"Shhhh" "Braddock." "I lost my watch." "to me." "and I won't be late again." "Braddock." "Sir." "It's not that." "Checkmate King." "Get me Kevin Harper." "Yes Sir." "Got Capt. Harper yet?" "Sir." "Why doesn't it work?" "the batteries seem to be dead sir." "The batteries were dead yesterday." "Didn't you get some new ones from supply like I told you to?" "it seems to be that..." "Well then why doesn't the..." "Bialos?" "what do you want Bialos?" "nothing." "Nothing." "Nothing." "aren't you.." "aren't you Lieut." "Booker's runner?" "first platoon." "Then why don't you start running." "Can't you see the Lieutenant's very busy." "Do you have a message from Lieut." "Booker." "no message." "Then what are you..." "Then what are you doing out of your platoon area?" "Yeah." "What are you doing out of your platoon area?" "I asked you a question soldier." "Sir." "he came to pay a social call." "Go on." "Beat it." "Beat it." "Not till I get my rations back." "Rations?" "What are you talking about?" "What rations?" "I traded you nine good boxes of rations for these crummy batteries." "Where are the rations?" "Sir." "Go get em on the double Bialos and get your tail back to your platoon area." "Yes Sir." "otherwise you're not gonna bump pay." "Braddock!" "Yes Sir." "huh." "Sir." "Sir." "What are these?" "Sir." "You mean you conned him out of K-rations for some dead batteries." "it's like they say Sir." "You can't cheat an honest man." "That's what they say." "but" "You are very clever." "he." "Thank you Sir." "aren't you." "Sir." "or would you rather go back in the line with your squad." "I'd like to be where I'm most valuable to the platoon Sir." "Braddock." "it's for the Lieut. to decide." "I want you to decide this one." "Sir." "Very simple." "or do you think you ought to be back in the line with your squad." "Where do you think you'll be of the most value." "I'd like to be a runner Sir." "Good." "Yes Sir." "here's our situation." "We're stuck here." "and we can't go back." "I have to advise company." "We can't use the telephone because the line isn't in yet." "And we can't use the radio because the batteries are dead." "Sir." "and that is..." "Send a runner." "send a runner." "You're very smart Brad." "You're gonna go far." "Sir." "Or do you mean I'm gonna go far through that rough area back to company." "you're gonna find an easy way." "You've got 10 minutes to get ready to get out of here." "I'll draw an overlay of our position." "it will help you out Sir." "I mean..." "Braddock." "Me and my big mouth." "You and your big mouth who?" "Sir." "Me and my big mouth." "(A shell rips overhead.)" "(A distant explosion)" "You okay." "ptew." "A mouthful of mud." "How is it out there?" "Not a prayer." "They dug in deep." "Lieut." "They had four years to dig." "Armor won't help." "Tanks won't have a chance." "We can't get any AIR until the soup clears." "I heard we captured a kraut colonel." "Is that true Lieut." "Yeah." "Col. Hoffman." "can get something out of him." "They haven't yet." "Why don't we pull back." "Last word from company was No and I hope it stays that way." "Krauts can't get any height with their 88's except to harass us." "they slaughter us." "(artillery shell rips close by) 70)}Blam!" "Now they lob the anti-aircraft shells straight up." "huh." "Halt." "Who's there." "2nd platoon." "With a message for Capt. Harper." "Approach and give the password." "Approach and give the password." "Queens knight." "How long have you been in combat kid." "Ever since yesterday." "and you won't live to see tomorrow." "You gotta dig a hole." "Or climb a tree." "And you gotta make sure that you spot them before they spot you." "Versteche?" "Yes Sir." "Is Capt. Harper inside." "Yes Sir." "Go right in Sir." "Thanks." "Yes Sir." "huh." "Captain Sir." "Private Braddock. 2nd Lieut." "Braddock." "Will wonders never cease." "At ease." "Thank you Sir." "How did you ever manage to get yourself saddled with the dirty detail." "I volunteered Sir." "Don't give me that." "The only thing you ever volunteered for was a 3-day pass." "Yes Sir." "Okay." "What have you got." "How's the platoon?" "We got plenty of trouble Sir." "They're lobbing anti aircraft shells on us." "Here's an overlay of our position." "187)}Phone is ringing." "We can't go forward." "We can't go back." "We gotta dig in." "right about here Sir." "We need help." "Checkmate King." "Lieut." "Geroux." "Yes Sir." "Yes Sir." "Yes Sir." "Braddock." "What you heard." "Yes Sir." "That'll be all." "We have to send over a driver for Colonel Clyde." "This company is not in the business of supplying Col. Clyde with drivers." "Shall I tell them to tie a knot Sir." "No." "The Col. wants to inspect our positions personally." "He wants a man from our lines who knows the positions exactly." "Just for a day or so." "I don't have anybody I can send him." "The whole company is up on the line." "I've only got a skeleton crew here." "Sir." "as soon as possible." "I know all the company positions too Sir." "How?" "I'm Lieut." "Hanley's runner." "I been to them all." "The idea of driving Col. Clyde around appeal to you." "No Sir." "It sounds quite dangerous." "Then why you bidding for this detail." "Sir." "Capt." "send him." "I'll notify Hanley we preempted his boy." "Come on." "Braddock?" "Yes Sir." "I'd like you to explain something to me." "I'd like that Sir." "I'd like to explain something Sir." "I'd like to spend some time with you Sir." "and come up smelling like Napoleon brandy." "Yes Sir." "Sgt. I'm Braddock." "K company." "Capt. Harper told me to report to Col. Clyde on the double." "I'm his new driver." "Where you been Braddock." "The Colonel's been screaming." "I had to stop at supply and get some stuff." "Well the Col. will be ready to go in about 30 minutes." "You better get cleaned up and maybe you better get a new uniform." "and see that he gets back here in 30 minutes." "(Loud shouting)" "Did you hear me calling you Sgt?" "Yes Sir." "When I call you I expect you to respond then." "Not a week later." "Yes Sir." "right?" "Yes Sir." "There are only 35 cigars in the lower left hand drawer now." "Yes Sir." "HOW DO YOU ACCOUNT FOR IT!" "Sir." "Thank you Sgt." "What is that?" "Sir." "we're losing the war." "soldier." "Braddock Sir." "some kind of a knight or something?" "private Braddock." "I'm a private." "What'd you got on your legs." "Those are pants Sir." "Camouflage." "US?" "We're losing the war." "I don't care what they say." "Sgt. What happened to Col. Clyde's other driver?" "Forget I asked." "I don't even want to know." "80)}(Braddock is singing in the shower.)" "Sgt. Wilson." "What's everybody standing around sucking on a prune pit for." "Where's the driver?" "I'm ready." "He's almost ready Sir." "I forgot my cigars." "I'll get em." "Sir." "You don't know where they are." "I moved them." "I'll get them." "And that driver better be here when I get back or you'll be driving me." "Yes Sir." "Braddock!" "What's the matter with you Braddock." "You trying to get us both in jail." "I'm ready Sgt. Hustle." "Hustle." "What's the matter with you?" "What's the hurry?" "Hustle." "Hustle." "I'm going." "What's the matter with you?" "Hey." "I gotta go back." "I forgot my stuff." "What stuff?" "What stuff?" "my wallet." "Everything's in there." "Stay right here Braddock." "I'll get it." "You stay right here." "You got it." "I got it." "You'll get it." "You'll get it." "I got it." "I feel like I had it." "Sir." "Well come on." "You gonna stand around sucking on a prune pit all day." "Let's go...." "Yes Sir." "Move over." "I'll drive." "Huh." "What did you say soldier." "Huh Sir." "I said move over." "I'll drive." "Yes Sir." "I just love to drive" "Used to race a little before the war." "Mostly Midgets.You ever drive a Midget." "Sir." "Sir." "(Tires squeal)" "Give me those glasses." "Braddock." "Yes Sir." "Com'ere." "That K company down there?" "Yes Sir." "What company you with." "Sir." "Would you like to be down there." "Sir." "I like to be where I'm most valuable to..." "Sir." "Let's move out." "Achoo." "Achoo...achoo." "What's the matter." "Braddock." "Sir." "I know you're sneezing." "I want to know why." "Sir." "Take my coat." "no." "I said take my coat." "Yes Sir." "Achoo." "(speaking German)" "I'm okay Col." "What the... (Speaking German)" "(Speaking German)" "you got me." "I'm not gonna argue." "(more German)" "You guys sure are formalot." "What's the scoop." "What's next?" "(German)" "Listen." "I'm all alone." "There's nobody else here with me." "Why don't we get out of here before it gets dark." "I'm alone." "Comprends venous." "(German) but would you guys like a stogie." "(German)" "you know something." "I got you guys all wrong." "You got wonderful manners." "what would you do for an off..." "Oh no." "You guys got the wrong idea." "I'm a private." "I'm no officer." "I'm a buck private." "Private Braddock." "Serial number 31326933" "You got the wrong idea." "There's a terrible mistake." "Now listen." "I'm a private." "I'm a goldbrick." "I'm a dog face." "I don't even like officers." "Listen you guys." "Serial no. 31326933 Listen to me." "I'm a private." "(Braddock continues protesting)" "(Speaking German)" "Look." "Doesn't somebody around here speak English." "I'm a private." "You guys are gonna get me court-martialed for impersonating an officer." "(Speaking German)" "Col. May I have your name." "Yes Sir." "I'm glad somebody speaks English around here.." "There's has been a terrible mistake." "I'm a private." "I'm no Col." "I do not understand." "I borrowed this coat." "The Col. loaned it to me when I was sneezing." "And I must have picked up his helmet by mistake when we turned over trying to miss that cow on the road." "(German) you will be treated with all respect due to your rank under the conditions of the Geneva Convention." "And I must have your name." "Braddock." "Buck private Braddock." "Serial number 31326933 I'm a buck private." "Braddock." "Comment:" "Marked=0,0:20:58.72,0:21:00.32,Default,0,0,0,ha ha Ha" "What's so funny." "What are you laughing at?" "You Americans have quite a sense of humor." "who claim to be officers hoping for better treatment." "But you're the first officer who claims to be an enlisted man." "I am." "Private Braddock." "I was Col. Clyde's driver." "(Speaking German) yeah." "Okay Charlie. yeah." "Would you like to have a seat Col." "Oh yeah." "(German)" "Hey." "Would you like a cigar." "They're the Colonel's." "They're pretty good too." "but I do not smoke." "Do you sit." "Would you sit down." "You're making me nervous." "Yes Sir." "I think Col. Clyde is standing behind me." "do you." "It makes no difference if I believe you." "You may be a private." "You may be a Col. Others will decide." "I shall treat you as a Col." "Would you like to have something to eat Col?" "Some food?" "I'd like some food." "I'd like some of that cog nack." "I understand that you guys cornered the market on the stuff." "It is cognac." "Yes Sir." "Conyak?" "I always thought it was cog nack." "Is Col. Clyde back in?" "Not yet." "Why does that man continually have to run around in the front lines in that hopped up Jeep." "I think he likes it Sir." "Don't tell me he likes it Sgt." "he likes it." "Yes Sir." "I know that." "But he's still the best fighting soldier you'll ever see." "Yes Sir." "Right." "Sir." "You know something." "This being an officer isn't half bad." "Neither is this food." "I'd like to capture your cook." "(Talking German on phone)" "(giving info in German)" "What was that all about?" "and the other prisoners back to Regiment." "Other prisoners." "How come I had nothing to do with them." "Why you keeping me separated." "The others are enlisted men Col." "So am I. I keep on telling you that." "Col. We must go now." "You may have the cognac." "You may take it with you if you like." "I'd like." "(German) men." "Capt." "(German)" "You mean you haven't been fed today." "Not today." "Only once yesterday." "A box of K-rations would seem like a feast right now." "How about that." "They fed me pretty well." "You are an officer." "A field grade officer at that." "These men are enlisted men." "Don't you feed your enlisted men." "Of course." "But according to the Geneva..." "Don't stand around sucking on a prune pit." "I want these men fed and I want them fed right now." "Do you understand." "otherwise I don't move." "Well?" "(exchange in German language) do we." "Thank you very much." "Thank you." "Capt." "how long has it been since you tasted real cognack." "(German)" "Is there a problem Capt." "It is not customary to serve cognac to prisoners." "Col." "You served it to me." "We breaking the customs today Capt." "Ha ha ha." "Here's to the Col." "What is your name Sir." "Col. Clyde." "here's to Col. Clyde." "Col. Clyde." "Well don't stand around sucking on a prune pit." "let's move." "(German)" "Hold it." "Wait a minute." "Stop the car." "You mean those men are walking while I'm gonna ride." "There's not enough room for them in the car." "make room otherwise I walk too." "Sir." "Captain." "I'm not riding unless my men ride." "Checkmate." "This is Checkmate King." "Capt. Harper speaking." "Ask Col. Nash if he has a minute." "It's very important." "Yes Sir." "He's in Col. Clyde's office." "I'll get him." "You're dead sure it was a Col." "Yes Sir." "I seen him myself with the glasses." "He was a Col. all right." "Col. Clyde." "Could it have been Col. Clyde." "All I know is it was a Col. Sir." "wants you on the phone." "Thank you Sergeant." "This is Col. Nash." "Capt. Roberts." "K company Sir." "Yes Capt. Go ahead." "One of our patrols just came in Sir." "They reported spotting a German patrol with a prisoner." "They think it was a Col. Now is that possible?" "I knew it." "I knew it." "Sooner or later he was bound to drive right into their lap." "I beg your pardon Sir." "Oh yeah." "I'm sorry." "Listen." "Are they sure it was a full Colonel." "Are you sure it was a full Colonel." "Yes Sir." "I saw him through the glasses." "We would have tried to take him.." "They say they're sure Sir." "Now could it have been.." "Yes it could have been and undoubtably was." "Col. Clyde." "What can we do Sir?" "Nothing." "There's nothing we can do." "Send your patrol leader over to S2 for interrogation." "Yes Sir." "you hear." "I don't want any rumors out until we're absolutely sure." "Roger." "We won't say a thing." "Out." "Well he did it Sgt. He finally did it." "Get out men." "Thanks for the lift Sir." "Don't worry men." "You'll be well taken care of." "I'll see to it." "Thank you Sir." "Col." "Lead on." "This way Col." "I'll say one thing for you Capt. You got a nice looking army." "And a lot of them." "the Col. who wants to be a private." "Come in." "Come in." "Col. There's a thing or two I want to tell you about the Capt. and the way he treats prisoners." "There's plenty of time for that." "Allow me to introduce myself." "I'm Col. Metz." "M-E-T-Z." "And you are?" "Col. Clyde." "C-L-Y-D-E no longer private Braddock." "I tried to put something over on the Capt. here but he was too smart for me." "sit down Col." "Thank you." "(German)" "Col. No thanks." "I got a cigar here." "Oh I forgot." "We have heard of the notorious Flabby Clyde." "He's quite a cigar smoker." "You heard about me huh." "We know quite a bit about Col. Clyde." "Tell me." "Where do you get such fine cigars here." "I brought 'em over myself." "Cases of them." "Do you know I got a Sgt. that does nothing but look after my cigars." "Major Rochestadt." "This is Col. Clyde." "Major Rochestadt is our intelligence officer." "you guys run your army the same way we run ours." "I trust." "Do you have any identification on you." "Just my cigar." "please." "I left them in the shower." "What was your mother's maiden name." "My mother's still alive." "What is your Mother's maiden name." "Look Col. If this junior officer is gonna give me the third degree you tell him to call me Sir." "Major Rochestadt." "Sir." "I don't want to bring my mother into this." "ask them about me." "rank and serial number." "I'm afraid he's right." "Will you excuse us for a moment." "Go ahead." "I got no place to go." "(talking together in German)" "who you say you are." "how about some food." "And see that my men are fed." "In a moment." "We understand that your Regiment is holding our Col. Hoffman and his aide prisoner." "I heard something about it." "You heard something about it." "You mean you are not personally concerned with the capture of such a high-ranking German officer." "this war's to be won by the foot soldiers." "You think your army feels that way about you." "They can get along without me." "I was thinking perhaps we could try to make an exchange." "You for Col. Hoffman." "They wouldn't go for it." "They don't need me that much." "but they need Col. Clyde that much." "Private Braddock." "but the only reason why I was acting like the Col. is because I thought I'd get better treatment for the other men." "I'm glad you did." "You've given us an idea." "Perhaps we can use you to get Col. Hoffman back." "Listen." "They won't trade me for C6 centre." "Col. you don't know it but you're looking at the original goldbrick." "Major Rochstadt." "Do you think it's possible." "I think it's worth a gamble." "I know my rights." "I'm no Col." "Shut up." "Yes Sir." "he was alone." "His car had been wrecked in the river." "I believe Col. Clyde was thrown in the river and killed." "I was alone." "I stole the Jeep and I stole the Colonel's clothes." "That's when I threw my dog tags away." "I was going over the hill." "Private Braddock" "Yes Sir." "Do not talk." "Yes Sir." "Major." "the Americans may believe we have Col. Clyde." "The other prisoners believe it." "We should send one of them back with the terms of the exchange." "Major Rochstadt." "Have them send you one of the American prisoners." "And see that the Col. here is extended all the courtesies due to his rank." "You mean I was promoted again." "Temporarily." "Braddock got through." "He can't get back." "And the Company can't get back to help us." "Lieut." "Eventually they'll get the range on us and that will be it." "They got the only retreat area covered with artillery." "We'd be lucky if one out of ten of us made it." "So?" "So we dig in deep... and wait." "Lieutenant." "Caje." "came right through the hole." "I picked him up at my guard post." "Behind the German lines." "That's right." "What's your outfit soldier." "G company." "But I been a prisoner over there for about four days now." "How'd you get away." "Sir." "it's pretty important." "Could you show me how to get there." "what's your message." "Sir." "What Regiment." "361st" "Code name." "Checkmate." "Where were you inducted soldier?" "Fort Leavenworth where?" "Kansas" "Where'd you go on pass?" "pass." "pass." "Where'd you go on your weekends?" "uh huh." "Usually Kansas City." "Kansas City where?" "Missouri" "Alright Saunders." "Have one of your men escort him back to checkmate." "Alright Lieut." "Okay soldier..this way." "Are you sure it's Col. Clyde they've got." "this was him." "What'd he look like?" "Like a colonel." "And he sure told those krauts off." "I'll tell you that." "And he always went around with a cigar stuck in his face." "That's him." "Alright." "Let's have it again." "What exactly do they want us to do." "for Col. Hoffman and his aide." "That's ridiculous." "It's out of the question." "Have to go through Division and it will take..." "Sgt. Wilson get my cigars." "Colonel?" "get my cigars." "Where are they?" "remember." "That's right." "Sgt. Eh." "What's the big pow-wow?" "What's everybody staring at me for?" "Flabby." "We thought you were a prisoner." "Sam." "I haven't got time to be a prisoner." "I got a war to fight." "I lost my Jeep too." "We got to get another one souped up right away." "Yes Sir." "this is Col. Clyde." "This is Col. Clyde." "Alright." "Spit it out." "this soldier was being held prisoner by the Germans." "They also had a Col." "and since you were missing we assumed it was you." "Sam." "they got some Colonel Sir." "Well where did they get him." "They think Colonels grow on trees." "Any colonel been reported missing." "Only you Sir." "Braddock." "He show up yet." "No Sir." "Not yet." "hee hee humph." "I don't get the joke Col." "cause you got no imagination." "They got Braddock." "He had on my coat." "He had a cold." "have a dumb look about him." "to me." "don't you son." "Yes Sir." "How did he get loose." "They sent him back with a message." "They want to exchange you for Col. Hoffman." "Ha ha." "Braddock must have really convinced them he was you." "He couldn't convince them he was a Sgt." "Sir." "They're really trying to pull a fast one." "Get a Col. back for a private." "What have the arrangements been so far." "uh." "We agreed to the exchange Sir." "and we need to call a cease-fire at dawn." "And then they were going to send you over." "and then we were to send Col. Hoffman and his aide back." "notify K company to pull back a half a mile to the left flank at dawn when the cease-fire is in on." "You're not gonna go through with this Col." "Yes I'm gonna go through with it Colonel." "Company K will be able to cut them off when they advance tomorrow." "How do you know they're going to make an advance tomorrow." "Because they're gonna be madder than a fat man with a broken tooth at an ice cream social." "Get me Col. Hoffman." "Call it off." "You're not actually gonna exchange a Col. for a private." "I'm not gonna trade a Col. for a private." "I want you to get Col. Hoffman's uniform and his aide's uniform." "Tell them they gotta be cleaned or something." "And get me a couple of kraut privates." "Yes Sir." "This is going to be the most ridiculous battlefield exchange of prisoners since the Civil War." "(Col. laughs." "They all laugh)" "See anything yet Col." "Not yet." "(German prisoners talking)" "Knock it off soldier." "(Flare gun is fired)" "There it is Col." "Answer back." "(speaking bad German.)" "move." "You're going home." "Move over there." "Come on." "Okay." "Come on." "Let's move." "Come on." "Come on." "Keep moving." "Keep Moving." "Come on Braddock." "Move." "Let's go." "Hold Col. Clyde." "Well don't just stand there sucking on a prune pit." "Let's go." "Come on." "Come on." "304)}BLAM." "334)}BLAM." "374)}BLAM." "370)}BLAM." "410)}BLAM." "294)}BLAM." "You sure were right Col. They're plumb mad. ha ha ha." "Well..." "You alright Braddock." "Fine Sir." "Am I gonna get court martialed Sir." "For what?" "For impersonating an officer." "You Sir." "I don't know." "It's according to how well you did." "Huh." "What did you say soldier." "Huh Sir." "Show me." "Show you." "Show you Sir?" "That's right." "Show me." "Right now." "Right here." "Right here." "on the double." "They haven't had a decent K-ration in 2 weeks." "Yes Sir." "tell you something." "I'm sorry Sir." "Braddock." "Thank you Sir." "Alright." "Now let's get a move on." "You're still my driver." "Let's get back to S2." "Sir." "They didn't treat us too well back there." "Sir." "Could you please get somebody else." "You mean you don't feel very well." "No Sir." "I don't feel well." "in that case I'll drive." "Who do you think you're saluting soldier." "Both of them Sir." "Subtitles by Jack T"