All language subtitles for Colditz S1E04 Welcome To Colditz

---sound of engines----

---trample of feet---

---dogs barking---

---dogs barking---

---whistle---

- You've given us a great deal
of trouble Lt Gerrington

-You'll be taken back to Gestapo
HQ in Berlin

- and the interrogation
continued

---sound of a ball---

- Oberleutentant asks you to wait,
He's on his way, Sir

- Thank you!

- The USPs has arrived

- What is it?
- Another brown job, this is all
spit in the brasso

- You'll need your sunglasses on

- Good God! Looks like they
picked him up in Whitehall

- Let's try it

---starting engines---

---beeping horn---

- Alright! Keep your hair off!

- Roadhog!

- Oberleutenant Clair
- Good morning

- The Kommendant will see
you shortly

- Should I go back to my quarters first?
- No he won't be long

- Is this your bed man?
- Corporal Beiger

- Show Corporal Beiger to his quarters

- Raus! Raus!

- Really, Fliegeleutentant Carter!
That was a waste of time

- Welcome to Colditz!
Shall we go?

- What's the matter?
- Another shambles!

- Well, Erich
- Father

- Have you said goodbye to your
mother?
- Yes

- She's given me enough food to last
the week.
- She worries about you

- She can't help it
- I'll be back home on leave
before she knows it

- Yes, I know but you will
write to her won't you?

- Yes, of course
- When you can, just a let her know you're
alright. Sit down, sit down...

- I've told her, there's nothing to worry about

- I mean, my friends in France are having
a marvellous time

- And I'm lucky to get a posting that soon
especially on Junkers 88s

- You know that's the finest plane
in the world

- Yes, still I expect you'll do more training

- With any luck I'll go straight to
operations
- Well, that's splendid!

- Something easy at first,
patrols over the North Sea

- I was talking to a friend the other day
He says everything has been easy

- Ever since we switched to
the night bombing of London

- There are no night fighters,
and the anti-aircraft guns...

..so inaccurate. We just laugh at them
- Well, that's excellent, ofcourse

- I must go now, father.

- Look after yourself

- I'll send you some French brandy
and perfume for mother

- Yes, she'd like that

- Good bye, father
- Good bye, Erich

- Good luck

- You were sent here to Colditz to
ensure that you don't escape again

- And you will not escape again! The
sooner you get that, the better

- Have you anything to say?

- 30 days in solitary confinement
- 30 ?

- The Kommendant has laid down
that in future, that will be the minimum
punishment for escape

- Take him away!

- Come in!

- Lt Col Preston, Sir

- Please, sit down Colonel

- Thank you

- I apologize for keeping you waiting , but
one of your officers attempted to escape

- Yes, I was there, I saw it
- Very ill advised attempt, I thought.

- So did I
- Indeed?

- Stupid and pointless
- We agree then...we agree

- Alright! Alright!

- Gathered, that in your last camp you
didn't always agree with the authorities

- Not always, no

- I see you fought in the great war
- Yes...
- Myself also

- On the Somme. Were you there?
- Yes

- I still find it hard to believe that men
could go through such slaughter

- So many young men, at least this
time no one has suffered such losses

- They may do so before the end
- I hope you're wrong, Colonel

- Still, we are out of it.
You and I

- You're looking at my war map this
is my way of keeping in touch with things

- Is it up to date?
- Oh yes

- I intend daily to... embrace the
current military situation

- Nothing, on land ofcourse.
It's the Luftwaffe

- The main target appears to be London
- Yes, there will be many heavy attacks...

- against Coventry, South Hampton
and so on...

- But the main effort is directed
against London

- London has been attacked
for many concecutive nights

- Where's your family, Colonel?
- My children are evacuated

- Good! And your wife also?
- My wife I think is still in London

- I had one letter some time ago,
she was driving an ambulance

- Hm, Churchill should have made peace
when he had the chance

- Did you know your predecessor, Major
Donaldson? The former senior officer

- No

- It is the duty of every officer to attempt
to escape ofcourse

- That is agreed
- Yes?

- But, when the situation is hopeless,
when escape is impossible

- surely, then.. an officer is releaved
of that duty

- Maj. Donaldson did not take that view

- He actively encouraged any attempt
to escape, I'm afraid

- Every officer is entitled to his own opinion

- May I ask for yours, Colonel?

- When escape is impossible, I
disapprove of futile attempts

- I should have asked you before.
Do you like an cigarette?

- Thank you, no I've taken up enough
time of your time already
- Oh, no please

- The one thing we all have here
is plenty of time

- Relax, we don't do that sort of thing..
- We're looking for the Colonel

- He's due with the Kommendant, Sir
- How long does it take?

- I can't say, Sir
- Tell Col. Preston that we looking
forward meeting him

- You'll find that you have some
hot-heads here, Colonel

- Young men who think they should
fight the war single handed

- But there is no war to
be fought in Colditz

- As one professional soldier to
another you might agree with me

- I'm not a professional
- I assume your rank

- Territorial army
- Ah, yes

- Hrm, the reserve army. Right

- I myself had a spell of civilian life
under the Weimar Republic

- In a special camp like this, there are
many restrictions place upon the prisoners

- Inevitably.
- Are all those restrictions inevitable?

- Are you seeking special privileges
for the British officers?

- I'm asking a question

- Strict measures are tideous for
everyone, not least my staff

- Any relaxation would require your
personal co-operation

- and the weight of your authority
over your own men

- You may take it that I should accept
responsibility for any order that I may give

- It would be convenient for security
if we could segregate the nationalities.

- The Poles from the British except
in the courtyard of course

- Why haven't you inforced that before?
- The Poles have been here a long time

- And what is more, they all appear
to be expert locksmiths, Colonel

- They can open a door with a piece
of wire that I can't open with a key

- And Major Donaldson encoured the policy
of what he called..international liason

- When was the camp last visited by
the protecting power?

- Unfortunately, the Swiss authority
has not yet visited this camp

- When was the last issue
of Red Cross parcels?

- As yet , there has been
no issue at all

- There are administrative difficulties

- I'm in command of Colditz, but I
cannot always do what I'd wish to do.
Do you understand?

- I can make no promises
- You seem to expect promises from me

- Your request for parcels is a fair one
- Before Christmas?

- In mean time I have your word as
a senior British officer

- To co-operate with me in
the matter of segregation
- You have

- Hello, Sir
I'm Cpt.Grant, Pat Grant

- Hello Grant

- Who's the officer of the day?
- Sir!

- The Officer of the day
---Laughter---

- Where do you post daily routine orders?
- Ehrm...

- We don't have those either, Sir

- Gentlemen, I would be obliged if you'd
take turns to be the officer of the day

- ? might not come daily in fact,
but they would help communication

- Yes, Sir
- Yes

- And now I'd like to meet
everyone if you please

- The wine is cold, and I asked
for grouse, not pheasant

- You don't have a pencil, do you?
Pencil ...

- Eh, pencil...schreiben!

- This is Cpt.Downing, Sir
- Downing!

- And Lt.Player...and Muir
- Muir!
- Hello, Sir!

- This is Lt.Griffits...Lt.McLeod

- And this is Flight Lt. Carter's bunk.
- Oh, yes I'll see him tomorrow

- You can't, Sir he's in solitary,
no one can. It's against regulations

- I see

- Well, gentlemen
- Where did they pop you in the bag, Sir?

- Near Dunkirk, I was on my way
to a conference

- No one knew how far forward the
Germans had got

- I drove slap into a squadron of Jerry Tanks
- Perhaps, you'd been...

...better of if you'd stayed with the unit, Sir
- Possibly, yes

- How far did you get, Sir?
- What do you mean?
- When you escaped ?

- In my last camp I was adviser to Col.
Dawson, and I made no escape attempts

- Well, why did they sent you here, Sir
- I don't know

- The officers that aren't regulars, what
were their occupation in peace time?

- We've got all sorts, Sir. I was
a civil engineer

- John, was a printer, we've got two
bankers,accountant, lawyer

- Well, let me have a list of everyone's
profession, and if regulars their speciality

- Very well, Sir. Are there any
particular reason?

- I thought we'd start some classes
to pass the time more constructively

- Classes!!

- Yes, Downing there's a great deal
we can learn from eachother

- But I thought this was a special
camp for confirmed escapers, Sir

- Who have failed to escape, since you
are all here.

- Good night, gentlemen!

- Definately a chair born warrior!
- Dah, he's not even a regular

- Nor are lots of us.
- I do know anyway

- Oh, come on! I can spot a
gemmed up terrier a mile off

- He put on his accent with his
uniform for a start

- He couldn't command a
country club

- Thanks! Thanks very much!

- You asked for a brief interview, Colonel
- To request permission to see Lt. Carter, Sir

- That's impossible! Carter's
in solitary confinement.

- I claim support of the Geneva convention,
upon arrival the senior officer

- is entitled to interview all the officers
under his command

- to satisfy himself about their
welfare.

- Surely, that can't be taken to mean
men in their punishment

- There is no reference to punishment
whatsoever in this context

- I'm therefore entitled to interview
Lt. Carter

- Very well, Colonel.
Your request is granted

- Thank you!

- Good morning!
My name is Preston

- Flight Lt. Carter, Sir
- Yes, I know you are, carry on...

- Is everything alright?
- 30 days is a long time, Sir

- Yes, it is I'm afraid
- How did you get in here, Sir?
I'm not supposed to see anyone

- I claimed the support of the
Geneva Convention
- Oh...

- I don't know anything about that..
- No, not many ppl know it by heart

- Any more?
- No,Sir

- Look something up for me, would you.
-Sir

- The provisions regarding the
rights of a newly appointed officer

- Newly appointed...
- Not now...in your own time

- There's no hurry

- Couldn't wait to suck up
to Jerry, could he?

- Perhaps, he's got it in for the Poles
- Nice quiet life, and no trouble

- That's what he wants...
- Must have some good reason

- He hasn't got the guts to
stand up to Jerry, that's all

- Why did you try to escape?
- Why, Sir?

- Just to cause the Germans a little trouble?
- To get back home

- You're married I believe
- Just about...2 months

- but I was on ops most of the time
- What's her name?

- Cathy
- Did you know her long?

- Not really, she was my girl
and we got married

- Yes, I know it's not easy.
What's she like?

- She plays the violin, it's funny how
someones face lives with you

- Is she pretty?

- She's got nice hair, brown eyes
and a funny way of smiling

- So you wanted to get back to your wife?
- Yes, Sir

- Wouldn't that also be going back
on operations?
- I suppose so

- I think this war is going
to last a long time

- As an operational pilot, your
chances of survival would be slim

- What's the alternative?
Do nothing, and sit here?

- I couldn't face that

- You're not supposed to be here, Willie
- Why not?

- Orders
- The Germans

- British orders

- It's the new SBO , dirty trick
if you'd ask me

- Also very awkward...

...but perhaps not

- When you got into that truck,
what were your plans?

- To get away
- You speak German?

- No
- You have some German money?

- No
- Civilian clothes hidden?

- No
- Identification papers, maps, routes ?

- If I'd gone out, Sir I'd had a chance
- Deep in Germany, in a RAF uniform?

- You didn't stand a snowballs
chance in hell

- I'd do the same again, any time
- And how much nearer to your wife...

...do you think another 30 days solitary
is going to get you?

- You've probably been married a
long time, it's different

- The period between wars, has been
a difficult time for a great many of us

- I tried to run a chicken farm, and
then was the depression

- After that I went into the
motor car industry...

...but because of these ups and
downs, I married rather late.

- I was 40, when I met my wife
Caroline

- We've two children, and we've
been married 7 years

- It doesn't seem a very long
time to me

- You say that feeling that you have,
it doesn't change with the years

- At least you had years, Sir
not weeks
- Yes?

- But stupid escape attempts
only keep the Germans alert

- Which is bad for all the other
prisoners.

- Another time, think about that,
will you, Carter?

- Hello Grant!
- Hello, Sir could I have a word with you?

- Yes, ofcourse
- Leave that now, Baker

- Sit down, won't you
- Perhaps I better not, Sir

- Well?
- This order inforcing segregation
of the British and the Poles

- Yes?
- It reverses the policy of the
previous SBO, Sir

- I'm aware of that
- I don't want to be impertinent

- I hope not...

- Major Donaldson was very well liked,
he always told us what the score was

- The score now is according
with the DRO:s

- What I'm trying to say, Sir

- We may seem a bit bourgoise,
but this isn't like a fighting unit

- We got nothing to do all day,
except talk, think about escaping

- We're all slightly mad or
we wouldn't be here in the first place

- But if you could talk to everybody
how you see the situation

- That all?
- That's all, Sir

- Very well, I'll talk to everybody
tomorrow morning

- Right, Sir

- Gotcha!

- Cpt.Grant has indicated that you
might like to know some of my thinking

- About Colditz

- First of all, I've seen like most
of you too many men killed

- But at least they were killed
in action

- The Germans here are entitled to
shoot escaping prisoners

- And they will , I don't want to see any
men killed in useless escape attempts

- Look, Sir what's that got
to do with the Poles?

- This is a very special camp. Security
much stricter than elsewhere

- Conditions much tougher. The Germans
are constantly on the watch

- You've all caused a great deal of
trouble in the past

- They're going to bear down hard
to make sure it doesn't happen again

- What I want to do, is to lower the
temperature

- Get some of the restrictions lifted.
Get some breathing space...

- Where we can work out some sort
of strategy to cope with this place

- I'll buy that, Sir
- The Poles are a damn good lot

- Yeah...
- So why sell them short?

- I gave away little of advantage
to either side...

...in exchange for a possible benefit,
which depends on the Kommendant

- Since when are we holding
hands with the Germans?

- Just pray that we stay under the
control of the Wehrmacht

- The SS would really like to
get their hands on us, they think ...

...they can solve the problem of
escape as in one

- They probably could
- I'm sorry, Sir

- That all sounds like a barrel of
excuses for doing nothing, to me

- Some of us still think there's a war on.
And we're not afraid to go on fighting

- What you think, Downing is your
own affair.

- I have given an order and I
expect it to be obeyed

- You were mistaken about the
Geneva Convention

- There's no such provision
as the one you quoted

- I did not actually quote it, I
claimed its support

- I could regard this as deliberate
deception, and take the matter seriously

- I'm no longer sure I can
rely on your word, Colonel

- I gave my order on the understanding
that I could rely on yours

- You will kindly extend
to me the same curtesy

- Very well, Colonel
You may go

- I see he's finished falling on the Jerries

- You're wrong, Sir. Excuse me for
saying so, Sir but you are

- That's alright Corporal
- Sir, I've seen him in action

- He always said that the Jerry would
try and break through with tanks

- and we had to find some way of
knowing what was happening
or there'd be panic

- so he used motorcycles.
- Ehrm..

- He formed a long range penetration
group, Sir

- 60 of us, armed with light machine guns

- We could move faster than
Jerry, you see, Sir

- And we ambushed a column of infantry,
destroyed all the lorries

- And made Jerry turn tail
and run, Sir
- Yes..

- Good try, Corporal, but that's typical
Play, tip and run is it

- Never mind all of this. You'd think
he was infectious

- How long do you think?
- A month before it's big enough

- If we're lucky we'll be home at Christmas
- Yes

- My home was in Warzaw.
- Was?

- I don't believe it! Red Cross parcels

- Red Cross parcels

- Hey! Red Cross parcels!!

- Red Cross parcels!!

- About time too
- You're glad to know the reason for delay

- The first consignment of
Red Cross parcels has arrived

- The say that the Fuhrer himself
has authourized this...

--as a gesture of Christmas
good will

- I bet your Aunt Fanny told you that
- No, a lorry driver from Leipzig

- Meatloaf, butter, condensed milk,
tea. Real tea!

- Chocolate!
- Anyone know what a powdered egg is?

- Who the devil gave authority for
those parcels to be issued?

- A German, Sir
- Who's the Officer of the day?

- I am, Sir
- Why wasn't the entire consignment
collected and brought to my quarters?
Until I decide the rate of issue

- And that includes every piece of
string and cardboard

- Yes, Sir
- There's one parcel for each of us

- And what do you intend to do?
Eat all yours now?

- You, Downing, take an inventory
of the entire contents.

- You will then discuss with me
which parcels are issued and which
kept back for emergencies

- All of it, Sir?
- Yes, all of it. There may be months
before we recieve more parcels

- Until then, we conserve out resources

- Come on
- We're behaving like a bunch of idiots

- Sorry

- Count them again

- Yes?
- One Polish officer missing, Sir

- Any sign of an escape trail?

- A rope made of torn up sheets
hanging from a window. But it wasn't used

- Why not?
- The rope's too short. Underneath
the ground's muddy

- There would have been
impressions in the mud

- So he's laying low, somewhere
in Colditz.
- In my opinion, yes, Sir

- Very well, search the Polish quarters
and the adjoining areas

- Including the British quarters
- No, it isn't necessary

- Colonel Preston would not allow him
to be concealed there

- I hear that one of the Poles got away
- Hm, apparently

- Jerry, is searching the castle
for some reason

- What's all this about? The Poles not
being allowed near our quarters

- It happened when you're in solitary.
SBO's orders

- He tore me off a strip for trying
to escape

- I suppose he wants a nice
quiet war

- He looks in a bad way

- If he's been in the hands of
the Gestapo I'm not surprised

- Come in!

- My apologies for disturbing
you, Colonel

- You have heard that one of the
Polish officers are missing

- Yes?
- We think he's still here in Colditz,
in hiding somewhere

- Yes?
- A thorough search of the castle has
revealed nothing

- The entire castle that is, with the
exception of the British quarters

- I gave my order, and made it
clear that it was to be obeyed

- I must ask you to understand
my difficulty.
- Difficulty?

- My security officer now wishes
to search the British quarters

- If I refuse it will place me in a
impossible situation

- In relation to higher authority

- I didn't give my word to higher
authority, I gave it to you

- Any search of the British quarters will be a
direct breech of good faith

- I respect everything you say, Colonel
but I have no choice

- You and I know that it's mere
formality, nothing more

- But, with regret I must ask you to
assemble all the officers at once

- Search here!

- Herr Leutnant!

- That's good

- Colonel Preston, if you please

- You can come out now

- Take him away!

- From your Red Cross parcels I think

- I shall inform the Kommendant
of this, Colonel. He will no doubt
wish to speak to you about it

- Which one of you disobeyed my orders?

- Gentlemen, you are officers who holds the
King's commission, not a bunch of shoolboys

- I will ask the question once again.
Which one disobeyed my order?

- You?
- Yes, Sir

- Why?
- It seemed like a good oppurtunity, Sir

- Explain..
- I didn't think they'd look for him here, Sir

- Go on

- He was going to hold up, until he's going to
take my place in the exercise park

...and go to near shelter there, and
then try...

- With whom did you discuss this plan?
- No one, Sir

- Just a bright idea that the pair of
you cooked up, is that it?

- Yes, but it could have worked.
- Could it??!!

- So far I've witnessed two escape
attempts on this camp

- Neither of which to the remotest
possible chance of success

- Just get it through you heads,
that you're not escapers

- You're failed escapers, and you'll
go on failing

- as long as you behave like
boy scouts in a summer camp

- We are deep in Germany, 400
miles from the Swiss border

- Not having any chance of success...

- An escape attempt must be discussed
and approved

- How far do you think you're going to get?

- Without civilian clothes, identification
paper? Money? Maps?

- A route? A cover story? Now,
all these things need careful planning

- and good discipline, we needed
time, Gentlemen

- We needed the Germans off
our backs, allowed them into a false
sense of security

- And we had some prospect of that,
but now we won't!

- Because you had a bright idea...

- Becuase you thought it was a
good oppurtunity

- Because at your age, you think
that you know it all!!

- You and a number amongst you!!

- Actung!!

- A direct breech of good faith,
I believe you said Colonel Preston

- I can no longer take the word of a
Senior British Officer!

- I am entitled to an explanation, Colonel!

- I have none to offer

- You agreed to co-operate with
my policy of segregation

- If in return I would obtain
your Red Cross parcels

- I went into considerable trouble
to get the consignement

- It was not easy , but I felt I was
dealing with an honorable man

- So having got your parcels, You
at once break your word.

- Is this your conception of
honour in the British army?

- Sir!
- Be quiet man!!

- May I ask if one of you officers
disobeyed your orders, Colonel?

- Internal discipline, among the officers
is my concern

- That of course would put a
completely different

.. complexion to the matter. The officer
concerned will be punished

- But there will be no need to withdraw
any privileges

- There is only one officer responsible
and that is myself

- I respect what you say, Kommendant
but I accept full responsibility

- Very well, Colonel
It will be 14 days solitary confinement

- Also, there will be 5 appelles a day
at two early intervals for the next week

- If there's any breech of the rules, there
will be an extention for another 7 days

- You have no right to issue
a general punishment for a
specific offense

- If you choose to make up your own
rules, Colonel

- I must make up mine also. Perhaps
it will teach your officers to obey orders

- Gentlemen, I'm sorry, it appears that
you'll spend the next week on parade

- Jerry will get just as fed up
as we will , Sir

- Yes, possibly. As regards the Polish
officers...

..we revert to the former policy
of liason

- But gentlemen, I would be obliged
in future...

- if my orders are carried out
to the letter

- Thank you, Baker