The Germans were a practical bunch. Once many of them realized the war was lost to their side, they looked for ways to ‘switch sides’ or get captured safely. Unlike the Japanese who fought to the death.
The Germans were mainly good folk who sat by and let their country be taken over by the fascist because they were complacent. They then were forced to do what “the country” was doing or be an enemy of their own state.
See any similarities with what is happening today?