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(children shouting)

(water running)

(man humming)

(children singing)

(brass band music)

(shouting in foreign language)

(engines rumbling)

- There seems to be some activity in the American camp.

- Their ice cream shipment must have arrived.

- They might attempt an advance.

- At full moon?

- The Americans are not very bright, is your unit ready?

- My Wolves are always ready and always hungry.

- The key to our strategy is M battery,

you and your wolves must protect those guns, understand?

- Heir Huber it's as good as done.

- Alright Major, what about these guns,

what about this M battery of there's?

They control the entire sector,

they're the key to the whole damn situation.

We get them out of their tonight,

or the tank advance and the whole operation

Red Devil will be called off.

And I'm not prepared for one minute to do that.

- I know General, I have a unit of commando's,

demolition experts, they're ready.

This is what we've mapped out for them.

They'll drop here, at the oasis, Sikh Faisal

our ally will meet them.

The unit will split into two squads,

the first will lay mines along this line

in case there are any German patrols in the area.

This first squad will then move back into these ruins

behind the oasis, they'll act as rear cover

for the second squad, the demolition team,

which will be guided by Sheik Faisal

from the drop point, past these ruins

and up these hills, along the plateau,

right to the precipice.

They'll lower one man to place the charges,

haul him up, cold.

It's as tough a way to get to those guns

as you could find but it's the only way.

Any other approach is --

Away back over the plateau down the hills.

Pretty much the same way they came and rendezvous

with squad --

for the main force. There they'll all join up

for the general attack at dawn.

- Who's in charge?

- It's George Vincent.

- Good, get them going.

- Hey Sarge, Captain wants yah.

- Another 20 minutes Kelp.

- Yes sir.

- I want the men on the firing range at 1500 hours.

- Alright sir.

- Captain Vincent, the Major wants you at the CP now.

- Got it, alright take over Kelp.

- Yes sir. Captain I hope it's a mission

the men are getting a little restless.

- Yeah.

(engine roaring)

(men shouting)

- Our tanks must advance by 0300 hours.

Can you knock out that battery by then?

- Full moon.

- That's why we move tonight,

the Germans won't be expecting us.

- Where's the drop?

- Here south of the battery hill

there are these old ruins.

You'll come down beside them, in case your spotted

you'll have some protection.

- We've contacted our friend Sheik Faisal,

he'll try and meet you at the drop point

and head you in the right direction/

- The code name for your operation is Red Devil.

Good luck. - Yeah.

(airplane engine rumbling)

- Sergeant, I'm worried. - Impossible.

- Why impossible?

- For worrying you need a brain which you don't have.

- What's worrying you Steve?

- We've gotta ride camels, boy I don't want no part of it.

Do you know what camels can do to you.

(laughs)

(engines rumbling)

(plane engine rumbling overhead)

- Alright men this is it.

- Wolf to Minchen, Wolf to Minchen.

- [Man On Radio] This is Minchen come in.

- Americans have landed, paratroops near

M battery, wall M, suggest scout plane,

check on American movements.

We are ready to advance, over and out.

(dramatic music)

- Hold it they're with us.

- Which one of you is Captain Vincent?

- I am.

(speaking foreign language)

- You must hurry, listen,

German scouts, very dangerous.

(camels roaring)

(engines humming)

- Kolowsky, Abrams you're needed come with me.

The rest of you men will stay with Kelp,

you've gotta stop those Germans at the ruins.

- Where do we meet?

- If we make it, we'll meet you before daylight.

- Come on boys.

(camels roaring)

(engines humming)

(dramatic music)

- The batteries over there.

(camels roaring)

Keep to the right of the dune, and take the gully below

it will lead you to the south side of the hill.

The climb is very steep but the Germans

will not be looking for you there.

Allah prosper your journey sir.

- There's a patrol comin', come on you guys, come on.

(engines humming)

- We shall proceed on a line towards the ruins

watch for my signal.

(bombs exploding)

(men shouting)

- They're all dead sir.

- Alright, we'll move on.

(rapid gun fire)

- Hurry it up.

Take cover.

(men groaning)

- Get around behind them I'll cover you.

(grenade explodes) (men screaming)

- Watch out.

- Son of a bitch.

(grenade explodes)

- What's the matter you tired of livin'?

- No captain, just tired.

(rapid gun fire)

- Get their cars, that way.

(grenade exploding)

- They caught the cars.

- Send this message urgent.

- Headquarters to Alpha tank command,

proceed with operation Red Devil,

proceed with Operation Red Devil.

(dramatic music)

(airplane engine rumbling)

(speaking in foreign language)

- Yah, American tanks, hundreds of them

advancing to our lines, grid coordinates 212466.

- Get those map coordinates to battery M at once.

Alert all units, stealth panzers to move at once

to the fort in support.

(alarm blaring)

- Yes, yes, understood, repeat bearing, 212466.

(men shouting in foreign language)

- Fire.

(canons blasting)

(rapid gun fire)

(grenade explodes)

- Wilco and out.

All tank units are waiting on the perimeter

outside the German gun batteries maximum

range of fire, they're awaiting order to advance.

That's all.

- Nothing new.

- No sir, nothing, the plane came back sir.

The pilot says the drop went off without a hitch.

- Why can't we make radio contact?

- Too risky, might give the game away.

If Vincent doesn't come through in 30 minutes

we'll have to cancel our attack.

(canons blasting)

(rapid gun fire)

- All enemy units are halted out of range, 226571.

(plane engine rumbling)

(bombs exploding)

- I think we got them all Herr Hauptmann.

- Good.

(dramatic music)

- Keep trying, same grid bearing.

At least we'll keep them warm tonight.

(shouting in foreign language)

(bombs exploding)

(shouting in foreign language)

(canon firing)

(bombs exploding)

- They're brave men these Americans.

But let's see the color of their blood

when they face the Wolves.

- Order a full scale attack, those Germans

are going to find our tanks breezing

up their alley by sun-up.

(dramatic music) (engines rumbling)

[ Man On Phone] Idiot deploy your armed units

and your armed forces for counter attach.

- Immediately Herr General.

- Poor bastards.

(gun clicking)

(whistling)

- Well what do you know, Kelp outfoxed the krauts.

(rapid gun fire)

- Kelp get down.

- Ah, I'm okay, it's nothing.

(bombs exploding)

- Let's get the hell out of here.

(rapid gun fire)

(men screaming)

- Move.

- There's a cave over there,

we've got to get under cover, let's go.

(men screaming)

- To the cave.

- We're in the cross fire.

- You're out of danger, you're in the cave sir.

- What? - You're in the cave.

Where's our gun, where is it?

- We had to leave it behind.

- They'll blow us to bits if we don't find cover.

- I'll be able to look after myself,

while you go and get it, go.

- We'll make for that cave Kelp.

Move, move, let's go!

(rapid gunfire)

- Take it easy men. - Easy now.

(grunting and panting)

- Don't move.

- It seems Captain, the last round is ours huh.

Now would you and your men kindly face me

and put your hands up, so that my men can disarm you.

Ready, remove arms, knives, whatever they have.

(bombs exploding)

(engine whirring)

- Hey, hey.

- One of my men is hurt out there.

- My dear Captain, George Vincent is it,

permit me to introduce myself,

I'm Captain Heinrich Meinike.

You gave us quite a chase last night.

- I said one of my men was hurt out there.

- Where?

- Outside the entrance.

(bombs exploding)

- Help, help!

- We've lost the battery. - Yah Herr Hauptmann

- The Americans control the area.

- Yah, Herr Hauptmann.

- You know nothing, understand?

- Yah Herr Hauptmann, no Herr Hauptmann, yes sir.

- Captain Vincent, your man is lying in the sand

100 feet from the entrance, I believe he's still alive.

- I'd like permission to get him.

- Do I have your word, and the word of your men

that you will not try to escape Captain?

- [Wounded Soldier] Help Captain.

- You've got ours Captain.

- You have it.

- Gefraiter? - Sir.

- Help the Captain and his sergeant

bring back the wounded American.

- Yes sir.

- There he is.

(men shouting)

- Muller, first aid kit, Willy get a fire going fast.

Kelp, get the water, Yunini cut off

a piece of your shirt.

- (speaking foreign language) Do I have to be

an American to get any attention,

or do I sit here and bleed to death.

- You make so much noise because you're not hurt bad.

Take off your shoes and pull up your pants.

- Take off my shoe, what do you mean take off my shoe?

I can't risk taking off my shoe

in case my foot falls off with it.

(dramatic music)

(groans in pain) - What's the matter?

- Nothing, I forgot about my arm.

- Get the aid kit.

- This is, how do the English put it,

keeping coals of fire with the head of your enemy.

Do you enjoy war Captain?

- Does anybody? - Of course.

The manufacturers of ammunition,

politicians hungry for power,

adventurers, thugs, many enjoy war.

- Do you?

- A bite of bitter as the English say,

it was my question Captain.

- I was teaching, I could have continued,

stayed out of the war but after the Japs

bombed Pearl Harbor I figure if you don't fight back

when your homes being attacked you're not much of a man.

How 'bout you?

- For us this war's a matter of honor for the German people.

Righting the wrongs of the first war,

bringing a new order to Europe.

This is our great struggle against the anarchy

of communism, you know that Captain don't you.

I went from the Hitler Youth to the Wehrmacht.

From Austria to Africa, and I believed in it,

every moment of it.

Here now talking to you, my enemy, I made a mistake.

I've been disciplined to that, then I begin to wonder.

- Captain! Captain!

- Take it easy Pete you're gonna be alright.

- You know I won't, I can't stand it Captain,

pains too much, I'll never make it.

- We'll have you to a doctor first thing

in the morning Pete, you'll be as good as new.

- Put me out of my misery Captain.

I'll go mad, finish me off Captain, finish me I beg you.

- Damn it to hell.

You've got the guns.

- You don't think much of us Germans do you Captain?

Vent.

(Speaking foreign language)

The wounded American is dying,

he asked to put out of his misery, shoot him.

(gun clicking)

(tense music)

- I can't do it sir.

- Soldier. Sergeant.

(wind howling)

- Call them all out.

(speaking foreign language)

- Everybody out.

- We'll have to make a run for it,

we have no food, very little water,

conserve what we have.

- Where we heading?

- Frankly Captain I'm not sure.

We make for where our units were yesterday,

your people could be there today.

- You're taking a hell of a gamble,

sandstorm coming up, no compass.

- Yes, a very great gamble,

the alternative seems to be to stay here and die of thirst.

I'm sure you have no objection Captain.

- You've got the votes.

- Think you can make it?

- I'm okay Captain, gangrene has set in,

but what's the difference.

(dramatic music)

(wind howling)

- You fool, put that away, I'll tell you when to drink.

- We're lost. - I know.

- Any ideas?

- Get rid of our guns, ammunition, strip down.

What good are they now, only a burden.

- Right.

- I must remind you Captain,

you and your men are still my prisoners.

- Prisoners and their captors.

What difference does it make, Germans, Americans,

we're all the same now.

- Throw away your guns and ammunition,

everything you can, we carry nothing.

At least that way we can go.

- Alright let's move on.

- We'll rest over there.

Come on now you can make it,

you'll have time to rest by that truck.

- I'm reminded of a beach in Maine,

- There's a lake at Passau.

- Must be going out of our heads.

- Herr Hauptmann, Herr Hauptmann!

Look. - Stop, wait.

- I'll see what it is sir.

- Stop you fool, that's the mine field.

Stop!

(mine explodes)

- I have a map of your minefields Captain,

American efficiency.

(speaking foreign language)

What the hell?

- It's a false map.

Leave it Captain, it's a false one we planted

for you to pick up.

- Herr Hauptmann? - Yeah.

- I know these mine fields, they work in tribes.

Three mines each time, take the shoes off one

the others won't work, not difficult sir.

- If you know what you're doing, if you don't.

- Herr Hauptmann, the men in your company

always know what they're doing,

and if they don't they try it anyway.

(tense music)

- Good, good, good.

- Is it the key mine?

- That, that we find out.

(mine explodes)

- There, there's your triangle sir.

You'll make it now.

(dramatic music)

(man groaning)

(distant chattering)

- My countrymen, my countrymen.

- You hit the jackpot, Buehler was right, you made it.

- What do I do with you?

- No problem, if your men are there

then my men must be in that direction,

a patrol will pick us up.

- What do I do with myself now,

we dragged through hell to find my people.

We find them, and I'm afraid to go to them.

I was trained to kill, to kill any man

who wears that uniform, with everything in me

I believe that, you are my prisoners.

(laughing)

- Yeah, we sure are.

- Go away, I don't want to see your faces,

American pigs, why did you help me?

Why did I help you?

- I'll see yah fella, in Berlin.

- I'll meet you again Captain.

- Not in this war buddy.

- And I'll kill you, for what you killed in me.

(speaking foreign language)

- What now Captain?

- We'll head north.

- Why north?

- That's the way to Berlin soldier.

(speaking foreign language)

(dramatic music)

(engines rumbling)

(speaking foreign language)

- Herr Major, an English aircraft

was shot down near Strasbourg.

- Come to my office. (speaking foreign language)

- Muller, a Wehrmacht officer should know

that information of this nature is not

for the ears of everybody and anybody.

- Yah, Herr Major, I'm sorry sir.

- Very well, now what is it?

- This message just came in from headquarters sir.

- Read it.

- An English bomber was shot down last night

over Colmar, the crew was captured.

A full interrogation is ordered,

since our intelligence reports

that one of the prisoners is a Colonel

with the Allied High Command, not an airman,

and known to possess highly classified information.

Major Heimlich Meinike is assigned responsibility

for said interrogation.

- Where are the prisoners now?

- On their way sir, by truck with an escort.

(engines rumbling)

(car horn blaring)

(speaking in foreign language)

- There's a shelter down the road, let's halt.

- They're too important, they're wanted

now at headquarters.

(speaking foreign language)

- Alright men, now.

- Could you hold that?

- Here.

- Now chaps, have you all got it straight.

There's no Colonel here, we never heard the name Steele.

- And a good thing that.

- Stow it Smith.

- How do I explain these trousers.

- Scared out yah blooming pants you was.

- Benton? - Sir.

- Not sir either, the name is Line.

- Yes sir Line.

- Don't make him sound like a piece of steak Smith.

The point is mums the word.

We've gotta bluff 'em, understand.

- Right, Alfie.

- Splendid, now let's pitch this belt and coat overboard.

- Papa, where have you been father I was so worried.

- You worry too much, you're like you mother.

- Somebody has to worry father.

There were some German soldiers here again today.

I'm sure they suspect you already.

- This is a thing I must do Jeanine.

(tense music)

(engines rumbling)

(speaking foreign language)

- Major, assemble your men at once,

and be ready to move out at a moments notice.

As soon as we've heard from our French radio contact

you'll move out, and good luck Vincent.

(gentle accordion music)

(plates and glasses crashing)

(whistles)

- Good afternoon gentlemen.

- Good afternoon sir.

- You're welcome here, I hope your trip

was not too uncomfortable.

- Jolly sight better than English trains sir.

- Thank you er -- Smith sir.

- Thank you Smith, I see your arm is hurt.

I'll send my medical officer to have a look at you.

Anybody else?

Ah, you're wounded too.

Guard, order the medical officer

to come down right away.

- Yawohl Heir Hauptmann.

- You'll be well fed gentlemen ask for what you want.

If we have it, you're welcome to share it.

Now then, which one of you is the Colonel,

it will be much to your advantage if you speak up now.

Is it you? Or you?

(laughs)

- What about me sir?

- We'll come to you Smith, naturally I can see years

of Eton and Sandhurst written all over you.

There is I must tell you, a Gestapo officer

on my staff, he's burning with a desire

to interrogate you in his own manner.

I hope you'll cooperate gentlemen,

he's a determined man, and shall we say, ruthless.

Gentlemen.

- Calling Devil, calling Devil.

- Lucifer, this is Devil over.

- Call Major Meinike we've got him.

- Prisoners taken to Wehrmacht camp 241.

Action urgent tonight, over.

- Roger, where's the contact point, over.

- The meeting is set, St Boniface church, before dawn, over.

- Roger, over and out.

- Pinpoint the position of that transmitter

if it takes you all night.

Tell Muller to stand by with a car and four motorcycles,

I'll be in my office.

- Everything's ready Major.

- Let's move it.

(engine rumbling)

- Again, who are you?

- Flight Lieutenant Charles Wingham, RAF.

- That's better, and which man is the Army Colonel?

- What Army Colonel?

- This gonna be a tough one Major?

- Important.

- Well that takes a little longer that's all.

- The Limeys lost a bomber last night.

- Happens all the time.

- Not like this, inside the plane was

an army Colonel named James Steele.

- What makes him special?

- The Germans are developing a new secret weapon,

it's bigger than the B2 or anything else.

Our whole front has shifted position to get at it,

this Colonel Steele is supposed to be an expert

on the overall picture, we need him.

- Real special.

- Okay men all aboard.

(tense music)

(plane engine rumbling)

- Think the krauts are waiting Major?

- Yeah, we can expect the worst.

On the double, we have to be at the church by dawn.

(dramatic music)

- Come out Raush, we have the house surrounded.

(rapid gun fire)

Drop it Raush.

(speaking foreign language)

- Sergeant take two men and search the house.

- Papa.

(grunting and crying)

- Take her, keep her out of my way.

Muller, take this man to the car,

guard him with your life.

You better stay with me, just in case

she attacks me again.

(dramatic music)

- What will you do with him?

- Take him to my headquarters.

- May I see him?

Please. - Maybe, that depends.

- Herr Major, we found a transmitter in the stable.

- Excellent.

- Your call Herr Major.

- Meinike, yawohl, good.

Your father called the Pastor of St Boniface church

right after we monitored the transmission last night.

He said he had to meet some friends in the church at dawn.

Come on.

- Rogers you come with me, the rest of you

stay here with Kelp, keep alert.

(organ music)

(engines rumbling)

- Father?

- Who are you? What are you doing here?

- We're Americans, sorry to intrude like this

but we're supposed to meet John Raush here.

(engines rumbling)

- No, no, not here, no.

- Christ, here come the krauts, we better get going.

- Stay down you stupid fool, orders are to stay put.

Understand.

- Through the bell tower.

- May I ask how you justify violating

a sanctuary in this fashion?

- That's a good question father for you to answer.

Make sure the men search every inch of the grounds.

Go over the church from top to bottom.

- Yawohl, herr Major.

- Alright Reverend Father, now let's have the truth.

We know that John Raush called you last night

right after he radioed secret information to the enemy.

Now what did he want?

- It was a private matter.

- I warn you father, we heard that John Raush

set up a meeting here with enemy saboteurs.

If you know the whereabouts of the saboteurs

and fail to do your duty, I cannot answer

for those reprisals that can be exacted

from the parish of St Bonafide.

- Thank you Major, you can put your mind at rest,

I shall do my duty.

(tense music)

- Who are you? What do you want?

- We're American Rangers miss.

Could we go inside, it's about your father?

- Yes, yes this way please.

It was awful, I was asleep.

I kept telling papa, no more, they will catch you,

there always all around, cars, motorcycles, convoys.

I was nearly out of my mind, but he wouldn't listen.

He had to use his radio again, I tried to stop him,

but this morning they came and took him.

- Who took him Jeanine?

- The commandant here, Major Meinike.

A real Bosch and a lot of his men,

they were all over, I hit him.

- The Major? - Yes.

I'll never forget his face, or his name,

Heinrich Meinike.

- Go away, I don't want to see your faces,

you American pigs, why did you help me?

Why did I help you?

- I'll see yah fella, in Berlin.

- I'll meet you again Captain.

- Not in this war buddy.

- And I'll kill you, for what you killed in me .

- Anything wrong sir?

- No, no, I just, it's alright.

Jeanine do you know where they took your father?

- To the villa, they use it for their headquarters.

(birds chirping)

He said that I might be able to visit him.

- He what?

- He said that I might be able to visit my father.

- Jeanine your father risked his life

to give us information, he told us the Germans

were transporting a very important British officer

to the villa, that's why we're here, to get him out.

Understand.

- You mean that you might also be able to save

my father at the same time?

- With your help.

- Oh that's wonderful.

- Hey, why not share the wealth with me.

- What does that mean, share the wealth?

- It means he'd like a kiss too.

- I only kiss officers.

- That narrows it down somewhat.

Come I'll show you how you can help.

(dramatic music)

- Major Meinike please?

(speaking foreign language)

- May I leave my bicycle?

- Of course Fraulein.

(speaking foreign language)

- So far so good.

- Entirely out of the question, in the eyes

of the German command your father is a criminal.

- No.

- He admits that he's been passing information

on our troop movements to the enemies

of the German Reich.

- But he was forced, you must take that into account.

- I've been taking into account the fact

that German soldiers are being killed everyday.

- Please Major. - Yeah.

(speaking foreign language)

Examine that basket, take her to the cell of prisoner Raush.

15 minutes, stay with her, see that no information

is communicated, good day Fraulein.

- Thank you Major.

(tense music)

(key clanking in the lock)

- Papa, what did they do to you?

- I'm alright, don't cry Jeanine.

- Mahler, Meinike, the Raush girl is here.

I gave her permission to visit her father,

she's now with him.

Now when she leaves have her followed very carefully,

something is going on, I want to find out what it is.

(engine rumbling)

(shouting)

- Shh, you're being followed.

(gun shots)

- Sorry, only thing I could do.

Are you okay Kelp?

- I'll survive.

- Get rid of that cycle.

Mackintosh, Duffy, take those German uniforms.

(radio beeping)

- Harley, get on that radio.

Let's see if your German's as good as you say it is.

(speaking foreign language)

Kelp you come with us, I'll have Jeanine fix your leg.

Harley you get that cycle into the woods

and stay close to it, in case they call back.

Get a bite to eat, gonna be a long night.

As for you young lady, while your saving Kelp's life

you can tell me everything you can remember

about the inside of that villa, but everything.

(singing in foreign language)

(brakes squealing)

(guns firing)

- Good girl, Harley get into that uniform.

Give us five minutes.

(engine rumbling)

(brakes squealing)

(speaking foreign language)

(guns firing) (men shouting)

- You're right on time Jeanine, let's go.

(engine rumbling)

(piano music in the distance)

(speaking foreign language)

(gun firing) (man groaning)

(gun shots) (man groaning)

- Oh Captain, I'm too tired.

- We're almost there, come on.

Any second now.

(wire snapping)

- Okay.

- Muller, any news of the Raush girl?

- [Muller] They reported in two hours ago sir,

nothing new.

- Get another report.

- [Muller Yawohl.

(bombs exploding)

- Emergency, everyone out.

(shouting in foreign language)

(dramatic music)

(rapid gun shots)

- Bloody well time what kept yah?

- Duffy give him a hand, where are the rest of your men?

- Down that hall, but take it easy,

there may be other guards.

- We're in the generator room.

We're US Rangers, we have one minute if we're lucky.

Colonel Steele?

Look you haven't got time to play dumb.

We've risked our butts getting here

and it's gonna get a hell of a lot worse

when we get outside, now Colonel Steele step forward.

Colonel James Steele, formerly with the 2nd Fusiliers,

get your arse moving.

- I'm Colonel Steele.

- You come with me.

- Kelp take the rest of the men to the armory,

get guns ammunition, we're gonna catch hell out there.

Let's move it.

- Come on men.

- This way.

Raush? - Oui.

- US Soldiers, on the double.

- Cover, give us two minutes then follow.

(rapid gunshots)

(bombs exploding)

- Mackintosh tell Kelp to knock out that generator,

then get back here on the double.

- Major, Major, look, sabotage.

- Rangers, fool, they're after the British Colonel, come on.

(shouting in foreign language)

(rapid gunshots) (men shouting)

- Curse it. - Herr Major.

(men groaning in pain)

- Magnificent Major.

- Mackintosh will lead you out,

there's a car and driver waiting for yah,

the driver knows what to do, good luck.

- You're making it possible for me to carry out

one of the most important assignments of the Allied Forces.

Thank you, and good luck to you.

- Jeanine. - Yes.

- You'd better hurry.

(rapid gun shots)

- Hurry, hurry.

(men groaning)

(bomb exploding)

- Rogers, round two.

(grenade explodes) (men groaning)

(plane engines rumbling)

- English and ours.

- Move, come on.

- Meine God, look there.

- British paratroopers.

(rapid gunshots)

(men groaning)

- You.

I knew I'd meet you someday.

(rapid gunshots) (gasping in pain)

- Did I kill him?

- No, I did, a long time ago.

- Did you know him sir? - Yep.

- Was he a friend of yours?

- In war there are no friends, just the quick and the dead.

(dramatic music)