"London calling, with Frenchmen speaking to their countrymen." "Take a look at that." "What a handsome sight..." "... theprideof theThirdReich." "The brave sergeant taking coffee to the beachgunners." "So that's a sample of the master race." "In a pig's eye." "What's going on here?" "In this darkest hour, in the gloom of night..." "... wemustnotdespair." "Let us keep our faith intact, unswerving!" "For each of us..." "... deliveranceiscoming." "We need mines and obstacles along the whole coast." "At every beach, on every dune..." "... oneveryrock." "How many have been installed?" "Four million, Herr field marshal." "It has to be six million by May." "Six million." "Our men are constantly deployed." "There's no point in even discussing rest." "The troops are completely exhausted." "My dear Herr von SaImuth..." "... whichwouldyourtroopsratherbe..." "... exhaustedordead?" "Just look at it, gentlemen." "How calm, how peaceful it is." "A strip of water between england and the Continent..." "... betweenthealliesand us." "But beyond that peaceful horizon, a monster waits." "A coiled spring of men, ships and planes..." "... strainingtobe releasedagainstus." "But not a single allied soldier shall reach the shore." "Not a single AngIo-American shall set foot on the beaches." "Whenever or wherever this invasion may come, gentlemen..." "... Ishalldestroythe enemythere, at the water's edge." "believe me, gentlemen." "The first 24 hours of the invasion will be decisive." "For the allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day..." "... thelongestday." "The poem by VerIaine?" "Yes, the first verse." "play it back!" "silence!" "Frenchmen speaking to their countrymen." "Here are some personal messages." ""The long sobs of the violins of autumn. "" "I repeat:" ""The long sobs of the violins of autumn. "" "Have you notified all commands?" "If berlin is right, when we intercept the second verse..." "... itwillmeanthe invasion will come within 24 hours." "Give me the text of the second verse." ""Wounds my heart with a monotonous Ianguor. "" "We've intercepted hundreds of messages in the Iast year, hundreds!" "I've ordered alerts again and again." "Why should this poem mean more than other messages?" "tell me this:" "Does it give us any clue as to where they will land and when?" "Of course it doesn't." "I have half a million men under my command." "How can I maintain discipline if I keep my troops on the alert..." "... justbecauseapairofnitwits in berlin intercept a poem?" "No, BIumentritt, no alert." "And especially not in this weather." "Anything else?" "No, sir." "Good morning, field marshal." "Any news?" "Nothing important." "Fighter bombers hit the Pas-de- calais yesterday afternoon." "Nothing much happened last night." "The storm." "That's all I'm interested in this morning, the storm." "It came from nowhere, blew my roses to bits." "There are 5-foot waves in the channel..." "... andwindsof 30 to 40 miles per hour." "For the month of June..." "... it'stheworstchannel storm in 20 years." "My appointment at Berchtesgaden?" "general JodI will see the Fuhrer today..." "... andconfirmtheappointmentforyou." "will you still go to Germany as planned?" "Can you think of a better time?" "The weather is expected to continue like this for another week." "Snap it up." "Jerk the lead." "Snap it up." "Jerk the lead." "Snap it up." "Jerk the lead." "You expect us to eat this slop again?" "I don't care what you do with it, mac." "Eat it, throw it out." "I get paid for cooking it." "Come on." "Put it on." "Snap it up." "Jerk the lead." "Didn't you get any sleep?" "Are you kidding?" "I haven't slept since we got here." "I got the absolute Iowdown." "It's on for tonight." "For sure." "Yeah." "I got in this crap game with this guy from F Company." "He's an orderly for some general." "Move it." "Move it." "Hey, Hutchy!" "Hutchy, I want to ask you something." "Hey, Hutchinson..." "... doyouthinkthey'dletmewrite home?" "If it was really important?" "Not likely, mate." "Security." "I don't think old ChurchiII trusts us." "It's the wife, you see." "She's going to have a baby." "Your first, is it?" "Oh, it's not mine, but I'm dead worried about her." "She's not too strong, you see." "Man, that stink." "diesel oil, backed-up toilets, vomit." "And there ain't no place left to get sick in." "The puke bags is full." "The fire buckets is full." "AII we got left is our helmets." "June." "Every June my old man used to take me camping..." "... upintheblueMountains." "We'd hunt and fish all day long." "And at night..." "... we'dsleepoutunderthestars ." "Didn't even need a blanket." "June." "Wind and rain." "Wind and rain." "Don't it ever stop?" "Look, Dad, all I want to do is get going." "Wind or no wind." "Even if we land in Paris on the eiffel Tower." "Come to think of it" "colonel wants us." "AII of us." "I've notified the adjutant, change in schedule." "After briefing session today..." "... alltroopswillparticipate in ground tactics and deployment." "In this weather, sir?" "Of course, Harding, if you can ensure that we'II land in France..." "... insunshineanddry weather." "Didn't mean that." "What did you mean?" "It isn't the weather." "It's the waiting." "These men are itching to go." "I don't think I have to remind you..." "... thatthiswarhas beengoingon for almost five years." "half of Europe has been overrun and occupied." "We're comparative newcomers." "england's gone through a blitz with a knife at her throat since 1 940." "I am quite sure that they too are impatient and itching to go." "Do I make myself clear?" "Yes, sir." "Quite clear." "Three million men penned up on this island." "AII over england, in staging areas like this." "We're on the threshold of the most crucial day of our times." "Three million men out there..." "... keyedup,andwaitingfor that big step-off." "They aren't exactly alone." "Notify the men." "full packs and equipment, 1 400 hours." "Yes, sir." "They said they have both issues available." "I prefer this type." "It allows you more freedom." "Quicker to get rid of when we hit the beach." "well?" "It's on." "Tonight, as scheduled." "If the weather isn't worse." "How worse can it get?" "Ike has called a high-IeveI conference for 9:30." "I am not Eisenhower." "I am an assistant division commander." "I don't know from nothing, but he can't call it off again." "Frank, turn that thing off." "Four thousand ships loaded for bear." "Troops ready to go." "eleven thousand planes on the line." "Eighteen thousand paratroopers." "God only knows how many gliders." "Norm, relax." "RAF says the gale can stop as suddenly as it began." "So they told us yesterday and the day before." "Look, Norm." "We're all of us just as..." "... dedicatedtothisthingasyouare, just as anxious to get going." "And that includes Ike." "Now if he calls it off again, he knows what he's doing." "Of course he does." "I know that." "I'm just thinking about those assault troops. 200,000 of them..." "... outthereon thoseships." "They're probably seasick as hell." "Some of those men have been on those tubs for almost three days." "I say go." "Go." "Weather or no weather." "No!" "A hundred on the bone!" "Let's go." "Hey, give me 50 bucks." "I'm busted." "I'm not doing so good myself." "Hey, lend me 50 bucks?" "Lend me 20 bucks?" "Drop dead." "Lend me 1 0?" "Fifty on a bet." "I got it." "One, two, three, four, five." "Fifty!" "Let me hear it, Iet me hear it." "Five and two, four and three." "Six!" "That's the way we go!" "Seven points in a row." "It ain't logical, it just ain't logical." "There's 1 00 out there." "A hundred dollars, $20." "Anything open?" "Forty more." "Forty more." "You got a bet." "Okay, you mother-Ioving" "Just a minute." "Wait a minute." "Here you are." "Use this." "You don't think I'd" "I don't think anything." "I just like to hear the sound when it comes out of the cup." "That's it." "Shake it." "Okay." "Let me see what you do with it now." "Go ahead." "Shoot." "What is it?" "Nothing." "Seven!" "That's what I wanted!" "Who put this cup in the game?" "Next shooter." "Who's coming up?" "I'II go $ 1 00." "He's shooting 1 00." "Who's got it?" "Watch your side bets." "A hundred dollars." "You got a letter for me." "SchuItz, huh?" "Yeah, that's it." "Thanks, buddy." "How much did you take him for?" "Not much." "Just a hair over 2500." "Twenty-five hundred?" "Yeah." "Oh, man, 2500?" "It's too bad you had to win it now." "What do you mean, now?" "Suppose we take off tonight." "What will you do with it?" "Five I take with me to Paris to blow on the broads and wine." "A thou I leave here for seed when I get back." "And the rest I send to my mother." "Oh, man, 2500." "And in Paris." "You always was lucky." "Hey, remember that night in Fort Bragg?" "I remember it." "You know, I think I sneak over there and give it a big whang myself." "Why not?" "What's to lose?" "Damn it." "Why did he have to mention Fort Bragg?" "I was lucky, all right, in that crap game." "Next day I break my leg in a jump." "And two months in traction." "Twenty-five hundred dollars." "That's more money I ever had in my whole life." "I know." "Man, I just know." "I wonder how long it takes to lose $2500." "Pint of sludge, Ted." "Oh, hello, Dave." "Hey, you seen Johnny?" "Yes." "well, where is he?" "Come on, Dave." "I need my boots." "Johnny's borrowed them." "Where is he?" "At the bottom..." "... ofthechannel." "You mean..." "... he'sboughtit ?" "Ack-ack over CaIais." "He jumped clean, but his parachute didn't open." "That leaves just you in the squadron, Dave." "I mean, of the old 1 940 mob." "What's always worried me about being one of the few..." "... isthewaywekeep on getting fewer." "Yeah." "Poor old Johnny." "Bad luck, it happening now." "Now, then." "What's the difference?" "He went through the battle of Britain!" "And now if the big show starts tonight..." "... hewon'tbe in it ." "Look, will you please shut up about him?" "AII right, all right." "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." "You heard something about tonight?" "No, no." "I haven't heard anything." "What are you talking about then?" "well, it's just... ." "Go on, go on." "I have a feeling it's on for tonight." "That's all." "A feeling." "Take your feeling somewhere else." "I've got a letter to write." "I've had this feeling since I woke up." "I've had it with me all day long." "I can't shake it off." "It's tonight." "I know it is." "AII right, it's tonight." "Suits me fine." "Tonight." "This afternoon." "Now!" "I mean..." "... assoonas Ifinishthis beer ." "general, can you spare me a minute?" "Come in." "Thank you." "Can I get you coffee?" "No, thanks." "I'II get some for myself." "Is it still raining?" "On and off, off and on." "Sometimes I wonder which side God's on." "What?" "I say, sometimes I wonder which side God's on." "Good question." "What's on your mind, Van?" "I'm concerned about the placement of our drop zones." "Go on." "I know this is a hell of a late date to bring up something new..." "... butyou'vegivenme a tough nut to crack." "It gets tougher every time I try." "I know, Van." "Sainte-Mere-EgIise straddIes the only road the Germans can use..." "... todriveintoour northernflank." "But it has to be taken." "And it has to be held." "That's why I gave you the job, Van." "Can I use your board?" "Of course." "Here's the town." "heavily fortified." "Down here is the swamp area that the Germans have flooded." "And in between, four miles from the town, is our drop zone." "Now, if anything goes wrong and we undershoot..." "... welandin thisfloodedarea  and are bogged down." "If we overshoot, we come down like clay pigeons..." "... smackdabin thecenter of Sainte-Mere-EgIise." "That's why I gave the men training in Iow-IeveI jumps near the villages." "So I've heard." "Got a complaint from the city council at BexhaII." "Some of your men overshot the drop zone and landed in the town." "Tied up traffic for an hour." "That's true, sir." "I was with them." "Sudden crosswind hit us, swept us over the treetops..." "... scatteredusallovertheplace ." "Where did you end up?" "In the courtyard of a convent." "relax, Van." "Sit down." "The last few months have been a tough grind on all of us." "I hear you've been working yourself and your battalion hard." "almost without a stop." "Now that we're almost at the end of the line..." "... whydon'tyoutry easingup on yourself and on the men?" "Sometimes a battalion can be sharpened to too fine a point." "Sometimes a commander can too." "well..." "... ifthere'sanyfurtherdelay..." "... Irequestpermissiontosubmit a new placement for our drop zones." "AII right." "Put it in writing." "Make it official." "That's your prerogative." "But Ike has called a final meeting for tonight at Southwick House." "If it's on, we'II get the green light by 9:30." "What are the chances?" "Better than 50-50." "Forget everything I said." "I got the best battalion in this division..." "... andthey'reready." "Here it is." "The latest report." "It's Southwick House, sir." "Stagg here." "Yes, sir." "The new front's moving in much faster than we thought." "Yes, sir, it's definitely improving." "I'II be there, sir. 9:30." "would you Iike some more tea, sir?" "Coffee, and make it black." "please." "One moment, colonel PriIIer." "Why wasn't he court-martiaIed?" "He shot down 1 32 planes." "hello, Pips, old boy." "Don't call me " Pips, old boy. "" "You were a rotten pilot when we flew in Russia." "You're flying a desk now, but you're still a rotten pilot!" "What's that you're saying?" "I'm squatting here on this God-forsaken airfield..." "... withonlytwoplanes, two stinking crates!" "Oh, sure, sure, your orders were followed!" "Now my squadrons are God-knows-where!" "My supplies are all gone." "What am I supposed to do now?" "But Pips, we had to disperse our fighter squadrons." "We had to!" "Look what happened to our airstrips around the Pas-de-CaIais!" "The whole idea is absolutely idiotic!" "You move us back instead of forward!" "Sure, I know the weather's lousy and they probably won't invade..." "... butwhatwouldhappeniftheydid?" "But you know I can't get there with my equipment for two days." "I tell you, you're all crazy!" "PriIIer has always been a hothead..." "... butlet'snotunderestimatehim." "What he says is not entirely illogical." "What's the weather report?" "slightly better over the channel." "I wouldn't be surprised if" "When's the next weather report?" "Tonight at 8, general." "Keep me posted on the weather." "You made my dinner reservations?" "Yes, I did, general." "cancel everything." "Have you got them?" "Yes, sir." "Let me have them." "Shoes for my wife, I had them specially made in Paris..." "... forherbirthday,tomorrow, the sixth of June." "please wish her a happy birthday." "Thank you, SpeideI." "Why didn't they attack in May?" "The weather was perfect... ." "Tides were right, and now... ." "An attack now would be embarrassing." "Let's go." "But I don't think we need worry." "Is the plan ready, sir?" "Yes, yes, quite finished." "War games..." "... theoreticalinvasions." "Rush to Rennes just to push little flags around a table." "playing at war!" "Do you win or lose, sir?" "Have I ever lost?" "But general, this time you play the role of Eisenhower." "I win because I go against the rules." "We expect them to cross at the narrowest part of the channel..." "... andingoodweather." "Butthat's too simple, too obvious." "I choose the widest part, in the worst weather, and attack here." "In Normandy." "And in bad weather!" "Like now..." "... badweather!" "Trying to pick a trend is difficult." "From a meteorological standpoint, conditions almost resemble mid-winter." "And Normandy?" "High winds, clouds, and some fog over the beaches." "However, I can say with a certain degree of safety..." "... thatwecanexpectabrief period of fair conditions." "Let me summarize, then." "What you're promising us is a barely tolerable period of fair conditions." "Am I right?" "Yes." "Conditions that are far below the minimum requirements." "That's all I can promise." "You've done your best, Stagg." "Thank you, gentlemen." "well, there it is." "We've postponed the attack once already." "Now, either we go on the sixth, with only marginal conditions..." "... orpostponeagain..." "... inthehopeofgetting perfect conditions." "What do you think, Monty?" "I say, go." "Go." "I must remind everybody..." "... thattheAmericanconvoy for the Omaha and Utah beaches..." "... they'vefarthestto go ..." "... mustbegiventhe order within the next haIf-hour..." "... iftheassaultistotakeplace on the sixth." "We can't keep almost a quarter of a million men on ships..." "... inembarkationareas,indefinitely." "The longer we wait, the more acute our security problem." "The next time..." "... thetidesandthe moon will be right... ." "Not before july." "gentlemen..." "... sucha postponement..." "... istoobittertocontemplate." "A brilliant plan, general." "Unorthodox, but brilliant." "fortunately, it's only a game." "I don't think we have much to worry about." "Eisenhower would never take the gamble." "Never." "I'm quite positive we must give the order." "I don't like it..." "... butthereit is ." "gentlemen..." "... Idon'tseehow wecanpossibly do anything else but go." "wilson speaking." "Yes, sir." "It's on, sir." "Ike's made the decision." "Tonight, as scheduled!" "colonel Tomson speaking." "Thank you." "Next stop..." "... Normandy." "God help us now." "Lovat here." "gentlemen..." "... thedaywe 'vebeen waiting for has arrived." "Invasion!" "We're on our way." "general." "The orders have been given." "It's on." "Have the battalion commanders join me in the wardroom." "AII right, sergeant." "You men are the eyes of our airborne Army." "You, the pathfinders, will have one job, and one job only:" "To light the drop zones for our paratroops." "along with the British and Canadians you'II be the first men..." "... tolandin France." "And remember this:" "When you get to Normandy..." "... you'IIonlyhaveone friend:" "God." "And this." "This..." "... isRupert." "Now, we are going to drop Rupert..." "... anda Iotmorelikehim..." "... behindtheinvasionarea." "He's..." "... averyextraordinary fellow, Rupert." "He's a sort of..." "... one-manarmy,allbyhimself." "Let me show you." "Let me show you what happens when Rupert..." "... hitstheground." "Sergeant, switch off the lights, please." "AII right, sergeant, that's all." "AII right, come on." "Simmer down." "Come on, up." "It's possible that Rupert and his men will do the same thing to the Germans." "Confuse them, make them look over their shoulders..." "... andlaunchan attack in the wrong direction." "Ten-hut!" "The crickets have been distributed." "So I heard." "At ease!" "You're as ready as we can make you." "This five-cent toy..." "... wasn'tissuedto youfor laughs." "It may save your life." "You're gonna be landing in the dark." "On the other side of that hedgerow..." "... thefellowmaynot bewearing the same uniform you are." "So..." "... oneclick..." "... istobe answeredbytwoclicks." "And if you don't get that answering click..." "... hitthedirtand openfire ." "I repeat:" "One click..." "... mustbeansweredbytwoclicks." "Now, hang on to this gimmick." "It's as important as your weapon." "Do you read me?" "Loud and clear, sir." "AII right." "One more thing." "Your assignment tonight is strategic." "You can't give the enemy a break." "Send them to hell." "That is all." "This is London calling." "This is our eighth news bulletin." "Here are some personal messages." ""Molasses tomorrow will bring forth cognac. "" ""Molasses tomorrow will bring forth cognac. "" ""John has a long mustache. "" "I repeat:" ""John has a long mustache. "" ""John has a Iong mustache! "" ""John has a Iong mustache! "" ""John has a Iong mustache! "" "No, not yet... ." "Oh, my Lord!" ""John has a Iong mustache. "" "Make any sense to you, mac?" "As I said last night, they're code messages to the Resistance chaps." "obviously, one message means something to one group..." "... andanothermeanssomething to another group." ""There is a fire at the travel agency. "" "I repeat:" ""There is a fire at the travel agency. "" ""Wounds my heart with a monotonous languor. "" "I repeat:" ""Wounds my heart with a monotonous languor. "" "The bridge, in 45 minutes." "We'II be back." ""Wounds my heart with a monotonous languor. "" "I repeat:" ""Wounds my heart with a monotonous languor. "" ""There is a fire at the travel agency. "" "The best hand I've had all night." "Let me see here... ." "Pardon me." "Pardon me, general, it's come." "Wait." "Give that to me." "What's come?" "It's the second part of the message." "VerIaine." "Yes." "The second verse." ""Wounds my heart with a monotonous Ianguor. "" ""Wounds my heart with a monotonous Ianguor. "" "We can expect the invasion within 24 hours!" "Put the 1 5th Army on full alert." "Thank you." "You know, I'm too old a bunny to get very excited about all this." "Now, where was I?" "Oh, yes, two spades!" "It's almost impossible to believe." "Every dot represents a ship." "You got battIewagons, cruisers, destroyers, minesweepers." "You got assault craft of every size and every type." "The biggest armada the world's ever known." "Here." "You remember it." "Remember every bit of it." "We're on the eve of a day..." "... thatpeoplewilltalkabout long after we're dead and gone." "You wanna know something?" "It gives me goose pimples just to be part of it." "You could call it one of them..." "... crazy,quickiewartimemarriages, you know?" "Met at a dance at the USO and all that..." "... but,I mean,Itookitserious." "And so did she." "We didn't do it just for kicks." "When did you get the letter?" "Week ago." "Two weeks." "Maybe I was wrong, what I wrote her." "I mean, she's a high-cIass model and all, and I... ." "I'm not the kind of guy to get married that easy." "I mean, it wasn't no joke to me." "But oh, man, we really had some wonderful times together." "And you think she's got a boyfriend?" "well, she never actually said so... ." "I mean... ." "You think I was right?" "I mean, was I fair?" "She can't get one without your permission, right?" "You gotta give your okay." "I know it's the Iaw." "They passed it for all the Dear Johns." "well, I guess I better be getting back to the outfit." "Good luck." "You too." "Who was that guy?" "The one you was talking to so long?" "I don't know, Sparrow." "I never saw him before in my Iife." "Happy birthday, general, from your staff!" "Thank you." "will you cut the cake, sir?" "I trust you don't expect me to eat it too!" "What's that?" "Dummkopf, that's the " V for victory" sign." "Three dots and a dash." "Ain't you never heard Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?" "release point coming up, Major Howard." "Right, prepare for landing." "Cutting loose now." "Roger and out." "Major Howard I cannot overestimate the importance of your task." "The Orne River Bridge must be captured before the enemy can destroy it." "It's a vital military artery, and the enemy has prepared it for demolition." "It must be taken by surprise and captured intact." "Your gliders will land at night, without the benefit of ground support." "You will assault the garrison, overwhelm it and hold until relieved." "Hold until relieved." "Major Howard!" "There's the bridge coming up." "Just on our left." "Right, link your arms." "Brace yourselves." "Feet up!" "Hang on!" "Smoke screen." "Smoke." "Up the action, bucks!" "Up the action, bucks!" "Right, Tom." "Over the bridge." "Check for demolition charges!" "hello!" "hello!" "hello!" "Damn it!" "hello!" "hello!" "hello!" "clear." "It's working!" "hello!" "hello!" "Where's the doc?" "On the third glider." "There's no report from them." "walsh." "Sir?" "Tom, Ruskin and royal have had it." "Take over." "On the other end of the bridge." "What happened to you?" "Broke it on landing." "Isn't the doc with you?" "No, he's missing." "We crashed in the river." "Afraid we've got a Iot of casualties." "I'm all right, sir." "So are the boys." "Okay, carry on." "Right, sir." "Come on!" "well, I'II be... ." "Hey, doc!" "Doc!" "What are you doing there?" "That's the German side." "Sir, anybody can make a mistake." "Sir?" "The demolition charges have been removed." "It's all clear." "Good." "corporal Smith." "Send out the success code words." "Keep sending until acknowledged." "John, set up HQ in that piIIbox." "Right, sir." "AII in less than 1 5 minutes." "only a matter of time before they counterattack." "What about the paratroopers?" "7th Para might not get here for hours." "And Lovat and his commandos... ." "It could be midday before they get here." "The question is, how long can we hold?" "Hold until relieved." "Hold until relieved." "What awful weather." "It's raining again." "Thank you." "Did you get the list?" "general SchIieben of the 709th has already left for the war games." "The commander of the 243rd left for Rennes at 1 800 hours." "Who else?" "also, Zimmermann of the 352nd, 1 2 officers in all." "Yes, I know." "The weather is bad, so everyone enjoys an extra night in Rennes." "I don't like it." "Any of it." "So many key officers are away at the same time." "I don't know why, but I don't like it." "But the war games have been scheduled for a week... ." "Yes, for tomorrow, not tonight." "Advise all officers who have not yet left for Rennes..." "... topostponetheir departure until tomorrow." "May I remind you, general..." "... thattheallieshavealwayslanded in perfect weather conditions." "North Africa, sicily, italy... ." "Yes, and always at dawn." "We're 1 1 minutes from the green light." "Now, once more, I repeat:" "If, for any reason, we fail to hit our drop zones..." "... movenorthby east." "North by east." "The Germans have flooded large swamp areas behind the coast." "Avoid them if possible." "We came here to fight, not to swim." "Do you read me?" "Loud and clear, sir." "How'd you make out?" "How did you make out at the game?" "I lost." "Now we're both jumping clean." "I understand." "And when will the field marshal return?" "I see." "Oh, well." "Just a moment." "The radar report." "We are getting reports of strong radar interference..." "... andradioreceptionisjammed." "I realize this has happened before, but never this effectively!" "And the" "call the OB West?" "Very well." "Give my respects to the field marshal when he returns." "Bye, Rupert." "Do your duty for God, king, and your country." "call for reinforcements!" "We're under attack!" "Forward!" "Board!" "Fast!" "Are we late?" "No, but..." "... wemusthurry!" "What is it?" "I'II go." "Stop!" "We said, stop!" "Stop, or I'II shoot!" "What are you doing here?" "I Iive in that farm." "Nobody lives in that farm." "It's abandoned." "Show me your papers." "Hurry up!" "Come with me." "Go on!" "Put your bicycle there." "Hans!" "Hans, where are you?" "What's going on here?" "Nothing!" "Who is with you?" "I want to know!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Good luck at the war games, general." "Anything important?" "Communications reports difficulty in contacting our forward posts." "The Underground again!" "Some sort of rubber dummies have been dropped by parachute." "Rubber dummies!" "Connect me with general Richter!" "We can expect commando raids and other diversionary tactics..." "... butI don'tlikethisidea  of dummy parachutists." "Marcks speaking." "Yes." "Are you certain?" "How many?" "What do you think of it?" "Thank you, Richter." "Paratroopers reported here, here and here!" "Put it over there." "This is what they dropped, they explode on contact with the earth." "In the dark, they look like soldiers." "Perhaps these are what general Richter saw, not real paratroopers." "When you create a diversion, it's for a reason." "Connect me with general PemseI!" "Dummies... ?" "!" "Rubber dummies!" "I agree with you, general." "I'II call you back." "What about my call to von Rundstedt?" "We haven't been able to reach him." "The main lines seem to be cut." "colonel HeImdach is trying to re-route the call." "They wouldn't drop dummies..." "... unlessitwastodivertour attention from something else." "In this weather?" "In any kind of weather!" "I must get in touch with OB West." "They're enemy paratroopers!" "BIimey, mate..." "... you'IIwakeup thewholeblooming German Army!" "FeIIas!" "I'm hung up!" "FeIIas!" "Are you all right?" "Yeah." "Where have you come from?" "awfully sorry, old man." "simply landed here by accident." "What's that?" "Sorry I startled you." "I'm trying to find my communion set." "Your what?" "My communion set." "I've lost it." "Now listen, padre." "We've got no time to look for" "I'm sure that it was here that I lost it." "We're under fire, padre." "Don't you think we ought to--?" "You go on, my boy." "Go on." "I'm sure I shall only be a minute." "Cor!" "Stuff a grouse." "I've got it!" "I've got it!" "glory be." "Now, my son, Iet's go about God's work this night." "PIuskat." "hello, PIuskat!" "Do you hear me?" "Nothing that I've heard... ." "The usual bombing, but quite distant." "Oh, yes, I can hear it." "well, wait a minute." "Yes, just a moment." "flares, but a Iong way up the coast." "Yes, Cherbourg is getting hit again." "There's probably nothing to it..." "... butwehavehad reports of paratrooper Iandings." "I'II go to my bunker and take a look." "Thank you, sir." "Higher!" "Higher!" "Louis, open your store." "We need more buckets!" "Mayor Renaud, you must come with me immediately." "Is it important?" "Very important, Mayor Renaud." "What's wrong, madam?" "I was on my way to the little house outside... ." "Yes, yes, go on." "suddenly, I saw a man fall from the sky." "A parachutist?" "Yes, that's right." "He looked like a big white bird!" "British or German?" "What?" "The parachutist, was he a friend or an enemy?" "I don't know." "He disappeared without a word." "Just " Shh! "" "Without a word?" "Just " Shh! "" "Bonjour, madame je suis americain." "Bonjour, mademoiselle je suis americain." "We seem to be circling." "Maybe they're having difficulty finding the drop zone." "Je suis americain." "Je suis americain." "Voulez-vous mademoiselle?" "Okay." "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Paratroopers!" "Paratroop groups." "Those are paratroop groups!" "Anything new?" "Heavy bombing over Cherbourg as usual, sir..." "... andnownearCaen." "The lines to Stations 6 and 8 have been cut..." "... butthedirectlineisopen." "I'II stay for a while." "would you Iike coffee?" "Yes, thank you." "For God's sakes, padre, stop that damn noise." "I'm sorry, son." "I'm afraid I'm lost." "well, who ain't?" "Now, come on." "Two clicks." "I heard two clicks." "Man..." "... amI gladto seeyou ." "You guys the 82nd?" "No." "This is the 1 01 ." "1 01 ?" "Where's the 82nd?" "Look, bud, we don't even know where our own outfit is." "well, somebody's shooting at somebody." "Let's us go find this war." "Come on." "Maybe they're Limeys and ain't got no cricket." "They must be our guys." "Okay." "No." "Hey." "Hey, they were Germans." "Hundreds of planes have been flying to my left and right." "Toward Caen." "Yes." "Now over the Cherbourg peninsula." "Something must be happening!" "But what, PIuskat, what?" "I haven't the faintest idea." "Has anything been observed on the beaches?" "No, nothing." "Yes, I'II let you know right away." "Of course." "Are you positive that ankle's broken?" "Compound fracture, sir." "well, put the boot back on and lace it up, tight." "Don't get mad, I didn't break it." "And you're not walking on it." "You're not going to try" "Knock it off and do as you're told." "Yes?" "A, B and C Company are scattered all over like we are." "Go on." "ConkIin landed on a stone wall, broke his shoulder." "I Ieft him with a medic." "Any contact with F Company?" "No, but they must be up ahead in the direction of Sainte-Mere-EgIise." "well, go ahead." "Tie it off." "Tie it off." "well, here's where we are." "The northern edge of the swamp area..." "... fivemilesfromour dropzone ." "Five miles." "F Company?" "No, sir." "And we've got scouts all over the place." "We even picked up a group from the 1 01 ." "F Company were the first of the lead planes." "well, give me a hand." "Can I have my rifle?" "well, we'II head out this way." "We ought to reach high ground and open country by daybreak." "AII right." "Have the men spread out..." "... pickupanystragglers they can find." "Pass the word." "Right, sir." "AII right, men, spread out." "Pick up stragglers you see." "Pass the word down." "AII right..." "... let'sgo." "From the latest reports, this is how I see it:" "American paratroopers have landed... ." "... here." "British paratroopers here." "The invasion... ." "... here." "Yes." "Thank you, PemseI." "general PemseI is convinced that this is the invasion." "I do not agree with him." "This is my conclusion:" "Normandy is the objective of a diversionary attack." "A diversionary attack, BIumentritt." "It's not the main attack." "That will come at the Pas-de-CaIais..." "... whereitwasalwaysexpected." "Where we always expected it." "But we can't take any chances." "I want the reserve panzers moved up at once!" "We need approval from the Fuhrer's headquarters." "They wouldn't dare refuse me!" "call the Fuhrer's headquarters and insist." "Insist that the panzers be released to me immediately!" "An invasion of Normandy would be against all military logic." "It would really be against all logic." "well, that about covers it, gentlemen." "Most of you have had your feet wet before:" "Dunkirk, Dieppe, Norway." "And we know what it means to be driven into the sea." "In a few hours we're going back from the sea." "And this time we're going to stay." "There's no time for any sob stuff about..." "... england,homeandbeauty." "Remember, our people have had a rough time for four and a half years." "They've earned the final victory." "Let's give it to them." "And to our French comrades in arms, I say:" "Good luck." "Tomorrow morning, we'II take them." "Come in, Teddy." "Did you have to put it in writing?" "I knew you wouldn't let me go unless I did." "You're putting me on the spot." "I didn't mean to, Tubby." "The hell you didn't." "You put that request in writing, made it official." "You're the assistant division commander." "And that's why I'm supposed to go ashore in the first wave." "That's where I'm supposed to be." "You know that." "You're important to this operation." "We can't have you knocked off on the first day." "But that's not the real reason." "Isn't it because my father was president of the United States?" "And a great president." "And a great soldier." "He led the charge of the Rough Riders up San Juan hill." "So now you've got to be the first man ashore on Utah Beach." "But that's where I'm supposed to be, Tubby." "That's my job." "also, I've been there side by side with the men all through training." "They're used to seeing me there." "They have a right to expect me there." "President's son or not." "Is my request denied?" "No, you know it's not." "Request reluctantly approved." "Thanks, Tubby." "Thanks a Iot." "Say..." "... how'sthatarthritisofyours?" "Arthritis?" "Haven't had a touch in months." "glad to hear it." "The street..." "... thebridge..." "... thehotel..." "... thecasino." "That's it, gentlemen." "One more thing... ." "You have been fighting everywhere for four years..." "... inAbyssinia,Libya,Egypt,Crete...." "But this time you are going to fight on French soil..." "... inourfields..." "... inourvillages..." "... undertheeyesofourownpeople ." "I can't wake the Fuhrer on the strength of contradictory reports." "He was up till four." "He took a sedative and then retired." "I won't wake him for these reports." "First we hear that the paratroopers are shot down plane crews." "Next they are identified as mechanical dummies." "If these reports are true and paratroopers have landed..." "... itcanonlybea commandoraid." "Is that a sufficient reason to send the panzers to the coast?" "I will submit all reports to the Fuhrer as soon as he awakens." "I understand." "jodi has turned us down." "He will not release the panzers without the Fuhrer's approval..." "... andtheFuhrerisstillasleep!" "will you tell von Rundstedt?" "No, not now... ." "Not now." "Thank you, gentlemen." "Sit down." "This is history." "We are living a historical moment." "We are going to lose the war..." "... becausethegloriousFuhrer has taken a sleeping pill..." "... andisnottobeawakened." "It's unbelievable." "Think of it, Kurt." "Don't ever forget it." "We are witnessing something..." "... whichhistorianswillalways say is completely improbable..." "... andyetit is true." "The Fuhrer is not to be awakened!" "I sometimes wonder whose side God is on." "Can I..." "... bringyouanything,sir ?" "In my room there is a bottle of excellent cognac..." "... napoleon,unopened." "I was even saving it for a fitting occasion." "This isn't exactly the right occasion, but get it anyway." "daylight at last." "A whole night wasted again!" "Where's my dog?" "He was here a minute ago." "Let's have one last look." "Nothing." "Not even a seagull... ." "My God!" "The invasion." "They're coming!" "Everyone to your posts!" "It's the invasion!" "There must be 5000 ships out there!" "Get hold of yourself, PIuskat." "The enemy doesn't have even half that many." "well, damn it!" "Come and see for yourself, you fool!" "It's amazing." "It's beyond belief." "My dear PIuskat, where are these ships heading?" "Straight for me!" "general, in exactly two minutes..." "... thefleetwillopenfire ." "Your attention, please." "The admiral has an announcement." "Soon we will have the honor to be engaged in battle." "To drive the enemy out, we must fire on our homeland." "This is the price of liberty." "Long live France!" "There he goes, right on time, as usual." "They're landing!" "They're coming!" "They're coming!" "I'm not crazy." "Look, they're landing!" "The Americans, the english and the French!" "Do you hear me?" "What's the matter with you?" "What's going on?" "You must be deaf!" "Can't you... ?" "Damn it, can't you hear it for yourself?" "We're under fire." "Yes, under fire!" "Those 5000 ships you say the allies haven't got..." "... well,they'vegotthem!" "It's wonderful!" "Yes?" "What is it now?" "Listen to me, Pips." "The invasion has started!" "Put yourself on alert at once!" "What the hell can I do with only two planes?" "Where are the others, you idiots?" "!" "PriIIer, that's an order!" "Get ready at once!" "Understand?" "If it isn't too much trouble..." "... wouldyoutellmewhere the invasion is?" "What?" "Normandy!" "How delightful!" "Thanks, my faithful Hans." "That's the end for us!" "So long!" "It's getting very difficult to get any sleep around here." "Your prospects for a Iong sleep are excellent." "The invasion has begun." "Normandy." "We're flying there, the two of us." "Nobody else is left." "I don't think we're coming back." "Move out!" "Move out!" "The shelling has stopped." "Landing craft approaching." "Return to headquarters." "Direct your troops from there!" "Landing craft approaching the coast!" "Those French bastards!" "Sergeant!" "Send this to headquarters by courier." "No!" "Take it yourself." "tell them our lines are cut!" "gentlemen, come here please." "Attack!" "Fast!" "Take your positions!" "Take your positions!" "Don't let them get too close!" "Fast!" "Attack!" "There it is, men." "Omaha Beach, dead ahead." "Lock on the target!" "Stand by!" "Get off of the beach!" "Let's go!" "Come on, move up!" "hello, general, sir." "Are you all right, boy?" "Yes, sir." "Don't you think you better go back and get your rifle?" "Out there, sir?" "You're almost sure to need it before this day is over." "Yes, sir." "Come on!" "Move on up!" "Let's go." "Medic!" "Medic!" "general, first reports from Omaha, sir." ""assault teams have landed." "No direct radio contact, but destroyers report..." "... firstandsecondwaves appear pinned down on the beach." "Concentrated artillery and mortar fire." "Third wave fIoundering. " Heavy casualties, sir." "When the mortars and machine guns are silenced..." "... havethebattalioncommanders join me over there." "Okay." "Hang on to that map case, Eddie." "I made it." "Hey, I made it." "Did you see me get those two guys?" "Hey, sergeant?" "Sergeant?" "As best as I can figure it, this is the wrong beach." "We're a mile and a quarter south of where we were supposed to land." "We should be up there." "control boat must've been confused by the naval bombardment smoke." "I agree with you, but what will we do now?" "Reinforcements and heavy equipment will approach in a very few minutes." "I know, I know." "What if they land at the right beach?" "The reinforcements will have to follow us wherever we are." "We're starting the war from right here." "Head inland." "We're going inland." "Okay, Iet's go." "follow me." "Do everything I do!" "AII right." "Let's go!" "Head for home!" "The Luftwaffe has had its great moment!" "Stand by to beach." "Duncan, take care of that strongpoint." "Any minute now." "Stand by!" "Let's give it them back for Dunkirk!" "You hear that?" "Dunkirk." "Do you hear it, clough?" "Sure he was at school at the time." "Come on, you bums!" "Come out, you dirty sIobs!" "FIanagan's back!" "The evil of it all." "Drowning a man before he fights." "Oh, come on!" "Keep those vehicles moving!" "MP, chase out those cyclists." "Get off the beach!" "Move inland!" "Come on, you lot!" "Hurry it up." "Never mind the blathering!" "We must put these down somewhere." "The sooner you get off the beach..." "... thesoonerthey'IIstop this blasted shelling." "It's very bad for the dog!" "Down, Winston, down!" "Beach Master Sword, Section 2-A." "Third wave ashore on time." "No obstruction to foIIow-up." "Standing by." "Get going!" "For heaven's sake, get that carrier off the beach!" "I was told I couId transmit a newsflash on your radio." "If you can't drive it, carry it!" "You were saying?" "I was told I couId transmit a newsflash on your" "My dear fellow, I don't want to appear uncooperative" "Yes, I know all about the power of the press." "But this line happens to be rather busy!" "Come on!" "Down, Winston." "Down, Winston." "What did he say?" "The answer is no." "We have to use the damn pigeons." "I've got these ready." "Here, clip this on." "They're going the wrong way." "Not toward the Germans, you idiots!" "The other way!" "The other way!" "Damned traitors!" "hold it." "Can't you get your finger out?" "What's the matter?" "Engine won't start, sir." "full of seawater, I think." "My old grandmother used to say..." "... anythingmechanical, give it a good bash." "Try it now." "Thank you, sir." "Off you go." "Good luck." "I'm sure that got it out." "That's what I call a hell of a man!" "Aye, I Iike his dog too." "Don't stand there yapping!" "This isn't Hyde Park Corner!" "The war's over there!" "Come along!" "Come on!" "Thank you." "Everything's going according to plan." "Stand by to move." "MiIIin, " blue Bonnet. "" "What in God's name... ?" "Oh, my friends." "What a day!" "What a day!" "welcome to France." "welcome to CoIIeviIIe!" "Most kind of you." "Very nice to meet you" "Look at this." "I kept it for you all." "But I don't think there will be enough for everyone." "Perhaps next time." "We have a previous engagement: the war!" "Mustn't lose that champagne!" "AII right, men, fall in!" "MiIIin, " blue Bonnet. "" "Goodbye." "Thank you, boys!" "Thank you!" "Long live France!" "Long live the allies!" "If you ask me, FIanagan..." "... there'sa Iotof very peculiar blokes on this beach." "welcome!" "welcome to you all!" "Thank you, dear, they're lovely!" "Better try them on first." "RommeI speaking." "Good morning." "What?" "What!" "Where?" "Normandy!" "Have they a foothold already?" "They must be thrown back!" "What about the panzer reserves?" "Did von Rundstedt obtain their release from the Fuhrer?" "Normandy, Normandy." "How stupid of me!" "Stupid." "There it is." "You mean to tell me that's all we gotta climb?" "They're not as high as the practice ones." "They wasn't shooting at us then." "Why can't the Air Force or Navy do this job?" "The big guns in bunkers behind the cliff can't be seen from the air." "We knock them out or they'II murder our guys on the beach." "Yeah, well, if you ask me..." "... threegrandmotherswithbrooms could sweep us off there..." "... likefliesoffofa sugarcake." "That's it, the one we're after." "It's empty." "The Air Force and Navy really plastered this baby." "But I don't get" "The guns." "There ain't no mounts." "They've never even been installed." "You mean..." "... wecomeup allthisway..." "... fornothing?" "Don't worry, sarge, you'II be all right." "Medic!" "Medic!" "I wonder what " bitte, bitte" means." "What the hell are you wearing a life preserver for?" "I can't swim." "Normandy." "It really is Normandy." "This is madness, madness, sheer madness!" "What is it?" "I just talked to general JodI, the Fuhrer is awake." "I don't care if he's awake or not!" "What about the reserve panzers?" "The Fuhrer went into one of his tantrums..." "... andnoonedared bring up the subject." "They're still held in reserve!" "Yes, field marshal." "Sir, if you would call the Fuhrer yourself..." "... Iamconvincedhewould respect your views." "call him?" "call that Bohemian corporal?" "!" "crawl on my knees to him?" "!" "No!" "It is out of the question!" ""Wounds my heart with a monotonous Ianguor. "" "What's that?" "Nothing, nothing of importance." "Here, Iet me help you." "You all right, Tom?" "Come on, they're up there." "Sir." "well?" "Mr. Smith says to tell you he's stood his men too." "The Jerries are moving up into the woods..." "... withmachinegunsand mortars." "tell the men to stand firm!" "tell the chaps" "tell them to expect another counterattack, a heavy one." "Here you are, mate." "Ta." "What's the matter?" "Listen." "I thought I heard bagpipes." "Don't be daft!" "I told you I heard bagpipes!" "It's the reinforcements." "It's Lovat!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "Sorry I'm late." "Better than never, sir." "glad to see you, Shimmy." "You boys are right on target." "What's the situation?" "Jerry's regrouping in the woods, about a mile." "With mortars and machine guns." "Numbers?" "No idea, Shimmy, but they seem to be moving forward in force." "In that case, we won't wait." "We'd better get moving." "AII right, we're going across." "MiIIin!" "Sir?" ""black Bear," sir." "AII right, come on." "Everybody up!" "On your feet!" "There he goes." "He's at it again." "Ever hear such a bleeding racket in all your life?" "Yeah, it takes an Irishman to play the pipes." "Hold until relieved." "Hold until relieved." "North by east, north by east." "Sainte-Mere-EgIise is that way." "Somebody turned that sign around." "Doesn't anybody in this outfit look at a compass besides me?" "Hey, you guys!" "Over here!" "Over here!" "Over here, on the double." "Where you taking that?" "We don't know, sir." "We took the wrong road." "What do you got in here, ammo?" "Yes, sir." "You 82nd?" "No, sir, 1 01 ." "well, you're in the 82nd now." "But, sir, we're" "But what?" "Nothing, sir." "AII right, move out." "Knock that sign down!" "Yes, sir." "Something's moving up there, colonel." "Hit the dirt!" "Take cover." "Lieutenant Sheen, sir, A Company." "colonel, it's me!" "Where did you come from?" "Sainte-Mere-EgIise." "We hold the main road and north side of the square." "The Germans have a battery on the other side of the town..." "... andcommandthecountryside." "And Major Lance?" "holed up in a building in the square." "F Company?" "They overshot the drop zone and landed in the middle of the town." "Go on." "It was a nightmare, sir." "A slaughter." "They were mowed down before they hit the ground." "Major Lance sent me to try and contact you, sir." "He wants your permission to pull back and regroup outside of town." "No, damn it." "We came here to take Sainte-Mere-EgIise." "We're gonna take it and hold it." "follow the lieutenant, gentlemen." "Sir." "Thank you." "British and Canadians advancing steadily from Sword, gold, and Juno." "Anything from Omaha?" "Nothing since the first message:" "heavy fighting, heavy casualties." "Sir." "Omaha?" "No." "I can't understand why Jerry hasn't brought his heavy armor into play." "AII the panzer divisions except the 21 st..." "... seemtobe sittingitout in the rear." "Sir." ""French commandos driving inland from Sword..." "... havereachedtheoutskirts of Ouistreham. "" "Ouistreham." "fall back!" "Take cover!" "Tank support!" "We must have tank support!" "hello, BastiIIe." "hello, BatiIIe." "This is Windsor." "Come on, BastiIIe!" "Fire!" "Attention!" "Fire!" "hello, BastiIIe." "hello, BatiIIe." "This is Windsor." "Come on, BastiIIe!" "I can't get them!" "Keep trying!" "We must have support!" "hold your positions." "I'm going for a tank!" "Give us as much cover as you can!" "The bridge, right!" "Fire!" "Try for the cannon!" "Get the wounded out of here!" "Go back!" "Get out of here!" "No!" "Go back!" "You can't stay here!" "I am Mother Superior of the convent." "The Sisters are qualified nurses." "But madame" " I mean, Mother, we're in the middle of a battle!" "Excuse me." "Take care of the wounded." "It's a tank!" "It's Kieffer!" "In the other direction!" "clear away the debris!" "Hurry!" "But where is the Luftwaffe?" "!" "I'm trying." "Yeah, yeah, you're trying." "The British troops have a beachhead here." "They are moving inland." "The Americans hold Ste-Mere-EgIise and have cut the highway." "We control this center section." "The Americans have landed but their attack has bogged down." "RommeI is right." "If we can hold them on the beaches..." "... theinvasionwillcollapse." "Medic!" "That thing still work?" "Yes, sir, now and then." "Anything from the other beaches?" "Not directly." "A while ago the sergeant picked up some flashes from the destroyers." "The 4th Division is off Utah Beach and moving inland." "inland?" "What about the 1 st Division?" "They're hung up, sir." "Like we are." "Move out." "Medic!" "What do you think?" "Think?" "We must have close to 1 000 casualties up to now." "Do you want me to have the ships start picking us up?" "You think it's that bad?" "I don't see what else to do." "We can't get up this hill." "If we don't get off this beach, we won't have any division left." "What?" "These are our men, Tom." "You think we brought them in so some die and ask the rest to turn tail?" "hell, no." "We're gonna get up that hill." "Find me somebody to speak for the Rangers." "Back down the beach on the right there's a gully." "With a heavily defended roadblock and machine gun nests on both sides." "If we can blow our way through" "We've hit it three times." "We didn't get close." "Three times isn't enough." "We're gonna hit it again." "Can you find me some engineers?" "They're all around you!" "I mean engineers with equipment still working." "Then I shouldn't radio the ships?" "No, damn it!" "We need bangalore torpedoes, bazookas, mortars, wire cutters..." "... andeverymanthatcanstand ." "Pass the word, will you?" "Okay, Norm." "Now listen to me, all of you." "You guys got to snap out of it." "We're getting off of here, and we're going inland." "What about weapons, general?" "My men lost everything." "They gotta have something to fight with." "Strip the dead and the wounded." "Pick up anything that'II shoot." "I don't have to tell you the score, you all know it." "only two kinds of people are gonna stay on this beach:" "Those that are already dead and those that will die." "Get off your butts!" "You guys are the fighting 29th!" "I've looked at the naval reports." "Yes?" "According to reports from the offshore destroyers, Omaha is a shambles." "There's no evidence-- To quote the report exactly:" ""There is no evidence of any movement that can be observed off the beach. "" "I'd better have a look through these." "How is Ike taking it?" "Like everybody else, sir." "Hanging on by his fingernails." "No, no!" "We must regroup according to plan Six!" "hello?" "hello?" "hello?" "Can you hear me?" "I said we must regroup according to plan Six." "Nonsense!" "If the panzers arrive, we still have time to use them." "We'II drive to the coast!" "shall we remove the files?" "I don't care!" "I want to get to the front at once, to Normandy!" "Yes, general." "Where is everybody?" "What?" "I said, where is everybody?" "I can't hear you." "It's them bells." "I've had them in my ears for 1 0 hours." "Ding-dong, ding-dong." "Hey, sergeant, where's Major Lance?" "We moved the CP to that building." "The major's there." "Get him, the colonel's here." "What?" "hold it!" "colonel, am I glad to see you!" "Those bodies." "Get those bodies down." "Why are you leaving them up there?" "Get them down!" "But we've been under fire, sir." "I know you have, but I don't care!" "Get them down!" "Down!" "I don't want those boys left there." "Take a detail and cut them down." "At once!" "Yes, sir." "Has there been a linkup between our forces and the troops from the sea?" "I don't know, major." "I don't even know if the landings took place." "But I am sure we're gonna hold this town until the Iinkup does come." "Whenever that is, today, tomorrow, till hell freezes over." "For their sake, if for no other reason." "Show me the enemy positions." "well, sir, the Germans' strong point is right there." "That's over there on the hill." "They've got no tanks yet." "They've got heavy guns and machine gun positions at the top of that road." "How many men have you got?" "Not enough." "Lieutenant wilson will take A Company and reinforce Major Lance." "The rest of the command will follow us straight up that road." "Good luck, major." "AII right, A Company, fall out." "Private." "Yes, sir." "It's a hell of a war." "It's a privilege to serve with you, colonel." "well, God willing, we'II do what we came here to do." "Ready, sir." "Move out!" "The old man sure has changed since yesterday." "Or maybe it's just that we've changed..." "... sinceyesterday." "Lovat and his commandos have reached the bridge." "Bob, did you hear?" "Yes, I heard." ""Sainte-Mere-EgIise captured by units of the 82nd Airborne. "" ""1 01 Airborne driving on Utah. "" "That's good." "Good." "Yes, but if we can't get off Omaha it doesn't mean a damn." "We know it." "We'II have two cut-off beachheads, one in British zone and one at Utah." "Yes..." "... andtheGermansinbetween." "You guys engineers?" "Yes, sir, 299th." "Where are your officers?" "Who's in charge here?" "I guess I am, sir." "None of our officers made it in." "What about your equipment?" "Those torpedoes work?" "Yes, sir, we'II make them work!" "What's your name, sergeant?" "It's fuller, sir, John H." "You're Lieutenant fuller from now on, whether you Iike it or not." "You send some men down to the foot of that gully with those torpedoes." "You and the rest of the men follow me." "Yes, sir!" "AII right, men!" "Let's move that equipment down here." "I got a rifle, sir." "well, good for you, son!" "The Rangers are ready, general." "Okay, major, move them out." "Captain, move them up." "Move them up!" "well, Tom?" "We're ready." "As ready as we'II ever be." "It'II work." "It's got to work." "We're getting murdered here!" "We might as well move inland and get murdered!" "You ready?" "Yes, sir." "You're gonna blow that roadblock for me." "When I give the word everything pops at once." "Okay?" "Yes, sir." "First, we gotta blow a hole through that wire with bangaIores." "If that works, we'II pack everything we've got into that wall." "AII right, Iet's go!" "AII right, Iet's go!" "Go!" "Go!" "We must leave." "The main highway is under aerial attack." "You don't say!" "Don't worry, Yank." "He's dead." "Give me a cigarette." "I'm dying for a cigarette." "You hurt bad?" "Shot down during the night." "He was gonna make sure of me, but I got him..." "... withthis." "You ever killed a man?" "I mean, face to face?" "No." "Neither had I, face to face." "I've been sitting here looking at him." "Have you noticed anything peculiar about him?" "No." "He's got his boots..." "... onthewrongfeet." "He must have been in a big hurry, huh?" "Is it bad?" "split wide open..." "... fromthecrotchtotheknee." "A medic came along and gave me a shot of morphine." "I hope he'II be back before it wears off." "He said he would." "Did he sew you up?" "well, when he came ashore he lost most of his equipment." "So he pinned it together..." "... withsafetypins." "Getting on toward night." "You know something?" "I haven't fired my gun all day." "I keep hearing shooting, but every time I get there, everybody's gone." "Funny, isn't it?" "He's dead." "I'm crippled." "You're lost." "I suppose it's always like that." "I mean war." "I wonder who won." "Okay, run me up the hill, son." "subtitles by SDI Media Group" "[ENGLISH]"