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| President Eisenhower's 'end of WW2' memo to be auctioned | President Eisenhower's 'end of WW2' memo to be auctioned |
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| Documents which announced the end of World War Two to millions of troops could fetch up to £12,000 when they go under the hammer later. | Documents which announced the end of World War Two to millions of troops could fetch up to £12,000 when they go under the hammer later. |
| A telex from US President Dwight D. Eisenhower announcing the German surrender on 7 May 1945 is among the items being auctioned in Nottingham. | A telex from US President Dwight D. Eisenhower announcing the German surrender on 7 May 1945 is among the items being auctioned in Nottingham. |
| Another message reads "there is no longer an enemy to defeat". | Another message reads "there is no longer an enemy to defeat". |
| Auctioneer Richard Davey said the messages would have marked the first time troops were told the war was over. | Auctioneer Richard Davey said the messages would have marked the first time troops were told the war was over. |
| The 70th anniversary of VE Day - the day Eisenhower's total ceasefire order ended the war in Europe - was marked in May this year. | |
| A lot including Eisenhower's first message to his command following Germany's surrender, and a photograph of Major General Kenneth Strong has a guide price of £4,000 to £6,000. | A lot including Eisenhower's first message to his command following Germany's surrender, and a photograph of Major General Kenneth Strong has a guide price of £4,000 to £6,000. |
| Mr Davey, of International Autograph Auctions, said the president sent four messages that day, but the telex was the only one broadcast to the millions of troops under his command. | Mr Davey, of International Autograph Auctions, said the president sent four messages that day, but the telex was the only one broadcast to the millions of troops under his command. |
| "So this was effectively the first time that all the ordinary fighting soldiers were aware that the war had ended," he said. | "So this was effectively the first time that all the ordinary fighting soldiers were aware that the war had ended," he said. |
| "To some people they could be worth an awful lot more and other people might view them as just a piece of paper. | "To some people they could be worth an awful lot more and other people might view them as just a piece of paper. |
| "But to hold them in your hands is like holding actual history." | "But to hold them in your hands is like holding actual history." |
| A cipher message of the ceasefire order could fetch £2,000 to £3,000, Mr Davey said. | A cipher message of the ceasefire order could fetch £2,000 to £3,000, Mr Davey said. |
| And a final intelligence report, dated 8 May 1945, stating "there is no longer an enemy to defeat" has a guide price of £2,000 to £3,000. | And a final intelligence report, dated 8 May 1945, stating "there is no longer an enemy to defeat" has a guide price of £2,000 to £3,000. |