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Yes, I see what you are talking about.

I know there are many people...

who imply all kinds of things about the war and the army these days.

But let me tell you something.

Our intelligence was never involved in foolish things like that!

Not that I know about, anyway...

But, with that said,

there were many different departments within the intelligence service,

and everyone minded their own business.

That's how it was in my time.

The nations of Western Europe...

have fallen under the German troops' onslaught.

But in the East, the Soviet Union withstands the invasion of Nazi occupants.

The entire eastern front witnesses fierce battles for each meter of land.

Both sides suffer heavy losses.

There's only one thing each side needs:

Victory... and at any cost!

FIRST SQUAD

Attack!

Innokenty, this baby is obviously out of it...

Don't exaggerate.

The orphan is a victim of war.

Smile!

- It's for the frontline newspaper.

- Thank you. - It's for the frontline newspaper.

And now, your next performer is...

I'm not afraid to say the word... a wonder-girl.

She will answer any question.

Ask her anything, even your innermost things. There's no secret for her...

Let's give her a hand! So, come on, ask her... don't be shy...

What's my name?

Dmitry Sonin.

That's right, brothers! Damn good!

And you are Private Panteleyev, from Tula...

Your school nickname was Mozart...

And what is my name?

When am I going to receive a letter from home?

Who stole my knife?

When's the attack starting?

Will Lyuba marry me?

That's true. He told me so.

All right, everybody. Let's find out when the offensive is starting.

I wanted to ask...

How long have I got left to live?

Dear Nadya, time to wrap up...

They would break through at a low altitude, bombing depots,

service lines, weapons, and equipment.

I took shrapnel from one of those bombs in my arm.

A typical sign of shell shock is the lost of consciousness...

sometimes even to the extremes of coma and even clinical death.

The subconscious, though, keeps on working!

In this state of balancing between life and death,

patients often experience so-called 'retrospective visions.'

Happy Birthday, dear Nadya...

Stealing apples is not good...

Yes, sorry...

I'm Leo, and what do they call you?

Nadya.

It's nice to...

This is the Fountain of Nations' Friendship.

Yay!

Nadya, this is for you.

Wow, cute!

Thanks!

Marat, let's race!

I can't go any faster with this bike.

Lieutenant Valya shot down another enemy bomber.

Never mind, you will learn quickly.

Everybody at our academy can do this...

Explosive substances can also be mixed using...

It is your duty to be fearless, determined, very careful...

keep calm in any situation...

and, most importantly, keep to the principles of Division Six.

Quick, climb up there and don't come out until I come!

I will find the guys and return with them here.

Don't be afraid, and most importantly,

never, never go anywhere, whatever happens!

Move it, move it! Keep those lights up!

There's nothing here...

Move it!

We got them. Let's go.

Run to the exit, it's too soon for you to die!

Wait! I don't understand!

You are between life and death... but you should survive...

Run to the exit!

Yes, the war was sacred!

It was a war for the salvation of the whole of Russian civilization.

And it was won not because of superior numbers or weapons,

but because of the strong spirit of our fighters.

And speaking of the spirit,

we cannot help but face a certain set of phenomena bordering on miracles...

and are unexplainable in terms of official history.

You had a hard contusion.

So, gentlemen,

the Reich's leaders...

are highly worried about the state of affairs along the Eastern Front...

During the winter campaign, our offensive failed over the entire Eastern Front.

Over 50 German divisions were destroyed.

Our army proved unable to break the hard resistance of the Russians.

In order to win the war, we need to resort to most radical measures!

And what do you suggest?

To start operation "Sword of Retribution."

Our astrologers confirm that the Moment of Truth is coming soon.

But Chairman,

for such a ritual, we would need an artifact with a very high energy potential.

And at last, we have one.

Yes, gentlemen.

In front of us is the legendary magic sword of the Great Master, Baron von Wolff.

This ancient artifact will help us call forth the Baron's soul under our flag!

ISA IHWAZ HAAGALAZ GEBO MANNAZ DAGAZ

My sword! Give it to me!!!

Great Master!

We wizards of Ahnenerbe...

urge you and your fallen brothers to take part in the Great War of the Third Reich.

Break through the boundary...

between the worlds of the dead and the living,

and take revenge on our sworn enemies - the Russians.

I have been waiting for 700 years... dreaming of revenge!

At last my sword is back in my hands.

I accept your proposal!

The SS leadership supported operation "Sword of Vengeance" from the start.

Many highly ranked SS officers...

were literally obsessed with ancestral cults and chivalric romances.

They were eager to establish contacts...

with their Germanic ancestors in order to win them as allies in the war.

Come over here, Nadya.

This knight... I have dreamt of him.

I had a dream... a nightmare... many times.

This dream is the last thing I remember.

This is a legendary knight and wizard.

His name is Baron von Wolff.

The Baron and the Knights of his Order...

were excommunicated for their involvement in the black arts.

In 1242, he lead the Order of the Sword to attack our land.

Crusaders burnt down villages and ruthlessly exterminated their inhabitants.

von Wolff was nicknamed the Angel of Death.

Many believed that he was served by the demons of the underworld.

Eventually, inhabitants of multiple villages united in their struggle against the Order...

...and defeated von Wolff in a battle called The Battle of the Ice.

And so the Order of the Sword found its death at the bottom of the lake.

As the ancient legend goes, 700 years after his death,

Baron von Wolff will return to life and return to our Earth.

And it is in this year, 1942, that the 700 years expire!

But why am I dreaming all this?

Nadya, these are not mere dreams you are having. They are apparitions.

Oh yes, you have the gift of seeing into the future.

It's a great and rare gift, and you'll have to learn to live with it.

Future!? But I don't even remember my own past!

Now we need to strengthen ourselves.

The path in front of us is not an easy one...

I have nowhere to go.

I don't remember where I live.

Together we will go to Moscow, to the Kremlin...

I will take you to a man who desperately needs your help.

Nadya, go to Moscow, as I told you. The horse will take you there itself.

You must find General Below at the Kremlin at all costs.

He will explain everything to you.

And you?

Don't worry about me.

By then, the failure of the Blitzkrieg strategy was absolutely clear.

The resistance of the Red Army near Moscow exhausted the Germans.

Having felt the battle's momentum shift,

Soviet Command ordered a counteroffensive.

The enemy was thrown back.

The German troops suffered serious casualties.

This was the beginning of a strong, titanic counteraction between two armies.

We were sent to take the defensive line.

But nobody told us our actual destination or what to do when we got there.

It was snowing. Everywhere was mud, bad roads..

The corpses had already been collected,

but deformed parts of broken hardware showed black here and there.

All this had a terrifying effect on me.

I spent the first months of the war in the rear and hadn't seen a German before!

And now, here was all this evidence of a great battle.

The images were horrible!

When we were transported to the front lines, I saw a young girl.

She was riding alone towards us on a white horse...

Although the enemy had retreated,

we still feared that the Germans might come back.

Moscow was deserted.

Most of the citizens had been evacuated.

But the government and military headquarters remained in the city.

Password.

Forgot... I forgot everything...

Are you General Below?

I must immediately go to the Kremlin.

To see General Below.

Let me go, right now!

You know what, girly,

if you behave violently again, we'll have to sedate you.

I can't let you go to see General Below...

because he doesn't exist.

He is product of your rich imagination,

which was, in its turn, caused by a contusion.

A contusion? I see, but then...

No! This is not true!

You understand nothing!

- No!

- Why do they take these loonies here? - No!

- We are full with the wounded as we are. - No!

- We are full with the wounded as we are.

Sedatives are drugs that suppress or diminish bodily activities.

These drugs are often referred to as tranquilizers.

In case of overdose or misuse,

especially in patients with malfunctions of the nervous system or brain injuries,

they may induce side effects including hallucinations.

I'll tell you about General Below.

It was near Stalingrad in 1942.

He walked along the front lines...

A tall man in a long army coat.

Bullets whizzed by, bombs exploded all over, but he didn't even move his head.

My comrades from the scout troop told me, "Look, that's General Below!"

He was a legendary hero in the recon community.

I can assert with full responsibility...

that no official records have been found to date...

which could prove the existence of an Intelligence Major General Below.

And who are you?

You don't recognize me!?

Well... you've had quite a shock!

I am your commander, General Below.

Well, Nadya, we searched for you.

So tell me, what happened to you?

Sorry, but I don't remember that.

I understand. I talked to the doctor.

The contusion has damaged your memory.

But you remember at least something, don't you?

The circus, friends, summer, some school...

Then the war began... all my friends were killed...

That was more than half a year ago and many things have happened since.

In short, we have very little time.

Now I will tell you everything you need to know.

The Second World War is underway.

It is the most terrible war in the history of mankind.

Parallel with battles between regular troops,

there's also a secret, irreconcilable war between two secret occult services:

the German "Ahnenerbe" which, by the way, means "ancestors' legacy";

and Division Six of the Soviet Military Intelligence - that's us.

We use tools of occultism and magic.

We are armed with astrology, clairvoyance and hypnosis.

I lead Division Six.

And you, Nadya, are my best agent.

Since the beginning of the war,

you have accomplished around ten very important and complicated tasks.

A week ago, we sent you, in the likeness of a member of a propaganda team,

to the frontline on an assignment.

That's where you completely vanished.

Ever since your parents died...

Division Six has been your family.

Died? Why? When?

While performing their duty at the beginning of the war.

We have an enormous workload, and I need you like never before!

The Astro-radar shows enormous activity in the other world.

We have intelligence that the Ahnenerbe wizards obtained a strong ally.

We can't exclude that it's Baron von Wolff,

your old acquaintance from the apparition, with an eagle on his head.

If it's him, we're in deep shit.

Does this look familiar?

Yes. I saw him in my dreams. He will come.

Yes, very soon.

The old prophecy is coming true.

It means that within hours, the spirits of Black Magus von Wolff and his warriors...

will fall upon our world.

Spirits and demons don't fear the arms of mere mortals.

Humans don't even see them.

But how can I help you?

You are the only one who can. Now, I'll explain it to you.

For six years, we have been developing a special task force of young agents:

Force One.

At the beginning of the war, it was exterminated by the Ahnenerbe.

Leo, Zena, Marat, and Valia were killed.

You are the only survivor of Force One.

Training at our academy...

was aimed at increasing the mental link within the Force.

That's why you're the only one...

who can call the spirits of your fallen friends and ask them for help...

and together with them, stop von Wolff's assault.

The time has come for you to meet them again!

Where? The Pioneers were killed, weren't they?

Exactly. To the other side...

Division Six has designed a special machine for traveling to the other world:

"Sputnik 01."

This is our last chance. Will you take it?

I'll try...

Go to the locker marked "N."

It has everything you need for the assignment.

The machine travels to the other world through the pilot's subconscious.

So you'll land someplace you know.

Your sword is a rare and very powerful weapon against spirits and demons.

Don't hesitate to use it. You're good at it too.

You have little time, so you have to do everything quickly.

Most importantly, don't miss the signal to return!

If you miss it, you'll be stuck there forever...

Ready?

Well... let's go!

In the mid-1930s, Soviet Intelligence researched "necro-portation."

The first experimental necro-portal, Sputnik 01,

based on the principle of bilocation, was developed in Division Six's lab.

It was used...

to gather and process information obtained through the parallel flows.

In January 1952,

I was urgently summoned to Moscow, to the Intelligence Agency.

There I was introduced to the highly classified prototype...

for a new machine, Sputnik 03.

I was to take part in its testing.

With the aid of medication,

they would make me gradually fall into a state of unconsciousness.

It felt like being under anaesthetic.

And, for a short time, I was able to come into contact with the spirits of the dead.

H-hey... Anybody here?

Seventy seventh, seventy seventh, cease fire, over...

Brothers!

When the insidious enemy stole our victory by deception,

and the lake's ice broke under our feet,

he thought the Order of the Sword had been defeated forever.

He was wrong!

We didn't spend 700 years in this gorge in vain!

The day of reckoning is coming.

The new Moment of Truth is coming,

and this time around, it is we who will be victorious!

From now on, we shall sway the destinies of the living!!!

What?

She is still alive!

There is no place for the living here.

Take her to the butcher!

Time waits for no man! Go forth!

The evil spirits came out of the man and went into the pigs,

and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the water...

and came to destruction.

The Gospel of Luke...

What is this...

Time to take off...

I was starting to think that was the end of me...

What's going on? How'd you get here?

You still died? Didn't I warn you...

No, I'm alive. General Below sent me.

They have a machine now that can send people over here.

Are they crazy in Division Six?!

No one returns from here alive!

Now they do!

How did you find me?

We all felt you.

Remember mental frequency synchronization exercises at school?

We may be dead, but we remember everything we learnt while alive.

Get down!

Both intelligence services had the same goal:

But they tried doing it in completely opposite ways.

The Ahnenerbe practiced spiritualism, or calling up entities from the other world,

while our experts worked on sending their agents across the divide.

So scary... and so beautiful...

What a strange place.

Yeah, not the best place for a school reunion.

This is the Gloomy Valley, where the spirits of fallen warriors go after death.

They say there are other lands behind those mountains,

but no one knows for sure.

There is no way to get out of the Valley of Darkness...

But what are you doing here?

After 700 years of death,

von Wolff is trying to break through the boundary between the worlds.

He reached an agreement with the Ahnenerbe wizards...

and will fight on their side.

Unbelievable!

The divide has not been broken in centuries!

Only other spirits can fight a demon of von Wolff's caliber.

And clairvoyants like you, but you're the only one we have.

If they break through the boundary between the worlds,

this will create a channel through which all these evil spirits can travel.

The dead vs. the living! The living stand no chance in this war!

I've come for you. We must stop von Wolff.

I can't do it on my own!

Nadya, don't you understand? We were KILLED.

We are out of the game.

We can't go back. It's TA-BOO for us, the dead...

But if we don't intervene, millions of innocent people will die.

The world of the living and the world of the dead will merge together.

History will come to an end...

I failed to save you from death...

But now we have a chance, together, hand-in-hand, to fight the demons!

Let everybody decide for themselves...

I, for one, am ready. It is my war, too.

I can't sit and watch everything go down the drain.

So, guys, hark back to the days of yore.

We weren't killed for nothing.

Well, Nadya, you are in your element.

You can't manage without being the center of the universe.

I'm in. Don't want to miss the opportunity to take vengeance on Ahnenerbe.

And what about me! I'm with you!

I knew you'd agree.

The First Squad is back together like in the old days.

Comrade General, Sputnik is overheating.

Let's bring her back!

What's this?

What's going on, Nadya?

The signal! We need to rush to the Ferris wheel!

What's taking her so long?

We're losing her!

Nadya...

Come on, my girl!

Return here when the music is playing again in the Amusement Park.

It means the signal for the breakthrough!

We'll be there. See you in that world!

You made us worry quite a bit!

Congratulations.

You are the first person in history to return from the world of the dead.

Now tell me, what's going on there?

How are the kids? Did you see them?

von Wolff is ready for the breakthrough...

But First Squad is ready to fight!

I've got a surprise for you.

Hello.

Hello dear. As you see, I kept my promise... safe and sound.

It was a close call.

But, actually, those two were after you.

Well, let's get back to business.

Exactly on the same date, 700 years after his death,

von Wolff will break through the boundary between the worlds...

at the Moment of Truth, somewhere around this lake.

Exactly, The Moment of Truth! That's what von Wolff said to his knights.

What does it mean?

Moments of Truth are the most critical, dramatic moments, decisive seconds...

...when the action of one man determines the outcome of a battle,

and sometimes of an entire war.

The Moment of Truth is a lever with which to manage history.

At Moments of Truth,

the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead disappears.

In a short instant, imperceptible for mortals,

creatures from the other world may enter our world...

and interfere with the natural course of history.

Moments of Truth always have, do, and will exist in history,

but only those with a rare gift can foresee and endure them.

And you, Nadya, have this gift.

The phenomenon known as the Moment of Truth has been long known.

Moments of Truth occur during tense and significant periods in history.

During wars,

the opposing parties try their best to turn these moments to their advantage.

Activity by intelligence services intensifies in advent of the Moment of Truth.

There was a real war going on in the rear.

The invisible war.

Often hundreds of kilometers behind the front lines.

Thousands of German spies were sent deep into Soviet territory...

in order to undermine the fighting ability of the Red Army.

- Herr Obergruppenführer. - Herr Obergruppenführer.

And here come our beauties! Any good news?

On the Eastern Front, we identified a girl:

A clairvoyant with codename "Agent N," working for Soviet intelligence.

Despite our efforts, we failed to do away with Agent N.

Can you, at last, get rid of that clairvoyant from Division Six?

You need to do it before the Moment of Truth!

Tomorrow morning, you should be in Moscow.

I won't detain you any longer...

- Yes! - Yes!

So, here's what we know.

A large number of troops on both sides are concentrated along the lake shore.

Now then...

Both sides have been trying to attack, but every attempt has failed.

And it is around here that the Moment of Truth will occur.

The Commander in your dream is the only one...

...who will dare to rise from the trench under fire, and lead men in the attack.

But, at the Moment of Truth,

when the time gap occurs, von Wolff's sword will behead the Commander.

Should our attack not take place,

the Germans will launch a counter-offensive and break the front.

Give it another try, maybe you'll see his face at least...

I'll try...

Doesn't work...

Never mind, it will! You just need some rest.

So, the car is downstairs.

The driver will take you to my place.

Go have a good sleep, recover, and it will work...

I know you.

I used to drive you when you were performing at the circus.

I also used to drive your parents.

Wonderful people they were... May they rest in peace...

Please, tell me about my parents.

I don't remember them at all!

You don't remember? It's only been a year since--

Guards Captain Alexander Nemov...

is the subdivision's only survivor...

from one of the enemy's largest bombing campaigns.

Bravely, Capt. Nemov has been treated at the hospital,

and is bursting to go back to the front to fight the enemy.

The only survivor!

That's who the object of the Moment of Truth is...!

It's me. I found him. Captain Alexander Nemov.

Yes, the exact place of his unit's stationing.

No, the driver got killed!

They are pursuing me.

I will call you back from the station.

Can I get over there before the fork?

Many young kids below conscription age...

would run away from home and move toward the front...

to fight the Nazis.

There were also orphans and lost children or those who missed their trains.

Kids would often climb into troop trains and ride along with the soldiers.

That is, if there was enough room, which was rarely the case.

Then they'd just grab hold of anything that was at hand...

as long as it moved them forward.

Soldiers retreating from their positions without an order are traitors.

Scare-mongers and cowards will be executed on the spot.

The enemy shall be defeated! We shall prevail!

We're there. I hope the host is here...

Go away! We're closed!

What do you want?

Doesn't it state clearly...

What are you doing?

Everybody wants something from the Hunchback...

I haven't got anything!

Hunchback, we don't have time.

Open the bunker!

Division Six of Soviet Military Intelligence?

A rarity...

All right.

Man...

Holy Cow!

That's more like it!

Newest models on the market.

USSR, Germany, Japan...

All guns reconditioned and in perfect shape.

I'll check for myself...

Was that necessary?

Inspired by success, Soviet Command overestimated its abilities.

The poor winter road conditions forced the Red Army to attack on a narrow front.

That lead to heavy casualties among the Russians.

Our order was "No going back!"

But the atmosphere was very depressing.

All the defeats of the recent weeks...

The high casualty rates...

Daily artillery bombardments from the Russians...

And then the biting cold.

We knew that the Russians would attack eventually.

Before the main assault,

there would be a large scale artillery bombardment.

It was so strong that many fresh recruits couldn't stand it and started crying.

And I must say...

that everyone had this incredible inner tension...

before facing their possible death.

I just hope it works.

The latest neuro-chemical research has shown that the brain itself...

can produce mind-altering substances including hallucinogens.

The subconscious's abilities are limitless and still unexplored.

Are we going the right way?

This is the only Pavilion with lights on.

Here we'll find the entrance to Nadya's presence.

Let's go...

Get in. She's calling us.

This tunnel should take us to the world of living.

Stealing apples is not good.

It's speeding up!

Hurry up, quickly...

Didn't come... They didn't come...

Warrior, you are taking part in the greatest battle.

Your name will remain a secret, but your exploit will live for centuries!

There we are...

It's starting...

Wait, I'll warm you!

Not a moment too soon.

Leo...

Nadya!

Welcome to Gloomy Valley!

Nadya!

They're running away!

What happened? Did Nadya whack von Wolff?

Have a nice trip home, weirdos!

Attack!

They came straight at our machine guns.

They fell by the hundreds.

And then came the next wave,

And they died too.

We advanced, running across a frozen lake.

We took the first German trench...

And then I was hit by the same bullet...

that had killed another soldier in front of me.

Actually, I still don't understand how I managed to stay alive.

I just couldn't survive in that hell of a battle.

But it was me who was lucky while how many others were not?

Who knows?

Who can tell when your good luck will come to an end?

Speaking!

Ok, I got you!

Prepare the airplane -- now.

I will personally retrieve "Agent N" from the front!

The people of our country gave all their strength to fight the enemy.

And I mean not only the soldiers, but also women, children, and old people.

Hundreds of thousands of heroes!

We might never learn their names.

Nobody knows the whole truth about that war.

Everybody involved has their own personal truth.

Everyone sees the war differently:

From a statesman or general staff officer to a researcher or a simple foot soldier.

It's not him!

He escaped...