Original subtitles

Of

course, mental strength matters most.

Physical strength and courage too, but

not so much.

Now, I need tractor or machine operators

who at least have some technical skills.

Are any of you tractor operators?

I am.

Only you.

Come on, quit it.

Sorry, Lieutenant. [snorts]

Tell him.

Hey, shush.

You heard him.

Of course.

You were a tractor operator.

Tell him.

A machine operator. So,

well, you're not a milkmaid.

You're such a [ __ ] I'm a machinist.

SNOV types I know pretty well. I know

very little about tractors.

Okay.

And I uh I can't fix them up on the fly.

won't have to. Breaking them's enough.

They have all sorts of vehicles. I've

dealt with these types. The first is

light, under 10 tons. Side view looks

something like this. Four fulls size

track wheels make it easily

recognizable.

Turret, commander's coupler, and gun.

How thick the armor?

37 mm.

Not much. And two machine guns 792 here.

Machine gun. No doubt.

They use those for all occasions.

Good gun, but you really got to keep it

clean. So wash your hands after a [ __ ]

Otherwise, it might not even fire.

[laughter]

But really, it really is. It's a great

weapon for a beauty sound. [laughter]

Soldier.

Muscaleno. Is it not?

Yes, sir. Muscaleno. [snorts]

You know what? Too much talk and not

enough action. Maybe you have time to

waste, but I don't. I

I just wanted to boost morale a bit.

Morale is not your concern.

Are you a political officer or

something?

No, we already have one.

Yes, sir. Political officer Klutchkov.

Klutchkov. Klitschkov. Diev.

That's the one.

I heard of you.

Don't believe the lies. Our friend

Moscaleno might have a big mouth, but he

can still joke even when he's under

fire. So, leave him alone.

That's good. That's good. It's much

needed there.

But here, it's better to keep quiet.

Absolutely. Come on, Ivan. Stop playing

around. The lieutenant has enough to be

dealing with already. Excuse him.

And those guns are not MGs. They're

check with the same cartridges. The

armor is riveted, very weak, easy to

break with an anti-tank rifle from 300

to 400 m away. Goes up in flames with a

bang.

But they won't use these tin cans in the

assault. They have bigger tanks for

that. But we need to know them all.

Yes, Colonel.

Yes, sir.

Not quite, but I do have some things to

show.

Yes, sir.

Yes, Colonel.

Of course, I'll manage.

Yes, sir.

Stenko, is the horse ready? Yes,

know what these are.

Sure, but I prefer cognac and poor to

cure the hangover. [laughter]

They used to be made differently. Here

you are. These are battle ready. No

matches required. There is a downside

though. Break it and burn to death. So,

be very careful.

This must be some high proof stuff.

[laughter]

We need some more empty bottles.

We have war trophies.

That's good. If they have corks,

right?

And please be quick.

Okay, sure.

Take someone with you.

Come on, Pete.

Come and get them, boys.

Hey, Pete.

Huh? What if we dilute one in the bucket

of water or two buckets to drink?

That's it. Vacation's over. Back to

work. Peter, round up the company by

18800.

Yes, commander. We'll do

observation devices and viewports.

Right. Saying goodbye. What's the

thickness of the front hull armor?

The hull? 30 mm,

right? What about here, Natarov?

30. Same armor all over this one.

Thinner only here and here.

That's where the grenade goes.

Good. You know the theory.

Now for the practice. You're up again,

Muscalinko. Please come on. Go and get

building materials from the engineers.

Uh, yes, Lieutenant. What for?

To make a scale model of a German tank.

Get enough material.

What exactly?

I'll give you a list quick. We need to

finish it today.

Not bad.

Having a bath every other day. I could

get used to that.

Isn't that right, Stenko?

I don't need to get used to it. I'm very

used to relaxing.

Since I started serving with this

commander of ours.

So what?

Thank god not all soldiers are like

Tenko.

He's just talking. Seems that others do

all the fighting.

And fighting ain't digging. All week the

guys have been digging trenches like a

city metro.

Digging their way out of hard labor.

Off with you, Steno.

The commander will return from

headquarters with good news for your

men.

I'm not sure about an offensive, but the

fight will be historic.

The Germans are ready to fight again.

So, we're in for an unforgettable

experience.

Mark it right in the snow.

Length five shovels. Height 1.5. We'll

build the turret after.

Lieutenant, can I ask you something? How

will we pull this Trojan horse of yours

on a sleigh? Ah. Luckily, there's snow.

Hey guys, a Red Army hero.

Comrade Finan found a camouflaged German

anti-tank gun. The brave soldier crawled

his way silently to the weapon and used

grenades to destroy the gun and its

crew. Nazis surrounded the brave man and

attempted to capture him alive. When

they came within arms length, filling

threw his last grenade. An explosion

rang out. Several Nazis were killed.

After showing immense bravery on the

battlefield, comrade Phil died a hero.

Here's another one. Karenov's machine

gun company.

Yeah. Have you seen it?

Of course I've read it. [laughter]

Political officer, you're out of

tobacco, right?

I'll get you some to roll up in that

bulletin before Comrade Fillin drives me

crazy with his last grenade. It's

November already. You know that. And

you're reading a September bulletin.

Yeah, that's right.

See,

I never heard of Kurrinkov's company.

Not much to hear.

Our guys shot up a whole battalion with

eight submachine guns. Sent them running

for their lives.

Nothing out of the ordinary.

This stuff is in every bulletin. Now,

what is the wooden tank for? Taking on

the offensive. What events have Gabriel?

Why?

Everyone's been talking.

Well, that's nothing new. You ought to

listen less. They want to attack. That's

why they talk.

But attack with what? Any

reinforcements? A supply of weapons,

equipment.

Talking like kids.

Maybe we'll get a fresh supply now. What

are we waiting for? Been 3 weeks.

Well, that's what I'm saying. Why would

the Germans give us any restbite

here?

Mhm.

All the trenches we dug up. They aren't

for an offensive.

And the lieutenant was sent here for a

reason. We might push on elsewhere, but

not here. Not now. So, we have to be

patient and wait.

Yep, that can do.

It would just be easier if we knew that

somewhere

our guys were out there fighting the

Nazis.

I get that. [panting]

Where?

Here.

Right. Come on.

Faster. Faster. Tanks. Move much faster

than that. Throw it.

You threw it too late. Say goodbye.

A wasted blast. fireworks and nothing

else. Why have you all stopped?

Drag it back and keep on. I'll tell you

when to stop. If you missed a chance,

let them pass and attack from behind.

Throw a bottle or two, three, light it

up and disappear in the trench. There

will be lots of tanks. If you die, who

will stop them?

Take a break.

Your turn. Get to work.

As of today, the German strike force in

this area consists of four tank and

three infantry divisions. It looks like

some will be deployed to Volalamsk

before moving on to Clint and Dimmitro

to encircle Moscow from the north.

Others are preparing to strike directly

from the west.

The strategic importance of Volalam's

Kaiway

is difficult to overstate.

The Nazis might redeploy troops along

the highway to enter the road east of

Yadravo, bypassing our anti-tank

positions.

There are many different ways to carry

out such a maneuver. From Muramo along a

country road or field to Yadravo or

Pomnik.

from Jadanov through Nolivo and then

between Nikolskcoya and Batellano and

onto Matronino station.

Also from Kasikovo along the railway

through the Dubuso crossing. Our

objective

prevent access to the highway and hold

the entire Nazi division here.

Hallelujah.

to their to their three regiments. We

have four companies.

We clearly have to hold them back. But

to what extent?

Well, until reinforcements arrive at the

point of attack

before the assault, we can only guess

what these locations are.

Heat. Heat.

[music]

Heat.

Heat.

[music]

Heat. Heat.

comrades,

in past battles, you've shown bravery

and courage.

Fascist aggressors have invaded our

country and aimed their full force at

Moscow, to the very heart of our

motherland.

But here,

here they felt the taste of their own

blood for the first time.

Here they first doubted the power of the

great German army.

here. For the first time, they had to

stop because you stood in their way. The

enemy felt powerless and enraged as his

plan for a quick war faltered.

And in that rage, he raised tremendous

forces for a new strike.

Again, they dream of breaking through to

our capital.

But now they know what awaits them.

Now they know how much the Russians love

their motherland.

They know how we will fight for it.

And now their fear will be constant.

Soldiers of the Red Army, the enemy

advances on Moscow.

He'll try to reduce us to dust with his

air power, blow us up with his

artillery, topple us with his tanks and

infantry.

They will not pass

because we will be standing here.

Brothers,

history knows many brave warriors,

but none have had such a great destiny.

Behind us today stands not only Moscow

and not only our vast homeland.

Today

the whole world watches holding its

breath. Because here on these lines we

stand to defend it.

Let us be worthy of this honor.

He told me that somewhere in Japan

during the last century, there were

bandits who harassed everyone in that

region. They almost destroyed one

village.

So, the villagers decided

to fight the bandits. Better to die

fighting.

That's the way.

They didn't know much about warfare.

They decided to hire an expert like our

lieutenant, but from the noble class.

hired him with what?

Not sure. Maybe on credit. I don't

remember.

So, the expert assessed the situation or

conducted reconnaissance

and hired six more men, either nobles or

gentry,

samurai, maybe.

I told you it's in Japan.

So, these warriors got to defend in the

village.

Believe it or not, there more than 40

bandits. versus seven men.

Yeah, for money. I I don't remember.

Also on credit.

Hey, would you quit butting in with your

questions?

Fine. So, what happened? What happened

was those warriors knew what they were

doing.

They built fortifications,

set up lookouts and communications.

Basically, they got everything ready.

And uh and when the bandits attacked the

village,

well, there were losses, but the

warriors chopped them up pretty good.

Everyone?

Yeah. Some might have escaped, but the

gang was finished.

That's the way, huh?

I've heard that story. Only it happened

with different people in America, and

they weren't nobles, but cattle herders.

All of them were brilliant shots, but

the rest was the same. 40 against seven.

That's what they call a folk tale, boys.

Only yours doesn't add up.

Are cattle herders really good shots?

Sure. You know, where I'm from, they're

actually pretty tough guys,

are they? Now, where I'm from, they're

the opposite little kids. [laughter]

Okay. I want you to keep look out for

the night and report to me by 8 and

always report any changes. Okay.

Yes, sir.

30 116th Infantry will be on your right

and the 50th cavalry uh on your left.

So, you're right in the middle. Be very

careful. I'll keep an eye out.

No mistakes.

I hope so. That's why I chose you.

Don't worry, sir. Getting lost in those

woods was a puzzle. It was very

confusing. But now we know our position.

The Germans are that way. Moscow is

there.

You what?

Nothing, Commander. Uh,

one small question, Commander. We know

where and we know when the Nazis will

strike. Why wait? Why not hit them first

while we still can?

With a with what exactly?

Just give the word, sir.

Look, I just don't have the forces to

hit there and protect everything here.

So, dig in, get ready, and stand your

ground. Do you understand?

Yes, sir. Of course. We will we will

fight to the death for you.

Right. Don't stand to the death. Stand

dead firm. Okay, you got it. And to

stand dead firm, I need you to stay

alive. And that's the paradox. Are you

clear?

Yes, sir.

We'll stay alive, sir.

That's better.

Go on now.

That's definitely not true.

The her story is untrue. Well, this

one's from the history books.

A gang of 10,000. That's an army.

It was an army and a war. What's going

to go?

Why so few Greeks then? Couldn't find

any more?

The army also thought they were few.

Those few were just enough.

So, the Greeks slaughtered 10,000 and

were none the worse for it.

No, they were worse. They all died in

battle.

Damn, your story is no good at all.

Lies. All lies. Hatching crap.

Heat. Heat.

It was dark already. An old woman heard

us coming and she came out to look.

Asks, "Are you our guys?" And I go, "Who

else's?" She crosses herself and says,

"Oh, thank God.

Germans are getting really close.

bombing yesterday, all day.

Sparing nothing, not even the chat.

Wretched heathens, worse than Muslims.

Worse than Muslims, she says, and

crosses herself.

Muzak says in Kazak, she doesn't know

that twothirds of us are descendants of

Muslims. The old woman is surprised and

asks, "Are you sure? Are you sure you're

our boys?" Muzc says in perfect Russian,

"We are indeed. Don't we look it? Don't

you know who we are? Kazaks, Kergis,

Orgas, and Dungan. She says, "I didn't

know those existed." And then she says,

"Did they run out of Russians?"

Morons, scaring her. She must have seen

a lot. And then your ugly faces appeared

in the dark. God forbid.

Heavens.

Come on, quicker.

It'll be sunrise soon.

We still need to cover everything up so

they can't see us from above.

Then get a few hours sleep.

And then what? Lunch.

Then we go dig a decoy position.

Unbelievable. And there I was thinking

how to pass the day. Sleeping after a

row of sleepless nights. No chance.

There's not much work there really. More

time spent talking. It's already been

dug some. A kind of field camouflage

because

the crowds aren't stupid. [snorts]

All right, let's finish up.

What about lunch?

Whatever's on the menu.

What did he say?

[ __ ] He remembers.

Uhhuh.

If they come this way, we'll get a piece

of them.

What other way can they come? The woods

are covered by uh second company. For

those who decide to go around the other

side, [sighs]

we'll set up another mount.

Whatever you say. But why would they go

around? A turret gun could smash you and

uproot you.

We'll see about that. Now, let's get the

beast back in the hole.

aties.

Well, let's see what you got here.

Carry on.

That is.

What's this? What if you need to turn

it?

We will, Captain. But this way, it's

well protected and the angle is good.

We'll test it out today.

Where's the reserve? There.

We'll prepare another one.

More than one would be better.

But overall,

Well, it works.

Once our political officer read aloud a

German leaflet.

Wow, that's grounds for court marshal.

He nearly got to that.

He barely escaped it, but that's another

story.

The leaflet said, "If you give yourself

up to the Nazis, you ought to wave a

white hacker chief as a safeguard.

And Ches, who's a good man but stupid,

says, "Where will I get it?" I tell him,

"Wave your foot wraps around." He says,

"They're not white." I go, "What do you

mean?" So he takes off his boots

and they weren't white. It was a pirate

flag. [laughter]

I say, "You're done for.

They'll shoot you if they manage to put

on their gas mask in time. [laughter]

You're stuck here in the Red Army.

Take your boots off only as a last

resort. He didn't understand why we

laughed. Stupid.

What made you think of that? [sighs]

Think these white rags here.

I mean, aren't we camouflaging it too

much?

It should look like we covered it as

well as we could. Like a thing they

might want to.

It already does, I think. Do you not?

He really looks menacing from afar.

Chilling even.

Would be good

to dig to dig in a dozen of these to

scare him [sighs] off.

Don't be shy.

Why not? Germans [snorts] are careful.

RIL2 planes, they don't have a gun in

the back. Said the German planes started

shooting him in the tail. Of course,

necessity is the mother of invention. So

someone stuck a pole out instead of a

gun to scare him, making it look like a

machine gun.

And and

you know what? It worked. Now it's

almost a patented invention.

See, the thing is

she's at a disadvantage here.

We can betray her, but she can't betray

us.

Why can't she?

Because it's only land, nothing more.

What do you mean?

It's just land where we live. It's so

much that it's everything. We can't live

without land. All people have it.

It's true. But besides land, something

more exists. Those under German

oppression aren't fighting for land.

There's something else.

You're right. Not for land.

Apart from your motherland, there's also

a fatherland.

The motherland lives on. She might be

cut, burnt for years, centuries. But she

remains your motherland. The fatherland

is different. The fatherland is where

people live by right as their fathers

did long before them. Hence the name

fatherland.

The motherland is the land where we

live. The fatherland is how we live.

What about nations?

What about them?

Nations are people

who want to speak the same language and

live on the same land.

Come on, Vaseline.

It's not all that simple.

If a Frenchman or a German learns

Russian and wants to live here, does

that make him a Russian?

I don't know about the German, but if

the Frenchman stands alongside us and

helps us fight against the Nazis, well,

then maybe.

You never know.

Oh.

Speak of the devil.

Is it flying over here?

His binoculars are strong enough to see

the lights on your head.

But they used to fly closer. You sure

they can't see us?

They took us for savages.

Then we shot them down and they

remembered about optics.

You'll see. We have no AA guns, huh?

Rifles get the job done, too. Come on.

No way. They do. An adjacent unit downed

one with rifle fire. was in the

bulletin. I didn't hear about it,

but it did happen.

It's just a tin can.

It's paper thin, so don't look so

surprised.

If it's so easy,

why don't we shoot it down, then?

Hey, hey, Shadin, what are you doing?

What are you doing that for? Not exactly

quick witted, are you?

What's that?

Never mind. Never mind. I could be

sleeping instead of making this scenery.

Decorating a log. And for what? Huh?

Been waiting for him since this morning.

Let him get a good look.

He [snorts] can fire up a round. He'll

miss anyway. Show them we're not here

for fun.

What if he gets a lucky hit?

Did you get him?

Fine.

£200 at least. Where did you get it

from? I got a deal from the sappers.

A good deal. Uh-huh. For free.

Any mines? No mines?

What mines? They got any mines?

No. No mines. Only barb wire.

He said, "Take as much as you want." So,

we grabbed as much as we could.

You're greedy guys.

We can get some more.

[snorts] Just need to take a smaller

bunch next time.

We'll have a look and maybe send

someone.

Let me tell you brothers, how will the

villagers outside Moscow live now?

Go ahead and impress us.

So listen,

I say to Daniel, if they have wire to

give away here, let's trade it at the

village for a bag of potatoes. Daniel

doesn't care anymore. He's fine with

everything. But I say, "No, we're

going." So we knock on our door. An old

man answers.

He looks at it and says, "What the hell

do I need this for?" Can you believe it?

So, we knock on another door. This one

says, "What will I do with it?" I say,

"Have you all gone crazy around here?

Do with it what you want. Look at your

fence. Not a fence, but a but an

invitation."

He says, "No, thanks for the concern,

soldiers, but I dislike looking out at

the world through barb wire." Uh-huh.

It would spoil the view. See?

And that's that.

So,

uh, yeah. So,

we couldn't get any delicacies for

dinner.

We have to eat what they give us.

Captain Gundelovich.

Pavl, do you have any news?

Major, we powered through the day. The

troops are on form and arresting now.

Rest. Everything here is on schedule.

Wake up tomorrow before dawn. We'll need

lots of energy. Keep the lines open.

We'll try, sir. The artillery commander

will arrive today. I'd like you to

assist him. If needed, you'll get fire

support tomorrow.

Copy that, major. Good news.

That's all. Get some sleep. Isloff

there.

Yes, right here.

That goes for him, too. Okay.

Got it, sir.

Okay, go.

What did he say?

No problems.

Said to get some sleep.

That's all.

Also,

Gyorgi will throw in some pepper if the

stew gets if the stew gets too thick.

That's music to my ears.

Good.

Good.

Heat.

Heat.

Hold

up.

Drive.

Here

comes the thunder.

Talk about a precise bloody hit. What if

What if I actually knew our position?

[laughter]

Just have a look at all of our results.

Holding back the Germans for 3 hours

with almost no losses.

Only hearing losses.

Resisting not with armor, but with our

skill set. Digging.

We are good at digging decoys.

Can't sleep. Gunslingers.

Not really, sir. The rousing tune of

this lulli is keeping us up.

Yeah, don't worry. After nap time,

you'll stretch your legs. Got tobacco.

No, no smokes. Just fumes.

Let's add some flavor to those fumes.

Have they finished?

Son of a

tobacco. Right. Of course.

seems almost unger-like.

Is it German enough now?

Yeah, it's just beautiful. A real

orchestra.

Yeah, of all calibers

with a conductor. No doubt.

That conductor seems to be getting

carried away. Time for an intermission.

Then the crowds will swarm the buffet.

Yeah, and we've got it all set up for

them. Top-notch service included.

Why have you popped up like a sunflower?

There's no way to plow this land now.

It's just too full of iron.

Nonsense. We'll plow it and sew it if

someone is left to do it. For that

reason, protect your head.

[music]

And they're coming.

What? Tanks?

Where?

Over there.

Can't see. We've just got word from the

observation post. Tanks headed this way.

When the firing stops ringing, they'll

be here.

I'll inform the captain. Yes, sir.

Don't jump the gun. Hold it, guys.

Only on my command, on my whistle. Give

fire.

Hold fire until you hear two shots.

Okay. Their tanks will slow down. That's

when we get them before they realize

what hit them.

[snorts]

They're headed right for us, you know.

Mhm.

Where else?

I mean, we didn't have to chase after

them.

Lucky us.

Probably thinking they got it all worked

out.

that they know our weak spot and can go

towards the highway.

And that's good. Let them try. Let's

show them if they don't know it who we

Russians really are and what our weak

spot is.

Yeah, of course. But I'm Kazak.

Aren't Kazaks Russian?

Give me a break. It's Russia we're both

fighting for.

I'm only kidding.

Kidding.

When we fight for Kazakhstan, we'll show

them who the Kazaks are. You can bet on

it.

Deal.

Heat.

Heat.

Battery fire at tanks and infantry

target 47.

Fire tanks and infantry target 47.

Fragmentation grenade.

Fragmentation grenade.

Second charge. Direction of main attack

right of

second charge. Direction of main attack

right of 230.

Direction of main attack 230.

At 002.

At 02.

Sight 100 241. Round to third. Side 100

24 fire one route to third.

Side 100 24 fire one route to third.

Ready.

Ready. Fire.

Over 25 right. Site 122 left 0 11.

Sight 122 left 0 11.

Line 015 four volley fire charges. Lines

015 for volley fire charges. Fire.

Heat. Heat.

That's the way to do it.

[music]

No.

Heat.

That's not good. Those vultures will rip

through our artillery lines.

Vultures prey on dead animals. Those

birds are out for blood.

Commander, got the signal to move.

Pulling out the battery. You're on your

own.

Hang in there.

foreign

fire.

Heat. Heat.

fragmentation shell.

[music]

Take cover.

Heat. Heat.

your guns.

I'm a missing show.

[music]

Heat. Heat.

That one only has minor damage. And that

one is still in action. It'll take them

half an hour to repair. We must destroy

them before they're up and running. Give

them a volley.

Give them a volley. Rapid fire. Armor

piercing.

Well, well.

Didn't didn't take long for them to

leave.

Don't worry, they won't be gone long.

Maybe there was something they didn't

like. Huh?

Or another reason?

No, they liked everything. They'll be

back soon with some friends.

For another taste, huh?

Sure, for another taste.

That's fine.

For another taste.

It was obvious from the start that they

get burned on the first run.

Wanted to visit a cemetery, but ended up

at a party, didn't they? And their

infantry got a big welcome. And the

tanks, of course, they crawled away.

Maybe they thought anyone who's alive

here would run.

What would give them that idea? Sheaken.

We didn't even shoot once.

We'll get our chance.

Quit cop maximoff. Follow me.

They're going to come at us

smarter and a bit faster. Hit all our

weak spots.

That's all we need. More music.

Uhhuh.

And this time

it will be even louder.

That's okay. We're deaf already.

Easy,

easy, easy.

Give it here.

Let's go now.

Pasha. Pasha. Everything's fine. You

were hit, but we've stopped the

bleeding. Now you have to focus on

getting better. Okay.

You did good. Real good.

We're dug in. The soldiers are heroes,

so everything everything's fine. Bajger,

get your strength back for next time. Be

careful and quick. Three more awaiting.

Good.

Cliff reporting. The artillery has

helped us by thwarting the first attack.

Knocked out four tanks and a platoon of

infantry.

Any losses?

All alive. Six wounded and sent to the

infirmary. Pasha was hurt pretty bad.

All's fine. Waiting on shell fire.

I understand. Back to work.

Yes, sir.

Okay, they're regrouping and adjusting

their aim to wipe us out.

They'll strike soon. Days are short and

they still need to pass us.

It won't be a sprinkler next time, but a

power hose. So, expect a downpour and a

different attack.

You got room

here.

Oh man.

[laughter]

Take cover quick. Sh. You wounded,

Nazov. Natov, I'm not wounded. Sergeant,

don't make me go or the bird will fly

away.

Stop fooling around. Shoot a tank

instead. Nazarov.

Yeah, after I get one of them

flying around like they own the place.

[sighs and panting]

Well done. You really scared it. Now

take cover.

[cough]

See, they don't want to fight. Saving

themselves for Moscow, which is good for

us, puts us at an advantage. A much

bigger advantage. Them being cowards is

certainly an advantage. I hope they

won't bomb us to bits out of fear with

all that ammunition.

They won't kill all of us. Just don't

die too soon. Okay.

They might even think we're starting

preparing an ambush for their tank

division. Huh?

They're not brainless.

No, but they see tanks burning and

people dying.

Heat.

Heat.

Damn. Here's what I'm getting at.

Soon our ranks will get thinner and then

they'll rush in. We have to become a

real stubborn thorn in their side.

Yes, I understand. You're completely

right, Sergeant. But but are we going to

talk about strategy

or just sit here waiting to be hit?

Strategy is no heroics. What do you

mean?

Okay, today your country needs you to

live, not to die. You understand me?

Big news. Is anyone rushing to get

there? There aren't many of us anymore.

We're going to die if we're supposed to.

Sure.

And who will stand up and fight in your

place? Or is that not important? Huh?

Just die and that's it. Is that how it

goes? Maybe the Germans conquer us.

Maybe not. Very convenient. No blame if

you die in battle. Freedom from all of

your past sins. The meaning of life is

to be a hero now. Is that how it's

supposed to be?

Take it easy. No one wants to die.

But this is beyond our

That's wrong. I say to die this way is a

personal decision.

Oh, right. Give me a break. If a shell

or a bullet hits you, are you saying

it's a personal decision?

Maybe if you think less about bullets,

they won't whiz by.

It's not too bad. They're just a

scratch. He'll be fixed up in no time.

Visiting the dentist is torture. This is

nothing.

Just hold on.

Could we stop his philosophical talk and

stick to the task? It's a lot of fun,

though.

A lot depends on your mindset. And your

mindset should be to destroy the enemy.

Maybe there's just a handful of us,

maybe 50 handfuls.

And unit operations must be steady and

collected, like everything is going

according to plan. The Nazis will get

the picture. Retreat or burn.

If they retreat, they won't pass here.

And no heroics will be necessary today.

Just burn those tanks.

Fourth company come in.

Fourth company come in.

Second company. Get me fourth.

Fourth company come in.

sides in one piece. Yeah.

[panting]

Get the position in order and prepare

for battle.

Ally, how many?

Three.

Good. Come with me. Need to carry out

the wounded.

A lot. Enough that killed. Enough of

those two.

Oh boy. Oh god,

weapon.

And

you hungry beast. Not long now. Time to

unleash you.

[panting]

Hurry up. Hurry up.

Pete. Pete. Dut, check the wire. We need

to get communications back up quick. If

we don't fix communications, send two

more carts or three. Heat.

Heat.

[music]

Heat. Heat.

Is it up? Oh, thank God.

This is Claude.

Go ahead.

We sustained heavy losses.

Many dead and wounded. There are only 28

soldiers remaining. We have one cannon,

two anti-tank rifles, a machine gun. As

for rifles, well, we have plenty of

those now. We need reinforcements,

no facility. No,

I have no reinforcements to send you.

Try and hold on as long as you can.

Be strong, my comrade.

We will, Major.

Cruise your weapons. Others form teams

of three. Each crew shall target one

tank each. Nine tanks should be ablaze.

Let's see how they react.

Start with that and then we'll see.

Destroying two at a time would of course

be better.

We're out of options, brothers.

Although our land seems vast and we are

ready to die for it,

we have nowhere to retreat. And we

cannot die until we stop the Germans.

Because we're defending the last line

after us. That's it.

Then it's Moscow.

What are you waiting for? Let's go. Come

on.

Heat. Heat. [music]

[panting]

Yuck.

Did the Nazis really try and bludge you

out of a dugout with grenades and then

you threw 14 back at them?

How many?

14 already. Unbelievable.

Bunch of lies. What are the idiots?

God's sake.

So, how many then?

Five. That's how many. 14 ass.

Five. Then I decided to throw another

later, the sixth. So, I wouldn't have

enough time to throw the bloody thing

back to them.

What would you do? [panting]

What? Nothing. I'll tell you later.

When later?

At night before bed.

And it wasn't in the dugout either.

This time it's a matter of precision.

I will let them come closer to get them

for sure. I'll let them think we're

dead.

Okay, give the order.

Uhhuh.

Must be fun in that tank now. Praying to

God [sighs]

or speaking to the devil who bought them

here.

Glad I'm not a tank crewman.

It's certain death.

Savior, save thy people and bless thine

inheritance.

Grant victories to us over our

adversaries.

And please, by the virtue of thy cross

in heaven.

What?

[panting]

Nothing.

You just said something.

[snorts]

For the motherland.

Uh,

that's the way.

That's a lot of them to say the least.

Leave [ __ ] Heat.

Heat.

Oh, dear brothers.

It's all right. All right.

Heat.

Heat.

Well, brothers,

rest easy.

Heat

up here.

[music]

Heat. Heat.

[music]

Heat. Heat.

Heat. Heat.

You hero before you by the dirt.

Heat.

Heat.

Another

round.

Bastard thinks he's going to wave his

damn cross around here.

Get out of here.

Heat. Heat.

Let's give the bunny a scare. Come on,

make it pretty.

Ready? Let's go.

Heat. Heat.

This is the one.

[groaning]

This is something.

I'm completely out.

Yeah, me too. Have to let the tanks pass

and fight the infantry.

Heat.

Heat.

Are you

Heat. Heat.

Heat.

Heat.

Okay. Okay.

Heat.

Heat.

Okay, catch this

chill.

Shell now.

Heat.

Heat.

Bounce.

Heat.

Heat.

Heat.

Heat.

Heat.

[music]

Heat.

Heat.

[music]

Heat.

[music]

It's going somewhere.

Yeah. Warm up, boys.

Heat.

Heat.

Heat

up here.

He's

He's burning. I can't see. No. Got Got

him in the trap. Light it up then,

Shimyakin.

Quick. Quick. Leave me. Do it, Gisher.

Come on. [panting]

Shaken. Got any ammo?

Sam, load up and follow me quick.

Hello, Greer.

Fire a few rounds at the pedestrians.

Ivan, you alive?

Yeah, I'm alive.

Why else would I be? I'm not so easily

broken.

They really are rolling in the

machinery. Not enough grenades for them.

Right. Need to find DF. Let's move. Go.

You got na.

It's okay, political officer. Not that

many of them left.

Heat. Heat.

That's right.

Heat.

[music]

Heat.

Heat.

Heat.

Heat.

Heat.

Heat. Heat.

Look at that, Vaseli. Turns out Dan is a

magician.

Heat. Heat.

Accident. Another

home.

Is it over? Anyone else alive? Maybe.

Not started searching yet.

You did good, Dan.

Saved some aces for last.

got everyone scared. Not really. Germans

especially, I think.

It was luck.

Come on. Luck had nothing to do with it.

Anyone count the scrap metal?

Well,

there's quite a lot.

50 at least.

[sighs]

We'll tell our grandkids there were

more. But for the Germans, 14 was more

than enough. Not counting the four we

got in the morning.

Why don't they count?

Well, of course they do. I just mean

that in the morning we were a company.

But after the second run,

we're barely a platoon.

Lots of tough guys fell the second time

around.

Heroes.

Everyone is a hero now. That's the way

we fight now, Daniel.

Soon there would be no other way because

such as this war.

Heat. Heat.

Heat. Heat.

Heat.

[music]

Heat.

[music]

[music]

[music]

Heat up

here.

[music]

Heat.

[music]