When should Germany have surrendered?

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As war gamers we all know, after '42 it's bound to go bad playing the Axis. It can only go worse....
After 43, it seems to be too late and only results in more human sacrifice. So when should it have been stopped.

Whatever can be pin-pointed as the turning point (Stalingrad?), there must have been period well before '45 one should have surrendered.

Even this could have been well before "Stalingrad".

1. Would an end of hostilities ever been accepted (i.e. as long the Axis where "winning")? - or would Chirchill and other Allied/Soviet commanders NEVER have accepted?

2. Would a surrender -other then unconditionally - have been accepted, let's say after the turning point (Stalingrad?).

3. Even knowing only an unconditionally surrender would be acceptable to the Allies/Soviets, when would it have been looked for?