Original subtitles

On Retainer in occupied Europe, we have fought one of the most famous

and most human battles - battle for saving the wounded.

The fate of the revolution was at stake here,

and here the brotherhood and unity of our nations won.

In the beginning of 1943 in the free partisan republic.

Long live our shock workers!

Long live comrade Tito!

That's right, closer, closer. Put you hands on the sister, that's right.

Hey, photographer! - What is it?

Shall I bow down so you don't cut off my head? - Stand straight!

Smile!

Brothers! Nations of Yugoslavia.

Serbs, Macedonians, Croats,

Slovenians, Montenegrins and Muslims.

Let's unite to defend our republic.

Long live our allies, the Soviet Union, England and USA.

Long live AVNOJ.

Mr. general, 3. squad is ready.

Is everybody here? - Yes, Mr. general, only general Morel hasn't arrived yet.

Make sure no one will be bothering us!

When the Italians come, let them wait a bit.

Maybe they will be more punctual next time.

I understand, Mr. general.

Gentlemen, general. Attention!

Mr. general, the division commanders are waiting

to be given duties. - Good morning, gentlemen.

Gentlemen!

You all know the "Weiss" plan very well.

The Fuhrer's headquarters have given orders to start the military operations.

We only have 24 hours.

We will attack tomorrow morning.

So gentlemen, here in the middle is the partisan area.

Let's start on the east.

You, colonel Reichtal, attack with the division in the middle.

The Anacker platoon and the 717. division will be with you.

Colonel Mülleneisen, your division will attack from the west.

The objective of the attack is here and here.

The Italian divisions and 18.000 Nietzsche will come from the south.

You, colonel Kroner, will strike with the division and the Ustashas from the north

directly into the middle of Tito's state.

I understand, Mr. general.

Are your squads ready? - Not yet, Mr. general.

We will take the positions till 20.30.

That is all. Do you want to smoke a cigarette?

Tito will have to defend himself on four front lines,

if he will want to save several thousand wounded.

That's why he will try to retain his position.

Which is good for us.

Now we have the final opportunity to get rid of all the partisans.

You mean an invasion? - That's right.

You all know about the British and American plans for the invasion on the Balkan.

When we get rid of the partisans all of the Balkan will be in German hands

and the allies will have to think twice.

Thank you very much. Yes, my dear gentlemen!

This war is not about soldier against soldier.

This is...

How do you call it, Kroner?

War into the back. - That's right, war into the back.

War against children and civilians.

Fuehrer's order is there should be no indulgence and no captives!

Mr general, the Italians... - Yes, let the Italians come.

Another thing, gentlemen.

Don't forget that each partisan's life that you spare,

can avenge against you next time with a hand grenade

or a shot from a gun.

That is all. I wish you luck gentlemen!

Kroner, it will be the toughest for you. Do what you can.

Oh, general! How are you, fine?

If you want I can repeat the operation plan for you.

Good day, friends!

Machine guns on the mules! Quick!

Faster, boys!

Commander!

Excuse me, commander. Where are they taking us? This doesn't look good.

Good? The worst is yet to come.

We will be the first attacking the partisans on their own territory.

Excuse me, but why?

That's how it will be. It won't be easy.

This war means more to them then life and we are strangers here.

There is the colonel!

Captain Rivas! Come here please.

Commander!

Hurry up, we're late. We must be in Protozoa before night falls.

General Morel is already there.

I understand, sir!

Why are you resting? Who is the commander?

Over here, Mr. colonel!

What are these people doing? The trucks are waiting.

There is no time to rest now. Get back to work, immediately!

Horst, report our positions!

Anton one, Anton one, come in!

Lion two speaking. We have reached position 4.

May God be with you, Nietzsche!

Brother Nietzsche, listen to me!

The time has come for us to draw the swords.

Yes, the moment of decision is before us.

My soul is groaning and shivering when i think about the victims,

but it is a honorable thing to fight to the last drop of blood for the king and the homeland.

With the help of the German forces we will deal a lethal blow to them.

To these jackals and fake patriots!

Tanks, divisions of a mighty army are with us.

With God's help, brother Chetniks,

let us get ready to ram a hawthorn pole into their savage hearts.

Soon Tito's head will fall down to my feet.

Slaughter! - Attack!

Fight, fight!

The congress of partisan doctors has ended!

Two more brigades founded in Slovenia!

General fight against typhus!

Doctor Maria, take a picture with us!

Don't move!

Now children, read aloud!

AVNOJ

Run!

They will kill us all!

Comrades, open up! - Help!

Run for your lives!

Follow me, typhus people! Flee from the city!

Follow my voice. Over here!

Here!

Lie down! Hide yourself!

Stretchers, over here!

Fire!

Forward!

Forward!

Horst, infantry into assault!

Horst. -They're not responding. - Call them again!

Berta, come in. Berta, come in.

Tell the 2nd regiment to reinforce the left wing.

Tanks forward!

The 2nd regiment should reinforce the left wing.

The left wing, at once!

Martin, shorten the effective range! The tanks approaching.

Fire with the artillery without a break.

I understand! There is no retreat!

We mustn’t withdraw, not even for a single meter.

On enemy tanks and infantry...

Fire!

Put me through to the general in person.

Yes, colonel Kroner speaking.

Not yet, general. The resistance is very strong.

We can't break the resistance today but we will break through tomorrow.

Thank you. Over.

Fire!

For homeland, forward!

Fire!

Load!

Zhukov, Zhukov!

Call my brother, Nova.

Fire!

Ivan! Headquarters.

Brigade commander Ivan speaking.

I understand!

I understand!

The headquarters are giving an order to retreat towards Bivouac.

Which means that the Germans have broken through the front line.

Somewhere in the other sector. - Yes.

Hello! Call Martin!

Martin!

The headquarters are ordering a retreat do you understand?

That we should retreat! - I will not retreat, don't you understand!

I don't want to! Go into counterattack. Attack!

What counterattack? - In counterattack!

Martin! Hello, Martin!

I am going to the Slovenian because he doesn't want to fulfill the order.

You should prepare the brigade retreat! -And you should stay with the artillery!

Have patience! - Don't tell sister Dana.

Don't tell her! - Zhukov. - Don't tell, Amir...

Zhukov, brother.

I'm sorry Nova. I must get to Martin as soon as possible.

We can't fight head-on, because our forces would quickly evaporate.

The enemy has technical, numerical superiority and is superior in general.

The headquarters have reached a decision, comrades,

that we leave the free territory together with the wounded and the people.

We will do what the enemy least expects;

we will move into counterattack,

continue towards the Neretva river and forward to the east.

In other words - we will move into a several hundred kilometer run.

One who has 4.000 wounded along doesn't run, comrade Pukka.

Doesn't run, but ties his own hands.

What will happen to the partisan mobility if we burden ourselves with

the typhus people, women and children?

But Pukka, we must act primarily as humans.

Who of us, has the right to to jeopardize the fate of our fight

because of the wounded?

I only ask you that. - The human inside us has that right.

You must understand, the path to freedom must be pure.

I'm not in favor of mercy that leads the revolution to suicide.

Ask the wounded that question, revolution or them?

They will all say that the revolution is more important.

That's the reason why they're going with us and we will defend them till the very end.

There is no dilemma for me here.

Stole will explain to you the basic plan of the operation.

Comrades.

By order of the headquarters and comrade Tito

my division and your self-dependent brigade Ivan,

with the assistance of the striking divisions, that are covering our flanks,

we will move towards the city of Protozoa.

Stevo, you will stay in the north and defend the central hospital

and the population. - I understand!

Vlad, Vlad. Wake up!

This concerns your engineers.

You must mine all the roads that lead to Bivouac as soon as possible.

You must stop the Germans. - OK, agreed.

The artillery should also immediately head towards Retainer.

Comrades. We are starting with the counterattack far across Retainer.

Get to work!

Dr. Maria.

Will this medical bulk ever get off?

These are seriously wounded people, not a brigade. We can't do it faster.

Call the head surgeon!

Why is the hospital late? - We are doing our job. We cant work faster.

The city must be emptied till the evening, hurry up. - I understand.

Comrade commander! Order them to untie me!

I'm not crazy.

Comrade commander, tell Dr.. Maria to

remove the bullet from my head. I want to be in command.

Stop! The attack is getting started!

Books. Calm down. We will take the bullet out later.

Everything will be fine. You will be riding a white horse.

I want that. I like riding a white horse very much.

You're heavy as lead. - If I had legs I would be even heavier.

Take the Madison man over here. Over here, on the carriage!

Thank you.

Now I will play till Stadium, Nadia.

I will.

Everything ready, boys? - Ready. -To shelter!

Comrade Razor, I have come for you.

I am ready Stole, I am ready for a long journey.

I only have this suitcase and these books.

I have ordered fighter Zika to take care of you.

We have even provided you a cow so you will have milk.

During the battle you will be in the column where the head hospital will also be.

Thank you, Stole.

Where are you from Zika? - From the village of Koranic in Stadium.

Take your suitcase and the books. They will come with us.

Who ever saw so many books being lugged along during battle!

Listen, Zika. These books are written in my language and in yours.

In our language. In mine and your language.

They were written by great men. There are some of mine among them.

I can't separate from the books.

I have nothing against books and poems.

But I didn't join the partisans to drag along a cow, books and...

Enough of the foolish talk! You're responsible for the books and comrade Razor.

I understand. - I'll tell you something else, Zika.

A nation without poets and a language,

cannot win freedom by fighting. - I understand comrade commander.

Farewell, poet! - Thank you for your hospitality!

Goodbye. - Good luck.

Let's go daughter-in-law, don't cry!

We will return one day.

Fire!

Stop, stop!

Cattle! You're stopping in the middle of the slope! What is it?

Can we come in?

I have been dragging them along for 15 days, they're hardly standing any more.

There is no more room. It's full, don't you see? Get lost!

I won't because of them. Even the headquarters ordered,

that we shouldn't leave even old women behind.

Out of the way! -Jordan, Jordan. We should at least take the child to Protozoa.

How are we going to do that if there is no room, Nadia.

There is, that machine gunner died a while ago.

What machine gunner? - That only son, the schoolboy...

The red haired?

Don't come near! You won't do it, I'm not moving from here.

Don't shout, put the child into the car. And you give us a help.

Get him, Nadia. That's right.

May his soul rest. - Stop crossing yourself, help out!

I'm going-

Come on, children!

Sit on the back seat!

Division, prepare for battle!

Set the horses!

Put through the headquarters!

It's ruined.

Battery commanders, come to me!

You help the wounded.

My commander was killed.

You command. - I understand.

Put the dead on the carriages. Put the wounded on the gun-carriages.

Tonight we will breaking through to Protozoa.

It's starting to snow so we must hurry up.

Hurry up. - I understand!

Where is the commander, boys? - Somewhere over here.

Hello, Stole. - Hello, Ivan.

Were the air crafts pursuing you too? - No, they just flew over me.

Immediately assemble all the commanders to the meeting. -OK.

Battalion commanders, to the meeting.

Ivan.

Ivan.

How are you, Ivan? - Good.

Nova.

Get up you lazy bum, if the sister is coming!

I managed to get ours photos from Bivouac. They were still wet.

For you, for me... I'll give this one to Auk.

Such brothers!

Give me Auk’s photo. I'll probably see him before you.

They have transferred him to security.

Would you like to eat? - Come on!

My questions is seemingly simple, but it isn't.

Should we attack tonight Protozoa without the artillery with which

we can't establish contact?

If we have set out to do this we must attack immediately.

If we surprise the Italians tonight, we still have a chance,

to break through up to Retainer. - I agree with you.

We must reach Retainer as soon as possible.

We all know that a surprise is better then any artillery.

Good, I agree. - To conclude;

we will attack the city from all sides.

Mark the exact positions of your forces on the map.

Stine, bring me the map when they finish. - I will.

Marking or no marking, there will some fuss in any case"

Well comrade commanders, show me this map.

Everyone get up! - Prepare for departure!

Brigade, depart - Faster, faster.

Stine.

When does the attack start? - When the shooting stats.

Those who have to may stay.

Ivan, come.

Let's sit down.

Let's stay here a bit as though as nobody is here.

It will be wonderful when we will be together forever once.

But look, soon we will be dying for Protozoa.

Come!

Who is the brigade commander? Call him!

Let's go, Danial! Hurry!

Don't, there are only two or three days till we reach it.

Just wait three days. Three days, do you understand?

I personally set up the defense.

We can hold out on these positions till the end of the war and longer.

You, Mr. general, you must try harder.

You must put more pressure on them on the north, and we will wait for them here.

Where are your tanks now?

No, Morel, please understand me. We're closing the hoop.

You general, must only wait.

Good bye, general, farewell.

Major, prepare yourself! The partisans will attack.

We'll show these scum! -I understand!

General Morel’s headquarters here.

On the alert!

2nd battery ready. - Excellent, captain.

Slowly, carefully! - I know, I'm being careful!

Carefully camouflage.

Good luck, good luck!

Heroic blood was shed tonight, uncle Razor.

You will have a lot to chant. - My dear Zika. When will the time come

when i won't have to write about human slaughterhouses?

Everything will be fine. As long as we cross Retainer.

That's the most important thing!

Let's go, forward comrades, to Prozor!

Stop, hold still!

Where are you going? Where is the head surgeon? Hurry up, doctor.

Where? We all know where. To Prozor.

What Protozoa, if we didn't conquer it.

Hasn't it fallen?

They were not able...

...to attack, those whores.

What will the headquarters do will all this misery,

when the German is putting pressure on us from behind, and the Italian doesn't allow us to move ahead?

Where? Go back! - Back where, tell us?

I don't know. I do know that you can't go through Protozoa. -Back where?

Doctor, take over the new wounded.

Comrade fighters, hand over the wounded to the hospital, quickly.

We had such hopes last night, and today this...

What will we do now, Martin?

I don't' know. Ivan and Stole shouldn't attack without the canons.

Division, to the barracks.

You have fought greatly. Well done, boys!

Attention!

You were excellent. You have fought bravely and firmly.

You have dealt the resistance a big blow. - Vacation, Mr. general!

Who said that? - I did.

We will speak about that soon, too.

I promise you that we will talk about that on Easter.

We have prevented the enemy of crossing Retainer.

No we must completely destroy all the partisans together with the Germans.

The sooner we destroy them, the sooner we will have vacation.

I give you my word for that. - Long live the general!

You don't feel well? - Get lost!

Don't follow me like some loyal dog.

I don't want you to serve me or pity me. Get lost!

Or I will transfer you. Now go.

I don't need anyone, do you understand? Not even you.

Nobody can help me. Leave me alone.

I understand, Mr. captain.

Hello, comrades! - Hello!

We shouldn't have attacked without the artillery.

You got beaten on your heads, now they're bombing the wounded.

There must be a way out. I think.. - We will not think now,

we will act. - Stole, this is an order.

I'm going to the position of the neighbouring division, bye.

Let all the fighters see the order!

PROZOR MUST FALL TONIGHT. TITO

It's cold! A real wolfish country!

Fire!

Fire!

Aim your fire to the crossings! Move the tanks to the city center!

Fire!

Fire!

First squad to the bunkers! - Second squad to the left wing!

Follow me!

Forward to the city center!

Follow me!

Forward! Follow me!

Here you are! What is it, why are you shivering?

Are you afraid, you wuss? Fire, fight!

Fight. I'm commanding!

Why are you changing his nappy? Let him die if he wants to!

I'm commanding!

Fire, Mate, fire, Jure!

Forward!

To the bunkers, forward!

Faster, faster!

Hello! I must speak with general Louring immediately.

Louring, immediately!

Where is he?

Sleeping? Wake him up! The enemy is entering the city.

Hurry up!

Fire!

Wait!

Look at Books. Don't shoot, Ana.

Books! - Books!

Books is diving!

Over here, you cowards, here!

That's how you fight! - Books, over here!

Who gave you the weapon? -Books seized it, Books took it

Ana, we must bind him up. To the hospital, immediately!

You won't tie me. - Get away!

I'll kill you!

Pukka, what is it? What, this fool will kill us.

Take aim at him!

Bosko! Where are you, my commander!

Where are you, my hero!

lam here. I killed everyone.

Comrade commander, I killed everyone for freedom.

My best commander! Give me your hand!

Let's shake hands.

I told you not to touch the weapons. Tie him!

Hold him.

What will we do now, Mr. captain?

Don't be afraid, let's go! - Where to?

I have made a decision. I'll return to Protozoa.

Mr. captain! I would like to stay with the Italians because I want to go home.

With the partisans we will be far from home.

I don't care about the rest.

Please Mr. captain, don't leave me!

I'm not leaving you, Mario. You don't want to go with me. Good luck!

Comrade fighters. We have opened the path for the wounded.

Danial, Dana.

Are you looking for Nova? He's alive, alive.

Zhukov was a far better comrade and fighter.

I feel bad about him.

Don't make that up, you're lying Books.

I never lie. They found him dead at a canon.

Don't make that up, you're lying.

He was looking for me, and the comrades were nowhere, nowhere.

Don't make it up, you're lying, lying!

And where are you?

Up there they all think you fell in action.

Don't cock, just sit down and eat.

Come on Novo, get up! I heard we are immediately leaving for Retainer!

Let's go, get UP!

Protozoa has fallen. You have to make a toast. Drink, brother!

You know, I was really worried about you.

Take, people!

Brigade, attention! - Novak.

Get lost!

Stipe, go. - I understand, comrade commander.

I understand! - Come on, let's go.

Squeeze girl, I feel cold!

I haven't seen you for a long time uncle! - Where do we know each other from?

From the faculty, uncle.

Welcome, comrades!

Long live Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt!

And you too, aunty. - Help yourself, please.

Thank you, aunty - And stay alive.

Why didn't you tell me about Auk?

Dana, what would Zhukov say, if he saw you?

You promised not to cry, if...

Let's join the round dance, come on.

Come on, Stine! - I don't want to.

Come on, Stine.

Come, commander. - Just go.

What's wrong with him?

Nikola.

You have typhus. Go to the hospital, immediately!

I can still dance.

Nikola!

You have to go to the hospital. -OK, if you give me my pigeons.

You'll get your pigeons.

Listen, take him to Maria. Tell her to give him an injection.

I understand!

Hello!

Hey Italian, should I shorten your head?

Comrade commander.

I have brought these two. An officer and this fascist.

I'm not a fascist. I'm a simple poor man.

You fascist and you officer, how many partisans killed?

Mr. commander, explain to them that you think like they do,

otherwise they will kill us without any reason.

Did you shoot at us? - Yes, I did.

But I came to you voluntarily. They didn't capture me.

You shot, therefor you are a fascist like the rest of them.

Why didn't you come yesterday instead of today, when Protozoa fell?

Why?

And you say you can distinguish a friend from an enemy?

I came, because I want to fight for Italy without fascism.

If you accept me as one of yours, I will loyally fight for your side.

I can't act anymore against my beliefs

and from now on I also won't.

Let's take him. We'll see... Let's test him.

I don't want him in my unit. You take him!

Do you speak French? - Yes.

What's your name? - Michele Rivas.

What kind of weapon do you have? What kind of cannons do you know?

Mostly light artillery.

I'll take him into my division. I need him.

Go ahead and take him.

Return the coat and the shoes to the captain! - Comrade Martin.

But I have already been without shoes for three months. -Take them off!

I am giving you the opportunity to prove yourself in battle.

Thank you!

Venice? Florence? Rome?

No, Karma.

And your occupation? - I'm an engineer. And you?

Me, theater, drama, Dalmatia...

Lovely.

Very pretty. - You Italians are all Don Juana.

No, we're comrades. And I also have a wife... married.

I'm married too. Me... one child... four years.

General Louring, General Louring!

General, strong partisan units are advancing towards Casablanca.

They have cut me off from the back pan of my units.

I demand that our army attacks from Koranic.

Immediately! - On no account, Morel!

There is no reason to panic, calm down!

Their objective is not Casablanca. They are coming after me, to Koranic.

Here they will set up a bridge and get the wounded over the river.

I must tell you something else.

Morelli, the "Weiss" plan is not feasible anymore.

You must defend Casablanca by yourself. I can't help.

And above all stay calm!

Over.

General Louring, general Louring!

Comrade commander!

This fighter says that on the other side of the fortress

there is an Italian ammunition warehouse. We moved a cannon over there.

Excellent! Let's go. -Follow me.

Ivan, Ivan, here is the commander!

Nova, Danial. Tell the fighters,

to withdraw from the fortress. Quickly! -OK, let's go!

Captain, fire on the ammunition warehouse. Fire.

I can't.

I can fire on the Germans, I can't on the Italians. They are my compatriots.

Fire, quickly!

Immediately!

Fire!

Get lost!

Get lost!

Get lost!

You're carrying your wounded, I don't fire upon my soldiers.

Our morale is the same. Kill me, if you want to, but I think like you do.

Get out of my sight!

What is it, Ivan?

There is no way I can hit the window on the fortress.

The ammunition is there.

Give me a grenade!

Ivan, a grenade.

Comrade commander, this is... He has golden trimmings.

Colonel, why didn't your surrender immediately?

Danial, tell him that he is personally responsible for the death of these soldiers.

I'm a general, not a colonel.

If the warehouse didn't explode, you wouldn't have captured us.

I know what I can expect.

You think, we will shoot you?

Mr. general, like all prisoners of war

you will also be carrying the wounded, do you understand!

I'm a general, not a beast of burden.

I would have your officer shot.

I don't expect anything else for myself. Shoot me!

Nova, take him and keep an eye on him!

And this handsome shall carry the typhus people.

I understand, commander! General...

Drano, maybe we can exchange them for medicaments. -I understand!

Here.

Coat!

Take off your coat. Faster!

For the partisans.

Drano, come here so I can put some clothes on you.

If you didn't have much luck with that antifascist.

Does it suit me? -Shorten it a bit, and it will be fine.

Don't shorten it too much! The boy might still grow a bit.

He killed himself. -He really scared me! I thought he was shooting at me.

Leave!

This is their last chance. Their only resort left.

Because Tito didn't have any luck in Koranic, he's heading towards the Casablanca bridge.

The photos are clearly indicating it.

We are at the last stage of the operation.

We must destroy the partisans in Casablanca.

We push them towards Retainer

and we don't let a single soul cross the bridge.

All Nietzsche units should immediately head here

in the direction of Retainer.

Mr. general. Your plan is strategically...

...brilliant.

But I dare think a bit different.

Believe me, I don't want to interfere

in military matters, but I know this country well.

I know the enemy.

Go ahead, I want to hear your opinion.

It seems, the typhus is doing its job.

They're starving.

Physically and mentally they wont be able to endure,

and here is our chance. Let the partisans cross the bridge.

Yes, they must cross the bridge.

They will drag the wounded on snow.

There won't be much left from their famous morale.

They will start to accuse each other and hate each other.

They will curse the day, when they decided

to carry the wounded and typhus people across these mountains.

Let them eat each other.

I like your idea very much, but we don't have much time.

Fuehrer's headquarters demands immediate action.

That's why we will attack immediately. We mustn’t give them time.

Not even a single hour.

I'm only a politician. - You can also be a good soldier if necessary.

The attack will take place from the following directions;

Kroner is coming from the north with his division

and is pushing them into the canyon.

You will be holding the left bank of Retainer.

When they are in the kettle, we will attack them from all sides.

That's it, gentlemen. This is how the last act will be unwinding.

And here Tito will be fighting, along with the rest of the partisans.

Thank you. Good luck!

Mr. general. Can I make you some tea?

Yes, of course, my tea.

Doctor! Hey doctor!

But this is the doctor. -it's not the doctor! it is the doctor! -it's not the doctor!

Let's run! The doctor is dead.

If I tell you, it's not the doctor! He's not dead, it's not the doctor, get lost!

Thank you for your question, Mr. general.

No, I'm not feeling especially warm.

I understand, I also don't like this place very much,

but I'm happy that I have caught up on them.

I will force them into action, here and now.

I understand, Mr. general. Over!

You have heard, gentlemen.

Our advance party is already fighting against the partisans.

Their resistance is strengthening. With all forces forward!

But, Mr colonel... - I know, what you want to say;

snow, ice, the north wind... Be happy it's not raining excrement.

It hurts!

Nadia, the instruments!

Instruments, Nadia!

What is it?

Fire... Fire...

I'm cold... I'm cold...

Nadia?

Typhus.

Tell them to cut her hair.

Doctor, please don't amptutate my leg!

Not my leg, doctor! Not the leg! It must reach the azure Wellspring.

Go away, Nikola.

My friend, gently, slowly. -OK.

Nikola. - How beautiful you are!

Gorgeous!

Hug me!

Retreat! - They're breaking through, they're breaking through!

Retreat towards the church! - Save the wounded!

The howitzers are firing too much to the left again.

Tell these fools to correct the coordinates!

Howitzers left for 100!

Sergeant Prater. From Mr general.

Warm yourself up at the kettle. It's probably more pleasant at your place in Konjic.

That's true, Mr colonel.

What did we get? -100 iron crosslets EK 1 and 500 EK 2.

The general is generous today.

ls the shock fighting unit appointed? -Yes.

Allow me, Mr colonel?

Allow me to take over the shock fighting unit.

Too early. - Mr colonel...

I finally have them!

Danial, guess what I brought you!

What? -I don't know.

Open it!

I can't. You open it. Come on, open it.

Open it yourself!

I have waited for us to cross Retainer.

Not now, because of Nova and the brigade.

You store it. I love you.

Vlad, Vlad! What are you doing, damn it!

You have folded the explosive in the middle of the bridge. What's wrong with you?

An order! You withdraw the people as far as possible from the bridge.

You're telling me I should move them away?

What are you planning to do with the bridge? - I'll destroy it.

The bridge?

Yes, Ivan. With dynamite.

Listen, Vlad. This bridge,

is our only hope and chance of saving ourselves.

And you want to blow it up.

Yes, Ivan. I will blow it up into the sky.

And when it's destroyed? What will be do then?

Sit and fish.

Until the Kroner tanks don't arrive?

I'm fulfilling the orders. I don't know about the rest.

Orders! That is not order, it's foolishness!

Who came up with this idea? - Who gave the order?

If you really want to know... The headquarters.

I want to know, because it's about the bridge.

Show me the headquarter's order. Show it to me!

Nova, typhus. Look!

Typhus... He fell sick.

Yes, typhus.

He doesn't have typhus! - He has typhus. -He doesn't!

Tie him up!

I don't have typhus. I'm fulfilling an order

Get away from the bridge! I'll shoot.

I don't have typhus. Leave me alone!

I have to mine. Without delay. Move further backwards!

Blood will be shed here. Mine and yours.

Be careful! Away from the path.

Pukka, why this mess? Vlad, blow up the bridge!

How much time do you need? - Two minutes.

Destroy it immediately!

Engineers, follow me.

But why, for God's sake, why?

Did we march for 300 km and drag the wounded, so we can now pull it down?

Why? Answer me! - Because we must return to the north.

The hospital in Scit is in danger, the Germans are attacking it.

And on the other side of the hill the Nietzsche are waiting.

They want to attack us in the back. We must blow up the bridge.

Ivan, Tito gave the orders for this.

Hold out till the other brigades don't come. Go!

Brigade, departure! To the north, comrades! Faster!

Over!

Do we really have to head for that ice and snow again?

I am not the one to be blamed. - I'm sick of all of this.

Come on, people. Come on, come on!

Devil take you!

lam in command over here. Follow me, typhus people!

It doesn't matter. Books doesn't mind that you blew up the bridge.

We will swim across Retainer. Typhus people, follow me!

Stop typhus people, get back! Books!

Across the water into freedom. - Books!

Snap-shots, Mr. general.

It wasn't an accident, which means they deliberately destroyed it.

I'm asking myself, why did they blow up

their only chance they had left.

What do you think? There is no other explanation.

Tito must return to the north. Notify all the units:

abandon your current positions

and take the new way to the north, over Casablanca.

Detailed instructions to follow. Tell Kroner,

that this is his opportunity. He will get Tito directly into his hands.

Follow me! Retreat only till the slope.

Run, comrades!

Occupy the slope positions! - Quickly, cover the retreat!

Lie down here! -All the rest of you follow me.

Run, comrades!

Comrades, our people have come! The brigade is here!

Come on, let's go! Let us go, comrades!

Come on, faster! Ivan, faster!

Nikola!

How are you, Nikola? - Guess!

Better? - You guessed wrong.

Fighter!

They cut my hair. Tell them to give them back to me.

I will order them, comrade.

You will order them? - I will. -Thank you, comrade.

They will give you back your hair. I'll order it.

Leave!

Go!

Hurry up, comrades! Faster, run along!

Left wing forward! - First battalion, to the right!

Artillerymen, forward! To the shooting lines, let's go!

Quickly, quickly!

Stop! There is no retreat, comrades!

Stop! Hold still! - Leave me, they will kill us all.

There is no solution! - No retreat.

Leave me, I don't want... The wounded are behind us.

Run, comrades!

Quick, load the cannons! - I understand, Mr captain!

Fire!

Fire!

Bertram, now it's your turn.

The 3rd in 4th battalion should get ready, is that clear?

Your interceptors forward! Did you understand?

Forward!

Fire!

First battery...

...Fire!

Fire! - Fire!

Reinhardt. Where are your tanks? I want the tanks!

I don't care. You think, we don't have snow over here?

If they don't come in 10 minutes, I'll go there and shoot you.

Horst!

Horst, now it's your turn. I can't wait any longer.

Bring me the tanks! - I understand, Mr colonel.

Stop, stop!

To your positions! To your positions!

3rd battalion forward!

Reinforce only the first line of battle. - I understand!

Forward!

This is lieutenant Horst, in the second tank.

All tanks forward!

Captain, stop... Tanks over there, directly.

Quick, quick!

Cannons on the ridge! Quick, the tanks are approaching.

Forward, forward!

Prepare yourself for the shooting

Load, quickly!

Close!

The bottle!

Let's go!

Fire!

I don't see!

MY eyes!

Rivas! Maria!

No, the doctor can't help me.

Why not? Marija!

It's too late, it's all over for me.

Hold on, Rivas!

Listen, please. Take this letter.

The lamella has my name, surname and address.

Send it...

Send it to my wife. Do this for me...

Fire!

Comrade Pukka, did they kill you? - Leave me alone! -Comrade Pukka.

Where are you, Vuka?

Martin!

Martin, Martin. - Fire!

What should we do, Martin? - Fire!

They will kill us all.

Calm down, Maria. - They will kill us.

Don't panic. Sing a song. Fire!

Stadium man, a song! You start!

Let's sing, the wounded!

Down with injustice and violence!

The nation is now calling you to the judgment.

Run from us, nightly darkness,

our day has come too.

Run from us, nightly darkness,

out day has come too...

Tera. - Yes!

What is this? - I don't know.

Tera. - Yes!

Ustasha's into attack! - I understand.

Drum stronger!

Storm the hospital!

Attack! - Attack!

Lie down!

Don't! Take care of yourself! I beg you, brother.

Follow me!

Forward, black legion!

Stine, ask the right wing why they're not answering the calls.

I understand! - Listen.

The other brigades should also answer back every half an hour.

I understand!

Faster, boys!

Colonel Kroner. Yes, I'll wait.

We have to stop them.

Strike with all forces! Tito wants to go to the north, into Bosnia.

And you must prevent that from happening. I rely on you.

Listen, I haven't told you this yet, but you already know;

you are my best man and your division is my best unit.

Kroner, send the soldiers once more into attack.

Don't entrench yourselves. Don't miss the opportunity.

Kroner, I won't let you down.

You can rely on me. I will send you the Anacker group

and the Nietzsche. Don't wait till they attack.

You attack! It seems though, that we are in a tough position,

but Tito is actually the one in the problematical position.

He must head to the north and that way you will get him directly

in front of the tanks and cannons. We have gone through a lot of things in this life.

I am speaking to you as comrade and as a friend.

It all depends on you now.

I understand, Mr general. Into counterattack. Over!

Horst!

I'm sorry, Schröder!

We're proceeding into defense. - But Mr colonel...

I didn't ask you for an opinion, Schröder.

Into defense!

Entrench, send the reconnoitering parties, wait for the partisans to attack.

ls that clear, captain Schröder?

Yes, Mr colonel.

Repeat that! French, send the reconnoitering parties, wait for the partisans

And that order will be fulfilled.

Partisans, partisans!

Forward!

Come on, after them! Come here, Nova!

Bring the supporter, quick, quick.

Come on, boys! Quick!

The brigades are waiting. Hurry up!

...vigorously they step, heads up, on the meadow,

full of danger, threat... From the soul of the entire nation is rising

a defiant scream of faith and hope.

Forward, comrades! All paths are now open.

There are no dead, life reigns.

I am a part of this column with no end, which walks since ancient times,

from the beginning, in the dusky forests,

on winter thorny paths,

when one falls, another rises instantly.

Comrade poet!

We're going to the brigade with Jordan.

Mario will take care of you, the cow and the books. ls that ok?

That's ok, Zika, now it's not hard anymore. - Thank you, comrade poet.

Mario! You take bene care of Nazor, the cow and the books, do you understand?

Razor safe, cow good, everything safe!

Ciao, Mario. - Ciao, Zika.

Hello, Lakota. Hello!

Uncle Razor, good bye then!

Good bye Zika, good luck!

No of fence, comrade poet. Drivers... -Farewell!

Ciao Mario! -Ciao Zika! - Wait, Jordan!

Who will you leave our bus to?

When I tell you, push. - OK.

Hey, my darling, you were good.

Take care down there. - Go!

Send the Nietzsche immediately back to Retainer. On the shortest path.

Only constant bombarding of the bridge can save us.

Bravo! You showed them well those bearded people.

Nova, now to the hill and stop the Nietzsche.

As long as the brigades don't arrive. And no retreating!

I understand! Prepare for departure!

Stine, tell Martin, that Ivan will attack the Nietzsche from the middle,

and I will attack them from the back. Let him fire from all the cannons.

This time we must destroy them once and for all. -I understand!

Set out immediately! - Nova, the tins.

Thank you, my friend. - Danial, stay here.

I want to be with Nova. - This time he can be without you.

Stay with me. - I will wait for you above.

I hardly managed to shake off the poets cow and the books.

Take care of the distance. - Will you manage, Jordan?

I can, if i have to.

Step on the gas, Jordan! - Be quiet, you poor devil.

Shift to the third!

Be quiet, you poor devil! For you it's a cow, not a gun.

Keep it quiet!

Children, children...

...don't go out, children. Don't move.

Help, help--

Eat faster!

Jordan.

If you come to me, you get a preserve.

I don't fall for preserves.

Where are the beardos, Dana? - Close.

Come on Nova, hurry!

I wont eat it in haste. I'll finish it later in peace.

Don't start firing before I do!

Fire! -Fire! - Fire on the left.

1st battery... fire!

He have a delay. We're late, commander.

Order your officers an immediate retreat of all units!

Did you understand me?

What is it, senator? What retreat?

Did you get scare? - No, I won't allow...

Our best squads must not be surrounded and destroyed.

The Germans have come off badly, and without them we are ruined.

This is a battle to the last men.

Why? Why to the last?

Because Nietzsche know no retreat, senator, that's why!

Commander, you must know how to wait,too. That is a tactic too.

Wait how long? -Ok, let's leave this things.

I want to win the war, not just one battle.

You will win it only with battle, not by retreating.

By fighting to the last breath.

Let them fight! Let them shed their blood!

We will wait, save our force, until the right moment comes.

Now is the right moment! - For them it is.

I make the decisions! I am the Royal commander.

The army was entrusted to me. - I represent the king and the government!

That is treason, senator. I will destroy every person,

that will be standing on my way.

The pistol!

Give it to him.

In the name of the king, in the name of the government, in the name of the movement

I order retreat...

Captain, officers!

To the bridge! - I understand!

Here with the building materials! Faster!

Give me timber! Ram in the cramps!

Forward, battalions!

More lively, comrades! The Nietzsche are putting pressure.

1st battery... Fire!

Mine throwers, to your positions!

Prepare the elements! Quick!

Let's go!

Back!

Dana.

Dana!

I'm coming, Zika.

I'm coming.

Move away, I'll do it.

Danial, over here.

I'm already here!

Comrade commander. The Nietzsche will destroy Novak's platoon. Attack!

Nova will fall and everyone with him. Attack!

It's still early.

Comrade commander. We must attack.

They will shoot them down. Stole!

Listen, Stine.

Until I completely surround the Nietzsche, there will be no attack.

Nova and his platoon... - What are you waiting for! Transmit the order!

Go! - I understand!

Come, Dana! - At once.

Dana, take the call! - I'm here. -OK.

Dana, help!

Another one!

I'm coming...

Dana! - Fire, fire!

Fire!

Dana!

Don't uncover yourself! Prepare the bombs!

Get back! Retreat!

Get back! There is no retreat! Attack! To the bridge, forward!

Mr. lieutenant colonel, we're surrounded.

The partisans have attacked us in our back.

Follow me!

Over here, turn around! Follow me, over here! Turn around!

Turn around! - Into breakthrough!

Let them come close and cold-blooded!

Bombs!

Attack with the bombs!

Now!

Forward!

Forward Stand up! Get up!

Work your way through! I'll kill you all!

Into battle! Cowards!

Get down, you fool!

Nova, Nova...

What will I do without you, Nova?

Stine!

Hold your fire! Stine!

Get out of the way, Ivan! Move away!

Stine. -Get out of my way Ivan, make way!

Stine, stop!

What are you doing?

Who gave you the right to shoot at captives?

Stand still!

Shame on you!

Go!

Get lost!

You will be brought before a court-martial.

Light the fire! - I know how to do that.

What's wrong with you? Why are you so gloomy?

And you just sing. Sing and burn down.

Of course we sing. We're crossing Retainer.

Don't mourn, Martin. There will be more cannons. Many of them..

Soon you will be as happy as before.

Happy, you say?

I'll be happy, when there will be no wars and no cannons. Do you understand?

We all think that way sometimes.

I have been demolishing, burning down, leaving ruins behind me for 3 years.

Sometimes I dream about bridges, that I will set up.

What can we do! That's how it is, my Slovenian.

Go, so you won't be late. - I won't be.

Faster, engineers!

Push!

Slowly, slowly comrades.

She's just sleeping. Only sleeping.

Nikola, you can see that...

She's not dead.

Just sleeping.

That's right. Let her sleep...

Let's take her to the house. Put her here, comrades!

Comrade. Look, comrade.

What a beautiful corpse!

It's looking, it sees us.

It's looking at me!

Nikola, Nikola!

Nikola, let's go!

Nikola!

What's your name? - Mirko.

And yours? - Mira.

I know uncle, how they call you.

How do they call me? - Gunner Martin.

Now you don't have any left. - I don't.