POWs fly home as Germans delay peace

6th May 1945: Eisenhower refuses to allow further delays to a full surrender of Germany

Australian, British and New Zealand former POWs waiting to board No 463 Squadron Lancasters at Juvincourt near Rheims, as part of the massive operation to fly POWs home, 6 May 1945. Operation Exodus operated throughout May. By 1 June approximately, 3,500 flights had brought 75,000 men back to the UK.

Even if a series of armistices had been arranged betwe…