In the Winter of 1945, the Germans launched one final assault in the West known as the Battle of the Bulge. Where capable, other fronts saw limited German offensives including in Southern France. These were largely ineffective outside of the main thrust. However, it did reveal that Germany had some fight left.

However, by the end of January 1945, only the truly zealous Nazis remained in the fight. They were retreating back towards Berlin, planning to make one last glorious stand against the Red Army. The Allies had all agreed to allow the Soviet Union to destroy whatever remained of Berlin.  While the Red Army closed the noose around the German capital, the Allies secured the remaining occupied nations in the West, and mopped up what remained of the German Army in the South – most willingly surrendering to US troops, rather than being captured by the very angry Red Army.