- [Narrator] Nietzche once said,
"The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness
and the greatest enjoyment from life
is to live dangerously."
He would've loved it here on the Eastern Front.
(dramatic music)
(machine guns blasting)
(soldiers groaning)
(artillery shot exploding)
- Proceed, Proceed.
(gunfire rattling)
(explosion blasting)
(gunshots popping)
(commander speaking in foreign language)
(tank rumbling)
- Comrade Stalin orders you!
- Up there.
Get to the trench, now!
Put them out of there, go!
(tank rumbling)
(cannon fire booming)
(gunshots rattling)
(plane engine roaring)
(explosion blasting)
(machine guns blasting)
(explosions blasting)
(plane engine roaring)
(explosion blasting)
- Prepare yourselves.
Here they come.
(explosions booming)
(tank rumbling)
(gunshots popping)
- Headquarters, we need to break out.
We need reinforcements!
We've been waiting for over an hour!
Where are they?
(explosions blasting)
(plane engine roaring)
- Watch out for the plane.
- Cover.
(gunfire rattling)
(explosions blasting)
- Here they come.
Fire!
(explosions blasting)
- [Radio Man] Headquarters, need to break out.
(gunfire rattling)
(explosions blasting)
- Achtung, they're coming from the tree,
from the tree line.
(tank rumbling)
(cannon firing booming)
(plane engine roaring)
(gunshots popping)
(plane engine roaring)
(explosions blasting)
- Where are they?
(gunfire popping)
(fire blazing)
- You know, this reminds me of that night in Hamburg.
You know, the two sisters?
(men laugh)
- The blondes?
- I thought they were brunettes.
We were a little drunk.
- Always.
- We wanted to build a campfire and have Schnapps
for the two girls we met.
It was dark.
Lit the campfire in the mayor's backyard. (laughs)
- [Daug] Just your luck.
- The luck was, he was their father.
(all laughing)
- [Daug] Those were good times.
- Oh, '38 was a great year.
- [Daug] We did so much.
- We did indeed.
- Do you ever think we'll make it home?
- Yes, we will absolutely make it home.
20 years from now, I will sit in my house
in Flensburg with my beautiful grandchildren
and tell them stories.
- What are you gonna tell them about this?
- Not a damn thing.
I will tell them about camaraderie, soldiering,
the bands, the music, and maybe the girls.
I'm not telling them a damn thing about the Russians.
- So you're going to lie to them?
- Yes.
I don't think they'll appreciate
the truth of this, do you, Daug?
- No.
I know I wouldn't want to.
(fire crackling)
(motorcycle engine roaring)
- Captain.
- [Captain] What the hell is that?
- [Sergeant] Goliath.
- [Captain] Morning, Sergeant.
- Captain.
- They brought them in this morning.
Worthless.
- Good luck.
- [Sergeant] Thank you.
(gravel crunching)
- What are you doing?
- I thought it was time for a cigarette.
- You know how bad those are for you?
- You're probably right.
- They haven't done him any good.
- They keep sending us people like Steinbeck,
what are we gonna do?
- Get ready for the next quarter.
(somber music)
- [Captain] Good morning, doctor.
- Good morning.
- [Captain] How are you holding up?
- Not very good.
- How many did you lose this morning?
- Do you really want to know?
- No, not really.
- Look how young they are.
They're getting younger every day.
- I understand.
- 16.
- High Command say there's a relief column on the way.
- I've heard this before.
- They should break in this morning, tonight, tomorrow.
- I don't think we're gonna hold out that long.
- I will get you out of here, I promise.
- [Doctor] I hope so.
- Excuse me.
Now, what did you promise mother not to do?
- Not to get shot.
- What did you do?
- I got shot.
You know, you always say girls love scars.
So I did it.
- I'm never gonna hear the end of this.
- You know it.
So are we still winning the war?
- Oh, most gloriously.
Haven't you noticed?
- So the noise I hear, it's not ours?
- Nope, but they have promised to break us out any moment.
- You know what?
If the Russians comes closer,
I'm gonna pack up the nurse and crawl out of here,
trust me Klaus.
- You find a nurse around here, I'll crawl with you.
- I guess you don't come to the rear much, do you?
We have one right there.
- What?
- Son, can you hear me?
- What the hell is she doing here?
What is a woman doing here?
- Well, well, she was a radio operator
and she had some medical training,
so she decided to stay when the trains left.
That was a week ago.
- You know what the Russians will do to her?
- Yeah, we know.
I know, and she does.
- Shit.
- Captain, you look tired.
Are you well?
- Well the captain is always tired,
but you know, he's very surprised to see you here.
- Someone had to take care of the wounded.
There's a small sacrifice for my country so--
- Please don't give me the Fatherland speech,
not here in Russia.
How long have you been here?
- I volunteered seven weeks ago.
- Do you have any idea what will happen to you
if the Russians break through our lines?
- I am aware.
- Klaus, she's here.
Just get her out.
- What's your name?
- My name is Gudrun Herr Captain.
- Where are you from, Gudrun?
- I am from Berlin.
Look, I appreciate your concern.
I insist you let me stay to take care of the wounded.
- Gudrun, I don't know if you're aware,
but we are surrounded.
I could not send you anywhere, even if I wanted to.
We have 30 kilometers to our closest lines.
You should never have been here in the first--
- Captain, my brother was surrounded
in Stalingrad for four months.
A Russian shell took both his legs,
but he made it out on the last plane.
Ever since he recovered, he's been trying to make it back.
- Gudrun, you were assigned as a radio operator, yes?
- Yes, I was assigned to General Schroder's headquarters.
And I also have medical--
- So you have knowledge of all our radio codes,
transmission, deciphering of messages?
- Yes.
- Klaus, who's coming to get us out?
- They put together a battle group.
It says Michael Wittmann is to lead it.
- [Anton] Then we'll be just fine.
- Take this.
- I'm sorry, Captain, but I could never shoot anyone.
- It's not for anyone.
The last bullet is for yourself.
The Russians break through our lines, you'll die anyway.
This way it'll be faster and more merciful.
(grass crunching)
This is not good.
Listen, you can still shoot?
- Yeah.
- If the Russians break through,
don't let them take her alive.
You know what they'll do.
- Yeah, I know.
- Shit.
I'll get us out of here.
(suspenseful music)
- Can you hear me?
In the name of the German people,
I award you the Wound Badge in silver.
Congratulations, my son.
You're a brave man.
- Doctor.
What the hell is the nurse doing here?
- There's a nurse?
- There's a nurse over with Anton.
Why wasn't she pulled out?
- I need all the fucking help I can get.
- You should have put her on the trains.
- She volunteered. - Do you have any idea
what they'll do to her? - You know what the Russians
will do to her.
- She's doing it for
the Fatherland. - They rape thousands
over there.
- Oh, please with the Fatherland.
- Yeah, but tell the Fuhrer that, huh?
- Damn it.
- Don't you understand?
I need the fucking help here, all right?
- I understand, but I'm not letting this happen on my watch.
- Like I don't have enough to worry about.
We've lost too many good men and women.
- I under--
- Yeah, here's another one right here.
- Damn it, we're gonna send you some guards.
I'll find you two men
to set up here. - I got no one else left.
- We'll have to find some.
Come on.
Good luck.
- God, I hate this place.
- Good morning, Steinbeck.
- Captain.
- We have a little problem.
- Another one?
- Another one.
One of the nurses got left behind by the trains.
She's at the field hospital.
- I see.
- Go watch over them, please.
- Yes, sir.
- Thank you.
- See that it is done.
The Motherland's counting on you.
Good luck.
- Good luck.
(tank treads squealing)
(tank rumbling)
(speaks in foreign language)
- Are you ready to attack?
(answers in foreign language)
- The Germans are surrounded.
Kill them all.
- Kill the fascist invaders, go.
(tanks rumbling)
- Lieutenant, how are you holding up?
- I'm okay.
- Yeah.
I'm scared.
- Oh, it would be all right.
Klaus is gonna get us outta here.
- Right?
Right.
(tanks rumbling)
(tense music)
(tanks rumbling)
- Come with me
Come with me.
( intense music)
(tanks rumbling)
(tense suspenseful music)
(tanks treads squealing)
- Klaus.
(tank rumbling)
Klaus, Klaus.
Russians in the woods.
- Get back to the trench.
Turn the anti-tank cannon around.
They're coming from the other side.
- Position two reporting.
- [Dispatch] Position two report.
- We are coming, copy.
(soldier speaks foreign language)
(tank rumbling)
- Go to the right.
(tank rumbling)
- The Russians are fighting us from the woods.
- [Captain] Fire.
(explosion blasting)
(guns blasting)
(explosion blasting)
(gunfire rattling)
(man groaning)
(gunfire rattling)
(explosions blasting)
(gunfire rattling)
(soldier groaning)
(guns blasting)
(explosion blasting)
(gunfire rattling)
(tanks rumbling)
(gunfire rattling)
(explosion blasting)
(gunfire rattling)
(plane engine roaring)
(explosion blasting)
(gunfire rattling)
(soldiers chattering)
(phone ringing)
- Hello, yeah.
- Wittmann here, I have a stand by the field hospital,
we have plenty of fuel here, Wittmann's out.
We have to get our comrades out.
- Unretreat.
Come on, move, move.
- Yes sir.
- Our friends are getting overrun by the Russians.
- [Soldier] Everybody moves up?
- [Wittmann] No.
- Up, up
(tank rumbling)
- How many did we lose?
- At least five.
Is that Ronald?
- That's Herman.
- What's left of him?
- How we holding up on ammunition and water?
- Ammunition, food, bullets, water, all gone,
maybe enough for tonight.
- I'm sure they'll get us out any moment now.
- You know what I've been thinking?
- What?
- Leave back to Hamburg.
Start my own bar.
- Oh.
- You know, be my own beer bar.
- Bar maids.
- Of course.
- I like the way you think.
When were you planning on this momentous change of life?
- Is noon tomorrow okay?
- That's a very short notice.
I'm not sure the Führer will like it.
- I was hoping my commanding officer can tell him for me.
- You know, it's funny you should mention it.
I'm seeing him for tea and coffee in a few days.
I'll tell him in person,
these things are best heard from a friend.
- It's good to have friends in high places.
I'm glad I met you.
- That's why I'm here.
So you aren't planning on a military discount
in this bar of yours, yes?
- For you?
You never pay anyway, I carried you for four years now.
- You break my heart, there's no respect
for a commanding officer.
- But I'm here for you.
- So are the Russians.
(gunfire blasting)
- At borders please break out, we need reinforcements
we ain't ready for war right now, where are they?
(heavy gunfire blasting)
(soldier groaning)
- They're coming from the trees, from the tree line.
Steinberg.
(gun rattling)
(gunfire popping)
(soldier groaning)
(gunfire rattling)
- We're dying here, can't wait any longer.
How far away are you?
(gunfire rattling)
Can't wait any longer.
(soldiers groaning)
(cannon fire blasting)
(gunfire popping)
(explosion blasting)
- They're coming from all directions now.
- What are they saying?
(heavy gunfire blasting)
(tank firing booming)
- Fire.
(explosion blasting)
(tank rumbling)
- The drummers are coming down the road.
(cannon fire blasting)
(plane engine roaring)
(explosions blasting)
(tank rumbling)
(plane engine roaring)
(explosion blasting)
(gunfire rattling)
(soldier groaning)
(gunfire blasting)
- We been waiting for over an hour, where are they?
(gunfire blasting)
- Are they coming?
(explosion blasting)
(gunfire popping)
(soldier groaning)
(cannon fire blasting)
- Hold.
(canon fire booming)
(gunfire rattling)
- We have to go to the right.
(explosion blasting)
- Keep an eye on your flank.
(heavy blasting)
- We've got too many wounded soldiers left.
- Give me that telephone.
- We need reinforcement now.
(heavy gunfire blasting)
- He said they met opposition.
(heavy gunfire blasting)
- Over, get ready.
(heavy gunfire blasting)
(canon fire booming)
- Get ready.
(commander whistling)
(commander shouting)
(soldiers growling)
(gunfire blasting)
- They're coming from all directions now.
- Fire up high.
(heavy gunfire)
(soldiers groaning)
(plane engine roaring)
(explosion blasting)
(gunfire rattling)
- Keep an eye on the flanks, they're coming from the tanks.
(heavy gunfire blasting)
- I have been waiting for two days.
I have concluded we're gonna evacuee.
I have dead Russians in my trench.
- No, no, waiting is over.
(gunfire blasting)
- Here they come.
(gunfire blasting)
- Guys, get over to the guys over there.
(gunfire blasting)
Find your favorite barricade, over to the creek.
(tense music)
(heavy blasting)
(plane engine roaring)
(heavy gunfire blasting)
(tank rumbling)
(heavy gunfire blasting)
- Take cover, plane.
(plane engine roaring)
(fire blazing)
(heavy gunfire blasting)
(soldier groaning)
(heavy gunfire blasting)
(tank rumbling)
(explosions blasting)
- Come on, let's go.
(gunfire rattling)
- We stop them over there.
(heavy gunfire blasting)
- T-34 to the right.
(explosion blasting)
(gunfire blasting)
- German butchers.
(explosion blasting)
- Load.
(heavy blasting)
- Klaus, Klaus, hang in there old friend they are coming.
(tank rumbling)
- You see them?
- I see them, they're here.
(suspenseful music)
- Let's go, let's go over there, help them.
- They're coming.
- Hey.
(plane engine roaring)
(tank rumbling)
- Hey Airborne.
- Hey pretty boy Floyd.
- How's your day treating you?
- Trying to get these planes ready for when we drop.
- Yeah, Lang was pretty nice though, ain't it?
- Well rather be back home in Mississippi,
but this'll have to do.
- Yeah, well it'll be a lot nicer when we get to France,
all those beautiful women.
- Oh yeah, if I get there first, I'll try to save you some.
- Like we're gonna save your ass
when we show up off the beach.
- Yeah, like when I'm gonna come up behind you
and get that German that's gonna plug you.
- Hey, listen to all seriousness, y'all keep your head down
and be safe, we'll see you on the beach.
- See you on the beach.
- See you on the beach (indistinct) .
- See you on the beach, private, Keep your head down.
(car engine revving)
- Keep your ass down too,
they'll shoot you there before they shoot you in the head.
(car engine roaring)
(classical music)
- What wonder witness is, the war is lost anyway.
- Ulli, are you serious feel.
- Seriously.
- Ulli, don't be so pessimistic.
(Klaus speaking in foreign language)
(soldier responds in foreign language)
(all laughing)
- Why are you hiding things from the Führer.
- No we are not.
- It is a heart attack with you.
- I know what you're hiding from the Führer.
- Good to see you again Captain.
- Let's be honest.
- Yeah.
- We're all hiding something.
- How many pregnancies have you left to France.
- Will, tell him.
- Not that many, come on.
- On your salary, you can afford them.
- Yeah, that's the thing.
I just use another name. You know, it usually works.
- Don't use my name, I can't afford it either.
- Oh, you it's over with that earlier?
Yeah.
- You've holes in you.
- You like to see.
(all laughing)
- Captain.
- So, now it's down to important army business.
- Yes.
- I know you were here before me.
So you must know the best bar in town.
- Yeah.
- Don't tell him.
- Does he deserve it?
I don't know.
- Remember the last time,
we don't want that to happen again.
- Don't make me demote you again.
- Let's negotiate.
The first five rounds are in you
and we'll show you where it is, okay?
- After a year of the Russian front,
I haven't seen many bars.
It's a deal, on me.(laughs)
- Done deal.
- All right.
- I'm sure it is.
(men laughing)
- Excuse me, the field hospital.
- It's that way.
- This way?
- Yes.
- Thank you.
(gravel crunching)
(soldier laughing)
- Yep, we're gonna bring him down this way.
- Yeah, okay.
- And I'm sure you've noticed the readiness
of our forces here in Normandy.
- They do seem rather unprepared.
- My God, half the men here
are either Russian, Ukrainian, or Polish.
They'll scatter like flies in the wind
at the very first sign of approaching danger.
I want you to inspect our defense here
and give me a report on how they can be improved.
- I will be honored to help in any way that I can.
- Gentlemen.
- Hi Hitler.
- Field Marshall.
I have seen information for you.
- You always have something for me,
but it never seems to be anything I can use.
- Captain, General Frank's here will show you
the layout of the countryside.
- What's up gentlemen.
(car engine roaring)
(footsteps thumping)
(gravel crunching)
- Morning.
So what do you think Klaus?
- I think it looks like hell.
We don't have enough of anything.
How are we gonna hold the allies back?
We have nothing.
- We have mindless optimism.
- Found a way to shoot that out of a gun.
- Any day now, our scientists are working on it.
(somber music)
- Hey, wake up.
Mines my friend.
It better be important, I just finished my watch.
- But it's important.
- What is the problem?
- It's Ulli.
- Ulli, what the hell did he do now?
- He's gone again.
- Gone?
- Yeah.
- For how long?
- No idea.
- And what do we do about it?
- You go to town, ask some just good questions.
And I'll go tell Klaus.
- It better not be the resistance again.
- Yeah.
Or the MPs got him.
- I'll go to town.
(soldier knocking)
- Morning.
- Year and a half on the Eastern Front.
I've never seen an egg.
If I wanted the eggs I'd have to lay it myself.
Or steal it from some pissed off Russian farmer.
Life in France, it's good.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
We appreciate it.
It's an enjoyable time here.
- If I could, I would send this breakfast
to everybody in Russia.
They deserve it.
- Always a good way Klaus.
- Well, when I had my share.
- Yeah.
- What's going on?
- We have a problem.
- Are the Americans here?
- Nope.
- Are the Russians here?
- Nope.
- (indistinct) involved.
- Not yet.
- That bad?
- It might be.
- All right, what's going on?
- It's Ulli.
- What the hell did he do now?
Did he get drunk again and piss on the General's car?
- That was a good one.
That would be nice.
No, he's been missing two days now.
- Anybody reported?
- Not yet.
It's a matter of tough time though.
- Shit.
He just can't help it, can he?
- No.
- I'd just go look for him.
(car engine roaring)
(gunshots popping)
(whistle blowing)
(gunshots blasting)
- Are there maneuvers?
- No, the resistance has been very active
the last few weeks.
(gunshots rattling)
- Just the past few weeks?
(gunshots rattling)
- Let's get out of here.
(car engine roaring)
(telephone ringing)
- Is Captain Miller here?
- Yes.
Just over there.
- Captain Miller, I have a order for Gerald Frank.
I'm sorry.
(footsteps thumping)
(somber music)
- So you got the orders to do it.
- Yeah.
The general thought it was best if I did it.
- Yeah.
Well that's good.
It's better with a friend.
- I have to ask, why?
- I just had enough of this whole thing, you know?
And I met this girl.
- A girl.
- Classic story.
Yeah.
I mean, why else do men do the stupid things men do?
I mean, sometimes I think the war started
because of a girl involved.
- It wouldn't be the first time.
- No.
Hellen of Troy.
- For a one.
So you think this whole thing started
just because Hitler, Churchill, Stalin.
They all just show after their girlfriends.
- Well, it did make sense, doesn't it?
I mean, stupid men do stupid things.
And that's it.
- This is getting pretty stupid.
- Yeah, I know some of those guys,
I mean, they could just have sent them flowers
and let that be it.
Make it easy.
- Flowers would've been good.
- Yeah.
I mean, that's how it started, wasn't it?
I mean, do you remember Sudetenland?
- Yeah.
Austria too.
Everybody threw flowers at us then.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
Well that suddenly changed.
- Yeah.
(footsteps thumping)
- (indistinct)
Sit down, sit down.
- Captain.
- Good morning.
- Good morning Captain.
- Good morning.
- We got some coffee.
- Yep.
- Yuri, coffee for the captain.
- Where was Yuri from?
- Poland, I think.
- I don't know.
- I'm not sure.
- Big one world of German.
Well, it could be from Ukraine.
(speaking in foreign language)
- Thank you, thank you.
- Eastern Poland.
And how do you all can communicate?
- You make it work.
- And how do you make it work during battle?
- Well, we try not to let him too close with the weapons.
He's a Ruski after all.
- Ruski.
- Yeah, you're Ruski.
- Why you all call me Ruski huh?
- You're Ruski.
- I hate Ruski, they're pigs.
I'm a Prussian.
- Yes, you are.
Goddamn it.
What's so funny?
- I have something to tell you.
Ulli.
- What is that?
Oh, they found him?
- Yes, they found him.
- When Captain?
- Tomorrow morning.
(speak in foreign language)
- Yeah, right.
(speak in foreign language)
- You're a good man.
For a good solution.
Drink, drink.
- Spending all the time together.
- It's to good men in the ground.
- Yeah.
Another one.
- Another one.
- Go see him in the prison.
He's over there now.
Bring some wine.
(tense music)
- So have you seen any vulgares around?
- Still thinking about women.
- You still think they'd nag you like women do.
- Yeah, especially you.
Want a cigarette?
- No thanks, those things will kill you.
- You know, you're starting to sound like my mother.
- (laughs) Well, so should be.
- Yep.
- I'm scared as shit.
But this is the way it has to be.
- It's okay.
- Okay.
(Klaus speaks in foreign language)
Ready?
Aim.
Fire.
(gunshots popping)
(somber music)
(gravel crunching)
(drum beats)
- This whole thing is not going very well.
We have to convince the higher command
to use the all resources to repel
an invasion on the beaches.
(priest speaking in foreign language)
- Nobody wants to admit they might be wrong
and lose their face in front of the fear.
- It's the same shit it always was.
They are wars run by desk generals
who never shed any blood and any dirt ever.
- That's right.
- Of course it is.
- That's why you and I,
we have to make the most compelling report
that the Field Marshall can present to Hitler himself.
- I understand.
I'm gonna do my very best.
(speaks in foreign language)
(Priest speaks in foreign language)
(vehicle engine roaring)
(intense music)
(plane engine roaring)
(intense music)
- Get ready.
- Gotta put your gas as soon as possible.
- Stand up
- Straight line let's go.
(plane engine roaring)
Sound of equipment check.
- [Male soldier] Everything okay.
- [Female soldier] Everything okay.
- [Male soldier] Everything okay.
(plane engine roaring)
- Go, go, go, go.
(plane engine roaring)
Go, go, go, go.
(plane engine roaring)
Go, go.
(plane engine roaring)
(boat engine rumbling)
- Remember our motto gentlemen.
No mission too typical for a sacrifice to the grave.
Duty first.
We're the first infantry division.
We've done Africa, we've done Sicily,
and now we're doing France.
They know we're coming, they know we're the best.
- How you guys feeling?
- Good Lieutenant.
- [Soldier] I'm nauseous sir.
- [Lieutenant] I don't blame you, I'm nauseous too.
- Are you all right?
Are you all right?
All the new guys, stick with your mate.
All the obstacles are gonna be pre-sighted on the beach.
Do not bunch up near an obstacle.
Spread out and get up to the hill
as fast as you possibly can.
(plane engine roaring)
(boat engine rumbling)
- Sound it up.
(alarm blaring)
- Alarm, quick, quick,
- Hello
- This is it.
- [German Soldier] Alarm, alarm.
- I need to know what's going on.
The men are confused out there.
First you call (indistinct)
- Horizon is full of ships.
(soldiers chattering)
- Come out.
Come out, Americans coming.
(alarm blaring)
- Oh my God.
(plane engine roaring)
(cannon fire booming)
(fire blazing)
(alarm blaring)
(explosions blasting)
(glass shattering)
(explosions blasting)
(plane engine roaring)
- Tell the cannons to fire at will.
- Yes, sir.
- Well in range.
- Yes, sir.
(alarm blaring)
- Is there any hope?
The Luftwaffe will show today?
- I will spend a lot of (indistinct)
We'll do our best.
- Where the hell did they get all those ships from.
(Cannon firing booming)
(boat engine rumbling)
(plane engine roaring)
(gunfire rattling)
(fire blazing)
- That was position one.
(plane engine roaring)
- Position one is lost, report it.
- One minute to the beach.
One minute to the beach.
(gunfire rattling)
- Get ready.
- Stand by.
- Go, get the hell outta my boat.
- Go, go, go, go.
Get off the boat.
(machine guns blasting)
Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ, I just lost every guy on my boat.
(gunfire rattling)
- Go go go.
(gunfire rattling)
- Go, go, go, go.
(gunfire rattling)
- We're getting killed out.
Move up towards the banks.
Soldier, move your men up.
Let's go.
(gunfire rattling)
(cannon fire booming)
(gunfire rattling)
- Oh God.
(gunfire rattling)
- Make room, we're here.
- Come on second squad, move in now.
Move in now.
(gunfire rattling)
- Sir, I'm the last one.
- Where the rest of the guys?
(soldiers yelling)
(gunfire blasting)
- Hold your head.
(Cannon fire booming)
- Get off the boat.
Get off the boat.
- Right here, and here, boom.
- Then find him.
This is not an exercise.
- I suggest that we move two infantry regiments
and one artillery regiment into the area
to provide proper support should the invasion
occur in that particular sector.
(gunfire rattling)
(explosion blasting)
(soldier screaming)
- Okay, we gotta get off this beach.
Fuck you.
- That time the ally would be in Paris.
- Jesus, block them on purpose.
Jesus, I lost every guy on my boat.
- You got a smoke?
- Oh yeah, sir.
- You got a light?
Fuck.
- We gotta get off the fucking beach.
- I'm fucking wet.
- I'm damn wetter than you fucking are.
- Fuck you.
(Gun bangs)
- Jesus Christ.
- The ally of France that made attack in Normandy.
I have no time to wait, do you not understand?
I see a thousand ships on the ocean.
No, I'm dead serious.
Why do you not come here and see for yourself?
(boat engine rumbling)
(gunfire rattling)
- I need a medic.
Medic
(guns firing)
- Move
(machine guns blasting)
- Go, go, go, go.
(machine guns blasting)
- Lower your fucking head.
What is everyone else?
- I'm the last one.
(gunfire rattling)
(explosion blasting)
(gunfire rattling)
Anton, Anton.
(machine gun blasting)
- You, I want that 42 taken out.
- MG 42 on the right.
(gunfire popping)
(plane engine roaring)
- We gotta get off this beach.
- Yeah.
- We gotta get off the beach.
- Go.
- Patrol, let's move, let's move.
- Everyone fire.
(gunfire rattling)
- Get up here now.
Move.
- Let's go.
(intense music)
(gunfire rattling)
- Move.
- Coming fire.
(plane engine roaring)
(gunfire rattling)
(plane engine roaring)
- I can't wait till morning
- Oh shit.
- I'll get the blood pumping, all right.
(gunfire popping)
Where are your boys from?
- Oh, Tennessee.
- Tennessee?
- Wisconsin.
- What about you?
- No way cheese head.
- What do we now?
- We get off this beach.
- Why?
Because if the blood foot happens, where do we move?
(machine gun firing)
- We're gonna die.
- The only people that you're gonna see
if you don't get off this beach,
is great registration and God.
Now, get up over that hill.
(cannon fire booming)
Move out, go, go, go, go.
(gunfire rattling)
(fire blazing)
(gunfire rattling)
(plane engine roaring)
(grass rattling)
(gunfire rattling)
(explosion blasting)
(gunfire popping)
(gunfire rattling)
- All clear, let's go.
Five, six quarters get out of here.
- This is not good.
- They're too strong.
(plane engine roaring)
(fire blazing)
- We have a close defense.
- Yes, sir.
(gunfire rattling)
(explosion blasting)
(gunfire rattling)
(soldier screaming)
(gunfire rattling)
- Sir, we have contact with the beaches.
- [Soldier] This is not, this is--
(gunfire popping drowns out speaker)
- General.
- What's the situation soldier?
- It's hopeless.
- I understand.
- This will be the final report from Normandy.
Yes, sir.
God bless Germany.
All right.
(tense suspenseful music)
(gunfire rattling)
(tense suspenseful music)
(gunfire rattling)
(tense suspenseful music)
- I'll fight too.
- Let's go fight.
- Let's go fight, come on.
(gunfire popping)
(soldier groans)
(tense suspenseful music)
(explosion blasting)
(gun cocking)
- Good luck my friend.
- Good luck
(gunfire rattling)
(soldier screaming)
(Speaking in foreign language)
(tense suspenseful music)
(soldier yells)
(gunfire rattling)
- Let's go, let's go.
- Let's get to the artillery.
(tense music)
- Hey move, move.
(tense music)
(gunfire popping)
(soldier groaning)
- Where the hell have y'all been?
- Where have we been?
- Yes, where have you been?
I've been here all night.
- I lost every guy on the boat.
- Well welcome--
- Everybody on the...
Hey, hey, hey.
- Krause, where do you need us?
- This way?
You feeling froggy sir or you want me on point?
- After you Tom.
- Appreciate it, sir.
- Airborne.
(gunfire popping)
(footsteps thumping)
- Hey.
- Hey, Colorado.
- Tennessee.
- How're you doing bud, good to see you.
- You made it off the beach.
- Yeah, see you did too man.
- What's your name?
- It's Garonne, everybody calls me Gar.
- Gar, nice to meet you, Lee.
- Lee, you wanna help me with these prisoners?
(vehicle engine roaring)
- Sergeant?
- Yes, Major.
- Understand none of your officers made it off the beach.
- Yes, sir.
To my understanding, that is correct.
- I'm gonna make you a second Lieutenant.
Get your unit together, get down that course way.
Link up with the airborne,
they're pretty strapped in down there.
- Yes, sir Major, I'll take care of it sir.
- Carry on.
- Yes sir.
(vehicle engine roaring)
- So, is that a good thing?
Come on, get your gear.
Let's go help out the airborne.
- Roger, Lieutenant.
- Second up, second up.
(vehicle engine roaring)
- We made it off the beach,
- We're getting out.
- Burn the papers and kill all the prisoners.
(gunfire popping)
(vehicle engine roaring)
(footsteps thumping)
(vehicle engine roaring)
- There's more Germans coming.
When I say go, we go.
Three, two, one, go.
(guns firing)
- Alarm.
(guns firing)
(gunfire rattling)
(soldier groans)
(gunfire rattling)
(glass shattering)
(gunfire popping)
(gunfire rattling)
- Come on, let's move.
Let's go.
(gunfire popping)
- First one, come on.
(gunfire rattling)
(vehicle engine roaring)
Put your weapons down, come on get up.
- Get up right now.
- They're just a bunch of kids Serg.
- Get up right now.
Get up.
- Don't shoot.
Please don't shoot.
(vehicle engine roaring)
- I haven't taken a decent shit since the D-Day.
(sighs) Oh, God.
(footsteps thumping)
(water running)
(footsteps thumping)
(tense music)
(motor engine roaring)
(soldier laughing)
(gunfire popping)
- You can't shoot us.
You can't shoot us.
It's against the convention.
(gunfire pops)
(prisoner groans)
- Hey.
No, what the hell are you doing?
This is not, how we do things in the German army.
- How do we behave?
- Who the hell do you think you are?
We can not behave like this.
If we behave like animals,
history would have justified contempt for us.
This is not how German officers behave.
(vehicle engine roaring)
- What's going on here?
- This man has interrupted us.
- They're shooting on prisoners general.
This is not how we do things.
- Do you know how many German soldiers
will lose their lives over this?
The German army does not shoot prisoners.
You better leave this out to us.
Captain, you have a situation.
Take care of it.
- When you remember Germans, we are not all like this.
- Thank you.
- I remember you, thank you.
Thank you.
- Well, we made it Lieutenant.
- Yes we did.
- Guess that's all we can do.
Make it through today, make it through tomorrow.
Make it through the day after that.
And just keep making it till the end of this damn war.
- Well, I've made it perfectly clear
I have no intention of dying in this place, you know?
20 years from now, when this is all over,
back in Tennessee, I'll be sitting around a campfire,
just like this telling stories to my grandchildren.
- What are you gonna tell 'em about today?
- Not a goddamn thing.
(motor engine roaring)
- Sergeant, sergeant, the Americans are coming.
- All right, men.
Take positions.
(gunfire rattling)
- Hey, the Americans in here.
(gunfire rattling)
- Yeah, I'll be damned if I'm gonna
get killed here at this bridge.
(gunfire rattling)
- We made it this far.
(explosion blasting)
- You got a smoke?
- Yeah.
- So what's going on?
- Just bear that at least.
- Didn't mean for you Tom.
- All right, So what's the deal?
- Well, I got--
- Will you get that fucking thing out?
- I'm trying, Sir.
- Jesus Christ.
- Sir, I need some help.
I got guys pinned down at this bridge,
but we've been trying to all morning and all night.
I need as much help as you can give me.
- Where's your fucking bridge?
- It's right here.
All right.
You come up this road about two clicks
and then take a left, you'll run right into the bridge.
We got German forces right here that are plummeting us
with machine gun and small arms fire.
I need every guy that can breathe and pull a trigger.
- We're gonna have to go around the flank.
It's gonna take time.
- Doesn't do us any good taking that bridge
without taking the town.
- You come past this village about--
- Are you fucking happy now?
- Yes Private, damn, do you want a cookie?
- Jesus.
(gunfire rattling)
- We gotta help him take it.
So come on, let's move out.
Keep going.
- You, hold this bridge, hold this at all costs.
Do you understand?
I'm going for reinforcements.
(gunfire rattling)
- We got 'em pushed off the bridge.
We gotta make it over.
(gunfire rattling)
- Supported by tanks and half tracks.
- All right guys, move on.
Let's go, let's go.
Push up on the right.
- Lively.
(gunfire rattling)
(motor engines roaring)
(tanks rumbling)
- Out, out
- A single there.
- But we have some more tanks coming.
- Good.
- What do you think we should do?
- Well, I don't want to go back to the Eastern Front.
So I suggest we try to get back to Germany.
- Yes.
- Put him in the house.
(plane engine roaring)
- Klaus I tell you, this has been a very tough day.
- Tomorrow will be longer.
(tanks rumbling)
- Over there.
(tank rumbling)
- General, there's water inside.
It's an aid station.
Good to see you again, sir.
- Well done.
- Let's have a look at that.
Would you have a look at the general's arm here please
- Quickly though.
I don't want too much time away from the men.
- I understand.
Right this way.
- Come sit down.
- What's the situation?
- We've been spotted from the air.
Last I heard, the beaches were no longer ours.
What did you hear?
- I heard the same.
- That's not good.
- It is not indeed.
We'll have shelter for the moment.
Spend the best of it and regroup.
- Right.
- Stay with us.
- I've got the morphine.
- Thank you, Mike.
(plane engine roaring)
- [Soldier] Airplane, airplane.
- Get everything under the trees.
Under the trees, everything, now.
(gunfire rattling)
(plane engine roaring)
- Take cover.
Take cover, under the trees now.
(explosion blasting)
(plane engine roaring)
- Captain, Captain.
American tanks on the road.
- That's your department.
- Do you wanna come along for the ride Klaus?
- No, I take my chance on the ground.
- Good luck.
- See you after.
- Yeah.
- What will happen to us?
- These are the Americans, not the Russians.
(soldier groans)
- Captain.
- What's going on out there?
- We're holding the bridge here,
but we don't have enough men.
I need help.
(tank rumbling)
- We have two tank destroyers that are in the woods,
waiting for defense.
- Go bring them in.
They're over here.
Bring one in for the defense of the village.
Send the other one to the bridge.
- We can, we can do that.
- If we can hold long enough to get the civilians
and the wounded out of the village, there's a chance.
- My men can do it.
- Let's make it happen.
- Off kids, Lewis.
- Get him up that road.
(tank rumbling)
(gunfire rattling)
(explosion blasting)
(soldier groaning)
- I sure ain't giving up that place easily.
- City brass hanging around up in there?
- Yeah, there was some, but they've already lost one tank.
We'll get in there.
- Man, they're surrounded.
What the hell do they keep fighting for?
- Probably 'cause they're arrogant bastards.
Look, let's just call the air core.
Have 'em come in, flat the fucking place
and be done with it.
- Now look, there's some of the guys
already seen nurses running around in there.
- I'm not gonna be the guy that kills a bunch of nurses.
Even if they are krauts.
- I'll tell you what?
We take a squad.
Flanking maneuver.
We'll go around through the back,
come up through the middle,
cut the bastards in half, or make 'em surrender.
- Yeah, I'll go with you.
- Outstanding.
- Let's do it.
- They'll take any unnecessary chances.
- Right?
- Like it should in the war.
- Ballsy.
Stupid, but ballsy.
(tank rumbling)
- Get that.
- I need a scout up here
You go.
Keep it on that post.
When you see them, let me know.
- We'll come back and get you.
(explosion booming)
What?
(speaks in foreign language)
All right, let's do it.
Let's clear this area right now.
(tank rumbling)
Shoot down that road.
We're gonna get online with the rest of the infantry.
(tank rumbling)
(plane engine roaring)
- Pull back.
- There they're at 20 meters.
(tank firing booming)
(tank rumbling)
(tank treads squeaking)
- Get on the back.
(tank rumbling)
(tank firing)
- Out out.
- Hey, (indistinct) in here.
(gunfire rattling)
(tank rumbling)
- You come with me.
(gunfire rattling)
(tank rumbling)
(gunfire popping)
Don't let 'em in the village.
(tank firing booming)
(gunfire popping)
(fire blazing)
(gunfire rattling)
- Go, go.
Go.
Go, go, now go.
- Klaus
- Take the general to safety.
- Hurry up.
- Take him out of here.
(gunfire rattling)
(soldier groaning)
(car engine roaring)
(gunfire rattling)
(explosion blasting)
(heavy gunfire popping)
(vehicle engine roaring)
- Let's go.
- Colonel.
Colonel, I would ask that you accept my surrender.
- I will.
(vehicle engine roaring)
- Hey Lieutenant.
- Hello Major.
- Glad to see you're still with us.
- Yes, sir.
Glad to be here.
- If you hop in back here,
we're gonna run down the road and see
if Jerry's got a line set up.
Or if they're still running like rabbits.
- Outstanding, will do.
- It'll be all right son, medics are on the way.
- I'll be fine.
(motor engine roaring)
- Do you know where the hell you're going?
Don't fall off there airborne.
- I made it first before you--
- You know you could always get off and walk.
(vehicle engine roaring)
- Is that loaded?
Hit that tank over there.
But wait for my signal.
Wait for my signal.
(tank firing booming)
(gunfire rattling)
- Hey, we got one there.
Hey.
(gunfire rattling)
- Get up, get up.
Come on.
Oh God.
- I know that voice.
- I'm glad you're not dead.
What are you doing here?
Well, since you decided to get yourself
blown up in Russia with me,
we got sent to the same hospital in France.
Not that you remember.
- It's hard to remember a damn thing.
Not even your ugly face.
- It's good to see you too.
Let's get outta here.
- What do you see?
(tanks rumbling)
- Americans on one side, British on the others.
along there, Germans.
- No Russians?
- No.
- That will be okay.
- You're optimistic.
- It'll be just fine.
(tanks rumbling)
The Americans will shoot up anything moving on the ground.
- Well, except one of their own.
(motor engine roaring)
- You mean like a jeep?
- Yep.
- You wanna hand me that sir?
- Here, hold this for a minute.
- Yeah.
- Well, this is smart.
- We need a diversion.
- So we started here, sir.
(gunfire rattling)
(plane engine roaring)
- The hell was that?
Was that ours?
- No, can't be.
- Let's go.
- You know I heard--
- Nick Sheeson?
- Oh, shit.
Cigarette?
- Smoking's bad for you.
Major, if you don't mind,
I need your jeep.
- Wait, I know you.
- I'm just another ugly kraut to you, yes?
- No.
- You were on the motorcycle.
You almost ran over my ass.
- That was you?
I'm very sorry.
I didn't mean to.
- What are you talking about Klaus?
- Take care of yourself Sergeant.
- You too, sir.
- Major.
- Come on Klaus, let's go.
- What do you think?
Go east?
- Let's go east.
- You wanna tell me what the hell that was all about?
(motor engine roaring)
- Sir, that is a story
I'll definitely share with my grandchildren.
- We got a long walk and I'm all ears.
- Yeah, that's a story I'd like to hear.
(vehicle engine roaring)
(upbeat music)