Proclamation No. 1
Above is the front page of the newspaper
size, eight page Proclamation No 1, in two sections, issued under the name of
Dwight D Eisenhower, General of the Army, April 19, 1945, announcing his command as a victorious
army and not as eliminators. It
promises to destroy the national socialism and the German militarism and
eliminate
the rule of the National Socialist of Germany workers party.
Left to right; Chris Kaufmann, Leipzig, Germany; Anne Lipsius, Norcross,
GA; Edgar A."Bud" Parsons, Chapel Hill, NC and Joe Lipsius, Norcross, GA; in
front of the entrance to The Kongress Hotel, Potsdamy, Germany.
May, 12-15, 2006, Joe and Anne Lipsius, Headquarters 272nd
Infantry Regiment;
On
Saturday, May 13, 2006, Christoph Kaufmann, Photarchivist, Stadtgeschichtliches
Museum Leipzig, met the Americans in Potsdsam to present a copy of
Proclamation No 1
on behalf of Dr. Volker Rodedkamp, Leipzig City History
Museum Director.
Click on the small letter below to view full size.
On return to the United States, after conferring with Paul N. Shadle, Co
E 271st
Infantry Regiment, President of the Fighting 69th Infantry Division
Association,
Click on the small letter to view full size:
It was also decided to send Dr. Rodekamp's letter to the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum framed alongside Fighting 69th Infantry Division Association, Inc. President Shadle's letter ready for immediate hanging.