Tag: surrender

During the final months of World War II, Hitler’s orders to the German Wehrmacht were clear: Surrender was not an option. The German fighter divisions had to be on standby at all times and be…

As the war neared its end in 1945, around seven million Germans were fleeing, facing two perilous options: escaping to the West by sea or risking a dangerous journey across the ice-covered lagoon in horse-drawn…

In a letter on January 28, 1945, a young German woman expresses the frustration of waiting for an uncertain future while her husband serves in the Luftwaffe. Documentary: Countdown to Surrender – The Last 100…