OPERATION SUNRISE/NEGOTIATIONS WITH SS GENERAL WOLF FOR THE SURRENDER OF GERMAN FORCES IN NOTHERN ITALY

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• Document Page Count: 224
• Document Creation Date: November 3, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 6, 2013
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: August 9, 1945
• Content Type: MISC

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Office of Strategic Services,
Witithltgton, 140.
4 'tune 1946
1 Utters of Commendat on have been sent b he
040manding �Malmo 267?th Re ism% 068 (Prov) to the
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Robert 0 i4er,
4 Gail IP, Donna ley
T/4 Lloyd 114, Jewell
Opl� Lynn Weer
Oply William Sip Neilinger
Cpl., George to Wilcox
1/6 Gregory Rabamea
T/6 Lowell ?animater
Hiss Marian L. Cooley
Kiss Marjorie My MoCormick
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Sii1.1141z endatIon
TO Robert Giv Layer
29 May 1946
1* t gives me wit pleasure to commend you for your
�uportor partormanoe o duty during the critical period of
0 Marebt 1 through 2 May 19460 at which time this organise
nom W40 playing Its important pert In the negotiations leads.
ing to the surrender of the German forces in Italye
The 26/77th Regiment, Office of Strategic Services
(Provisional) has received official commendation for ite
Oontribations In effecting the surrender of the enemy in
Italy by Yield Marshal Sir Harold R. L. G. Alexander, Supreme
Allied Commander, Mediterranean Theater of Operations, General
Joeeph
T. Warner, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander,
Menterranean Theater or Operations, and Major General Lyman
Z. Lemnitser, Deputy Chief or Staff, Mediterranean Theater
Of Opermtloas. Your devotion to duty, necessitating extra
hours of work In addition to your normal duties, and your
careful and oontinued observance of ell eeourity precautions,
dew,* special recognition for their valued contribution*
to the success of these negotiations.
30I hove lastruoted the Adjutant to place a copy of
this comer adation lb your e01 file as part of your off teal
rimord*
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t tree lie at ploasure to commend you for your
rterseato 01 uty 41ring *No oritioal poriod of
4. ro I Way 194115. at Ithioh flit* ithie organise's.
4o 1rny$njIt. important par% in th* negotittions �load.
* surroador of the Dorman forces in Italy.
tti The Set?th Regiment' Officio of Stratogic Service,
Orovieloaal) has r000lvod official commendation tor its
Oomtributione in effoctiog the surronder of tho *new, in
May by Field MAVehal $ir Narold P4 Lls ON� AlemAnder, Supreme
Allied OiaisMp, MAtiterreinemn /boater of Operations, General
4 Ko$$r7, Dipar Supromo Allied Commander.
I*t.rrM ?hosier of Operations. and Xajor (Iowa' Lyman
10" temnitiorp Deputy Chief of Staff. Nediterranean Theater
at Operations" Your devotion to dutyl nocAssitsting extra
bows of merit in addition to your normal dutioso and your
oarotal awl liontinuad Observaneo of all security precautions.
0,441411 re000141on for thoir valuod contributions
to the sum's' of %hoe* nogotiationsi
3" Z have imetruetid the Adjutant to place a copy of
thic eommendation in your SO1 filo as pert of your official
roosott"
Oolone
Command
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T/41 Lloyd LJewell
ft 41 no Sr.st pleasure to commend you for your
*rFw nee 0 duty during the critioal period of
h 2 May 1940, at which time this organism's
MI Will pisyin it. important part in the negotiations load
mg 'te the or of the Gorman fore** In Italy.
1, The 2677th Regiment, Office of Strategic Services
ttroviolonal) has reosived official eammendation for its
oontributions In efteoting the surrender of the enemy in
:tar
bp Mad Marshal Sir Harold 141. L. 0, Alexander, &Wen,
Allied Commander, Moditerranian Theater of Operations, General
J*140 V. kanrnoY, Deputy 'uprose Allied Ocetandsr,
Msditsrramoan Theater of Operations, and Major General Lyman
tomnitser, Deputy Chief of Staff, Mediterranean Theater
Of Operation*. Your devotion to duty, necessitating extra
hears of work in addition to your normal duties, and your
**real and continuo4 observaneo of all security precaution*,
4***rve special recognition for their valued oontrihutions
to the suostoso of these negotiation*,
3. I have instructed the Adjutant to place a copy of
tht� 0011 endation in your 201 file AO part of your official
rotorto
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Commen4etion
TO Opl, Lynn keys*,
104 It Wee is past pleasur, to aommend you tor your
* pier performance at duty tr)n the eritioal RerlOd of
0 WWI 1046 through I May 1445* at which time %hie organitaw
ttom was plan,* Its topertant part In the ne 0%10100 load%
tag to the ourrender of Oa German torsos In tall.
I Th 1677th Regiment* Office of Strategic) Services
(Proviel nal has received oftistaX oommendation tor its
eentribu Ions In effeoting the surrender of the enemy In
Italy I) 'told Marshal Sir Harold M6 L. O. Alexandsr, 00Prome
Allied OasaaMar, $stt.rr.naan Theater of Operations* General
44400 410 Wastnir, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander*
MediterrMacen Theater of Operation** end Major General Lyman
L. LomnItser* Deputy Chief of Staff* Mediterranean Theater
Of Operationo. Your devotion to duty* necessitating extra
hours of work In addition to your normal duties, and your
earetul aa4 eontinued observaaco of all eocurity precautions*
deeerve speelal recognition for their valued contributions
to the 'meows of these negotiations.
4. ihive inetruoted the Adjutant to oleo* a copy of
this me Motion In your 001 tile as part of your offAcIal
reeord.
Amter .
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414 vsi paJiSit. IrportaP% part in the ns tiatione ludo
4 eurreader et the Orman torsos in Zta2.
14 MOTTO Neersents OM*. or Strata to &instills.
(Previsional) bee reserved *Metal comendation ter its
oentributions in sttesting %he surrender or the mummy In
Mir* nett Marshal $ir Nereid M4 tko G. Alexander, Nom
All 'A i ander, Mediterranean theater or Operationao General
Warm, Deputy Supreme Allied 004041n4ir.
yeoman Theater at Operations, and Major d.neral LOW
Mier, Deputy �hist of Start, Mediterranean Theater
Of ktienso Tour devotion to 40yo necessitating extra
t weft in addition to your nernal Ottees and your
sM. e*4inu44 ebeervanoe at all eacurity precautions,
swots/ recognition for their valued *contributions
LM slopes et thiles negotiations.
46 I have instrusted he Adjutant to lass a oopy of
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