Surrender

An event programme for the 70th Anniversary of V-E Day, recounting the final episodes of World War II and the first steps into a new world emerging, from Christmas 1944 to summer 1945. Between chaotic times and new hopes, stories will be told by civilians and soldiers, caught up in these defining moments. Using colorized and sound designed archives remastered in HD, SURRENDER will transport viewers into those crucial months when the fate of entire populations was disrupted.

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Status	Ended
Original Name	Surrender
First Air Date	January 1, 2015
Last Air Date	January 1, 2015
Seasons	1
Episodes	2
Episode Runtime	0min
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Original Language	English
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S01E02

The Fall of Nazi Germany

While the allied troops were confronted to the death camp horrors, the russians soldiers were engaged in a mercyless fight at the gates of Berlin. Just in this battle, the Russians lost up to 15,000 men per day! The Nazi commanders, enraged, kept throwing crowds of armed civilians on the streets - including many adolescents and old men - and continued to proclaim that victory was close! While the Russians successfully took over the Reichtag on April 30, 1945, Hitler committed suicide in his bunker. The Soviet soldiers then pillaged the city and systematically raped the women. On May 7 and 8, 1945, Germany's surrender was signed

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