The claim that the Commander of the Warsaw Garrison has offered to surrender the town and garrison is made in a communique issued by the German High Command.
The communique adds that General Blaskowitz has been appointed to negotiate the surrender on behalf of Germany. Warsaw, which at the outbreak of hostilities was considered an open town, and_ was respected accordingly, states the communique, had been transform~ ed into a fortress by measures decreed by the Commander, who had restored the old forts, and armed part of the civilian popul:
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