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Next, move! Move!

- First column, ready to go!

- Column, forward!

Do not be deceived, they are closer than you think.

The wind hides our sound. Ready to attack.

But what do we do, Major?

What do you intend to do?

Sergeant, let us organise as El-Kamur

We cannot risk this attack plan

If it goes badly, our entire mission is fucked!

You realise that? - No, it will not go bad,

It will be a fast attack,

They will be removed from the scene before anyone even realises.

Sergeant, do you believe that we have been seen?

I do not know, but they could have heard us.

I assure you that it is not possible,

The noise of our column could have alerted them,

No, the sound can't be heard over their tanks.

Ok just ahead of them, forward, launch!

- Wait for my order. - OK.

Move Forward!

Fire!

Behold the supply depot!

We have...

hit upon the jackpot!

It will not be easy, but it is certain that we will give it our all.

Not if they are waiting for us and have anticipated our attack.

There's enough there to supply 10 battalions

Soon we will be able to say that there used to be enough to supply 10 battalions

- Let's hope, Major. - Get ready boys, now is the time.

Lexman!

Keller... hurry up will you!

I've finished Lexman. Get out whilst you still can.

Hey!

Surrender!

Aim!

Fire!

Now you see your companions will no longer be able to escape.

Once again you've been warned.

Is it clear?

If any of you have the same idea

and try to escape from this camp, your fate will be the same as theirs.

As for the Bedouin rebels... the world will thank Germany

for exterminating such a filthy subhuman Hebrew race.

Hit him!

- He is already dead, Captain. - Hit him anyway!

Hit him, I said!

There is no way of being sure a Jew is truly dead!

Continue, I said. Hit him!

- Come in!

- Come in, We aren't going to beat you. Don't be afraid.

Why is she here? - Medical inspection

An interesting type... a very interesting type...

She's quite a bit taller than most girls of her tribe.

Get her clothes off.

Take your clothes off, we have to examine you.

I am not sick, why do I have to undress?

So you can speak something besides your own gibberish, excellent.

For being of an inferior race I must say you're not at all bad.

Is it not true, Cara?

Disinfect her. Have the others brought in too, make sure they are all bathed well!

These Arab girls have marvellous bodies.

But their stench makes me want to vomit.

Go, enter

well, this one's all right too

And you, what are you doing? Take that idiot grin off your face.

But I thought that...

Excuse me, doctor.

Oh...

Make yourself comfortable Major.

Please.

I'm here to find out about Lieutenant Keller.

Your men took him away this morning.

Don't worry the Englishman is safe, we didn't mistreat him too much.

Although he deserved much more...

Take a seat, please.

I protest against your methods, Captain and I demand that you respect the Geneva convention

which your government also signed.

I suspect you have heard of it?

It has specific rules about the treatment of prisoners of war!

I am sorry you don't like our hospitality

but your protests will get you nowhere, however if you wish to cooperate...

It will be very beneficial to you, and your men

I will not cooperate in the physical mistreatment of prisoners of war.

Come, come? There seems to be a misunderstanding.

I am in command here

Is that clear?

I'm aware that every prisoner wants to be able to try to escape,

but I will not have it.

My aim is to take the desire to escape out of them.

It's my right and my duty.

Is it your duty to massacre the Arabs?

Or is the Third Reich's official position

to make as many enemies as it can My dear Major.

Many enemies, much glory

One of our allies said this

And I also agree on this and am a disciplinarian.

However, if you speak of that Bedouin that I had whipped yesterday

he was an espionage agent.

I don't believe it!

Every last one of them spies against us.

Do not pretend otherwise, Major.

I can help you,

I can make life bearable for you

or impossible.

It all depends on you, Major

Do not forget, it is I that controls the fate of prisoners in this camp.

What does that mean?

Do you think I would betray my friends to save my own skin?

Fräulein Doctor requests your presence

Now I will demonstrate to you the importance of my friendship, Major Lexman

Come.

Ah it's you, Mohamed. Enter, enter.

I will see the doctor in about half an hour,

You can wait for me here.

As you can see, They are not all our enemies.

Please.

No, no... please not like that! Does it hurt...

- We must wash you... we are in Africa!

- Force, force, scrub them all!

Enough!

- They gave a beautiful one to you to be cleaned up!

Another spray of water, you hold!

Water! Water! It stings!

- Here we are, Major.

I see that as ever, you are very concerned with hygiene doctor

I notice you are particularly interested in this department, Captain,

That's why I had to inform you - Of course...

but I'm also interested in, next door.

Yes, all we need here is a good supply of water.

Not in the other room.. shall we?

Come, Major Lexman

You may like this a bit less.

I'll show you the 4 Bedouin who dared to attack my car.

They are being kept apart, in there.

It will be an interesting experience.

Major, come here, I'd be interested in knowing what you think.

My god...

This isn't real.

All right, this one is done, bring the next one.

This is inhuman! You're a madman!

It is an efficient system

And the guilt is all yours.

You involved them in your disputes

But do not worry about it

They will be cured very soon

and then they will be like little lambs

Castration, it's something we learned from them

And the women?

In as much as

their husbands... - Can't satisfy them...

Our men take care of them

Or We entrust them to the care of our good doctor

So you're the Jewish virgin they told me about.

I think you'll be sorry you told us that girl.

On your knees, you are in the presence of an officer of the Third Reich.

Yes it is true I am Jewish and I'm proud of it.

But you're... you're a dirty murderer!

On your knees, get down!

And now, little Jewish bitch, I think we better drive the desire to rebel, out of you.

Make her go around the barrack room nude,

so everyone can see how precious she is.

- Now, Move it!

One moment, no, it has to be done correctly..

She must crawl

worms are very fine crawlers

Come along, Cara.

I find I'm not amused, watching Jews cavort

We go!

Kneel down! Kneel down, I said!

Crawl, strip!

Crawl!

Crawl, I said!

Move!

Now you'll see what happens to you dirty Jews.

Move!

Crawl!

Go!

Go!

That girl was much to pretty to be a Jew

Did you give her that shot? - Yes, doctor.

Well, she won't be crying for very much longer, I hope

Sometimes I wonder my little English rose

What goes on behind that cold British visage of yours

I am sorry Lieutenant, I really should go now...

If you have no other orders...

I'm very tired.

May I go off duty now?

The Uniform is tricky, I help you

I know how to find all the buttons, I don't mind - There's no need, Doctor please, I really...

That Jewish bitch has got me all on fire for you

you must have feelings?

- Lieutenant, I beg you... - No no, I'm the one who is begging you.

Come Cara... I want to be your slave.

Yes... Please you've got to whip me

Come...

Must be the most exciting thing in the world to whip someone.

Doctor, I can't.

Yes you can,

You have to do this, I beg you

I can't do without it, Cara

You must do it, I need it so much

I've been dying for it for so long

You don't want to drive me crazy do you? Tell me you don't want to drive me crazy.

Doctor, please, I can't, I just can't

I beg you...

Here... I beg you, whip me.

That's all you have to do, I ask no more of you

Whip me, whip me...

Oh, please do it...

hurry, whip me.

Whip me, Cara.

Whip me...

More!

More...

There he is!

Lieutenant!

They are murderers.

They are murderers!

Look, here Major... We've only got one hope now,

and that's to get our asses out of here.

There's no other way, you tell them. They will listen to you, lieutenant.

After what I just went through I'll do anything to get out of here.

Because if we don't those bastards the SS...

will put us all in coffins soon!

You seem to have forgotten...

That beyond this camp lies nothing but desert...

Even if we make it, we have no weapons, nothing...

I know where I can find my gun, three hand grenades and a bunch of cartridges

I have a compass, sir

I've got training as an expert in desert warfare, that will help.

If only we had one of the Bedouin with us

No, no...

We'd be lost,

we'd never get out of it.

What about food? And water?

- Well I've put aside quite a store

and I can find a lot more.

- May I contribute something? I have a beautiful girl.

- What is this some sort of joke? Who is this stupid idiot?

This isn't the time for this kind of horseplay.

At your orders, Major, my name is Maximilian Tayler,

Max, to my friends.

Would anybody like a drink? - He knows his way around!

He's a guy who knows his way around women that is, the Rodolfo Valentino of the African desert,

The Cupid of the desert, the god Eros of the second world war,

He's making it with that English nurse they captured.

You know you've had it, if they find out?

So what's new, my life's up for grabs if they find me or not.

And my sweet little girl

has helped to... relieve the tension.

Anyway if that were denied me, I'd die on the spot

And they've got whiskey...

You're out of your head, they mean business

Do you know what they did to those Arabs... They castrated them.

It is true, it's true.

And do you know what they do to the girls they bring in...

I know everything, Commander.

I've been here for three months

In this camp...

there's no more secrets for me.

What do you want me to do? Beat my head against the wall?

Or beg on my knees in front of them? No Major, let them do what they want.

I've had it with them.

And if I don't live through it, I'll have the satisfaction of knowing I stood up to it.

I've been through three German nurses so far

Me I would do them all, even knowing they despise me

I'm wondering if you don't get special treatment because you cooperate

Because you're a spy? - Now look here Major...

Enough, I believe you..

Do you know what they plan on doing with us?

Yeah those bastards have a sweet little joke in store for us, if we don't move our asses first.

What do you mean first? First before what?

I'm not too sure, I just know that they are planning

to send us all to Germany Our forces are advancing

And they are getting a little nervous

What do you say, Lieutenant?

If you had done what they had done to me today..

You would already be trying to escape

very well...

talk to this nurse of yours and see if she can help us

I've done that Major.

She will give us all the help she can,

as long as we take her with us.

- Coming in!

Shut up!

Or I will run you around the field until you drop.

Heil!

- Hail. - Hail.

Thanks.

Lieutenant?

Is something wrong? You're not enjoying yourself

It's just been a very long day, I'm just a little tired

Ah... I understand.

Also this show isn't to your taste

Dear comrade, I too am very tired.

Ah you're so beautiful. Wouldn't you like to sleep together?

- Welcome, doctor. - Thank you.

I think Lieutenant Schnell has had one too many.

Lieutenant, come here.

Here!

No, no, no...

The doctor is not that way inclined

by the way, doctor...

What became of that little Jewish virgin you had?

Knowing your tastes as I do, Captain,

That is one little titbit that I have reserved just for us.

You never cease to amaze me...

you're unpredictable

Get busy gentlemen compliments of the Third Reich!

Don't worry Arthur...

Even with an army of perverts we shall still win the war.

Yes...

What are you doing here?

If they find you... - No, they are too busy with their whores.

- No wait - Just a minute.

Not now Max, I can't... I'm terribly afraid

No, don't worry, your friends are all drunk as pigs downstairs

They drugged a new group of girls.

We have to talk now The escape is tonight.

Just a minute, let's see if there's anyone around.

My love, I don't have everything prepared yet

I didn't think you'd want to leave so soon

Don't worry about it, they are all desert trained experts

just get us out.

- I am afraid, Max.

All You have to do is get us out of this cage, we'll do the rest us.

I am afraid Max, but I love you.

If you love me, you can't be afraid.

Let me feel your skin - No, Max...

No. - What is it?

Perhaps it would be better to wait until tomorrow?

Lately they are getting very suspicious of me

No... you're coming away with us tonight

my friends will be ready at midnight

You told me you'd only need 2 hours

Yes, but...

Max... Go away, go away, I am afraid

No, no...

No, I beg you, I beg you, Max...

Please don't do it, go away, I'm scared...

Oh Cara, How could you do this to me...

why have you rejected me?

Oh, Cara...

Amore... I'm so scared, no...

well well...

here she is... the desert butcher paying a visit.

Continue.

I said, continue!

Get them!

The party is finished!

Even if this is the last thing I ever do, I don't care.

- Doctor what happened?

Why is this prisoner not in the compound?

I was wondering the same, captain

- Lieutenant! - Yes, Captain.

- Who has command of this guard detail? - I have, captain.

I see...

Captain, I am under the distinct impression that the blame is entirely Cara's

evidentially our enemies make far great lovers, than the Third Reichs

Her ideas will have changed I assure you by tomorrow,

I'm counting on it.

I have a special cure, Don't I Cara...

- Lieutenant! - At your command, Captain!

I hold you responsible for this You and the others

- Yes, captain... - Silence!

You are under arrest.

Well...

I am sorry...

to have ruined such a nice party, but so long as I'm here...

could I have a small whiskey, I'm thirsty.

You're funny...

Get the man a whiskey. - Thank you, straight please.

You hear, he wants it straight. No, not that...

Give him what you've been drinking

Our very special guest, wants it..

Straight. - Yes, captain.

Very strange taste these Americans have, here is your straight whiskey...

Naturally prepared...

- Is it prepared as he asked? - Here, Captain.

OK.

Our special guest, is served.

You will drink it.

Aren't you thirsty?

Drink! don't deny us the pleasure of hospitality

and if you don't it will be far worse for you

Drink it!

Hurry up!

It is the only way to save your skin then you go back to the barracks

and tomorrow 50 lashes. and if you survive so much the better

I can't watch!

To your health, captain!

Are you Cara?

Yes, this is all I could get my hands on.

It will just have to do. Where is Max?

They murdered him. Come on, Hurry, there isn't much time, Follow me.

This way!

Sergeant, go ahead

Stop, all of you. I've got you at gunpoint!

- Go, go. The alarm! - I'll take care of her.

Let's rest for 10 minutes.

Might I ask why we are dragging that monster along with us? What's the use?

All right men, our lives depend on ourselves

and our will to pull through where's the nurse?

She's dead sir, and so are two of our men.

She's the one that murdered them... I saw her shoot them down! Let's get rid of her!

Quiet down soldier, I didn't ask for your opinion..

Major?

I think we're going to be forced to revise our plans.

You're the desert expert Keller I'm ready to listen to your suggestions.

- First, we must have discipline. - There is no doubt.

Maximum discipline and maximum effort from all

And no personal agendas, like dragging along

a prisoner.

Keller, you are worried about the Doctor?

Yes.

I'm afraid that with her about our chances of survival are reduced

It is my fault Major, I saw her shoot at the nurse

And I thought that the pistol of hers could come in handy..

The pistol.. yes, but I could happily do without her...

I can take care of her right now, Major

If I wasn't a British officer, I'd be tempted to think the same thing,

But this, unfortunately, is a prisoner of war.

Kill me and quit chattering!

No wonder you will lose the war You talk too much!

And shoot too little! Kill me!

One doesn't kill women, even in America Right Major?

I wouldn't give you the pleasure ma'am.

You're coming along with us whether you like it not.

And you'll probably be very sorry you didn't die

And somehow we will make sure that you pay...

along with all the other war criminals,

for the atrocities you committed in that hellhole.

Let's go.

OK boys, let's get moving.

Forward, move. The bivouac is finished.

Sergeant, I feel faint.

My feet are burning..

Better crawling with feet swollen in the desert,

Than back there as prisoner to the Germans. You don't know when you're well off..

- Goddammed if I know why we're dragging her along? - Yeah, she's doing nobody any good,

yeah, what are we waiting for... - Shut up!

The doctor is a prisoner of war, even if she is an enemy with no honour.

Her presence here could be of some use get that through your thick skulls!

No one touches her

That is an order!

And if I hear anymore about it You'll be the ones that get shot!

5 minutes rest!

What do you say? Desert Expert

Well, Major,

we've got to keep going that way

and keep as much distance between those dogs and us.

You can be quite sure they are still on our trail.

The best thing, might be to come up with a diversion.

Like what, Lieutenant?

I should think a temporary change of direction If my memory serves me correctly

a little bit to the south there should be an oasis

We'll be able to get a good rest there and cover our tracks

OK.

Let's go.

Take another patrol and continue looking for them

- Right away, captain. - Don't forget.

I want them brought back here!

Heil, Hitler!

You!

Get all the prisoners of the camp together. On the double!

Yes, captain!

Pigs...

Cursed pigs!

Any news, Lieutenant?

Well, that is the oasis

Just have to make sure there is no welcoming party.

What's wrong Major, you seem worried

I'm being careful, just careful

I'm trying to keep you alive too

Death has never been known to frighten the Germans

oh Really, if that's true then why didn't you all simply commit suicide

instead of going around making a mess of the world.

We're still a little too close to the camp for my liking

and that oasis could very easily be hiding an ambush

Lieutenant sir, we are still miles from a safe zone.

You're right, our oasis's are quite a bit to the north, I know.

But we've got to try it because we are about to exhaust our reserved of water.

I volunteer to scout ahead, you wait for me here

No, the rest of us will go

You will stay here and keep an eye on our Fräulein Doctor

But I know these grounds, I'm as familiar with them as the Bedouin.

I said no, Sergeant

that woman alone is more dangerous than 10 Bedouin.

Keep your eyes open

Certainly, Major. You're absolutely right.

That woman is useful to us, and you are personally responsible for her life

understood? - yes, sir.

Give me that

all right, let's get going

Fire!

It's too bad your friends all ran away to play heroes

leaving you here all alone to look after a woman

it must hurt your pride as a soldier

I guess they don't consider you fit to be a hero

only good enough for looking after a woman... - You are not a woman.

Forward!

Enough!

Enough...

Enough, I beg of you.

Stop!

Yes, I'm all ears

Hurry, speak!

Please... no... more

they wanted me to go away with them but I...

but I didn't want to go away

I'm... I'm too sick...

too weak. - where did they go?

Who is their accomplice?

Talk!

Yes...

Yes, I will... I heard them speak... about Cara

One guy said: "Cara would be waiting for us".

But I don't know who it was, and I don't know where they've gone.

I swear to you!

Cara, she must be that English nurse we found wounded near the gate.

Whore...

Lieutenant?

Damn these Bedouin, you never know whose side they're on.

Well you English have been dominating them for 100 years

so if you don't understand them what's an American gonna do. come on, let's go

Yeah little by little I'm getting even for that damn camp,

I killed at least 20 of them back there! - There were 20 in all.

Keller, are we going in the right direction?

Yes, Major, at least I imagine so,

we have enough guns, ammunition and water

we should be all right

Major, Sir, Albertson is dead, a sniper got him back there.

Bury him.

This is the advanced German position,

here is there biggest concentration,

We are here.

And exactly between us and them, is the oasis that we are interested in.

Once we conquer it, water supplies will no longer be a problem

And the Germans will be without water.

Must be a surprise attack or the Bedouin could alert them

We sent out a scouting patrol 2 days ago but so far no news

which only means they ran into some bad trouble

well it was only to be expected. They went certain of resistance.

What are we waiting for? Let's send another patrol out.

There is a trail down there.

We better follow it, or we risk getting lost

Don't you trust me anymore, major?

I do trust you

it's the desert I don't trust

this is true...

That trail could easily have been made by the Germans, you know

Yes I know..

But it's a risk we are going to have to take.

Just a minute.

- What's that? - Give me the glasses.

My god, American!

There's 3 American Jeeps there.

Means our men are somewhere around here!

They might very well be Major, they have been advancing for a while.

But it's damn strange, and too damn good to be true

You see that Doctor, those Jeeps are American

Once in a while, even us Americans make something that works, eh?

Eh, boys?

- Let's go! - Yes, what are we waiting for?

Let's go, Let's go! - Hurry!

Hurry Doctor, Move it!

All dead

well, what did you expect?

Want me to start crying from disappointment?

I told you it was too good to be true.

Come on, get moving.. see if any of these Jeeps are in working condition!

- Let's do it. - And bury the bodies!

Look sharp, boys!

Do you think they were strafed by planes?

No I don't, the hoods are intact and the bullet holes are in the sides,

open your eyes, Mr. desert expert

Oh really old boy, don't you think you're going on a bit

Wouldn't you, if you'd just found 12 dead English soldiers?

- You'd feel different if you were American. - I suppose you're right, sorry!

It's hard when it's one of your own!

So, the doctor was in on it too.

Those filthy bastards, they managed to fool us.

Do you think they are going to come back by themselves?

What do you have to say, Lieutenant?

We are continuing our search, but as of yet have been unable to locate them, Captain.

The base has promised us an Airplane, captain.

Very well, but while you wait for the plane, continue to search the zone!

Do anything you like, but bring the back alive!

If all patrols are sent out, it will leave the camp unguarded, captain!

And we risk a prisoner revolt

All right, very well...

and why are you waiting around? Make the other prisoners talk!

Someone knows! They have the information we need! Make them talk!

Stop!

Stop!

Damn...

This time it's no joke.

A German patrol is heading towards our Oasis.

Take a look at them, Major.

I'm no expert in desert warfare, but we have weapons and ammunition

and the woman, what about her?

Are you still determined to take her with us?

Why not? I'm just an occasional soldier.

Back home I teach Philosophy...

philosophers don't murder prisoners.

Well we can't just keep leaving the sergeant to watch her,

he's too useful a soldier to lose in a skirmish like this.

Of course...

someone's just going to have to take his place.

Great, I'm tired of playing nanny.

When you're ready Lieutenant, pull out!

We've got to get there before they do.

One move and you're dead!

How long has it been, since you were last with a woman, soldier?

If you want me, I'm willing, unbutton my shirt, please

It's so hot...

I want you..

It's true...

that all you American boys are as good as they say?

I want to find out, now..

Why don't you untie me?

After them, get them all!

Hold your fire!

- All are accounted for. - Help me...

well hello, what have we got here?

What the hell? what happened here?

Is this really how you treat all your prisoners of war?

Yesterday the oasis was the scene of a major battle

and I'm pretty sure it wasn't with any of the Bedouin,

and we weren't even there. - Major Lexman? - Yes.

There's no question it had to be Major Lexman

along with a group of 10 or 12 prisoners who escaped from camp 113.

How can you be so sure? It's a big assumption?

We have informers amongst the Bedouin

and they have confirmed reports of his escape

He will be between two fires We are about to launch an attack.

I've asked for a reconnaissance plane to spot him

Get me the General, at headquarters

- All dead, Lieutenant. - It was an ambush.

They have destroyed the oasis.

Poison the water, set fire to everything else.

Corporal, call command immediately!

Enter!

An urgent report captain!

What a bunch of idiots! Got themselves killed by six men and a woman

Lieutenant, read this!

Immediately, sir.

They found the patrol massacred, men are all dead

the dozen men involved are from your camp.

All escaped...

go to Headquarters with this report start your investigation immediately

Dead or alive I want them back at this camp!

But I want the traitor doctor alive!

If they succeed in making it, it will be the end of us..

The end of the Afrikakorps. The Americans...

are attacking from the front.

Perhaps our days are numbered, but you..

Must resume extracting information from those prisoners,

before they kill us we must know how...

If things go badly, it will be the beginning of the end.

Son of a bitch!

Is that what they teach you in Oxford? Well I've got something else to teach you!

Now you will answer to me!

You come here...

Major?

- Do you have some water hidden away?

- No I have no water... - Then why were you running away?

Hurry up, answer me!

You scum!

Major, what was he trying to pull?

The gentleman decided to leave us here

and if the tanks hadn't been bone dry he'd have made it.

It's the thirst, Major

I've seen better men than him try things like that.

- We're all as thirsty as him - I can't stand it.

Better try to drain the water from the radiator?

Please, give me water quickly I am dying here.

Do you prefer mineral or natural water, Mister Keller?

- I beg you Lexman, help me. - Sorry we forgot the ice, Keller.

I will not feel guilty for leaving you out!

Help me, Lexman.

Major?

Is there any coming out? - A little.

Please Give me some water

Do not dare to touch it!

You will not drink any water, gentlemen.

Bitch.

You are a monster, if all Germans are like you

God help humanity

Dig!