without prejudice to and shall be superseded by any general instrument of surrender imposed by or on behalf of the Allied Powers and applicable to GERMAN and the German forces as a whole.SixthThe instrument of surrender is written in English and in German. The English version is the authentic text.SeventhThe decision of the Allied Powers shall be final if any doubt or dispute arises as to the meaning or combination of the terms of surrender.

7 May09.30 O'Group at Brigade.First orders under code word ECLIPSE.2nd Battalion SCOTS GUARDS will occupy and secure CUXHAVEN 6386. 32 BRIGADE March Table No. 10 (APPENDIX E)The COLDSTREAM GUARDS group will guard the prisoners of the 7 PAR DIVISION concentrated at the airfield 6075. Strengths of 7 PARA DIVISION & CUXHAVEN Garrison (APPENDIX F)The Battalion moved at about 1300 hrs in the following order - Left Flank/3 Squadron WELSH GUARDS, Tac HQ Group, Right Flank, G Company, HQ & Support Companies.Crossed the bridge at HECHTHAUSEN 0062 at 1400 hrs.A German Marine Captain and his interpreter were soon met and placed on the leading tank as guides.Soon our own Marine Section under the command of Captain LAWFORD, ROYAL NAVY joined the column and at NEUHAUS 8579 where a halt was arranged to pick up a junior officer to the German Captain who was to be on the leading tank a roadside conference was held to record the details of the surrender.This being over the column made good progress through OTTERNDORF 7680 and stopped just outside CUXHAVEN for the left flank to mount the tanks of 3 Squadron.Left Flank / 3 Squadron then went straight for the harbour approaches and took up tactical positions covering the harbour where several German naval vessels were berthed.Right Flank then went through to the two barracks at the western end of the town and took up positions around these.They were full of German soldiers who quietly followed all orders.Dölles Hotel Cuxhaven After much consultation with German naval, military and civilian officers, Marine HQ and HQ 2nd Battalion SCOTS GUARDS were established at the DÖLLES HOTEL in the centre of the town. 32 BRIGADE Message on Surrender Terms (APPENDIX G)

May 8VICTORY DAYGuards had to be found at two displaced persons camps near the city and G Company provided a platoon for each. Personal message from the Commander-in-Chief (APPENDIX H)Nothing else to report.

9. Mai
Infanterie-Kaserne, CUXHAVEN Battalion H.Q. zog am Nachmittag vom DOLLES HOTEL in eine große Infanteriekaserne im NORDWESTEN der Stadt um und wurde am Abend von den Kompanien verfolgt. Wieder war das ganze Bataillon in Kaserne mit viel Platz. Sofort wurde eine zentrale Offiziersmesse eingerichtet. Zur großen Freude des Signalzuges stellte sich heraus, dass alle Büros und das Offizierszimmer an eine automatische Telefonzentrale angeschlossen waren und keine Leitung verlegt werden musste. Um 22:30 Uhr wurde ein Zug gerufen, um den Divisional Prisoner of War Cage zu bewachen. Rechte Flanke stellte den Zug.

May 11In the early hours of the morning Right Flank boarded five German minesweepers and was soon on her way to HELIGOLAND. The Times Article (APPENDIX J)Right Flank disembarked at 1300 and formed a small guard of honour to receive Rear Admiral MUIRHEAD-GOULD, ROYAL NAVY, as he came ashore.The Commanding Officer accompanied the party and together with the Admiral inspected the island, which was a complete mess after CUXHAVEN in a speedboat.The minesweepers of the Right Flank were all German-manned and still flying the German flag.One useful purchase on the island was 3,500 bottles of beer.

May 13th1020 hours A thanksgiving service of the division was held in one of the CUXHAVEN churches.General Allan ADAIR received the salute from the March Past after the service.

Total strength of all German army forces after the capitulation in Cuxhaven at the end of the war in 1945

APPENDIX FSTRENGTHS OF THE 7TH PARACHUTE DIVISIONDIV. HQ - 18619 PARACHUTE REGIMENT, I & II - 43020 PARACHUTE REGIMENT, I & II - 724Anti-Tank Battalion - 137H.Q. AR - 80I/12 ARTILLERY REGIMENT - 367II/12 ARTILLERY REGIMENT - 243III/12 ARTILLERY REGIMENT - 295AIR DEFENSE BATTALION - 436SIGNALS - 215SUPS - 78612 ASSAULT RIFLE BRIGADE - 223SUBTOTAL 4122CUXHAVEN GARRISONNAVAL ARTILLERY BATTALION 224 - 114NAVAL ARTILLERY DEPT. 114 (CUXHAVEN) - 802BATTERY SPIDER - 14NAVY. FLAK BATTERY 214 CUXHAVEN - 926F 314 - 232COMMANDER A14/XI - 327ALARM BTL 701 - 635ALARM BTL 5 - 265ALARM BTL 3 - 647ALARM BTL 12 - 219ALARM BTL 11 - 310ALARM BTL 10 - 314ALARM BTL 9 - 359ALARM BTL 8 - 450ALARM BTL 7 - 594ALARM BTL 6 - 439FIRE DEFENSE RAD STICKENBUTTEL - 166ALARM BTL (SUPS) - 409SUBTOTAL 7222TOTAL 11344 SOLDIERS

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