What if you were a German soldier during this operation? You knew the Eastern Front was a complete mess, and you also knew you faced overwhelming odds in the west. Even if you wanted to carry out orders in the Battle of the Bulge, did you really believe it could succeed? I doubt it. I think the German Army was pretty much exhausted and demoralized at this point. They fought. Certainly they fought, but they probably knew the end result was going to be defeat regardless.
I do not believe the soldiers were in possession of information that was objective. You could go to prison for listening to short-wave and broadcasts from the BBC and Luxembourg.
Today that tight a hold on information is not possible.
If you were a German soldier, you wanted to surrender in the West. Same goes for the females.