THE END OF THE REICH: WW2 THE LAST WAR HEROES Episode 6 (2026 Edition)

It is 1945 and the Allies are at the gates of Germany. In the West, the Americans, British and Canadians have one last barrier to overcome before they can enter the heart of Germany: the Rhine. Whilst in the East, the Red Army creeps ever closer to Berlin. The dramatic, gruelling battles of these last few months of WW2 are told through live fire recreations and the compelling, precious eyewitness accounts of Allied veterans. But the perilous crossing of the Rhine, the largest single-day airborne operation ever and the heavy urban fighting in Berlin are only part of the story - as allied troops sweep across the German countryside they encounter child soldiers and the sinister truth at the heart of the Nazi regime as they come across the horrors of Nazi concentration camps. In Berlin, as German forces began to run out of ammunition, and the Russians came closer and closer, Hitler finally commits suicide. On the 8th May days later, German forces surrender at Luneburg Heath. At last, the thousand year Reich comes to an end and the war in Europe is over. We hear how it affected our heroes and relive their emotional homecomings.