Surrender - The Fall of the Reich

"Surrender" captures the saga that unfolded during the final episodes of World War II and the first steps into a new world: from the German counter-offensive in the Ardennes in the winter of 1944 to VE Day on May 8, 1945, ending the war in Europe. Between chaotic times and new hopes, stories will be told by civilians and soldiers, caught up in these defining moments. On May 8, 1945, Nazi Germany capitulated. After more than five years of war that left more than 42 million dead, the world celebrated the victory of the Allied forces over the Third Reich. Millions of refugees who had been displaced, exiled, and deported by the conflict were thrown onto devastated country roads. Never had the end of a war been so violent and uncertain. Six months earlier, nothing hasn not yet been decided. In December 1944, Adolf Hitler launched his last major offensive in the Ardennes, inflicting heavy losses on Anglo-American troops.