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THE TANKS ARRIVE

This film tells a story unprecedented for American tanks.

She begins near Saint-Lô in France

July 6, 1944, when the 3rd Armored Division

was about to intervene for the first time.

The American armored weapon was going to deliver the decisive blow.

These intrepid men and courageous

knew what awaited them.

Sent in advance, their objective was the Siegfried Line.

They counted the minutes, waiting for the “forward” order.

Here is the lead tank: “California Jane.”

Sergeant Joe Davis, tank commander.

Five chosen men to trace the path

supported by the platoon of Lieutenant Rawson.

And, commanding the column, Captain Horner.

Enough gas?

Check the radio.

We are ready to go, Lemchek?

Yes, my lieutenant.

Let us not delay victory. I hate war!

And I have good reasons.

Pass it on, Danny.

These are not toys. And the Nazis are not on our side.

Are we leaving soon?

Yes. I see you have enough to keep your men busy.

It's a way to get on board more ammo.

The wait makes them nervous.

We all are!

- Do you want to censor it for me? - Is this useful?

No. It's for my wife, Jane.

I will have it shipped.

2,700 heavy and medium devices,

500 assault bombers...

constituted the armada which shelled the St-Lô-Perrier sector.

Although no details has not been officially revealed

that would be the start of something bigger combined operation

since the landing of our strength

40 days ago.

Listen to our next information. This is the BBC in London.

Ike, get out of there.

Pass me the 12 key.

Look here, Ike, and educate yourself!

I have enough work as it is.

They demolish them faster that I can't repair them.

Spark plug key.

Say he's your father who runs my garage there!

And that I promised to watch over you!

I need the pliers.

But I will bring you back alive

If I had to break your face.

Does he want to kill us or what?

Come on, go tell him to stop the engine.

Lemcheck wants that you stop the engine.

I would like to sit down in your place, Kemp!

I would gladly give it to you even without profit.

I would take it right away if Lemchek wanted.

Ah, holy Lemcheck.

“It’s the mechanic who wins the war, not the driver."

“I’m getting his tank ready. He fights with it and destroys it."

"Stay with me, in 10 years I will employ you in my garage.”

“A poor old mechanic.”

"Unshaven, full of grease

like me!” Lemchek said it.

“It’s Lemcheck who says so.”

"Joe, this is to celebrate your anniversary with your crew."

“With all my love, Jane.”

Hide it, Danny!

I have a safe hiding place, all found.

Shall we liquidate it right away?

You said: when we are in Germany.

To my wife! But it can be long.

We are in no hurry, right?

Indeed.

-Kemp? - Me neither.

- Heinie? - Germany is not far away.

You can go there.

Good luck, Bob!

Good luck, Rawson.

Ready! Ahead !

Get moving guys, let's go.

Here we go!

Cap. Horner to Lt Rawson Forward!

1st platoon, forward!

Thus a new page opened of the history of war.

Attention ! Bad road on the right!

Bad road on the right!

Tank No. 5, move forward 20 meters.

Command Post to three four.

Have you reached your fixed position?

Are you still moving forward?

We are always moving forward.

Increase your speed by 8 km.

Kemp, increase the speed by 8 km.

If this continues, the fraüleins, it's coming soon.

We're not there yet!

No, but we're giving it a shot!

Sergeant! Germans! On the left!

To the left! 300 meters!

Heinie! Explosives!

Cease fire.

Cease the fire! Infantry will spring into action!

Johnson, clean up the corner with 2 groups and join us!

Rawson, on the way!

Davis, forward!

Kemp, did you hear?

Well shot!

What happened to you?

He had the head too close to the barrel.

But we made the Germans flee.

And we didn't lose anyone!

Kemp! Slow down. This road may be mined.

In this case, we will quickly feel it!

Lieutenant! A Panther on the road!

Shoot!

Our 75 ricochets off the Panther!

Back!

Shoot!

We can't do anything against this tank.

Loads an anti-tank shell.

All our shells are ricocheting! We won't have it!

You won't get it head on! Blind him with phosphorus!

Loads a phosphorus shell.

Follow me! Flank attack!

Tank No. 2, hold on!

Marconi! Kemp! Get out of there!

Answer! Get out of there!

Get out of there!

Kemp is killed!

Tank No. 6, shoot!

Cease the fire! We got it!

And there you have it!

Take the rest. I'm going to see the damage.

The stretcher bearers will come. Don't abandon us, Joe!

You can't do this to us. How will we do without you?

Remember the champagne!

We will drink it in Germany.

Get over it, damn it.

We got this Panther, Joe!

What are his chances?

We can save him if we operate quickly.

Look at him.

Look at this.

Driver, it's dangerous.

That evening, the tanks left the road.

Those who were affected were repaired or scrapped.

The men took care to forget everything

before sunset.

If only it was the neck of my brother-in-law.

Where is Captain Horner?

At the CP, over there.

Hey, corporal! Stand up, Sleeping Beauty!

Get up, and quickly!

It's war!

You others you are drunk or in bed!

Where is Captain Horner?

Who asks to see it?

He asks to see me!

Oh, really?

About what?

He needs a new sergeant. It's me !

Come on, a little organization!

Just a moment, Sergeant.

I'm Captain Horner!

Sergeant Sullivan, at your command.

Rest.

Nice to meet you, Captain.

The colonel thinks highly of you.

I fought with the colonel Matthews, he was captain.

Master Sergeant Sullivan.

Francis Aloysius Sullivan, huh?

I preferred that we ignore "Aloysius".

May this first name remain between us.

We will make sure May you be happy among us.

We lost our best sergeant.

Will you happily replace it?

In 2 years of fighting, no one has ever complained about me.

You will have the crew of your predecessor and a new tank.

You will need a driver.

If I may

I would like to know my driver.

Can I choose mine?

Who do you want?

I want Tucker.

He is in prison.

This old guy must have drunk again?

He never stopped. And you want it despite that?

I already had it. I know how to handle it.

You can handle anything, right?

He's in the back.

You will need this for him to come out.

Can I take your Jeep to go get it?

Of course. Should you drive yourself?

I am a very good driver.

Introduce yourself to Lt Rawson next.

It's a beautiful day, old man! A beautiful day!

I didn't think I'd be so happy to see your vial again!

It's nice to have you here, Sully.

You fight with them, I lead them, we lose them together.

Beautiful times!

She will remain beautiful as long that you will avoid brandy.

Of course ! For the duration of the war.

"My lips refuse to the lips of the alcoholic."

What are you doing ?

Tucker, your cure has begun, right now.

Okay, it's going to be a long dry war.

Slow down, Tiucker.

Now stop! Be careful, Tucker.

Hi, Pat!

Oh no, you again!

The longer the war lasts, the more you you might meet me.

There are limits!

I really hoped I wouldn't see you again.

You say that!

I heard you in the ambulance, Pat!

"Doctor, for Sullivan, Is it serious?"

With us for a long time?

- From England. - From England?

If I had known this sooner! What a waste of time!

You will not change!

Tell him to leave you!

Get back in your hole!

Let us show ourselves gentlemen, there is a lady among us.

Are we pushing you?

Yes. My battery is dead.

Really ? Impossible with you!

See you soon in Berlin!

Without you if possible!

See you soon, Pat!

Kiss me.

Tuck, get in there!

Are you talking about Davis?

I try to explain.

What did you write?

My parents don't read than German.

Tell me that in English.

“He was as good as he was brave”

“We feel lost without him.”

I have never seen such pitiful soldiers!

What's wrong with you?

A tank is demolished we're replacing it!

A sergeant is killed, the war continues!

Who are you ?

I'm your new Master Sergeant Sullivan.

Here is our new tank!

You could name it "California Jane II".

We leave in 10 minutes. Get moving!

I told you to get moving!

- Who is the shooter? - It's me.

Corporal Rhinberger!

German, huh? Are you on the right side?

Yes, sergeant, I'm on the good side.

- Who is your charger? - Me, Private Whitehouse.

Are you fast?

One of the fastest.

And who are you?

Private Kolowicz. Driver!

Second driver!

My driver is him.

He had to be transferred.

Yes. I just reinstated it.

I won't repeat you what I'm going to tell you:

Tucker, I know him. You, not yet!

If you're not up to it

It will cause a commotion!

My tank must be always in the lead!

On the Siegried line and in Germany!

This is how Sullivan operates!

All that in the tank.

It's Sergeant Davis's.

Give it to the Intendance.

The others, load the equipment!

You had to introduce yourself to me!

I wanted first organize my crew.

“Your” crew? Come, sergeant!

- Did you have any trouble? - A few.

I was like you at the beginning.

- You will get used to it! - This is encouraging!

Who makes the omelette without breaking eggs?

You were a little harsh with Sergeant Davis' men!

Sergeant Davis is no longer here.

But you are there!

I trained this platoon myself.

You will not sacrifice my men

to move up in rank!

You didn't understand me. I won't sacrifice anyone.

We are always victims of his faults. I don't do it!

Davis didn't.

So, he didn't have really bad luck!

I created my luck! That of my crew, if they obey me.

I am the head. They are the body.

My men are moving at my command.

Who is the heart?

The what?

That's all, sergeant!

One more thing. I will watch each of your actions.

Good, lieutenant.

I thought I told you to load this material.

- Load this material. - And quickly!

Come on, let's hurry.

Faster than that.

Then I looked at Sullivan.

The laws of war were changing, but not him!

We crossed enemy territory

not stopping us that lack of fuel

and we rest waiting for supplies.

But Sullivan never rested.

He never congratulated his men.

Totally insensitive, he was waging HIS war.

Coutances, Marigny,

Mortain, Mayenne. Return to Mortain after a counterattack.

Then the German 7th Army retreated.

Argentan, Cliff. Then the Seine, Château-Thierry, Soissons.

We were driving towards Germany

on roads riddled with mines.

Still in the lead, Sullivan brusquely urged his men

as he manhandled his tanks,

devices deprived of life.

What is it, lieutenant?

- They blew up the bridge. - I don't hear anything.

The Germans blew up the bridge.

Sullivan to Rawson, done.

This is Rawson, finished.

It seems that the Germans we do, blow up the bridge.

Get out of the way! I'm going to speak in Cape Town. Horner.

Good, lieutenant.

Get out of the way!

P C. No. 5 at three-four, ends.

Here three-four, finished.

What is it, Captain?

The bridge is demolished. Let's try to ford.

Will it be long?

I'm waiting for the report.

Try to activate.

Horner calls Rawson.

Where is Lieutenant Rawson?

Always in gratitude, my captain.

Did he get into trouble? Did we shoot?

I didn't hear anything.

Let Lt Rawson call me back.

To know if we need genius.

Well, Captain, I'll tell him.

Why not say yes?

Also tell him to send paratroopers and WACS!

Everything, as long as we don't move!

Do you want to go to Germany?

Yes. And as quickly as possible!

It's already too late!

Too late ? For what ?

A personal matter!

I don't understand you.

Tell me...

It's painful for you to shoot about the Fritzes?

I try not to think about it.

It must be hard to kill his compatriots.

Why my compatriots? I'm as American as you are.

What ?

-Sullivan is not coming back. - So what?

It's worrying. Something must have happened to him.

Let's hope so!

He has enough for us tortured like that.

To make us good soldiers!

He pays attention to us.

As much as a sheriff to his prisoners.

- Put it back. - Put back what?

Where did you do your training, Danny?

Fort Knox, Kentucky. You know it.

- You liked Louisville. - Pretty town.

I love hospitality people from the south.

- Did you count them? - Counted what?

In Louisville there were six. The most beautiful buildings.

Which buildings?

Whiskey distilleries!

Put it back!

Are you talking about that?

Hey, there's the sergeant.

Get on board, let's go.

- Rawson to Horner. - What did you find?

There is a rocky bottom passage.

- Is it deep? - Tanks could cross.

- Okay, go ahead. - Good, Captain.

Here we go, Sergeant.

All right, go ahead, Tucker! Hurry up, move forward!

Slow down at the elbow. Attention !

Machine guns.

Heinie! That's it! You got it!

Tucker, back off!

Get out of the tank! He's going to jump!

- What is it? - Keep shooting!

- Answer me! - Go to the right!

We hit a mine! Let's get out of here!

Stay! Keep shooting!

Higher.

Heinie, you got it!

Keep shooting.

We got this 88!

Heinie, you did it! You got them!

Nice shot! You saved us!

Oh, you, I love you!

- It was a close call. - Nice little ones.

Yes, nice little ones.

If I had let you escape you would all be dead!

Killed on the ground, like Henderson.

Don't try to abandon this tank again

or I'll shoot you!

What do you have?

Hands burned while charging.

I hadn't put on my gloves.

Will we have to decorate you for that?

But he's injured, sergeant!

Next time, he will put on his gloves.

- Where are you going? - I was going to get Henderson.

Stay ! They will fish him out.

Come this way.

Go see the damage.

Collect what's left of Henderson's tank.

Tell Lemchek to take care of it.

You didn't answer!

Sorry, lieutenant. I was busy.

I must be informed. We must fight as a group!

You didn't give any information.

But you were so busy to play the hero

that we lost 2 tanks, and that Henderson was killed.

You, a sergeant! You would need a personal army!

Henderson was helping me. to go down this 88.

When you have fought as much as me...

If I hadn't destroyed this 88, he would have had us all!

Lt. Rawson who shot down this 88?

Sergeant Sullivan.

Excellent tactic!

Think and act simultaneously!

The lieutenant misunderstood me.

I owe it to my crew well trained.

It's good. Keep up the good work!

Lieutenant, we're gone.

Sergeant, take care of Henderson's body.

- And quickly rally the column. - Very good, my lieutenant.

Can't you answer?

I have something else to do than looking for you everywhere.

I saw everything, Lemchek!

I saw it with my own eyes.

- I witnessed the entire battle. - You could have been killed.

Come! We must repair Sullivan's tank.

This cannon. This 88... it's murderous!

Our best gun is the 75!

Come on, come on.

That's why that Sergeant Davis was killed.

And Kemp and Corporal Henderson.

We can't measure yourself with the 88!

Of course. Go complain!

Go find the general and tell him your point of view.

- Come on. - And my Jeep?

Don't shout like that!

Hey, Lemcheck, take it easy.

The Fritzes have ears.

- Big ears. - They can hear us from 1 km away.

Maybe they are nearby without anyone suspecting it!

And our infantry is far away!

- We keep doubling them. - What do you want to do there?

You want to save yourself like Ike? And the radio?

It doesn't work.

Listen, Sullivan.

Don't make fun of Ike! He's a good kid.

But if he was there our tank would be repaired.

If it's not there, it must be for good reason.

We will repair it when he returns.

If we want it!

And if the Fritzes don't catch him.

- Is the general here? - So what?

- I want to talk to him. - What ?

- I want to talk to him. - From?

- From Lemcheck. - About what?

- It's personal! - That's it.

Get out before we chase you away.

I have to speak to the general, it's important.

- A problem - No, sir.

A little nervous kid.

I'm not nervous. Are you the general?

Yes, son.

I would like to speak to you.

Come in! Take cover.

George Eisenhower, my general. Company C. Matthews Group.

Rest.

Eisenhower? Do they call you Ike?

Yeah. I mean, yes, sir.

Sometimes people call me "general".

Sit down, General.

GOOD. What's happening to you?

Speak. Don't be nervous!

Generals are men like the others. I'm listening to you.

What's wrong?

It's about the German 88. It's terrible!

Our 75 ricochet on German tanks.

But their 88 does not fail us.

It's an assassination.

Cigarettes?

I don't smoke. Lemchek forbids it to me.

He's my boss. He must be worried. I have to leave.

If necessary, I will arrange things with Lemchek.

If you knew him!

So, about those 88s.

This is what is happening.

Their initial speed is 1,170 meters second.

That of our 75 is only 850.

Their armor is 13 centimeters, ours of 7.

So our shells ricochet off them.

And that's why that our friends are getting killed.

Can we do something?

We're trying, Ike!

Soon we will receive more powerful tanks.

Armed with 90.

From the 90s, Ike.

They won't ricochet on the Panthers.

I didn't know that.

Neither do the Germans. They will know!

Could I talk to your friends about it?

It would boost their morale.

Of course, tell them.

And tell your personal friends, Ike

as my first new tank will be assigned to you!

Really, general?

Really ?

Really, Ike!

Thank you for this conversation, my general.

- Excuse me. - As you wish.

Go change. A good soldier must not catch a cold.

Thank you very much, General. THANKS.

Thank you so much.

Thank you, General.

I hear a car which goes up the river.

At your posts.

Don't shoot! Let her come closer.

Pull when it reaches the elbow.

Get ready.

No, it's me, George. It's me, Ike.

Don't shoot.

It's Ike.

Where were you? You could have get killed in the night.

There are Germans everywhere. Are you crazy?

Shut up, Lemcheck!

Where was I? At the general!

- Where? - At the general's.

He's crazy. Get to work!

Did you hear? Get moving.

You had a bad cold in the rain.

You have a fever!

He told me he was a man like the others.

The kid is moving!

I heard! I tell you that I spoke with the general.

He put his arm on my shoulder and called me "general" and...

- Yeah, that's it. - Let me finish.

He told me a big secret.

We will soon have tanks armed with 90.

90s!

The Germans just have to hold on!

A real butcher's shop! Come on, get to work!

He said he would send me personally his first 90

that I was a good soldier.

He's stung!

I heard you! He said I would drive him.

I will discuss this with the general at the first opportunity.

- I'm telling you the truth! - That's it, that's it.

None of you believe me.

Come on, get to work!

I'm going to have a new 90. Let's do...

- team together. - At work.

I hear another car! On the road!

Don't shoot.

- Go to bed. - Don't shoot!

Stay where you are. Cover me!

Tell him to hurry

and raise your arms in the air!

It's General Von Kolber.

He wants to see a superior.

I am your superior!

What did you tell him?

I tell him that you are dangerous.

Nothing else, I hope?

Take him to the tank.

Heinie, go listen what they say.

What ?

Thank you for saving my life.

It was nothing.

This habit of saying stupid things!

In the future I will let you down.

Dirty... Let me go!

Let me hit him.

Miserable caricature of a man!

I am requesting my transfer. I've had it up to here !

Return to your post!

What is this ?

Sat !

They look like cousins!

Shut up, Tucker. Heinie, continue.

Orders from the General Staff.

Their elite divisions fall back on Mons, in Belgium.

Now he understands English.

He doesn't want to talk.

Come on, talk!

An army of approximately 100,000 elite soldiers will go from Mons

hang in the Siegfried line.

That's correct.

He says we will all perish on the Siegfried Line.

Do you think it's true?

Yes. He is an important officer, decorated by Hitler himself.

Non, sergent.

On est arrivés.

Allez, raus.

- Wait. - Je dois voir le Cap. Horner.

- For what ? - Ça me regarde.

This is General Von Kolber.

- Master Sergeant Sullivan to the report. - Rest.

I have a gift for you, my general.

General ober something.

Il avait ça sur lui.

This is very important. I hurried to come.

I didn't use the radio

so that the Germans ignore that we know their plans.

They would break through here, 23 km south.

We should go quickly!

I will decide the movements, if it doesn't matter to you.

That will be all.

What do we know about the Air Division of Von Heyking?

We never talked about it.

Our lines are weak, but must stop the enemy.

Until the infantry arrived.

Let's fight them in the open to prevent them

to reach the Siegfried Line.

Otherwise we will have lots of trouble.

Every man, vehicle or cannon available

will be used. Cook, secretary, any able-bodied man!

Damaged tanks will be used to block the roads.

Questions?

So, we left.

And this interview with the general?

I thought the tank would be repaired.

I worked there! It breaks me the heart but I inform you

that according to my comrades and myself, you did

of this tank a pile of scrap metal.

It's finished, kaput! I hope the same ending for Sullivan.

Come on, let's go.

My tank with the 90 should happen...

Lemchek, go get me a new tank, and quickly!

You will tow Sullivan's tank.

How far?

Block the road at the junction.

Alert the artillery if necessary.

Observation would be better of this high ground.

Order of the colonel.

Place a man with the radio here

to report enemy movements.

And no individual combat this time. Is it clear?

- Very clear. - Run.

He can no longer obey.

His crew dumped him.

Do you know why, my lieutenant?

I know. Prepare your tank!

Ike, let's go.

I'm almost sorry.

You have ten minutes to find your men.

If you can do it.

Sit down, dirty Fritz.

Where are Kolowicz and Marconi?

I don't know, Sergeant.

You were on guard!

I wanted some information.

You have nothing to do here.

Get back to the tank!

To Sergeant Tucker.

To Private Tucker.

I miss you!

It wasn't working. I think I have an ulcer.

- Get out of here. - We're friends, right?

Get out of here, buddy.

I'm going out.

It's not so much the duck, That’s the feeling!

We've been together for so long.

There were times or I was desperate to eat it.

We deserted.

Don't worry about that!

If it was Sullivan on the pin, when his wickedness...

If this guy insults me again, I...

Well what?

Return to the tank immediately. You too, Marconi!

Can you still stand it?

Until when will you obey to this brute?

The last time I was arrested,

but not this time.

Call the patrol!

No need, Kolowicz! I'll sort this out on my own.

You will stay in my crew!

And it won't be a part of pleasure!

Come on, get out.

The gap closed as that the tanks were arriving

concentrating their firepower.

All guns available were online.

The immobilized tanks were towed to their position.

Some, exposed in open fields.

Others were buried.

But it was always to fight the enemy.

Now we had to wait that the Germans are moving.

They tried to escape to the encirclement, hastily throwing

men and equipment where they hoped

break through American defenses.

Meanwhile, our men were stuffing their ammunition tanks,

refining their positions

camouflaged their tanks

to appear harmless like the landscape.

Covers the tank better than that. Let him be invisible!

Take that out of the muzzle of the cannon.

Go put yourself under observation on this embankment.

And report to me!

You wait for us to take you by hand?

Come on !

Come on, get moving!

Take care of yourself!

Get moving!

Get back to your cannon!

Tucker, prepare the explosive shells.

Climb into your turret.

I'm at my post, sergeant.

I'm settled. Do you hear me? Finished.

Do you hear me? Finished.

Yes. The Germans too if there is any.

What do you see?

Nothing.

Nothing moves anywhere.

Be extra vigilant!

What will I do if I see come the Germans?

You will tell me where, when, how many there are.

But what if they spot me?

That will be the end of your troubles.

But tell me what I will do!

I don't care at all.

Shut up until you see anything.

Sergeant, I hear something!

But I don't see anything.

It seems like the noise of an entire army.

Look closely and lower your head.

I see them!

They are coming! They are barely 200 meters away.

Get ready, Sergeant. One,

two, three, four, five,

six, seven.

7, there are 7 of them, sergeant.

There will be others!

Echo, Bravo, Zulu 3-8

at Onset 5.

This is Onset 5. Pass on a message.

Here 3-8. Enemy concentration at the checkpoint

Fox 241 Lima 3901.

Position noted. We're ready here.

Get ready.

Here they are!

3-8 at Onset 5. Shoot!

They are pulling too far back.

Too long! Shoot 100 yards shorter!

3-8 to Onset 5 shoot 100 yards shorter.

Still too long! They follow the road.

Get another 100 meters closer! Quick, sergeant.

It will make us shoot just above you.

I know ! I know !

Go for it ! Go for it ! Quickly !

3-8 to Onset 5. Reduce the distance of 100.

Fire at will!

Marconi, get out of there! Fall back!

Marconi, can you hear me?

Marconi, get out of there, fall back, Jerry.

Marconi, get out of there and quickly.

Heinie, replace me.

Wait for them to arrive and blow them up!

Where are you going?

- Kolowicz? - Let me go.

In the tank!

You sacrifice Marconi to get another quote!

Danny! Come back to your room!

And stay there.

Do you see what I see?

None you know?

Don't shoot, Danny!

Wait.

Shoot!

Cease the fire!

Cease fire.

Come on, Fritzes, let's move forward. Hands in the air.

Hands in the air.

- Put it away. - Never.

Put it away!

I will drink to health of a big guy!

Without Sullivan, you would be dead!

What has he done for me?

By preventing you from looking Marconi, he saved your life!

That's right, Danny. He is at risk his life for you and Marconi.

It's hard to believe.

But he did that, so...

You might be wrong about him. You'll see!

Look!

- More Fritzes! - They have their hands in the air.

Maybe it's...

The indestructible Sullivan!

It's okay, I'll put it back!

It's Sullivan, he's alive! And Marconi is with him!

Marconi! Safe and sound! It's incredible!

Do you have a booze?

Do you have brandy? Beer? No ?

My friend Sullivan! I said it, the indestructible!

Tucker! Take care of them!

Come on, let's move on.

We were worried!

How are you ?

-Aren't you hurt? - Everything is fine.

If you had seen it! What a soldier, this Sullivan!

Hey, Fritz,

have you ever killed anyone with it?

Echo Bravo Zulu 3-8 to 3-7. Finished.

Can you send look for the prisoners?

Did he escape?

None, my lieutenant. We stopped them.

Have you lost any men?

Not one, my lieutenant!

Very good, Sully. Finished.

Thank you, lieutenant. Finished.

Then the division returned to Mons for a short rest.

A taste of our "liberation".

Disappointed not to have seen Paris, they hoped to see Mons.

Because they were never in Paris.

And they knew Mons very little.

From a moving tank, it would have been difficult to taste the joys

cities recovered!

Where is Sergeant Sullivan's tank?

Over there ! I would like to take you there.

So come over here.

Guys, Pat Kane.

- Delighted. - Nice piece.

She takes beautiful photos.

I want a hero photo.

Sergeant Sullivan is not here.

I'm looking for Private Jerry Whitehouse.

- I'm Jerry Whitehouse. - Can I take a photo?

Point at yourself its own cannons! What guts!

I saw the enemy appear, I was distraught!

He arrested a regiment! How did you know?

You will see the Silver Star.

It was Sullivan who proposed to you.

Did the sergeant suggest Marconi?

You can go wrong with Sullivan.

- He only appreciates his actions. - Maybe, Danny.

But those of Marconi too.

You begin to discover it.

Wait a minute.

Tell me, Miss Kane...

And him, for what decoration did he offer?

None ! For once, Sullivan didn't mention Sullivan!

He should have.

He risked his life to save Marconi.

Shut up, let me think!

Let him think!

You complain because he wants make you a soldier.

But he's wasting his time, I believe.

Oh, the cow! Look at this.

It is double the 88.

A hell of a child’s car!

Baby carriage?

One of those new 90s that we talk about so much!

- Lt. Rawson? - What, sergeant?

How to get the same?

Just ask Ike.

Me ? Is this about me?

Indeed, listen to this.

"To George Eisenhower said Ike or the general."

"In care of Cape Horner."

“My dear general.”

"Here's to you. Good luck." Signed by the general!

Come on, move along guys! You're going to ruin it for me!

Back up, back up. You will destroy my property.

Isn't he cute?

- I told you so! - Your visit to the general!

You mean that Ike has this tank?

That's what the general says.

Okay, what do you offer me?

I assume you want to drive it?

Maybe so.

Let's see.

As Danny leaves us, Tucker will need a second.

You are well trained now. All right !

Wait a minute.

I don't want to be transferred anymore. I was able to say that once.

I won't break up a beautiful team like yours!

Even a good team replaces itself!

Ah, I have to take care of Lemchek.

Who should take care of whom?

Be careful, Ike can report you to the general!

When do we leave?

Within an hour.

Come on, let's put our equipment in there.

Charge me that.

What are you waiting for? Take your equipment on board.

No problem, Sully.

On September 4, 1944, four columns left Mons

rushing to reach Germany before the enemy.

Still far in the lead, the armored vehicles

wildly acclaimed, were crossing Belgium quickly.

Charleroi, Namur, Liège.

In 18 days they had reached at the gates of Germany.

Now, hungry, exhausted, running out of supplies

only 100 crews remained of tanks on the 400,

to launch the attack.

They were preparing to renew Napoleonic victories.

September 11 in the Aachen Forest

the leaders decided of the fate of the Siegfried line

the most powerful line defense of our times

hard to break even for our armored vehicles.

And the closer they got, the more his resistance hardened.

The blockhouses obstructing,

the tanks took woods and fields

feeling around, looking for a weak spot

where to break through enemy defenses

the point where a breach could be expanded

and transformed into a large road leading straight to Berlin.

And naturally. Sullivan was in the lead!

Sullivan, tense for the fight.

Genius, come this way!

Make a dent in us in these teeth!

Put the loads in place.

We are spotted!

We're closing, Lemcheck!

Nurses!

In there.

They are shooting at us point blank!

Are we retreating?

We have to do something thing.

Tucker, we're moving forward!

Sully, what are you doing?

I'm going to cross this line with my tank!

Always move forward! PULL !

Tucker, with me.

Enemy machine gun on the left!

Fire !

An 88, a Panther, straight ahead!

Nice work! A shot from our 90. Watch it burn!

Shoot again in this German tank!

Let's go, Tucker!

Lend me your machine!

I really need it!

Everyone gets off.

Tucker, take charge.

Heat it up.

Shooter, come and see.

An observer in this tree!

Shoot him.

- Ready, sir. - Fire !

GOOD ! Their artillery will weaken.

Bring the tanks through, my lieutenant!

Platoon, at my command, forward!

And now the champagne!

- We're not there. - How so ?

Wait for the passage of all tanks.

What ? All these tanks?

Come on, let's move forward.

Hurry up.

Hey, you!

Are you the boss here?

It's Sergeant Eisenhower!

Sergeant? Ike has been promoted!

And he is severe!

Where is Lemcheck?

He is injured. My boss went to see him.

- Can you change a spark plug? - I hope.

Get on that tank and change it!

- We're leaving in 15 minutes. - Thank you, Sergeant.

- Now let's drink the bottle! - We're waiting for Heinie.

Why wait for Heinie?

Where is he?

He had to go to Stahlberg.

Take me to Stahlberg!

Come home quickly, Sullivan! I'm dying of thirst!

- I can't stand this. - Calm down, would you like?

Do I hold it?

- Where do you want to go? - I'll hold her until she returns.

- Are you staying here? - I promise.

Let him hold her.

Don't open it.

Enough now.

I told them that you are my friend.

He's my grandfather and my grandmother!

Your grandparents?

That's why I wanted arrive quickly.

I was born here.

I feared they were dead.

But God was good.

Nice to know you.

You have a brave grandson.

And I know about it.

"A handshake from an American, that’s a good sign!”

You're a nice guy, Heinie!

Hello, are you coming with us?

Come on, my little one. Come with us.

- He doesn't understand. - Speak to him in German!

There's Sullivan!

Sully is back, it's time!

We will be able to finally open the bottle.

We had to drink it in Germany.

Well, we're all there, and thanks to you, sergeant!

Your cup.

We stole it!

There's a thief around here!

I can't find it anymore!

Wait Tucker!

Wait, wait!

Well, to Sergeant Joe Davis!

I hate to lose a good sergeant.

But you are offered for the rank of lieutenant.

Congratulations, Sully.

Let's toast Lt Sullivan.

One minute.

Does this mean that I will be transferred?

Yes, that's the army!

You guys must be happy.

You think you can get away with it without me, now!

Well, no! I stay and I continue my task!

I'm still the head! You will move at my command!

You will stop at my command!

At your command!

- It will surely work! - With luck!

Why, lucky?

I, Sullivan, create my luck and that of my crew!

Come on, let's go, forward!

Get in that tank!

It's okay, Tucker! Get ready. Ahead !

OK, forward!