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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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U.S. Seventh Army captures former Hungarian regent Admiral Nicholas Horthy and German field marshals Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb and Wilhelm List in southwest Germany on May 2; Horthy in protective custody and good health.
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WITH U. S. SEVENTH ARMY, May 2. (UP)—Admiral Nicholas Horthy, former regent of Hungary, and two German field marshals were revealed Tuesday to be in the hands of American Seventh army forces.
The field marshals captured by Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch's army were Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb and Wilhelm List. Both commanded large German forces in the Polish, French and Russian campaigns.
Horthy was found at Weilheim in southwest Germany. He was placed in protective custody. Troops of the 36th division found him at Waldbichl Castle on the northern fringe of the Austrian Tyrol. He was reported in good health.
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Southwest Germany
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May 2
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admiral nicholas horthy and two german field marshals captured by u.s. seventh army forces; horthy placed in protective custody and reported in good health
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Admiral Nicholas Horthy, former regent of Hungary, and German field marshals Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb and Wilhelm List were captured by Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch's U.S. Seventh Army. Horthy was found at Weilheim in southwest Germany and at Waldbichl Castle on the northern fringe of the Austrian Tyrol by troops of the 36th division.