"This film is dedicated to the known and unknown heroes... as victors of the first battle during World War I." "The battle took place on the mountain of Cer, in Serbia, August 1914." "THE MARCH TO DRlNA" "Starring in order of apperance" ""The March to Drina" Composed in 1914 by Stanislav Binièki." "After the wars with Turkey in 1912. and Bulgaria in 1913, an exhausted Serbia was at the verge of another war." "Belgrade July 26, 1914." "mobilisation" "TO THE serbian PEOPLE" "Hey kid, bring me a newspaper!" "Veca!" "Close the door, Veca." "It's war, son." "Where are you assigned to?" "It's the same battery, but in a combined division." "I've just spoken to Mr Rajkovic." "Here is your coffee." "Does he need another supplier and delegate from France?" "Send my regards to him." "I'm not going anywhere." "Our hero wants to go to war again." "There are whispers that many are leaving by commission." "There are many who want to leave, and I'm afraid they will." "Good luck to them, Uncle Laza." "I went last time." "Now it's someone else's turn." "It wasn't bad over there." "Would you feel better lying in mud, hungry and thirsty?" "It was great!" "That commission makes me sick to this day!" "So many of my friends died, while I..." "Veca, my son." "I'm not leaving!" "I'm joining the battery and that's that!" "Veca, I know what duty means, but you were five times more useful in the commission." "Anyone can stand behind a gun, but those guns have to be purchased." "You were ten times more useful." "Thank you, Uncle." "I wasn't any use to the Serbs, to myself or to this bank." "Even in this office, all I am is a pen pusher." "Milena, have a safe trip and send my regards to Uncle Uros." "Thank you, Veca." "Hi, Veca." "Son, here are some balloons and some water." "Don't give him any now." "He's just eaten some pears." "Kosta, take care of yourself." "l will." "Send my regards." "tell father to look after you and the child." "Don't forget to write." "I will." "Good-bye and have a safe journey." "Come here, son." "Brother KoIe, they're leaving!" "Trivun is waiting for you." "l know. I'lI be there." "Do you know why?" "l can't think about that now." "Where are you going now?" "To headquarters, of course." "I need to talk to you." "Oh, no." "Let's go!" "Tonight." "Brother KoIe!" "Gentlemen and Friends!" "Brother Kole!" "I'm much better addressing guns, but I will tell you this:" "We have to go because they want to trample on us!" "Who knows when we'lI be able to get together again." "So, let's drink and make this a night to remember." "What is it, you snots?" "It's "hooray" in the caf, but when you're standing in your ranks, you'Il be cursing!" "Get back!" "A drink for Kursula!" "Get back, now!" "When you put on your uniform, get back to me." "From today, I'm not talking to civilians!" "I'm only drinking with Serbian soldiers." "Kursula!" "Brother KoIe!" "How are you, my beauties?" "Brother KoIe, I've been looking everywhere for you!" "hello, Badza!" "Join us." "When are you leaving?" "I should be on my way, but I need to dampen my throat." "I've been running around the Iast three days and nights." "Where have you been the Iast few days?" "Business." "So much, that my head hurts. -lt can happen." "Gentlemen, this captain used to turn this town inside out!" "He'd chase the gendarme and whores would jump out of windows!" "Now he's washing nappies!" "Perfume for the wife and money in the bank!" "I heard that the Major is getting married?" "I was going to, honestly." "It's just that Serbia can't have two years of peace in a row." "Or I just don't know how to, not Iike our Captain here." "That's correct, Major!" "He's my cousin, more like a brother." "He used to be my hero!" "Like a God!" "And tell us brother, who are you?" "I told you, that's Veca." "artillery Lieutenant, Velimir Hadzi-Vukovic." "Where's your uniform, brother?" "Why are you still a civilian?" "I'm leaving tomorrow with the combined division." "Aren't I?" "Stop conspiring with Trivun!" "Am I staying in the battery?" "It's not my decision to make." "We know who decides." "Sit down." "honestly, what do you think..." "Sit down and keep still!" "Veca, brother KoIe!" "I've finally caught up with you." "Good evening, Uncle Laza." "Kid, tonight you're buying." "Trivun's arranged everything." "What has he arranged?" "all you have to do is report to colonel Lukic tomorrow." "Who's this colonel Lukic?" "tell me the truth!" "He's a great man!" "You'lI find it easy under his command." "Zdravko M. Lukic." "Commissions and the like." "Parlez, parlez, s'il vous plait!" "You've got it lucky, brother!" "You can all forget it!" "You, the colonel and Trivun!" "Last time he tricked me from joining the army." "Not again!" "We'Il talk tomorrow." "Stop!" "Wait!" "I'm busy, Veca." "Good night, gentlemen." "I don't give a damn about your business!" "Stop!" "I haven't been home since this morning." "My wife will hang me." "First I want you to listen to what I have to say!" "Leave me alone, child!" "uncle Laza, stop, wait!" "Everyone's staring at us!" "God help me, you've gone crazy!" "Oh, Serbia, Mother dear..." "Arandjelovac August 10, 1914" "At ease!" "Today's exercise is over." "Make sure you rest well." "When a man falls out of a tree, he must also rest." "Make sure that your conduct is that becoming of a soldier." "You, boy!" "Two steps forward!" "Who?" "Me?" "Who do you think?" "My father?" "You called my "Sergeant"?" "l sure did, Sergeant!" "If someone calls me Sergeant, it's because we've been through two wars together!" "You are to address me as "Sergeant, Sir"!" "Understood?" "Understood, Sergeant, Sir!" "Dismissed!" "I told you to be careful." "You didn't join yesterday!" "In a battery, the Sergeant is a god." "Don't ever forget that!" "Otherwise you'Il be scratching where it doesn't itch!" "They really look alike, just like grenades." "The first quads in Serbia." "They were in the newspaper." "congratulations, Sergeant, and may they live long." "I've already congratulated him." "He's a lucky man." "Some have to slave four times, but he only had to once." "I'm surprised to see you here." "I thought you quit the army." "I wanted to, but I couldn't get used to civilian clothing." "I Iike it when everyone knows his duty." "Correct, Sergeant!" "The sacred rule of the army is, if you take care of your own business, there's no reproach." "The Lieutenant is singing." "Let him sing." "As long as he's with us, we'lI be safe." "Last time they sent him away, we fought a terrible battle!" "I won't have such talk!" "They were his orders." "Understood?" "Understood, Sir!" "I just wonder why we never get such orders." "Keep wondering, but I don't want to hear such talk!" "He's a Lieutenant and that's that!" "Correct, Sir, strictly according to regulations." "You listen or I'lI shut your mouth!" "Professor!" "Are you getting used to the battery?" "I'Il be fine." "It's easier in the army, than dealing with my family." "My family, even brother Kole, wanted to send me away again." "You won't find it that easy." "I was about to tell you." "They remember, and so they should." "I'd feel the same towards anyone who ran from the army." "I'Il have plenty of time to show them." "Come on men, down to business." "Let's fill up these seats!" "Sergeant, would you Iike some tobacco?" "all you do is waste your time gambling!" "Stop wining!" "Tomorrow we'lI be gambling with our lives!" "The Commander isn't even here." "He's gone to headquarters." "I pay in cash." "Just like the Lieutenant's father, Trivun." "I made a joke about him and got into trouble." "And so you should, you behave like a beast!" "Wash your feet or I'lI choke before I get near the Krauts!" "Let's see..." "You're lucky this time." "I'm fit and well." "Leave that letter and join us!" "The first litter is thrown into water, and the first letter is not sent home." "exactly!" "They cry for days, when they get their first letter." "Come on Alexa, stop being stingy!" "Hey, you rogue, don't you know that gambling is forbidden?" "I know." "Join us." "Did you ask for permission?" "I did." "Whose?" "My backside's." "What?" "!" "I asked if it could withstand 25 lashes." "It said it could." "Join us." "Watch out!" "He doesn't seem to like your wise remarks." "Open it, Major." "The 5th and 6th enemy armies are heading towards the Drina." "The 5th has crossed the river." "Our 3th is under pressure." "One might think this is the enemie's main attack plan." "logically, it's not, because of the difficult terrain." "The enemie's 2nd army, located in Srem and Banat, is bombing belgrade and Obrenovac." "It's preparing to attack Sabac." "This is also a fact." "I was in Arandjelovac today." "It's the first time I liked it." "Gorgeous women!" "Many who escaped from belgrade." "There are whores, as welI." "Anything to say, KursuIa?" "Nothing, Sir." "Private remarks." "Let us hear them." "I bet that the attacks on the Sava and Danube are tricks." "The main attack will be at the Drina." "You find that logical?" "If there's only one army attacking from the north, and two on the Drina, then that'lI be the main attack." "We'Il see." "gentlemen, we have orders to move." "The division is to gather At Ub, monitor situations, and react accordingly." "Our regiment will head the division, along with the artillery division." "That will be all." "Return to your units and prepare to move." "You'Il have more details in an hour." "Captain, a moment, please." "l'lI wait for you." "This march could pose special tasks for your battery." "Yes, Sir!" "Are you satisfied with the state of your battery?" "In general." "We could replace your Lieutenant." "Hadzi-Vukovic is my relative and was in my battery before." "He's the only son of a noted family." "They still want to pursuade him." "To leave the army?" "Yes. I'm in a difficult position." "He's close to me." "Let's just leave it for now." "well, you're the Commander." "Where are you going now?" "Do you have time for a drink?" "I'd love to." "What's all that nonsense about the Drina?" "You failed your exams because of that." "Listen, brother." "Austria's main attack will be across the Drina, not the Sava." "It's not suitable for an attack." "That's what they say." "general Stepa repeatedly told me: "It's not logical." "The best strategic attack is across the Sava and Danube."" "I said: "The Austrians know we'lI be waiting on the Sava, and that's why they'Il attack from the Drina."" "We'Il be waiting in the hills and beat them to a pulp!" "Let's make a bet!" "I say the main attack will come from the Drina!" "Rista!" "Yes, Sir!" "Get me Second Lieutenant Stojanovic!" "Yes, Sir." "What time is it?" "After midnight. 12.20." "Try to sleep in the saddle." "You'Il need it." "Don't worry about me." "I can handle anything." "Sir, the Commander is asking for you." "I should have told him to ask where we're going." "It's against regulations." "I hope we pass through Sabac." "I want to help them, because the Krauts are bombing them." "I don't care, even if we go to Vienna." "They say the bridge is weak here." "Take two men and check it." "If the bridge is incapable, find a ford." "Be back by dawn." "all right, Kosta." "Rista!" "milan!" "follow me!" "Brother KoIe, I should have gone." "I'm the Lieutenant." "Miloje will do it better." "It's dark." "It's dark, but there's a map." "I can read it." "Forget about it." "Take out that bottle of cognac." "Do you want some tobacco, Sergeant?" "No." "What are you staring at?" "Are you posing for me?" "You're worried." "Something's eating at you." "I agree." "You're worrying a Iot about something, Sergeant." "I'm worrying where you'Il sleep and what you'Il eat." "Who's going to worry about my family?" "Your wife will, Sergeant." "Is she pretty?" "That's none of your business." "If she's pretty, someone will always take care of her." "Other men's wives are the best!" "The sweetest!" "Stop this indecent talk in front of this child." "This here child is married." "Since when?" "The other day." "What other day?" "One day before I was mobilised." "They interrupted you in the middle of it!" "Why did you get married now?" "Did you manage to do anything?" "Where little brother, how?" "ln the dark." "You haven't even seen all of her." "Did you undress her?" "We peasants are shy." "We don't undress." "She won't be shy when you get back." "Experts will teach her." "That's war." "She can be pure as snow, but when her time comes!" "Stop it, you mongrel!" "The likes of you should be shot!" "Sergeant!" "How dare you talk like that about decent women?" "!" "You're a thief and fraud who doesn't have a pot to piss in!" "My wife is the daughter of a priest." "You bastard!" "Wait, Sergeant!" "Not another word!" "They're housewives and mothers!" "I swear I'lI kill you!" "Stop!" "Stop the gun!" "corporal!" "A man has fallen!" "What happened?" "Corporal!" "Help me men!" "Help!" "It's the gambler!" "Turn his head up!" "Aleksa, give him some water!" "What?" "Get out the flask!" "Hold his head up!" "Come on!" "What's wrong?" "Hit him on the back." "You're beating the life out of me!" "Stop it!" "Look, you dropped your cards!" "The tools of your trade." "What happened?" "Nothing, Sir, the time adjuster fell of the gun." "He's fine." "Very well." "I'Il go and see." "Go on." "Look at alI this money!" "You could build a church!" "Photos as weIl!" "A girl!" "Maybe it's his relative." "He can't have any relatives." "Who did you steal them from?" "Don't touch!" "Give them back, you thieves!" "I wouldn't let God himself touch them!" "Back off!" "You're crazy!" "We weren't going to eat them!" "You crazy gambler!" "Come on, AIeksa!" "Take your tools!" "You've disrupted the entire battery, you good-for nothing!" "Who told you to dismount?" "We need to relieve ourselves!" "They wouldn't dare piss on state saddles!" "AIeksa!" "Mount!" "Lieutenant, Sir, you wouldn't believe it!" "Trajko, the cook, was telling Bogi his future." "He said:" ""You're going to fall from a height." And he did." "Corporal, enough of this superstition!" "Yes, Sir, but he did fall!" "That's enough!" "Sergeant, can we go on?" "Ready, Sir!" "Lazarevac August 14, 1914" "Hey, Trajko!" "Here I am, Corporal Janicije!" "Trajko!" "I'm here!" "old man, can you do something for me?" "I'Il pay you." "For you, dear?" "Who's going to help me with these beans?" "Forget the beans!" "Please, look at your cards!" "I was so scared last night!" "I heard an owl, twice!" "An owl?" "l asked, but no one heard it, except me." "Listen, dear, it's not a good sign, but you never know." "Come back later." "Something bad is going to happen?" "You're going to war, dear." "It can only be bad, not good." "Please, can you look now?" "all right." "Take out the cards." "Look." "Maybe I can escape my misfortune." "We'lI see." "Cut." "What?" "Cut." "What is it?" "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7..." "Home, happiness, wife." "Ub August 14, 1914" "Sir, do you mind if the men get out of the pouring rain?" "So they should, corporal." "Men, who would like a smoke?" "You shouldn't." "Oh, don't." "Go on, who knows how long we'lI have to wait." "Thank you, Sir." "This one could last me a Iong time." "Take one!" "Stop being shy as a bride." "I don't smoke, Sir." "No one in my family does." "only my youngest brother, Proka." "He's just become a corporal." "How many brothers do you have?" "l had a lot of brothers, but they were killed in the Iast two wars." "Now, there's only Proka and myself." "He's still so young." "I'm always thinking of him." "He's a teacher, now a corporal." "Boys, you'd be happy about this rain, if you were home." "Just when the summer sun is about to burn everything, it rains, just like this." "I say to Proka: "It's raining."" "I go and stand in the rain." "It's as if God is crying." "Even though I'm wet, I still can't believe it's raining." "When I reach the wet plums, then I know it's raining." "Damn this war!" "But we have to, because they attacked us." "That's right, Sir, we have to defend ourselves." "When you came, did you notice us laughing?" "No, why?" "We were observing the gambler making passes at that lady." "He's skillful." "Do you think he'Il do it?" "He could, if we stayed long enough." "Dear lady, I forgot to ask you the most important thing." "Where's your husband?" "ln the army, on the Drina." "That's no good." "We're in the same boat: we're both alone." "What can we do?" "It's God will." "You're absolutely right." "We could help each other, you know." "Times are like that." "Stop that." "Aren't you a jolly fellow?" "I might report you." "I'Il knock his teeth out!" "Can't you see he's all talk?" "She's Serbian." "Maybe her husband's a soldier, like you." "Petrovic!" "Who, me?" "No, my father!" "Come here!" "Can't you see that the bar is loose?" "Fix it!" "It's on the first gun." "That's not my job." "Don't smart-mouth me!" "Move it!" "I don't even know what time of day it is!" "Good evening, Sir." "hello, Brother KoIe." "hello." "Gentlmen, the situation has changed since yesterday." "Headquarters now believes that the enemy won't attack... from the north across the Sava and Danube rivers." "It seems that the main attack will come from the Drina... with the enemy's 5th and 6th armies." "It seems that Mr KursuIa's assumptions were correct." "congratulations, Major!" "Thank you, Sir!" "Tomorrow your units must be in the village of Veliki Bosnjak." "Here are your orders in more detail." "What's the situation in the battery?" "The men are tired, Sir." "They haven't slept since yesterday." "That I know!" "What about their morale?" "Good, Sir!" "It's very important it stays that way." "Understood, Sir!" "Goodbye, gentlemen." "Let's see where they're sending us, brother." "...She washed her feet, then fell into the river..." "Did you hear the old man's voice tremble when he said:" ""You were right, KursuIa."" "He would have given anything not to have to admit it." "If I could see general Stepa, I'd ask him now:" ""Why didn't I pass the exam?"" "We're going west, towards Drina." "Infantry, let the battery pass!" "Move aside!" "Now!" "Keep going, you gunners!" "Make sure you don't tire from all that sitting!" "You'Il be kissing this gun, the minute it gets rough!" "really?" "We're scared we'lI lose the war without you!" "Shut up, you arse!" "Your wife's an arse!" "Dusty arses!" "Horse shit!" "You had a nap." "Good for you." "Who knows what's waiting for us." "My watch stopped." "What time is it?" "nearly seven." "I keep thinking of Sabac." "Why did we give it up so fast?" "What's the exact time?" "Five to seven." "It's best that the men don't know about Sabac." "Give me that flask!" "Captain, Sir!" "Yes!" "I have a favour to ask." "I don't know..." "Come on Sergeant, we've known each other for a Iong time." "Why are you hesitating?" "This isn't official." "Go on." "I don't know where to begin. lt's a personal matter." "Sir, my wife and children are all alone in Sabac." "Could I pop over to Sabac and take my family to safety?" "Pop over?" "You have my word I'Il return." "No one would know." "If it were up to me, I'd let you go." "But we have orders." "I know, Sir." "Maybe your family has managed without you." "They're not alone in Sabac." "There's plenty of people." "My wife's not resoucefuI." "She's confused and scared." "And my four children are just like her." "Their faces naive." "Their eyes are so blue, just like the English." "Sorry, Sir." "Excuse me." "Sergeant!" "Sabac has fallen." "How, Sir?" "It's fallen." "The Austrians are there." "What about the civilians?" "It's war, Sergeant." "You know as much as I do." "Battery, halt!" "Are you tired?" "Ceda!" "It's thundering." "Looks like rain again." "Corporal, the rain seems to be following us." "Hear the thunder?" "I hear it, Sir!" "What are you staring at?" "shall we stretch our legs?" "Why not." "tell the younger officers not to wander off." "Yes, Sir!" "Sergeant!" "The battery need not know about Sabac." "Understood." "Any news?" "Plenty." "Belgrade is evacuated." "The fighting in Sabac is worse." "Our troops want to get it back." "Where we're going, we'Il be knee-high in blood!" "Where?" "Listen!" "It's top secret, so keep your mouth shut!" "You know the mountain Cer?" "The Austrians are nearly there." "That's where we're going." "general Stepa is somewhere there." "Sergeant, I want to tell you something." "What did you say?" "I wanted to say: don't be angry." "lf it's official, say it!" "It's not official." "I didn't mean to offend." "I won't talk to you in private." "Not with a ruffian!" "It keeps thundering, but there are no clouds." "What are you talking about?" "It's the artillery." "What?" "!" "Fierce fighting somewhere." "At least five or six batteries." "Don't worry, they're already asleep." "What an ass!" "Any artillery man would know." "Corporal Janicije's thinking now:" ""Because you ran last year, you can't tell a gun from thunder."" "Nonsense." "Who says?" "You didn't run, you were transferred." "Excuse me, have you seen the Drina Division?" "I've heard that they're in Krupanj." "God only knows!" "I have a brother in the 5th Battalion." "His name is Proka, Prokopije Pantic." "Who knows, my child." "They say there were big battles." "He doesn't know where he is, Iet alone your brother!" "I had to ask. I'm worried!" "You peasants always worry!" "You always have to whine!" "Why did you have to join?" "How could I not join?" "!" "Who would go to war, if not us?" "You're an old nag of a corporal!" "Come on, keep it moving!" "The army has to get through!" "Look where you're going, auntie!" "Poor me, where am I going?" "Throw away what you can't carry!" "Just keep it moving!" "Sergeant, are you with these people?" "As you can see." "Is anyone from Sabac?" "l don't know." "Ask further down." "Sergeant!" "Listen, I want to tell you something!" "I didn't come to insult you, so help me God!" "I'm a man, too!" "You, a man?" "You good-for-nothing!" "You don't know what a man is!" "I didn't want to insult you!" "The village, Veliki Bosnjak August 15, 1914" "Brother KoIe!" "We let you pass, and still we arrived before you." "You can't beat the infantry!" "Where can I put my battery?" "By the city hall." "Get there before the Morova lot do." "Don't you worry!" "Your exploiting the situation!" "Not me!" "Yes, you!" "I would have given 80, but 120!" "I should hang you from this tree!" "I paid a fair price for them!" "If you don't take them," "I'Il return them to the caf,." "Zivko, come and take them back!" "Stop yelling!" "You'Il start a riot, because of this beer!" "80!" "Zivko!" "90!" "Zivko, get over here!" "Men, didn't you see the beer?" "Yes, Sir!" "I started to drool!" "well, get some strong lads." "Hurry up!" "Aleksa, Rosy, Bogi, follow me!" "The boy's doing fine." "Thank God!" "I thought the battery wouldn't accept him." "They'lI accept him, sooner than you will." "Why?" "I haven't accepted him?" "What do you mean by that?" "Brother KoIe, because you're relatives," "I don't want to interfere." "Go on, say it." "I don't know him well, but he needs to feel like a man." "What am I, a nanny?" "No, but still..." "What's he doing here?" "Move over, so I can see!" "Now the fun begins." "Aleksa, was it like this last time?" "When, what?" "Stop pretending!" "is this what happened last year?" "I won't discuss it any more, Veca!" "That's enough!" "Damn the battery!" "Go back from where you came!" "Is that how you talk to your father?" "alright, see this letter?" "It's from colonel Lukic." "It's an order for Kosta." "He has to obey it!" "Veca, have you gone mad?" "!" "What are you staring at, stupid?" "Start crying for your lietenant." "l don't care, you cry!" "You'Il be crying your heart out!" "It's the same as last time, and that night was the worst battle!" "You little snot, you've decided to get killed!" "Get into the car!" "What's wrong with his leg?" "Hey, what's wrong with his leg?" "They say he fell of his horse." "He must have fallen asleep." "More likely the horse fell asleep." "How is he now?" "They say he's even worse." "What did you say, KursuIa?" "Nothing, Sir, just a personal inquiry." "Gentlemen, nothing has changed." "Tonight." "Signed by general Stepa." "Kursula, your battalion and the battery of Captain Hadzi-Vukovic, will be the front ranks of our division." "Yes, Sir." "You'Il have half an hour, while the sanitary unit passes through." "See if you can get some supper." "But in half an hour, you must leave." "Yes, Sir!" "Gentlemen, I wanted to say this before." "But, as usual, Major Kursula confused me." "Despite the exhaustion, I'm ordering a march to Cer." "It's not my order, nor General Stepa's." "The orders come from Serbia." "Tonight, Serbia will be on Cer." "If you don't get there now, you never will." "That's all." "You may go." "Aleksa, the wounded arriving are from the Drina Division." "Go and enquire about your brother." "The Drina Division?" "That's what they say." "hold this, boy!" "Stop staring after him and eat while you can, you silly child!" "I can't, Corporal!" "They're all wounded." "I hurried to prepare your food, but you found a better cook." "He's not better, believe me!" "You're the best cook!" "I'Il get a fire started." "Where's the Commander?" "It's too late, Uncle Trajko." "We'Il be leaving soon." "They've taken a right beating!" "Are they returning from Cer?" "Medic!" "Medic!" "What is it?" "Stop!" "Why didn't you tell me?" "He's taking up two seats!" "Get him down, quickly!" "Get someone else on here." "Hurry!" "Couldn't you find somewhere else, you damn grave-diggers!" "Get out of here!" "I haven't eaten properly since ArandjeIovac!" "He's only doing his job." "Someone else will come along to bury him." "Proka, can you hear me?" "It's me, AIeksa." "Leave him alone." "He's in no condition to talk." "Let him be." "Where are you taking them?" "To the hospital in Valjevo, Sir." "It's a good hospital, isn't it?" "will this fellow pull through?" "Of course he will!" "The peasants can withstand almost anything." "Come on, men!" "Get ready to move!" "Battery, forward march!" "Take care, Proka!" "My battery is leaving." "I beg of you, take care of him!" "What's this?" "He might need it." "Cer August 15, 1914" "Brother KoIe, over here!" "hello, Badza!" "Do you know where you're going?" "l was told to go to Trajan Peak." "You're lucky the infantry's here, or you'd be lost all night!" "Over there is Tekeris and way up there is Trajan." "I sent a patrol and so should you." "We don't do that." "Our Commander goes himself." "Veca!" "You, the Sergeant and two soldiers, follow me!" "Miloje, follow on with the battery!" "Stay well, brother!" "Don't worry, Badza!" "Stop!" "The gun's stuck!" "Dismount!" "Get the wheel!" "Push!" "Come on!" "Let me try!" "Why are you just standing there?" "Push it, God damn it!" "Come on, push!" "Get up there!" "Did you know that father Trivun was here?" "Who?" "Uncle Laza, as welI." "There was a message for you." "I tore it up." "What?" "I tore it up, because I knew what the message was." "No one is allowed to touch the Commander's mail!" "Understood?" "I'Il take any punishment, but don't send me away." "Understand how I feel." "I know I can make it in the battery." "I won't go!" "Stop being a pest!" "Ever since you came, you've been bothering me!" "Listen, I've taught you how to ride, drink and womanise." "I didn't want to teach you this job, that's so bloody." "I still think you'd be of better use elsewhere." "We've aready gone too far." "I can't send you back." "Thank you, brother KoIe." "Halt!" "What is ti?" "Are you KursuIa's patrol?" "Sorry, Sir, I didn't see your rank." "There's a light a the top of the hilI. lt must be our patrol." "Where did you see the light?" "Just below the top of the hill." "Show me the way!" "This is our machine gun detachment." "Lead on!" "I see the lamps and fires." "Must be our patrol." "Like hell it is!" "Take two men, and tell those men they're not in a whore house!" "Yes, Sir!" "Hey, you Iouts, are you the patrol of the 2nd division?" "Hey, you, answer my question!" "What did you say?" "!" "They're Austrians!" "Get back!" "Make sure they don't hear us!" "What's happening, brother?" "Who did you send up there?" "It must be your men." "We don't have a machine gun." "I don't like it, brother!" "Let's go and see!" "hell!" "It sounds as if a whole division has opened fire!" "Major, Sir, this way!" "I'm a Czech, Sir." "FeIdvebel Novotni." "We wanted to surrender." "Later!" "Who's up there?" "The 8th corps." "You're heading straight for them." "What?" "!" "The Austrian 8th corps and the 21st Landdver division." "Sergeant, back to the battery!" "Yes, Sir!" "You stay!" "What is the bugle sounding?" "An alert to prepare to attack." "Thanks, brother, if you're not lying!" "l'm not, Sir!" "I surrendered of my own choice." "Got afraid?" "Yes, Sir!" "You should be." "You can't just waltz in and take over Serbia!" "Take him to headquarters and guard him with your life!" "Where are his boots?" "Zivojin took them when he captured him." "Don't make me hang around Cer for a pair of boots!" "Give them back!" "Yes, Sir!" "Oh, great!" "They've already started to fire the artillery!" "Since VeIiki Bosnjak, I've been hearing a howitzer." "Go up there. lt's almost dawn." "Hit them with everything!" "Let me know the position of your men!" "l will, brother!" "Hit their artillery." "For now, they're missing their us." "Cer August 16, 1914" "Ready to fire!" "Sergeant, get me the division headquarters!" "Yes, Sir!" "Battery, ready!" "hello, Ceda, they've found me!" "They're hitting very hard!" "Where's our artillery?" "Can you hear me?" "Who's that?" "This is the 2nd battery." "Kursula, is that you?" "Get off, Ceda!" "Brother Kole, start using your guns, already!" "I'Il start to fire, Kursula!" "Let me know if I'm on target!" "Aim at the infantry by the forest." "Drum at 32!" "Plate at 0!" "Distance at 1800m!" "Shrapnel shell!" "Time at 54!" "Ready!" "Left gun, ready!" "Battery, ready!" "Salvo fire!" "Too far!" "Cut it by 300!" "This time, hit them with everything!" "Distance at 1500m!" "Time at 47!" "Three rapid!" "Fire!" "That's it, straight into them!" "Get ready to charge!" "hello, Kosta, just keep it up!" "Remain at the same elements!" "Ready, my heroes?" "Ready, Sir!" "In the name of God." "Don't yell "forward", but "follow me"!" "Understood?" "Yes, Sir!" "What's happening, brother?" "Look at them charging this way!" "We've been informed of 2 Austrian detachments surrounding us, Sir!" "Here they are!" "What else were you told?" "If it's anything like this, I'Il buy you a drink!" "hello, hello!" "Headquarters!" "They've found us!" "God damn them!" "Send out scouts to find that howitzer!" "hello!" "Kosta, have you seen the two columns heading towards you?" "Yes, I have!" "Where's Kursula?" "He'Il try for their flanks, but there's too many!" "Get ready to retreat!" "all right!" "Are you all right, down there?" "Yes, Sir!" "Where the hell is it firing from?" "Sergeant, find it!" "I can't!" "Battery, keep firing!" "Same elements!" "Captain, the Krauts are coming!" "Our troops are withdrawing!" "Keep firing, or they'Il take us prisoner along with our guns!" "Battery, fire!" "Sir, the phone's been ringing!" "Have you found the howitzer?" "I'm going cross-eyed. lt's as if it's firing from underground!" "Yes, all right, Ceda!" "Bloody hell!" "Cease fire!" "Veca!" "MiIoje!" "Sergeant, get the horses!" "Withdraw towards the village of Tekeris!" "all right, Kosta!" "Move those guns!" "all guns, one column, through the forest!" "What are you waiting for?" "Krauts?" "Move it!" "Attach those guns!" "Corporal, wake up!" "Attach that gun!" "Faster!" "Get moving!" "Sergeant, move it!" "3rd squad, gallop forward!" "4th to the Ieft!" "Faster!" "Faster!" "Get hold of the wheel!" "Keep pulling!" "pull!" "Get out of there, leave the gun!" "But the gun, Sir?" "Leave now!" "Sergeant, that's an order!" "The village, Tekeris August 16, 1914" "Reporting, General, Sir!" "It's you, Kursula?" "Why did you leave Cer so quickly?" "I would have got them, but they hit our flanks." "I chased them of Trajan, but the regiment coming from Lesnica..." "I know." "That's not a regiment, it's their 9th division." "What do you think of the enemy?" "They're not what we thought." "They can't manage in our hills." "They're scared of knives, bombs." "But..." "But, what?" "They're large in numbers and well armed." "If they hadn't attacked from the valley," "I would have reached the top of Cer!" "Sir, remember when you failed my exam on the Drina?" "I said the Austrian-Hungarian army would cross the Drina, because it was best for them." "Remember?" "Yes, so what?" "well, they did come across the Drina, after all!" "Well,they'lI pass just like you did on your exam." "Has the Morava division arrived yet?" "Yes, Sir!" "Cease fire!" "Keep a lookout!" "Remain by your arms!" "Clean the barrels!" "Check them thoroughly!" "Bring the ammunition!" "Yes, Sir!" "Take a rest." "I can't." "What's going to happen now?" "I don't know." "Stop thinking about the gun." "It's no use." "I received your report." "I'Il see see you later regarding that." "I believe you had no choice, but to withdraw." "You'Il get detailed orders later." "We'Il take the same positions." "Yes, Sir!" "Can I get up there in this carriage?" "We'Il manage." "The Morova division is gathering and will advance from your left." "This will be the decisive moment." "Have your replacements arrived?" "Yes, Sir, but I was wondering if the Lieutenant could..." "Not now, Hadzi-Vukovic, it's too late." "Your gun was left up there?" "Yes." "A most unfortunate thing." "I'Il send for you later." "Branislav!" "Sir, at last, some coffee." "It's made with spring water." "Where are your cards, old man?" "Who cares about that now?" "Can you really see something in them?" "There is nothing to see." "The cards are dirty and smudged." "So, you lie to them?" "l lie, dear." "Listen, Sir." "Someone comes to me, who feels miserable and deserted." "I ask him about his life, home and family." "Then I turn it all around and it comes out well." "And then?" "The poor soul wants to hear nice stories." "He's grabbing at straws." "It's just like when you wish upon a falIing star, or find a four-leaf clover." "You believe it's luck." "The poor Corporal!" "It was his fate." "Yes." "Come on, Trajko, back to work!" "Captain, Sir, your coffee!" "Thank you, Trajko." "I'm writing my report." "Subject:" "How and why a gun was lost." "We know why." "There's no need." "Brother KoIe, if you think it's my fault..." "Miloje!" "We're returning to the same positions." "To the left of the forest." "We withdrew through that pass." "When we return, we must go around." "Give me the map." "We'Il go to the Ieft of this hill, then through the forest." "As soon as we're out, we'lI be in our old position." "What the hell are you doing?" "!" "Don't move!" "You mongrel!" "Do you want a court-martiaI?" "I won't kill you, just don't move!" "Put that rifle away!" "You're a man and I'm not!" "I was worried about my family and all you did was insult me!" "Take a look!" "is she pretty?" "What do you want from me?" "I asked you if she was pretty!" "She's attractive." "A Iot you know!" "You've never seen anyone like her!" "The whole town stared at her!" "Men of rank, better than you!" "You didn't say you were married." "I didn't get a chance!" "You're the only one with problems!" "I didn't know." "She had it all!" "I even had my own shop." "I know my wife." "But your wife isn't a whore!" "Why do you keep her photo?" "Forget the treacherous creature!" "Why don't you forget Sabac?" "Who do you think you are?" "You've got a pathetic salary and wife and only you suffer!" "I was a man!" "I could have bought you, together with your salary!" "Now, I wonder around with a deck of cards and a photo of a whore!" "only you have the right to suffer and slap others in the face!" "It's worth a try." "We'Il carry ammunition, in case the Austrians destroyed ours." "Can I make a personal suggestion?" "The Lieutenant,Veca, should do this." "Are you afraid, Professor!" "I've done more dangerous things." "Then, what's the problem?" "You have to show Veca that you believe in him." "Anyone could have left that gun, even you." "Suppose I send him. lt means I couId lose another gun!" "You and your bloody gun!" "Cer August 16, 1914" "Sir, it's that howitzer again!" "Kursula, is that you?" "Kosta's battery is on the move!" "Lieutenant Veca is going up to the gun." "He's below you now." "I see him, Ceda!" "Is that the Morava division I hear?" "Yes." "We're going to send them back over the Drina!" "It's over!" "It would be, if the Krauts would sit back and wait to be beaten!" "Move him, quickly!" "Enable that gun!" "Open quick fire at the retreating enemy!" "Listen!" "Aim at the farthest point!" "4th company, follow me!" "Sir, they didn't touch the ammunition wagon!" "Open fire at the enemy!" "Distance, 600 metres!" "Gunner, keep your eyes open!" "Sir, they're retreating!" "They didn't expect us here!" "Distance at 500 metres!" "Watch that grenade and stop staring like an idiot!" "That's great!" "Fire another ten at 500 metres!" "They've found us again!" "It's that howitzer again!" "Get down!" "I told you to get down!" "What are you waiting for?" "!" "Sir, as long as you remain standing, so will we!" "Leave him!" "Keep firing!" "Fire to the Ieft!" "Kursula is attacking!" "We're being hit by the howitzer!" "Keep firing!" "Faster, boys, faster!" "Ready to fire!" "Clear that ammunition!" "Hit their infantry!" "Drum 32, plate 0, distace 700m!" "Salvo fire!" "Miloje, find that howitzer!" "I can't see it from here!" "Sir!" "Sir, are you wounded?" "Get the bandages!" "Don't be afraid." "colonel, Sir." "Hadzi-Vukovic, Kursula has taken the Trajan area." "Fire in front of him, towards Kosanin Grad!" "Yes, Sir!" "That howitzer is hitting us!" "And KursuIa as welI!" "Protect him with continuous fire!" "The 6th division is to our left." "You must not cease fire!" "Understood?" "Yes, Sir!" "Captain, Sir!" "Kosta!" "Find that howitzer!" "Sergeant!" "Miloje, if Kosta asks about me, don't tell him." "Please, he mustn't come here." "Everything has gone to hell." "There it is, Lieutenant, I can see the howitzer!" "It's in the woods, to the right of the bridge!" "You can't see it firing, because of the forest!" "Target the enemy howitzer at the edge of the forest!" "Drum 32, plate 0, distance 4800m!" "Destroy!" "Three rapid!" "Fire!" "Veca!" "Where's the Lieutenant?" "Sir, he's right here." "How far is the howitzer?" "4800m!" "Are you listening?" "Yes, Sir!" "The direction is right, but we're falling too short!" "Set it to 5200!" "Damn, how far can they be?" "!" "A second miss!" "Increase to 5300m!" "Are you wounded?" "l fell, that's all." "Why do we keep missing?" "I told you 5300m!" "Sir, that's what we're doing!" "Grenade!" "Get down!" "5100 !" "5100 !" "We found them, Sir!" "Stay at 5100!" "Destroy!" "Rapid fire!" "Sergeant!" "Bogi, my gambler!" "Yes, Sir, I understand!" "Cease fire!" "Cease fire!" "Miloje, the Austrians are running towards Cer!" "We'Il follow them to the Drina!" "Veca!" "Sir, we've taken Kosanin Grad!" "What do you say about that?" "Stop it!" "It's taking you all day!" "Steva!" "Yes, Sir!" "Inform artillery that we're going after them, down to the Drina!" "Yes, Sir!" "Sir, you're severely wounded!" "You shouldn't go..." 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