‎Inside the Reich - Apple TV

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Color archive footage of the events at the end of World War II.

Documentary · 2020 · 45 min

Director Michael Kloft

EPISODE 1

Inside the Reich

Germany has been defeated, but not yet occupied; while the Red Army is already at the Oder, the Allies in the West are making slow progress.

41 min · 31 Dec 2020
EPISODE 2

The Americans at the Elbe

On April 27th, American units and the Red Army celebrated "Elbe Day", the first meeting of their troops near Torgau.

41 min · 31 Dec 2020
EPISODE 3

Visions of Hell

Nuremberg has capitulated after bloody urban warfare; at the end of April, the city and its surroundings are a preferred area of operation for camera teams.

41 min · 31 Dec 2020
EPISODE 4

Unconditional Surrender

On May 6, 1945, Maj. Kirke B. Lawton receives special permission for a ceremony at the Allied headquarters in Reims; the Wehrmacht signs an unconditional surrender on all fronts; WWII ends two days later.

41 min · 31 Dec 2020
EPISODE 5

Victors and the Defeated

Color archive footage of the events at the end of World War II.

41 min · 8 Mar 2021

Michael Kloft

Director