7 May 1945

MONDAY, 7 MAY 1945

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO): The German High Command surrenders
unconditionally all land, sea, and air forces at Reims, France effective 9
May 45. General of the Army Dwight D Eisenhower says, "The mission of this
Allied force was fulfilled at 0241 local time, May 7, 1945."

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): 2 missions are flown.
Mission 984: 231 B-17s are dispatched to drop food supplies at Schipol
(154) and Alkmaar (10) Airfields, Vogelenzang (25), W of Utrecht (28) and N
of Hilversum (12), the Netherlands; a total of 426 tons of food are dropped.
Mission 985: 15 B-17s, with 30 of 32 P-51s escorting, drop leaflets in
Germany during the day.

TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): The XIX Tactical Air Command flies
sweeps over E Germany and W Czechoslovakia and carries out demonstration
flights over prisoner of war (POW) camps. The 586th and 587th Bombardment
Squadrons (Medium), 394th Bombardment Group (Medium), move from Niergnies
Airfield, Cambrai, France to Venlo, the Netherlands with B-26s.