Surrender (2015 - 2015)
Documentary
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.
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- 2015-01-01
- Seasons
- 1 seasons
Video Providers
Season 1Episode 245 min
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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