Why did some German commanders not surrender in the last stages of the Second World War? For some the answer might be obvious, yet, during this interview with Bas Willems there was at least one example I was not aware of and that was quite interesting. Cover Image: Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-H29033 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-H29033,_Ratibor,_Volkssturmm%C3%A4nner_mit_Panzerf%C3%A4usten.jpg Cover design by vonKickass. »» GET OUR BOOKS «« » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon, see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Willems, Bastiaan: Violence in Defeat: The Wehrmacht on German Soil, 1944-1945. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK, 2021. #WhyGermanCommandersDidNotSurrender,#Mutiny,#5thPanzerDivision