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1942, most of Western Europe

has fallen under the onslaught of German troops.

But in the East the Soviet Union

withstands the invasion of Nazi forces.

Desperate fighting for every inch of land

goes on along the entire Eastern Front.

Both sides suffer heavy losses.

And neither party will settle for anything but victory,

victory at any cost!

Attack!

That girl is obviously not in her right mind.

Come on.

She's just an orphan, a victim of war.

Smile!

It's for the frontline paper.

And now, your next performer is, without a doubt,

a girl wonder.

Let's give her a hand!

She will answer any question.

Ask her anything, even your innermost secrets.

Come on, ask her. Don't be shy.

What's my name?

Dmitry Sonin.

That's right, fellas! Damn good!

And you are Private Panteleyev, from Tula.

Your nickname in school was Mozart.

That's true, he told me so.

Hey, let's find out when the offensive will start.

And what's my name?

When am I gonna get a letter from home?

Who stole my knife?

Will Lyuba marry me?

I just wanted to ask

how long do I have left to live?

Nadya, time to wrap up.

Aerial attack!

THE MINISTRY OF SPACE AND TIME presents

Happy birthday, little Nadya.

It's wrong to steal apples.

Yes, sorry

I'm Leo, what's your name?

Nadya.

This is the Friendship of Nations fountain.

Nadya, this is for you.

Wow, cute!

Thanks!

Marat, let's race.

I can't go any faster with this bike.

Did I scare you? Don't forget, "Always be prepared."

Don't worry, you'll learn it, too.

Everybody at our boarding school can do this.

Explosive substances can also be mixed using...

It is your duty to be fearless,

determined,

keep calm in any situation,

stay in the mental link and, most importantly,

abide by the principles of the 6th Division.

Quick, hide in there

and don't come out until I get back!

I'll get the rest and come back.

Don't worry,

and don't leave, whatever happens!

We got them. Let's go.

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

Leo, I don't understand.

You are caught between life and death, but you must survive.

Run!

At last, we meet again.

Gentlemen, leaders of the Reich are worried

about the state of affairs on the Eastern Front.

During the winter campaign our offensive failed.

The army proved unable to break the Russian resistance.

To win this war, we need to resort to most radical measures!

What do you suggest?

It is time to begin Operation Sword of Vengeance!

Astrologers confirm that the Moment of Truth is approaching.

But, Chairman, for such a ritual we would need an artifact

with very high energy.

And at last, we have one!

Gentlemen,

behold Grandmaster Baron Von Wolff's legendary sword.

Using it we shall conjure the Baron's ghost to join our ranks!

Isa.

Ihwaz.

Haaglaz.

Gebo.

Mannaz.

Dagaz.

That is my sword! Give it back!

Grandmaster, we Elders of the Ahnenerbe,

call on you and your fallen brothers.

Rise from the dead, and with this sword,

take revenge on your 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 offer!

Come here, Nadya.

That knight, I have dreamed of him.

In a recurring nightmare.

That dream is the last thing I remember.

He was a legendary warrior and magician, Baron Von Wolff.

The Baron and the knights of his order

were excommunicated for practicing black magic.

In 1242, he led his order to attack Russia.

Von Wolff's Crusaders torched towns

and slaughtered their inhabitants.

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

Finally, though, the people of many towns united in their resistance to the Order.

They defeated Von Wolff in a battle called the Battle on the Ice.

The knights of the Order perished at the bottom of the lake.

This book says that 700 years after the Baron's death,

his grudging ghost will be called back to life.

This year, 1942,

will mark 700 years since the prophecy.

But why have I been dreaming about this?

Nadya, these are not merely dreams, they are visions.

You have the gift of seeing into the future.

And you must use your gift to avert disaster.

But I don't even know who I am, or where I am.

Eat, now,

you have a long journey ahead of you.

I have nowhere to go.

I don't remember where I live.

Together we will go to Moscow, to the Kremlin.

I'll take you

where your help is needed most.

Nadya, go to Moscow.

The horse will find the way.

Find General Below in the Kremlin, he will explain everything to you.

And you... - Don't worry about me. Just go!

Go away!

Please let me through.

I really need to get in.

Where is General Below?

Please, I must see General Below right away.

You know what, girly? If you behave violently again,

we'll have to sedate you.

I can't let you see General Below because no such person exists.

He is a product of your imagination, a side effect of the contusion.

Oh, contusion? I see, but then...

Lies! You don't know anything! Let me out now!

Why do they admit these loonies here?

We're busy enough with the wounded.

Who are you?

You don't know who I am?

I'm your commander, General Below.

We have been searching for you all over. What happened to you?

Sorry, but I don't remember.

Right, I talked to the doctors.

A blow to your head has damaged your memory.

Do you remember anything at all?

Circus, friends,

summer, the boarding school.

Then the war began. My friends were killed.

Mmm. That was more than half a year ago.

Many things happened since.

We don't have much time.

I'll tell you everything you need to know.

World War II is underway.

Nazi Germany has attacked our country.

Parallel to regular military operations

two occult secret services are engaged in a covert struggle:

The German Ahnenerbe within the SS,

and the 6th Division of the Soviet Military Intelligence. That's us.

We're not your regular intelligence corps though.

We use tools of occultism and magic:

Astrology, clairvoyance and hypnosis.

I'm the head of the 6th Division. And you, you are my best agent.

Since the beginning of the war,

you have completed numerous important missions.

A week ago we sent you, as a member of a propaganda team,

to the frontline on an assignment,

where you completely vanished.

Your parents both had extrasensory abilities.

Ever since they died,

the 6th Division has been your family.

Died? Why? When?

Before the war, in the line of duty.

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

So much depends on the current counter-operation we are planning.

The astro-radar shows enormous activity in the beyond.

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

If it's Baron Von Wolff and his knights,

we have a real problem!

Does this look familiar?

I saw him in my dreams. He will come.

Yes, very soon. The old prophecy is coming true.

That means that within hours

the spirits of Von Wolff and his warriors

will fall upon our positions.

Obviously, ghosts and demons are not afraid of our weapons.

The living cannot even see them.

But how can I help?

You are the only one who can. I'll explain.

For years, the 6th Division

has been developing a special task force of teen agents: First Squad.

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

Leo,

Zena,

Marat,

Valya.

They were all killed.

You're the only survivor of the First Squad.

Training at our school was aimed at building

a mental link between the Squad members.

That's why only you can call upon the spirits of your fallen friends,

and with them, stop Von Wolff's assault.

The time has come for you to meet them again!

But how? You said the Pioneers were killed.

Exactly. I want you to go to the other side.

The 6th Division has designed a special machine for this purpose,

Sputnik 01. This is our last chance.

Can you handle it?

I'll try.

Your locker is marked with the letter "N".

In it you'll find everything you'll need for the assignment.

The machine travels to the beyond

through the pilot's subconscious, so you'll land someplace you know.

Your sword is a rare and powerful weapon against ghosts and demons.

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

You have very little time, so act fast.

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

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

Let's go!

Hello? Anybody here?

Seventy-seventh, seventy-seventh,

cease fire, over.

Brothers! When the enemy stole our victory through deceit,

and the ice on the lake cracked under our feet,

they thought we were defeated forever.

They were wrong!

We haven't spent 700 years in this gorge in vain!

The new Moment of Truth is approaching,

and this time, we will be victorious!

We shall sway the destinies of the living!

What?

She is alive!

There's no place for the living here.

All right, take her to the butcher!

Time waits for no man!

We're moving out!

The evil spirits came out of the man

and went into the pigs,

and the herd went rushing down a steep slope into the water

and met their destruction.

The Gospel of Luke.

What is this?

Ready to roll?

Not a moment too soon, as usual.

How'd you get here?

So you actually died? Didn't I warn you?

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

They have a machine that can send people over here.

Are they crazy there at the 6th Division?

No one comes back from here alive!

Now they do!

How did you find me?

We all sensed you.

Remember mental frequency synchronization exercises at school?

We may be dead, but we still know everything we learned while alive.

Get down!

So scary.

And so beautiful.

What a strange place.

Yeah, not the best place for a class reunion.

This is the Gloomy Valley,

where the spirits of fallen warriors go after death.

They say there are other lands beyond those mountains, but no one knows for sure.

There is no way out of the Gloomy Valley.

So, why are you here?

After 700 years of death Von Wolff is about to

break through the boundary between the worlds.

He reached an agreement with the Ahnenerbe

and will fight on their side.

Unbelievable!

The divide has not been broken in centuries!

The dead versus the living. The living don't have much of a chance!

Von Wolff has become an extremely powerful demon over the centuries.

His hate has enormous destructive power.

Once the Nazis learn to use that power,

they'll rule the world of the living.

I've come for you.

We must stop Von Wolff. I can't do it on my own!

Nadya, don't you get it?

We were killed, we're out of the game.

We can't go back. It's taboo!

But if you don't intervene, millions of people will die!

The world of the living and the world of the dead will become one!

It'll be doomsday!

You were killed, and I kept living.

But I'm asking you to help us, the living,

to win this ruthless war.

Let everyone decide for themselves.

I, for one, am ready. It's my war, too.

I can't just sit and watch things get so screwed up back there.

Guys, maybe we weren't killed for nothing.

Let's kick those Teutons' butts!

Well, Nadya, typical,

you just love the limelight!

All right, I'm in. I don't want to miss an opportunity to kick some Nazi butt.

As for me, I'm in, too!

You know, I knew you'd agree.

The First Squad is back together, just like 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 hurry to the Ferris wheel!

What's taking her so long?

We're going to lose her!

Come on, girl!

Come back here when the amusement park starts up again.

That will be our signal to break through!

We'll be there. See you on the other side.

Thank God you're back!

You had me worried sick.

Congratulations! You're the first human ever to return from the world of the dead.

Now, tell me, what's going on over there?

Did you see them?

Von Wolff is ready for the break-through.

But First Squad will fight!

I've got a surprise for you.

Oh, hello!

You see, I'm safe and sound, just as I said.

It was a close call,

but those two were after you.

Let's get back to business.

700 years after his death

Von Wolff will break into this world at the Moment of Truth,

but we don't know precisely when or where it'll happen.

The Moment of Truth! That's what Von Wolff said to his knights.

What does it mean?

Moments of Truth are the most critical and decisive of moments,

when the actions of one man

determine the outcome of a battle or an entire war.

Moments of Truth are instants, imperceptible to mortals,

when creatures from the other world

may enter our world and interfere with the natural course of history.

Moments of Truth have always existed and will always exist,

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

And you, Nadya, have this gift.

Herr Obergruppenführer.

And here are our beauties! What's the good news?

The girl was identified at the Eastern Front,

a clairvoyant, working for Russian intelligence.

Despite our efforts, we failed to eliminate her.

Can you, please, get rid of that clairvoyant from the 6th Division?

It must be done before the Moment of Truth.

Tomorrow morning you will be in Moscow. Dismissed.

Yes, sir!

Here is what we know: a large number of troops on both sides

are concentrated along the lake shore.

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

It's 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 soldiers in the attack.

At the Moment of Truth, Von Wolff will try to behead him.

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,

or maybe his unit.

I'm trying.

No, I can't see. - It's okay. Next time.

You just need to rest.

A driver will take you to the army quarters.

Go have a good sleep and recover. It will work.

I know you.

You were a circus performer. I drove you before the war.

I also remember your mom and dad. They were wonderful people.

May they rest in peace.

Please, tell me about my parents.

I hardly remember them.

You don't remember? But it's only been a year since they...

"Captain Alexandr Nemov,"

"the subdivision's sole survivor."

”After a massive enemy air raid,

"Alexandr was treated in hospital

”and now wishes to return to the front to fight the enemy."

The only survivor!

That's the object of the Moment of Truth! I found him!

It's me, I found him. Captain Alexandr Nemov_.

Yes, I need the exact location of his regiment.

No, I'm fine, but the driver has been killed.

I'm being followed. Got you. I'll call you from the station.

Can I get over there before the fork?

Soldiers retreating from their positions without an order are traitors.

Scaremongers and cowards will be executed on the spot.

The enemy shall be defeated! We shall prevail!

Here we go. I hope he's there.

Go away! We're closed!

What do you want?

Can't you read?

CLOSED

What are you doing?

Everybody wants something from the Hunchback.

I told you, I have nothing to sell!

Listen, Hunchback, we don't have time.

How about a swap?

Hmm. 6th Division, Russian Military Intelligence.

Very rare.

All right.

Man!

Wow!

Holy cow!

That's more like it!

Newest models on the market.

Russian, German, Japanese.

All guns have augmented firepower,

and are in perfect working condition.

Let me check.

Was that really necessary?

I just hope it works.

Really? Here?

This is the only pavilion with lights on.

This will be the entrance to Nadya's subconscious.

Come on!

Get in. She's calling us.

This tunnel should take us to the world of the living.

It's wrong to steal apples.

It's speeding up!

Hurry up, faster.

They didn't come.

Knights, you are taking part in the greatest of battles.

Your names will remain unknown,

but your deeds will live in eternity!

Here we go.

It's starting.

Some like it hot, huh?

Not a moment too soon.

Leo!

Nadya!

Welcome to the Gloomy Valley.

Nadya!

What happened?

Did Nadya take out Von Wolff?

Have a nice trip home, freaks!

Attack!

Fire!

Speaking!

Good. Roger that.

Prepare an aeroplane.

I will pick up Nadya from the front personally!

It's not him!

He escaped.