"December, 1944." "British and American Armies were on the threshold of victory." "Stretched across half of europe." "The allies cathered themselves for the final assault of Germany." "To the north stood montcomery's" "Eichth army." "To the south, patton's third." "In the center." "Along an 88-mile front." "A few battle-weary Amercan divisions" "Rested in a quiet sector." "To them." "The war seemed already won." "This is their story." "Colonel, we've been flying" "Over these woods all week." "There's nothing but trees." "Let's turn back." "Getting hungry, Joe?" "The war is over." "I hear CHQ is shipping" "Us home for Christmas." "Joe, the German Army still has" "Six million men carrying arms." "They're not going home for Christmas." "Hey, there it is." "The German Amry." "Let's go down and have a look." "Buzz him acain." "Joe." "I'll get a picturre." "Ok." "This time gun your engine." "Make him look up." "It worked." "Swing around, Joe." "I want to get another one." "Conrad?" "I am ashamed of you." "Get up." "They could have killed us, sir." "If you had taken the pains to look carefully." "You would have observed." "It was an unarmed reconnaissance plane." "You would stay in the car" "If fighter planes were shooting at us." "I did not lose a man to die in the back" "Seat of a car." "Does the Colonel think anyone has a" "Choice where to die?" "I know where you'll die, conrad..." "At home, in your own bed." "Is the Colonel trying to cet rid of me?" "I think..." "The world is coing to get" "Rid of both of us." "Pick up your cap!" "Put it on!" "Try to look like a soldier!" "What good is a soldier anyhow?" "He wins, he loses." "What's he good for anyhow?" "Conrad, I've told you before." "Never leave the motor running." "Petrol is blood." "I am sorry, sir." "It won't happen again." "Looks like something" "On the cround at 10:00." "Let's take a look." "Nothing" "Let's go home" "Herr oberst Hessler is here." "Nach links, herr oberst." "Colonel Hessler, sir." "Ja." "Well, Hessler..." "It has been a long time." "How good it is to see you acain." "You look the same." "A little... a little leaner, perhaps, hmm?" "The Russian front does not put meat on a man's bones." "Cenral." "Ah, yes." "War is hard on all of us." "Central heating." "Crystal Chandeliers." "You have a nice cellar." "Field Hitler goering gave me that painting." "Lovely, isn't it?" "I imagine he found a barcain in Paris last year." "My corporal is waiting outside." "He's had a hard drive." "Is there somewhere in these runs." "He can find a bed?" "Sit down, Hessler." "You have too little faith." "In the genius of the german people." "A few stones have been knocked down." "But our country is strong..." "United..." "Determined..." "And more productive than ever." "The allies think that their constant air raids." "Have undermined our morale." "This they shall never do." "Why send for me, General?" "You are our finest panzer commander" "Hessler." "You will lead us to victory." "Our Germany is now like an iceberg..." "Only a fraction of it can be seen on the surface." "Let me show you some of the results of" "What Germany has produced underground." "You will discover a new Germany" "And will take a new pride in being a German." "Our latest airplane." "A jet." "It files at more than 900 kilometers per hour." "Within six months." "We will have enough jet fighters" "To shoot down every allied plane in the air." "Our V-1 rocket." "Destroyed 20% of london." "The V-2 will utterly smash the city." "The new 70-ton king tiger tank." "It has 21/2 times the fire power" "And double the armor of the American tanks." "Our Germany is far from finished, hmm, Hessler?" "It's a very... beautiful model, General." "It proves that the Germans" "Are still the world's best toymakers." "Ha." "The toys we are making these days." "Are not for children." "Let me show them to you." "We will attack..." "Throuch the losheim cap." "Which is deffended only by a sincle battalion." "The American division on the schnee" "Eifel will be cut off." "The our river bridge will be in our hands." "From there on the Ambleve, with the road network." "In four days, we will be across the river Meuse." "The strategic objective?" "Antwerp." "By taking Antwerp." "We split the enemy forces in two." "It will take them 18 months to recover." "By then, we will have air superiority" "With our jet encines," "And we will have even more significant" "Aeapons" " Weapons which can destroy" "An entire city with a single blast." "You have forgotten one important detail, General." "With their present control of the air." "The allies will smash our tanks, machine Gun our troops" "Bomb the bridges." "And cut our communications." "Suppose I tell you there will be no" "Allied planes." "Another secret weapon?" "From Spitsbergen, norway..." "The northernmost weather station in the world." "We have been waiting two months for this report." ""A low pressure area over northern europe "Starting december" ""Low clouds and FOG, which will ground all aircraft."" "How long?" "Long enough." "If we keep strictly to our timetable." "Unusual clock, isn't it?" "It has only 1 cycle... 50 hours." "We have the resources for 50 hours full-scale attack." "Maps..." "Clocks..." "Toys" "But with what will I fight?" "Colonel Hessler," "I am putting you" "In comand our armored spearhead." "I got a Christmas cake from home today." "Think I'll be around to eat it?" "Bring me the prints as soon" "As they're developed." "Yes, sir." "Hello, Kiley." "Find any Germans under your bed this morning?" "Marching there all night." "Couldn't sleep a wink." "That's an order." "I want every item on that menu" "Delivered to every soldier in the Division," "Especialy those in the forward positions." "Deliver them in time for Christmas dinner." "Counterintellicence picked this up" "From an enemy acent, dated November 29." ""From field marshal Kitel, most secret." ""Officers and men who speak English" ""And wanted for special mission." ""Volunteers will report to General Kohler's headquarters."" "What do you make of it?" "In my opinion, General," "This is one more confirmation" "They're going to attack us." "Come on, Kiley." "Not that acain." "They're probably preparing a fifth column" "To drop behind our lines." "Were you in the state department, too." "Kiley?" "I thought your experience was limited to police work." "Haveing have an inspector of police" "Doesn't disqualify me from thinking." "All cops aren't flatfoots." "Your limited military experience" "Doesn't exactly inspire confidence in your conclusions." "If you think..." "Why do you say they're mounting an offensive?" "I spent 20 years before the war asking questions." "Ever since D-day, you've had me doing the same thing..." "Interrocating prisoners." "I can only report what I've learned." "The Grman soldier facing us is still undefeated." "He can still fight." "His leaders know that." "As long as he can fight, they'll attack." "I have io other officers in my section." "We see the same information," "Get the same facts as you." "All of us arrive at one answer," "And yours is a complete opposite." "When 10 men tell you you're drunk," "You'd better lie down." "You may be my superior officer..." "He is." "Excuse me, sir." "Here are your prints, Colonel." "Thank you." "Look what showed up on this one." "I took it over the ardennes." "Is this a tiger tank, or isn't it?" "So it appears." "Doesn't make a juncle." "Sir." "Tiger belong in jungles." "But when there's one in a peaceful neighborhood." "I recommend we all look under our beds." "Excuse me, sir." "Step outside." "With your permission, sir." "This is from headquarters, Kiley." "Top secret." "The third army has been ordered" "To attack the cermans in the saar." "General Patton is launghing the offensive in two days." "Does it seem possible headquarters would commit an entire army" "To an offensive in the south" "If there were any possibility" "Of germans attacking in the ardennes?" "With all due respect toheadquarters," "They could be wrong." "Send this to headquarters anyway, pritchard." "There seem to be new features on that tank." "Yes, sir." "Anything else?" "I'd like a rundown on this german officer." "All right." "Send this along." "Yes, sir." "Get up to the line." "Tell them to grab some new prisoners." "I want any fresh information I can get." "Yes, sir." "And one thing more..." "Why are you in a reconnaissance plane?" "You're not a combat soldier." "Trying to shorten the war." "All by yourself?" "I just want to enjoy" "That nice Christmas dinner you ordered." "I see the Colonel's in fine appetite again." "I am." "Join me in a glass of wine." "Thank you, sir." "Sit down." "Thanks." "Conrad." "Speak." "What does the Colonel wish me to say?" "Speak your mind... the truth." "Don't be afraid, Conrad." "I must have someone to tell me the truth." "I've always been fortunate to serve under brilliant men." "Who know everything." "From them I have learned one thing." "When all was lost," "These brilliant men never lost hope." "I admire that." "What else do you admire about these men?" "The illusion." "Maybe..." "I'm not using the right word, Colonel." "I'm..." "Not an educated man." "The hope that there's always one more chance," "That is the illusion." "Go on, Conrad." "Yes, that's very good." "On, it's not my place to speak of such things." "Go on." "I order you to." "Colonel." "This new command..." "Is an illusion." "Give it up." "I am martin Hessler." "For years ago, my panzers overran poland in one week." "That was no illusion." "In 39 days." "My tanks smashed all the way to Paris." "That way no illusion." "I conquered the crimea." "That was no illusion." "Today..." "I was given a brigade of tiger tanks." "When I have a brigade of tanks." "That is reality." "And who will drive your tanks?" "The men you led were soldiers veteran soldiers." "Are there any left?" "What will they give you now?" "I was by your side in Poland, france, the crimea." "Look at me." "I'm no tthe same man." "I jumped in a ditch today" "At the sight of an unarmed reconnaissange plane." "My two boys remember me as a good soldier." "They wouldn't believe it," "But, Colonel, I am not the only one." "How sure can you be" "Of the men who will drive your tanks?" "Major diepel." "Jawohl, oberst." "Diepel." "I want to see my tank commanders." "Have them assemble at once." "Jawohl, oberst." "Conrad." "My boots." "Achtung!" "Your commanders, sir." "Boys." "Too many boys." "The first battle will turn them into men." "In the old days, I lived six months with my men" "Before going into action." "We knew each other." "These are strangers." "Too many boys." "They have never tasted defeat." "Do they know what is expected of them?" "They are ready to die for you" "Can you ask more?" "Sing." "Louder." "Hold it!" "Hold it!" "Hold it!" "Hold it!" "Pull up." "We got brass on our tail..." "Pull it forward, you idiot!" "Heh heh heh." "Drop dead." "Pull it forward, you idiot!" "Just a little bit." "Hold it." "Hold it!" "Hold it!" "You're dropping my merchandise!" "Barrel, Eddie, come on out of there!" "Come on, Cortland!" "Oh ho ho ho." "Oh, wow." "Disaster." "Oh." "Solid." "Some driver, huh?" "Lucky thing for you nothing's busted." "Complain to my union." "Yeah, tie it up." "Are we near enemy territory yet?" "Too near." "Give me a cigarette." "I don't smoke." "When will we see some germans?" "Hey, Barrel." "Smoke your own." "You got a cigarette, Eddie?" "You kidding?" "You cheapskates." "Reach into my duffel bag get me some cigarettes." "What's with you and the germans?" "Nothing." "I've just never seen one." "I've never even seen a german plane." "When are we going to get any action?" "What are you, some kind of a nut?" "What kind of replacements they sending us, huh?" ""I want to see action."" "What's this?" "Put that back." "That's merchandise." "Don't tell me there's women where we're going." "Who are you giving these to?" "Guffy don't give nothing." "He's peddling them." "Keep tying it up, huh?" "Peddling them?" "To who?" "The boys in the front." "They'll need that when they cet to Germany." "There's lots of broads there." "Wow!" "French perfume!" "Champagne" "That's going to bring me bills a bottle where we're going" "Because there's nothing too good for our boys." "Yeah." "What's in here?" "The mail." "Are you going to charce them for that, too?" "Huh?" "No." "They wouldn't sit still for that, huh?" "Just kidding." "Sarge." "Just kidding." "No." "When you get these good thoughts," "You tell me anyway." "One thing I'm not going back home again is poor!" "Keep thinking, Kid." "Very nice." "Germans?" "This is the up-front front." "Wide-awake bunch of boys." "Don't you people post a sentry?" "Sorry." "I just came in for a second." "What's the matter with you?" "Close the pneumonia hole!" "Where where you born, in a barn?" "Sorry, sir." "We didn't know it was you." "Major Wolenski?" "He's over there, sir." "Oh, hello, Colonel." "I wasn't expecting a visit from the front office." "I would've had my men smarten up." "Some hot coffee for the Colonel." "Come over and get warm." "You run a pretty loose outfit here." "That radio's been yakking between Christmas carols" "We're all going home." "Here, sit down." "It's tough to try to keep discipline" "When the only action around here" "Is sitting on your butt, trying to keep warm." "What are the Germans doing on the ridge?" "Same thing, except they don't have ny heat." "They exercise to keep from freezing." "I got a little exercise for your boys." "I want a patrol tonight to pick up some prisoners." "Well, there they are." "Hey, Sarge, put those blankets back." "Come on." "Shut the window." "Why are you doing that, Sarge?" "You know they're out of range." "They'll only shoot back with something heavier." "It's you or them, docface." "I need practice." "That's enough, Sergeant." "You want to play with that popgun, go outside." "What if I take the men out" "For a field drill, Lieutenant?" "In the weather?" "What for?" "Because they're drilling, that's why." "I'll let you know when I want a drill, Sergeant." "Yes, sir, Lieutenant." "I'll take that Sergeant." "All right." "That's all right." "But I'll pick the rest of your volunteers." "Here you are, Colonel." "We got about three hours before dark." "How about some half-and-half?" "Just sweeten it." "Bitte." "You are Colonel Hessler?" "Who are you?" "How did you get in here?" "General Kohler's signature is magic." "You will excuse us." "Major." "Before you give orders." "May I ask your rank?" "Courtesan first class," "Compliments of General Kohler." "I think we have covered everything, Colonel." "General Kohler did not tell me" "You were so handsome." "What did General kohler tell you about me?" "Nothing." "Whatever I want to know..." "I'll find out for myself." "I'm very good at that." "Aren't you going to offer me a drink," "Or have you been at the front so long," "You have forgotten your manners?" "What shall we talk about?" "Your wife, perhaps?" "Won't you join me?" "I am told I'm an attractive woman." "You are not paying much attention to me." "Very little has escaped my attention." "General Kohler did tell me one thing." "What he admires most about you" "Is your reputation with the ladies." "I regret that is the opinion of my commanding officer." "I have worked very hard" "To achieve a reputation as a soldier." "Do not the two go together?" "Give the general my compliments." "Tell him thank you, I appreciate his gesture" "And good night." "You can make your own way out." "Zero minus two hours." "All units ready to attack." "Repeat." "Zero minus two hours." "All units ready to attack." "Come with me." "Come on." "Put them down, dummkopf." "Hello, Kiley." "I was curious to see how you interrogate your prisoners." "My other officers may be asking the wrong questions." "I'm afraid you won't hear any new answers." "Sometimes it's more important what you see" "Than what they say." "Could we get a little more light in here?" "How is that, sir?" "Hmm." "So this is the face of the undefeated enemy." "It looks you've captured" "A sunday school class." "Is this all they have left." "For their front lines?" "Where are their weapons?" "Here, sir." "What's this?" "Still has grease in the barrel." "It's never been fired." "Did they put up any fight?" "No, sir." "Just gave up?" "Well, I'm not surprised." "They're only children." "Take a good look at them, Kiley." "They're not even tough enough" "To be classified as delinquents." "Go ahead and question them." "Ask them if Germany's going to win the war." "Go ahead, Kiley." "They could be plants" "Put in the front lines to misleas us." "I want to talk to you alone, Kiley." "Have these prisoners escorted to the rear for proper interrogation." "Yes, sir." "Move them out." "Let's go!" "Move it out!" "Sir, all these prisoners" "Were carrying these rubber hoses." "Send them along and anything else you've found on them." "Yes, sir." "Do you actually still think" "That the Germans are preparing a Major offensive?" "Yes, sir, Colonel, I do." "You mean those kids you captured" "Are just replacements for more seasoned troofps" "Who were sent to the bear to re-form for the big attack?" "Yes, sir, Colonel, I do." "Kiley, you're crazy." "Facts mean nothing to you." "Evidenge means nothing to you." "The only thing you can see" "Are your own cock-eyed hunches." "Well, that doesn't work in the army." "I'm recommending you for transfer" "To a desk in washington." "You can tell the president how to run" "Major." "Speak English!" "Ok, Lieutenant." "Let's get this stuff out of here." "Luftwaffe calling standard O.B. Luftwaffe calling standard O.B." "Operation transit parachuted behind enemy lines." "Repeat." "Operation transitparachuted behind enemy lines." "Zehn, nenu," "Acht," "Sieben," "Sechs, funf," "Vier, drei," "Zwei," "Eins," "Null." "What the..." "What's that noise?" "It's airplanes." "Everybody out!" "Sounds like a thousand of them!" "Get battalion." "Move!" "Move!" "Get battalion." "On the double!" "Sergeant, haul everybody out!" "Everybody out!" "Zuckerman, report to me!" "On thed duble!" "The line's dead, sir." "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "What's that?" ""What's that?" And you wanted to see Germans, right?" "Come on!" "On the double!" "On the double!" "Turn them over!" "Let's go!" "Let's go!" "Let's go!" "Come on!" "Let's get this baby moving!" "Colonel Hessler reports" "Panzer tigers moving to the attack." "No menmy activity." "Northern front reporting panzer eisen" "Entering losheim cap." "No enemy opposition encountered." "Southern front reporting" "All elements of panzer eisen" "Linking up at road junction 0-2." "Stay on my tail." "Soldier, did they give you basic training?" "Here." "You do it this way." "They're green." "Never seen action before." "What do you expect?" "Sergeant, you're the anchorman here." "Nobody moves without orders." "Yes, sir." "You might as well stay here." "One more man won't make any difference." "I need to look inside a tiger." "Come on." "Hessler to standard O.B." "Have made contact with the enemy." "Metting creat resistance." "Take cover." "Make a stand." "Take cover." "Make a stand." "Make a stand." "Load." "I said load!" "Tiger to tank 104." "Tank 104, you're blocking the road." "Get off the road at once!" "There's your tiger." "With a minute." "You're going to need this." "Take it greaser." "Tiger to tank 104 what is your condition?" "Tank 104, reply at once." "This is Colonel Hessler." "Button up!" "Tiger 11:00!" "Hit them hard, Eddie." "They+x+x blondie." "Aah!" "Aah!" "Aah!" "Forget it!" "It's like hitting em with tennis balls." "Let's get out of here!" "Get out and stay down.'" "Crawl, you dummy." "Crawl." "Lieutenant, keep those crenades coming." "Fall back!" "Fall back!" "Fall back!" "Fall back!" "Get down!" "Get going." "Stay low." "Aah!" "Hessler to headquarters." "Resistance very weak." "Southern front report..." "Commander nitka encountering light resistance." "Enemy retreating across river K-10." "Let's get out of here." "Somebody man this gun!" "Here thye come!" "There they are!" "Get me a belt, man!" "Hey, wait for me!" "Don't hold us up." "Grab the tailgate!" "Wait for me!" "Get this thing moving." "Where's your motor pool?" "At regiment. 4 kilometers from here." "I got to get back to headquarters." "Go!" "Go!" "Wait for me!" "Hold it a minute!" "Hello, Cheyenne?" "What's that?" "You're under attack?" "In what strength?" "Well, what's your guess?" "I can't give you air reconnaissance." "I'm blind!" "Get apache." "Call apache." "Hello, Eddie." "What's going on in your sector?" "Only patrol action... how heavy?" "What's your reconnaissance say?" "Nothing heavy." "I don't know." "We're trying to get a picture." "Stay on tap." "The first phase of our offensive was a success." "The element of surprise was complete." "American communications are in a turmoil." "But we must cross the our river" "Before the enemy realizes" "We have launched an all-out offensive." "I do not believe I gave you permission to smoke." "Sorry, sir." "Unfortunately, we didn't have time." "To get better acquainted" "But all of you know my reputation." "My command always suffers the highest casualties." "The price of victory is never cheap." "In this battle we will be as hard as our tanks." "I will reach the objectives assigned to me..." "No matter what the cost." "Signal from headquarters, Colonel." "Hessler, I congratulate you." "You are on schedule." "I will reach the our river as planned." "The enemy must not be permitted to destroy the bridge." "Has schumacher seized it?" "Not yet." "Schumacher's primary assicnment is to disrupt" "Enemy communications." "I must have that bridge secured for my tanks." "I have no time to build bridges." "Hessler." "Your bridge will be secured." "We are expecting you to cross it according to the schedule." "Do you know your line of march?" "Coordinate with the map." "Conrad, I have a headache." "Land mines?" "Why were they not cleared?" "Where are the men with the mine detectors?" "We're moving too fast." "The men are following in trucks." "They're all dead." "The mine exploded directly under them." "Notify their seconds in command to take over." "Tell them I have absolute confidence in them." "We have lost a tank unnecessarily." "We have lost precious minutes unnecessarily." "Your troops were here to protect the panzers." "From now on, until we clear this mine field," "Your men go ahead of my tanks." "And have my vehicle repaired at once!" "Keep moving." "Step on it." "Now, listen to me, all of you." "I need precise information..." "How many men." "How many guns, how many tanks" "The enemy are throwing into this, how much fuel they're carrying." "And get a move on." "We've got 24 hours before we scream rape." "All right, Kiley." "It's your turn." "They're pouring through, General." "Crack troops, brand-new equipment." "I took a look inside one of their tanks." "They can chew up anything we've got." "Where are they going?" "Do you have that information?" "No, sir, but Colonel Hessler does." "He's the commanding officer of the panzer spearhead." "When we know where he's going," "We'll know the objective of the entire attack." "The enemy is probing at five points along an 85-mile front." "With only that information at our disposal," "How can you assume Hessler's column is the spearhead?" "The law of probability?" "No, sir." "Probability's acainst me." "In the absence of other information," "I have one change in five of being right." "I'd like to explore it." "How?" "Well, sir..." "I'll tell you how." "Watch the our river." "There's only one bridge right here" "That can support heavy tanks." "That's where Hessler will be" "And where I'll be." "Kiley!" "Don't get too close to that bridge." "I've ordered it blown up." "That's a good thing to know." "Thanks for the tip." "Keep moving." "Keep moving." "Keep moving." "Come on!" "Keep moving!" "Come on." "Let's go." "You there, keep moving." "Come on." "Let's go." "Come on." "Hey, what are you stopping for?" "That sign." "When we came through before," "I recall Ambleve was that way." "You're blocking the road." "Get going." "Hurry up." "Come on." "Let's go." "I tell you those signs are pointed in the wrong direction." "Hey, what's holding up the parade?" "Somebody monkeyed with those road signs, lieutenant." "That ain't the road to Ambleve." "Two hours ago I came from Ambleve over this road." "Maybe they've moved Ambleve in the meantime." "But two hours ago, this was the road to it." "Take off." "Lieutenant..." "Lieutenant, tell your Sergeant" "To get this jeep out of here." "Move." "That's an order." "Move!" "Keep moving!" "Yeah, I hope they enjoy themselves in malmedy." "Come on." "We're getting off here." "Come on!" "Jump." "Hey, wait a minute." "Where we going?" "We're supposed to be in Ambleve." "We'll get there." "I've got to make a pickup." "What kind of pickup?" "I got merchandise in a farmhouse." "The Germans will steal it." "Hey, you two!" "Come on, Keep moving." "Step on it." "Are you the last one?" "Anybody behind you?" "Yeah, the whole German army." "Go aheat" "You, there, keep them moving." "Step on it." "Notify the panzers." "The bridge is intact." "Achtung, achtung." "Any sign of the Germans?" "No, not yet." "What are you men doing here?" "We've got orders to blow the bridge." "Wait a minute, lieutenant." "That job's being done." "How you boys making out?" "Just about finished!" "Hurry up, will you?" "Better get out of here before those krauts get here." "You need any help?" "I got a good idea." "We'll give them all a hot water bottle." "That water comes off the ice." "I'm loaded with C-4 need any?" "They could sell you some." "Drive on." "Why you got your wires hooked onto that detonator?" "I guess he's in a hurry." "To get killed?" "That's not the way." "Sarge, bring a couple of men." "We'll look under that bridge." "This ain't the road to Ambleve." "This is taking us to malmedy." "The sign says that-away." "The map says Ambleve was this way." "Somebody straighten this out." "Ambleve." "Ambleve..." "Hey, Wolenskl!" "Oh, Colonel." "We're all fouled up here." "We've been ordered to Ambleve," "But the maps are wrong." "They don't jibe with the signs." "This will take you to malmedy." "Ambleve's that way." "We've been following these signs the whole way." "The MPs we ran into directed us this way." "They've been changed." "They switched them around." "Those MPs seem ok to you?" "What do you mean?" "Anything odd about them?" "Just regular Cls." "We intercepted an enemy dispatch a few days ago" "Recruiting english-speaking Germans." "When did you cross the river?" "8:40." "We were the last ones across." "They were going to blow it." "Did you see the bridge blow?" "No, but engineers were setting charges." "Hey, wait a minute." "What the hell?" "They weren't engineers." "They were MPs!" "Murphy, get me headquarters!" "Major, have someone switch that sign back!" "Red river 6, red river 6..." "Come in, red river 6." "Come in, red river 2." "Red river 6, this is red river 2." "Germans uniformed as american MPs" "Holding our river bridge." "Bridge has not been blown." "Repeat." "Germans uniformed as american Mps" "Holding our river bridge." "Bridge has not been blown." "Over and out." "Let's go!" "Better hold it, Jack." "What happened?" "They ran into a fire fight, German patrol." "I don't see any Germans." "They're in the river." "They didn't make it across." "Get out of here." "We're blowing the bridge." "What?" "Are you sure?" "Watch out." "The MPs are krauts!" "Oh, my god!" "Get down!" "Why are we waiting?" "Get that tank out of the way." "We're preparing to tow it, sir." "Tiger to tanks leopard and panther." "Blast that tanks off the bridge." "It's headquarters, Colonel." "General Kohler says we are behind schedule." "He wants to know what's holding us up." "Tell the General the Americans are learning how to retreat." "Tiger to panther." "Get onto the bridge push that junk right out of." "The way." "Stay down." "Phy, call headquarters tell them the our river bridge" "The enemy's crossing in great strength." "Yes, sir." "Let me have your rifle." "What you need is a cannon, sir." "Last time I saw him" "All I had was a camera." "Can't you hurry it up, Sergeant?" "We lost the column." "You happen to have a new carburetor in your pocket" "Lieutenant?" "You mean we're stuck here?" "Nope." "We can still walk." "Let's go." "Hey, maybe we can get a lift, huh?" "Hold it." "We better find out just who they are first." "Down." "Yeah, Krauts." "Back." "Achtung!" "If you'd just stayed loose," "I could've gotten them all." "Schnell, schnell!" "Americans in headlong retreat." "Our forces are advancing on all fronts." "Great numbers of prisoners are being taken." "Schnell!" "I got a bad feeling about this." "If you wanted to make a run for it, why didn't you?" "I'm in your outfit, lieutenant." "My job is to look out for you." "Go where you go." "I sure got you into the wrong place this time," "But I'm clad you're with me." "When we get to the P.O. W camp, they'll separate us." "You being an officer." "Yeah." "I'm going to miss you, Sergeant." "Run!" "Aah!" "Aah!" "Aah!" "Aah!" "Keep going!" "Ah." "Get going." "Come on." "Step on it." "Is she here?" "No." "Well, tell her I'm back, huh?" "I want you all to fan out." "Round up every man that belongs to this outfit." "We'll assemble here in 10 minutes." "On the double!" "Let's go!" "What's all this?" "What's it look like?" "My place of business." "What are the chickens for?" "They lay eggs." "Have you any idea what fresh eggs brings in these days?" "Oh, beautiful, beautiful." "Open the door." "That's my partner." "Look, run down to the tank park and check us both in." "Then report back to me." "Go ahead." "The chickens look scrawny." "Have you been feeding them regular?" "I was worried about you." "Is it true the Germans are coming?" "Yeah, and right through here." "We got to sell everything fast." "Then you'll be leaving?" "Let's face it, kid." "We're out of business." "One case of champagne $360." "Two dozen nylons $80." "20 bottles of perfume $200." "$640." "Here's your half." "320." "Now, what did you make?" "$1,230." "Here." "Oh?" "What have you been selling?" "I don't see much stock gone." "Take it." "No till I know how you made it." "What do you think I am?" "It's money I've saved for us." "What are you talking about?" "When a woman goes in business with a man." "It means forever." "Hey, what's forever, kid?" "The shop is closed." "The Germans are coming, hmm?" "They've been here before." "I've lived through it." "I will live through it again." "I will wait for you." "Hey." "How can you feel this way about me?" "I never laid a hand on you." "That's why." "You're in love with me." "Just a second, huh?" "Hold the phone." "Hold the phone here." "Shup up!" "You know what?" "You're right." "Here." "You hold all the money." "I got to go back in action." "You don't know what it's like in combat." "You know, you get shot." "Somebody takes all your money." "Before the plasma comes," "A guy's got his hand in your pocket." "Guffy." "Guffy." "I don't want you to get killed." "Who's talking about getting killed?" "You take care of the money." "Sarge, the tanks aren't there." "We got to catch up with them!" "Guffy." "So long, partner." "Take care of yourself." "Guffy!" "Don't you want to kiss me?" "Don't forget to feed the chickens, huh?" "Keep moving." "Let's go." "Keep moving." "Louise!" "Come on, sarge." "We got to catch up with the tanks!" "Let's go." "Goodbye, Louise!" "Put that in there." "Come on." "Get to it!" "Get to it!" "Lion battalion, take up bombardment position." "Panther battalion, stand by." "Get started." "Yes, sir." "Hold it, soldier." "Where are you running?" "The Germans are coming." "Where's your rifle?" "Where's your outfit?" "Captured, dead, gone." "They're all gone!" "Sergeant, stop that man!" "He's not doing anything we aren't." "We're staying." "Countermand that order to fall back." "From this moment." "All units are to make a stand and fight." "And that means everybody, except tanks." "Clerks, cooks, bakers, staff officers." "Anybody who can carry a rifle is to use it." "Kiley." "Come on." "Bring it all in!" "It's very difficult for me to say this." "I was wrong." "Sergeant, haul them out again!" "Everybody out." "What are you waiting for?" "Well, Colonel, it looks like we're staying." "I never seem to have a rifle when I need one." "Take mine." "It's on the house." "I'll return it later." "Let's go!" "Let's go!" "Come on." "Let's go!" "Corps on the line, sir." "General Grey speaking." "Fred, I'm holding at Ambleve," "But I can't last long without heavy stuff." "Now, what can you let me have?" "155 will do the trick." "Where are they?" "On flat cars." "Are we still holding the rail line?" "Good." "Now, when can you get them here?" "Well, not later, Fred." "We're counting on you." "Achtung, schumacher." "Achtung, panzer." "Bring that ammo up!" "Stock it up!" "Replace that, on the wall!" "Move the pigs in here!" "Get some beef behind there!" "Let's go!" "Step it up!" "Hurry up, damn it!" "First platoon, follow me!" "Second platoon, over there!" "Fire." "Soldier!" "Go!" "Go!" "Everybody out!" "Wait a minute." "Where are you men going?" "To the shelter." "No, you're not." "Grab your rifles." "But we're cooks!" "Lunch is over." "Get your rifles and follow me." "Come on, soldier, up front." "Leave him to the medics." "I'm in the air corps." "You're in the infantry now." "Follow me." "Aah!" "Aah!" "Aah!" "We're driving them back." "They're running!" "This is only the first round." "Why have you stopped?" "They have dug in." "It's a very strong defense." "Bypass it." "I have considered that." "There's nothing to consider." "We must measure what we might gain" "By what we might lose." "Jawohl." "You were to have been 10 kilometers west of Ambleve by this hour." "Why are you still here?" "My first attack failed." "I must take Ambleve." "We are wasting time." "Time, Hessler, you don't have much." "Ambleve is an isolated pocket of resistance." "Go around it." "We have surrounded and bypassed bastogne." "Do the same!" "General, it will be dark in one hour." "I want your permission for a night assault with all my armor." "Colonel Hessler, you are to break off this engagement" "And proceed with your mission." "That's an order!" "Yes sir." "General, before you go." "May I show you something?" "What is it?" "A chocolate cake." "Well?" "It was taken from a captured American private." "Still fresh." "If you look at the wrapping, General," "You will see it comes from boston." "And?" "General, do you realize what this means?" "It means that the Americans have fuel and plans" "To fly cake across the atlantic ocean." "They have no conception of defeat." "We have the opportunity here" "To break their morale," "To destroy their will to fight." "That is why you must permit me" "To reduce Ambleve to ashes." "You have..." "Until 0400." "That is all." "We have silenced their guns." "Now we will attack." "Your infantry will go in with my tanks." "Yes, sir." "Second platoon, over there!" "Let's go!" "Move it out!" "We'd better get going, sir," "Before the town is completely surrounded." "Shall I send a runner to Major wolenski" "Telling him to cover our withdrawal?" "No." "That's the kind of order I give to a man myself." "Aim at the tank!" "Aim lower!" "Let's get closer!" "Bring up some more plastic!" "Major Wolenski!" "The General." "Get in there!" "Hurry up!" "Bring that ammo up." "Wolenski, we've been ordered out." "I'll need time to save what I can." "Your outfit will have to cover the withdrawal." "They're coming down the chimney now." "Do what you can." "Come on." "I only loaned you this rifle." "See you later, Major." "Yes, sir." "Spread out." "Bring up the ammo!" "Sister." "Colonel, excuse me." "We are looking for someone who can help." "Be brief." "There are many wounded townspeople in the church cellar." "We need medicine, bandages." "Can you spare any?" "We have nothing to spare." "If there are any captured medical supplies," "Give them to the nuns." "Yes, sir." "Follow me." "They've taken a beating, and they look it." "They're not a rabble." "They're retreating like soldiers." "There's still fight in them." "Where are we going to stop and put up the fight?" "At our last line of defense..." "the river Meuse." "We'll cross it and dig in on the west bank." "At least we'll get the Germans wet." "Still sore I pulled you out of Ambleve?" "I was contributing to the war effort there, sir." "Try to keep your feet from freezing" "While we figure a way to stop them." "They've made mistakes before." "Where have they made one this time?" "Well, they got me mad at them." "Shut up." "We'll get there." "Ah-choo!" "Come on." "Come on." "Keep moving!" "Keep moving!" "What's holding you up?" "I'm out of gas." "I reported low an hour ago." "Where the hell's the fuel truck?" "Get off the road and wait for it." "Keep moving?" "Move it over." "Come on!" "Keep moving!" "Keep moving!" "Move it!" "Hey!" "Ow!" "Where are you going?" "Will you wait a minute?" "I need gas!" "Aw, get down." "Why, you ugly jerk!" "Here." "Use your big mouth on that." "Hey, come on." "Let's get with it." "Ha Ha Ha Ha!" "What are you laughing at?" "Help me with this thing." "You're all wet, sarge." "Now, get it up." "What are you going to do with this?" ""What are you going to do with this?"" "Siphon with it." "Put it in." "What are you thinking?" "Same thing you are." "Those prisoners you brought in..." "We found rubber hoses on them." "Could they have been carrying those to siphon gas?" "I saw German fuel trucks drop oil drums in the water." "And they floated." "What the hell are you two talking about?" "Gasoline, sir." "Empty fuel drums and men carrying siphon hoses" "Add up to one thing..." "The Germans are low on gas." "They have to forage for it." "That's their weakness." "Get this off to headquarters." "Yes, sir." "A..." "What is the fuel consumption of a tiger tank?" "B..." "The exact distance" "From the siegfried line to the meuse river." "C..." "What is the estimate of fuel reserves in the German army?" "That's it." "Yes, sir." "Right away." "What are you laughing at." "You idiot?" "What is the situation in bastogne?" "Our forces have completely encircled the americans." "Their situation is hopeless." "They have no pecourse but to surrender." "Hey!" "Look what's coming." "Lieutenant!" "Halt!" "The German commander wishes to communicate" "With the american commander" "Of the encircled town of bastogne." "He's a little busy right now." "What's on your mind?" ""From the German commanding General" ""To the commander of the American troops" ""Fighting in bastogne..." ""With the changing fortunes of war," ""The USA forces in and around bastogne" ""Have become completely surrounded" ""By superior German armored units." ""The only possibility" ""To spare the American troops from total annihilation" ""Is their honorable surrender," "Which will also prevent the slaughter of helpless civilians" "You have one hour of truce to reply." "Blindfold him." "Take him up to the command post." "Repeat, please." "Is that all?" "Sir, I have a message from bastogne." "What is it?" "I don't understand it." ""From the American commander of Bastogne "To the German commander..." ""Nuts."" ""Nuts."" "Hey." "Over there." "Hey." "It's an officer." "Boy, are we clad to see you." "We were out 12 hours." "We got lost..." "Hold it." "Hold it." "Wait a minute." "You think we should surrender, Lieutenant?" "Surrender?" "No." "Just stay loose." "All of you, stay loose." "And give me that light." "All right." "Spread out." "Get some rest." "We'll get started when it's light." "General Grey." "Sir, this just came in." "Any of you guys been to Ambleve?" "Hey, wait a minute, mac." "Will you wait a minute?" "Listen to me." "Anybody been to Ambleve?" "Come on, Guffy." "We'll get in trouble." "I got to know." "I've been to Ambleve." "You know the Ambleve inn?" "Yeah." "It's ok, isn't it?" "There's nothing left of it." "Guffy, come on." "When are they going to let us fight?" "Let's go." "It's here, sir..." "The information you requested from headquarters." "That's it." "They're running out of gas." "Where's the spearhead of the German advance right now?" "We place it 4 miles past Ambleve, moving west." "Where do you estimate they'll be at daybreak?" "If they travel all night." "They should be 9 miles due east of the fuel depot." "We'll be there to meet them." "I'm committing my tanks." "We'll use plan F." "Get me blue code 301." "301." "All right." "Mount up." "Crank 'em up." "Let's go." "Let's go." "Let's go." "Crank 'em up." "Crank 'em up." "Look at that fog." "If it stays, we won't find them" "And we won't fight." "If it lifts, they'll find us." "That'll be the end of our men and our tanks." "And I'm praying that it lifts." "What does that make me, dan?" "A general." "Is that so, general?" "That's very interesting." "Thank you, general." "Our column has made the farthest advance." "We have outrun the other panzers." "The eyes of Germany are on us." "The fuhrer himself will decorate me." "We have done it, conrad!" "We have done it." "Then I was wrong, we have won the war." "No." "You mean we have lost?" "No." "I don't understand If we have not won and we have not lost." "Then what's happening?" "The best thing possibile is happening." "The war will go on." "For how long?" "Indefinitely." "On and on and on." "But it must come to an end." "You're a fool, conrad." "Those of us who understood" "Knew in 1941 we could never win." "You mean, Colonel, For three years we have been fighting" "Without any hope of victory?" "There are many kinds of victory." "For the German army to survive," "For us to remain in uniform..." "That is our victory." "Conrad." "The world won't get rid of us after all." "But when do we go home?" "This is our home." "And my sons?" "When do I see them?" "What will become of them?" "They will become German soldiers," "And you will be proud of them." "Conrad." "Do you still have any of those delicacies" "You offered me at Ambleve?" "Yes." "Yes, sir." "Prepare them for me, will you?" "I'm in very good appetite." "See anything?" "Nothing." "It's like they disappeared." "They've been spotted yet?" "No, sir." "They must have changed course during the night." "Call our scouts again." "See anything?" "Nothing." "Red river 6." "Red river 6." "Scouted designated territory." "No sign of German tanks." "Can't see 20 yards." "They're nowhere around, or I'd hear something." "Now let's be reasonable, Colonel." "How can you expect me to take you up?" "Nothing's flying in this fog." "That makes it safe." "We won't bump into another plane." "How can we sight the panzer column" "With zero visibility?" "We'll catch pneumonia if you don't stop arcuing." "Get behind that stick." "Where are the flying orders?" "I want to see them." "I want to know what lunatic issued them." "There are no orders, joe." "I'm the lunatic." "Well, there's no insanity in my family." "If we don't find that panzer column," "There's going to be no tank battle." "We'll have to stop them with infantry." "A lot of guys will die to keep you safe." "You sure know how to hit below the belt." "We're not at a pillow fight, joe." "I'm sorry it hurts." "Get in." "All reports negative, sir." "Well, they must be someplace." "The earth couldn't have just swallowed them up." "Send out additional patrols." "Yes, sir." "What am I doing up here?" "It's like flying inside a light bulb." "Just stay on the course I gave you." "We'll find them." "How do you know?" "Hessler's looking for gas." "He's gambling on capturing our supply." "Get lower." "We're down to 500 feet." "We just have to pick up a landmark." "There are hills all around." "We'll pick up a landmark in the kisser." "Try it a little lower." "I can't see a damn thing." "All right." "Gut your engine." "Glide and listen." "We don't have to see them." "We can hear them." "Glide at 200 feet?" "Cut the talk and the engine." "I'm calling this off." "Sure, now, let's try it acain." "Ok." "Cut your engine." "If we were 100 feet higher," "I'd jump and leave you here." "Quiet." "There's the depot." "There's the river." "The column has to be due south." "That's your course." "Get her down, joe, where we can see." "What's our altitude?" "400 feet." "All right." "Cut the engine." "Do you hear that?" "Yeah." "We're going down for a look." "Hit your engine." "Let's get out of here." "Red river 6, This is red river 2." "Enemy column sighted." "Present position... map coordinates 873144." "Enemy column sighted, sir." "Found them!" "Present position... map coordinates 873144." "Repeat." "Enemy column sighted." "Come in, red river 2." "Come in, red river 2." "Come in, red river 2." "Contact broken, sir." "Where's that coordinate?" "Right here, sir." "Terrain?" "Low, rolling hills." "Order our tanks to intercept at that point." "Yes, sir." "Red river 2?" "That's kiley." "I know." "There's a plane up there." "He's in trouble." "Medic!" "Medic!" "Schneider." "From spitsbergen." "Weather forecast." "Warm front moving in." "Notify all columns..." "Weather clearing." "Enemy forces are reported crossing the river meuse." "Send scouts forward." "I want numbers and composition." "Yes, sir." "Conrad." "My binoculars." "Conrad?" "I was saying I wanted..." "What is it, conrad?" "Nothing, sir." "I was saying I wanted my binoculars." "What's wrong?" "I would like to be transferred to other duties, sir." "What is the matter with you?" "Don't ask me, sir." "Just transfer me." "For combat duty?" "Yes, sir." "You want to fight?" "Very admirable, but why?" "Personal reasons sir." "Personal reasons." "Personal reasons..." "What the devil are you trying to say?" "It is the right of every German soldier" "To ask permission for a transfer to other duties." "It is the right of every commanding officer" "To know the reason for the transfer." "The truth..." "Is that I'm a fool." "I believed in you." "But all you believe in is a war." "You have the war, you like the war," "And all I have are my sons," "And I don't want to lose them." "I'm not responsible for your children." "You would make them soldiers." "Yes, and they'll fight." "And die." "In necessary." "Necessary for who?" "For you?" "You are not only a fool," "You are a traitor." "And you are a murderer." "You would murder my sons." "You would murder my country." "You would murder the whole world" "To stay in that uniform." "Only the memory of you as a friend" "Prevents me from having you court-martialed." "Get out." "Our scouts have sighted a brigade of medium tanks." "Light armor at this point?" "Any artillery?" "None." "And no infantry." "They're committing their reserves." "We destroy them." "They have nothing between us and the fuel depot." "Send all infantry to the rear." "Yes, sir." "Diepel." "Assign this man to fuel trucks." "Yes, sir." "Sir, enemy advancing on our position." "Good." "They've taken the bait." "Pritchard." "We're going to test that information" "We got from headquarters." "And if it's accurate," "We'll run them out of gas." "Tiger to all units." "Close hatches." "Forward." "Butcher, swing up and take positions on the ridges." "Watch that damn gully." "This is no time to lose a track." "Here they come." "Hold your fire till they're right on us." "Load with hypershot." "Make every one count." "Hold your fire." "How long?" "Until I tell you!" "We will attack in staggered formation." "First..." "lion on the assault." "Second... panther." "Remember, hold your fire" "Till they're within effective range." "How long we going to wait?" "Until we can hit a soft spot." "Steady..." "Steady..." "Hold it..." "Hold it..." "Let them come on in." "That's the way." "Now!" "Let them have it!" "Fire one more round," "Then let's get off this ridge." "There's one coming over the rise." "See him?" "Steady, boy." "Ready on..." "Fire!" "Tiger to panther, spread out left." "Lion, spread out right." "We'll try to encircle them." "Sherman damaged." "We'll finish it off." "Fire!" "It's a hit!" "Next, 11:00, 900." "Get in among them" "So they can't fire without hitting each other." "Butcher-1..." "This is butcher-3." "There's a kraut at 1:00" "With a pennant on his antenna." "This one belongs to me." "He's mine." "There he is." "All right." "Kick a left, Kid." "Left!" "Now hard right!" "Hard right!" "Stay with him." "Range, 9-0-0." "Up 2." "Fire!" "Good shot!" "We got him!" "Load again." "Nothing has happened." "Watch it." "They see us." "Let's get out of here!" "Aim just ahead as he runs." "Fire!" "Butcher-1, this is butcher-3. over." "Come in." "Report damage, over." "I've got... one dead" "And two wounded," "But we can still fight." "You lost your gun." "Try to make it to the assembly area." "Over." "We don't need a gun!" "We'll ram them!" "Guffy, you're all busted up." "Get out of there Get to the assembly area." "That's an order!" "Out!" "Get her over the hill." "Driver, halt." "Let's try to pick them off." "10:00..." "Sherman 800..." "Fire!" "Baker battalion reporting in." "Two tanks destroyed, one damaged," "Out of action." "Phantom battalion reports six tanks destroyed," "Nine out of action." "Butcher battalion reports 11 tanks destroyed," "Eight on fire." "Keep burning up their gas." "Commander to base." "I am returning to refuel." "We are cutting them to pieces." "And they are emptying our tanks." "They are deliberately sacrificing their armor" "To bleed us dry." "What is the distance to the fuel depot?" "12 kilometers." "You will continue the battle here." "Let them-believe their strategy is succeeding." "I want 15 tanks and all the empty trucks." "I'm going on to the depot." "Yes, sir." "All right." "Forward." "Hey, come on, soldier." "You can make it." "Hey!" "Hey!" "Stop!" "Pull it off the road!" "All right!" "Hey, com on!" "Pull it off the road!" "Pull it off..." "Get off the tank!" "Stay off the tank!" "You got room." "You can carry these guys." "This tank ain't going no place." "Get off the tank!" "Wherever you're going, you'd better walk." "Why wait here?" "I'm waiting for the Germans." "They got to come by here." "And I still got a machine gun." "Not much you can do with that." "How much ammo's left?" "Two belts." "That'll take care of some of them." "You got a wounded man." "You think you ought to get him to the medics?" "Ah, he's not too bad." "He can still fight." "Get on, fellas." "Head this tank due west to the river meuse." "I'm warning you, Lieutenant." "Stay off my tank!" "Either put up that gun or fire it, Sergeant." "It's ok, sarge." "It's ok." "General, another panzer column's been spotted 4 miles from the river meuse." "Where did they come from?" "Contact the officer in charge of the fuel depot." "Get silver cloud 201, quickly." "It's not a new column." "It's hessler." "He slipped away from the battle." "Fuel depot, sir." "General Grey speaking." "I'm giving you this order personally." "Destroy the fuel depot at once." "I repeat." "Destroy the fuel depot at once." "Yes, sir." "I'll destroy the depot immediately, sir." "Set it on fire." "No, sir." "Not a drop." "I'll make sure, sir." "They won't get a drop." "Let's get these bodies out of here." "Let's go." "Move!" "Llk and eisen report fuel exhaustion, sir." "What's hessler's present position?" "He reports being 3 kilometers" "From the American fuel depot." "We must get there." "He will do it." "Hessler will do it." "No shooting." "I'll do the talking." "Get back to your post." "Hold it up there, Sergeant." "Hold it!" "What can I do for you?" "Could you fill her up?" "Sure." "I'll give you a hand, soldier." "Corporal, bring some of those cans over here." "You boys help out, will you?" "Sergeant, we'll have you cassed up in no time." "Get on your machine gun." "Hey, uh, Lieutenant." "Yeah." "Weren't you directing traffic" "At the our river bridge?" "Does the Ambleve road still lead to malmedy?" "Stop." "This fuel dump must be taken intact." "No shooting." "Hey, look." "Let's get out of here." "Hold it." "They'll capture the gas." "We can't just leave it." "Come on, Lieutenant." "Let's go." "Hold it!" "They're after the gas." "We ought to blow it up." "We can't do that." "We got no orders, Lieutenant." "Well, I'm giving the orders." "Hey, Lieutenant!" "One of them's still alive." "Hold it!" "He's one of ours." "I got you, Colonel." "Burn it!" "Easy, sir." "I know." "Burn it!" "Give him a hand." "Burn it!" "Come on!" "I'm waiting for you!" "Come on!" "Get those barrels off the end of that ramp." "Hold your fire, guffy!" "Move behind that pile till I tell you to shove." "Get me some hand grenades off the tank." "Get to that gas truck and open all the valves." "Then get the hell away." "All right." "Roll them down!" "Get off the road." "Give me a hand grenade." "Aah!" "He's getting away." "Ok, shove!" "Don't stop!" "Keep going!" "Don't stop!" "Get this message through to headquarters." "They've abandoned their tanks." "And they're walking back to Germany"