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01-02-2011, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by GoNative View Post
I don't believe they were seeking avenues to surrender from 1943 at all. They may well have sought avenues to seek a cessation of hostilities between themselves and the US (because they were losing) but I don't believe it had anything to do with surrender.
Maybe at first.. but from about 1944 onwards and definitely towards the end they were seeking to negotiate surrender.

The problem was that the allies wanted an unconditional one and refused to even enter into talks despite US intelligence reports which recommended them.
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