- Contributed by
- CSV Solent
- People in story:
- Roy Stevens
- Location of story:
- Broadstone, Poole
- Background to story:
- Civilian
- Article ID:
- A4115936
- Contributed on:
- 25 May 2005
This story was submitted to the People’s War website by Marie on behalf of Roy and has been added to the site with his permission. Roy fully understand the site’s terms and conditions.
When peace in Europe was declared in May 1945 I was a ten year old pupil at Broadstone School, near Poole in Dorset. We were asked by our teacher to write a composition about the formal German surrender. This is what I wrote (complete with errors in punctuation and spelling mistakes!) -
The declaration of peace
It is a famous street in Berlin the building is a dreary house which used to serve as an Engineering College inside are two long tables. On one table are seated the Russian, British, American and French delegates and the other table is empty. At last the German delegates arrive headed by field marshal Kietel. They take their places and the signing is ready to begin. Marshal Zhoukov asks Marshal Kietel if he agrees, the answer is “yes I agree”. In a few minutes the declaration is signed and it is all over. Marshal Zhoukov says the german delegates may leave.
For this “masterpiece” I was given “V.G. for composition” by my teacher - I still have it.
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