Fall back!
Get down.
Get going. Stay low.
Hessler to headquarters.
Resistance very weak.
Southern front reporting.
Commander Nimke encountering light resistance.
Enemy retreating across river K- 10.
- Let's get out of here. - Hey, somebody man this gun!
- Here they come! - There they are!
Give me a belt!
Hey, wait for me!
Grab the tailgate!
Wait for me!
- Where's your motor pool? - At regiment, four kilometers.
Let's get there. I gotta get back to headquarters.
- Wait for me! - Hold it a minute!
Wait for me!
We haven't got a chance.
Relax. Stay loose.
You think we'll have to surrender?
Well, I hear they treat American prisoners real well.
In a big battle, they treat nobody real well.
Come on. There's a back road that leads to the motor pool.
- Maybe we can get us a jeep. - How do you know?
Because I studied the maps when we arrived here.
Just like you should've done.
- What if we run into their lines? - We're still ahead of them.
- They might have advanced patrols. - It's enough trouble keeping alive...
...in this mess without you bellyaching.
If you wanna surrender, go ahead. I'll make it easier alone.
You're out of line, sergeant.
Sorry, lieutenant.
Look, I don't need help from you. You wanna go on by yourself, go ahead.
Are you coming, or am I gonna have to carry you?
Hello, Cheyenne.
What's that? You're under attack?
In what strength?
Well, what's your guess?
I can't give you air reconnaissance, I'm blind.
- Get Apache. - Call Apache.
Eddie, what's going on in your sector?
It's only patrol action. How heavy?
Well, what does your reconnaissance say? Nothing heavy.
We're trying to get a picture. Stay on task.
The first phase of our offensive was a success.
The element of surprise was complete.
American communications are in a turmoil.
We must cross the Our River before the enemy realizes...
...we have launched an all-out offensive.
I do not believe I gave you permission to smoke.
Sorry, sir.
Unfortunately, we did not have time to get better acquainted...
...but all of you know my reputation.
My command always suffers the highest casualties.
The price of victory is never cheap.
In this battle, we will be as hard as our tanks.
I will reach the objectives assigned to me...
...no matter what the cost.
Signal from headquarters, colonel.
Hessler, I congratulate you.
- You're on schedule. - I will reach the Our River as planned.
But the enemy must not be permitted to destroy the bridge.
- Has Schumacher seized it yet? - Not yet.
Schumacher's primary assignment is to disrupt enemy communications.
I must have that bridge secured for my tanks.
I have no time to build bridges.
Hessler, your bridge will be secured.
We are expecting you to cross it according to the schedule.
You know your line of march. Coordinate with the map.
Conrad, I have a headache.
Fire! Fire!
Land mines! Why were they not cleared?
Where are the men with mine detectors?
We are moving too fast.
The men are following in trucks.
They are all dead.
The mine exploded directly under them.
Notify their seconds-in-command to take over.
Tell them I have absolute confidence in them.
We have lost a tank unnecessarily.
We've lost precious minutes unnecessarily.
Your troops were here to protect the panzers.
From now on, until we clear this minefield...
...your men will go ahead of my tanks.
And have my vehicle repaired at once!
Come on, keep moving. Step on it.
Now, listen to me, all of you.
I need precise information:
How many men, how many guns...
...how many tanks the enemy are throwing into this.
How much fuel are they carrying? And get a move on.
We've got 24 hours before we scream rape.
All right, Kiley, it's your turn.
They're pouring through, general.
Crack troops. Brand-new equipment.
I looked inside one of their tanks. They can chew up anything we've got.
- Question is, where are they going? - Do you have that information?
No, but he does. Colonel Hessler...
...the commanding officer of the panzer spearhead.
When we know where he's going...
...we'll know the objective of the attack.
The enemy is probing at five points along an 85-mile front.
With only that information at our disposal...
...how can you assume Hessler's column is the spearhead?
- The law of probability, Kiley? - No, sir.
The law of probability is against me.
But in the absence of other information, I've one chance in five of being right.
- I'd like to explore that chance. - How?
- Well, sir... - I'll tell you how.
Watch the Our River.
There's only one bridge, right here, that can support heavy tanks.
I'd say that's where Hessler will be, and that's where I'll be.
Don't get too close to that bridge. I've ordered it blown up.
That's a good thing to know. Thanks for the tip.
Keep moving. Keep moving. Keep moving. Go on, keep moving.
Come on, let's go. You there, keep moving.
- Come on, let's go. - Come on.
Come on. Come on, let's go.
Let's go. What are you waiting for?
Move it. Come on, keep moving. Step on it. Get going.
Come on, let's get going. Step on it.
Hey, what are you stopping for?
That sign. When we came through before...
...I recall Amblève was that way. - You're blocking the road. Get going.
- Hurry up. - Come on, let's go.
Wait a minute. I tell you, those signs point in the wrong direction.
What's holding up the parade here?
Somebody's been monkeying around with those road signs.
That ain't the road to Amblève.
Two hours ago, I came here from Amblève...
...over this exact same road.
Now, maybe they've moved Amblève in the meantime...
...but two hours ago this was the road to it.
- Take off, Duquesne. - Lieutenant, I'm telling you...
Lieutenant, tell your sergeant to get this jeep out of here.
Move. That's an order. Move.
Yeah, I hope they enjoy themselves in Malmedy.
- Come on. We're getting off here. - Wait.
Come on!
Jump.
Hey, wait a minute. Where we going?
We're supposed to be in Amblève.
We'll get there. I gotta make a pickup first.
- Pickup? - I got some merchandise in a farmhouse.
Germans are coming. They'll steal it. You gotta give me a hand.
Hey, you two!
Come on, keep moving. Step on it.
Are you the last one? Anybody behind you?
Yeah, the whole German army. Go ahead.
You there, keep them moving. Come on, step on it.
Notify the panzers. The bridge is intact.
- Any sign of the Germans? - No, not yet.
- What are you men doing here? - We got orders to blow the bridge.
- Pile out. - Wait a minute.
That job's being done.
How you boys making out?
- Just about finished. - Hurry up, will you?
Get out of here before those Krauts get here.
- You need any help? - I got a good idea.
We'll give them all a hot-water bottle. That water comes straight off the ice.
Well, I'm sure loaded with C-4. Can you use any?
I imagine they could sell you some.
Climb in.
Hey, why do you got your wires hooked on to that detonator?
- I guess he's in a hurry. - To get killed? That's not the way.
Sarge, bring a couple of men.
We're gonna take a look under that bridge.
This ain't the road to Amblève.
That's what the sign says.
The sign says thataway, the map says Amblève was this way.
Will somebody straighten this out?
Amblève. Amblève.
- Hey, Wolenski. - Oh, colonel.
Hey, we're all fouled up here.
We've been ordered to Amblève, but the maps don't jibe with the signs.
How'd you get off the road? This will take you to Malmedy.
- Amblève's that way. - That way?
We've been following these road signs the whole way.
And the MPs we ran into, they've been directing us this way.
They've been changed. They switched them around.
Those MPs you ran into seem okay?
- What do you mean? - Anything odd about them?
Just regular Gls.
We intercepted an enemy dispatch.
They were recruiting English-speaking Germans.
What time did you cross the Our River?
8:40. We were last ones across. They were set to blow it.
- You see the bridge blown? - No.
But I saw the engineers setting the charges.
Hey, wait a minute. What the hell? They weren't engineers, they were MPs.
Murphy, get me headquarters.
And, major, have someone switch that sign back.
Red River Six. Come in, Red River Six.
- Come in, Red River Two. - Red River Six, this is Red River Two.
Germans uniformed as American MPs holding Our River Bridge.
Bridge has not been blown.
Repeat. Germans uniformed as American MPs...
...holding Our River Bridge. Bridge has not been blown.
Over and out. Let's go.
Better hold it, Jack.
- What happened? - They ran into a firefight.
German patrol.
I don't see any Germans.
They're in the river. They didn't make it across.
Get out of here. We're blowing the bridge.
What? Are you sure?
Watch out, the MPs are Krauts!
Oh, my God! Get down!
Why are we waiting? Get that tank out of the way.
We are preparing to tow it off now, sir.
Tiger to tanks Leopard and Panther. Blast that tank off the bridge.
It's headquarters, colonel.
General Kohler says we are behind schedule.
He wants to know what's holding us up.
Tell the general the Americans are learning how to retreat.
Tiger to Panther. Get onto the bridge, push that junk right out of the way.
Stay down.
Murphy, call headquarters. Tell them the Our River Bridge hasn't been blown.
- The enemy's crossing in great strength. - Yes, sir.
- Let me have your rifle. - What you need is a cannon, sir.
The last time I saw that German, all I had was a camera.
Can't you hurry it up, sergeant? We lost the column.
Do you happen to have a new carburetor in your pocket, lieutenant?
You mean we're stuck here?
Nope. We can still walk.
Let's go.
- Hey, maybe we can get a lift, huh? - Hold it.
We better find out just who they are first.
Down.
Yeah, Krauts. Back.
If you'd just stayed loose, I could've gotten them all.
Americans in headlong retreat. Our forces are advancing on all fronts.
Great numbers of prisoners are being taken.
I got a bad feeling about this.
If you wanted to make a run for it, why didn't you?
I'm in your outfit, lieutenant.
My job is to look out for you, go where you go.
I sure got you into the wrong place this time.
But I'm glad you're with me.
When we get to the POW camp, they'll separate us...
...you being an officer.
Yeah.
I'm gonna miss you, sergeant.
Run!
Keep going!
Get going. Come on, step on it.
- Is she here? - No.
Well, tell her I'm back, huh?
I want you all to fan out. Round up every man that belongs to this outfit.
We will assemble here in 10 minutes. On the double.
Let's go.
What's all this?
What's it look like? My place of business.
- What are the chickens for? - They lay eggs.
Any idea what fresh eggs brings in these days?
Oh, beautiful, beautiful.
All right, open the door, that's my partner.
Look, run down to the tank park and check us both in.
- But... - And then report back to me. Go ahead.
The chickens look scrawny. Have you been feeding them regular?
I was worried about you.
- Is it true the Germans are coming? - Right through here.
- We gotta sell everything, fast. - Then you'll leave?
Face it, kid, we're out of business. One case of champagne, $360.
Two dozen nylons, $80. Twenty bottles of perfume, $200.
Six hundred and forty dollars. Here's your half.
Three hundred and twenty dollars. All right, what did you make?
One thousand, two hundred and thirty dollars. Here.
What have you been selling? I don't see much stock gone.
- Take it. - I won't until I know how you made it.
- What do you think I am? - What do you think I am?
- It's money I've saved for us. - For us? What are you talking about?
When a woman goes in business with a man, it means forever.
What's forever? The shop is closed. The Germans are coming.
They've been here before.
I've lived through it.
I will live through it again.
I will wait for you.
How can you feel this way about me? I never laid a hand on you.
That's why.
You're in love with me.
Just a second. Hold the phone.
Hold the phone, here.
Shut up.
You know what?
You're right.
There.
You hold all the money. I gotta go back in action.
You don't know what it's like in combat.
You get shot, somebody takes your money.
Before the plasma comes, a guy's got his hand in your pocket.
Guffy. Guffy.
- I don't want you to get killed. - Who's talking about getting killed?
You take care of the money.
Sarge, the tanks aren't there. They've been pulled back. We gotta catch up.
So long, partner.
Take care of yourself.
Guffy.
Don't you want to kiss me?
Don't forget to feed the chickens, huh?
Keep moving. Let's go, keep moving.
Come on, sarge, we gotta catch up with the tanks. Let's go!
Goodbye, Louise!
Put that in there.
Come on, get to it. Get to it.
Lion Battalion, take up bombardment position.
Panther Battalion, stand by.
- Get started. - Yes, sir.
- Hold it. Where you running? - The Germans are coming.
- Where's your rifle? Where's your outfit? - Captured.
- Dead. Gone. They're all gone. - Sergeant, stop that man!
He's not doing anything we aren't.
We're staying.
Countermand that order to fall back.
All units are to make a stand where they are and fight.
And that means everybody. Except tanks.
Clerks, cooks, bakers, staff officers.
Anybody who can carry a rifle is to use it.
- Kiley. - Come on, bring it all in.
It's very difficult for me to say this. I was wrong.
- Sergeant, haul them out again. - Everybody out.
Come on, what are you waiting for?
Well, it looks like we're staying.
- I never have a rifle when I need one. - Take mine.
- It's on the house. - I'll return it later.
- Let's go! - Let's go. Come on.
We're on the line, sir.
General Grey speaking. Fred.
I'm holding at Amblève, but I can't last without heavy stuff.
What can you let me have?
155s will do the trick. Where are they? On flatcars.
Are we still holding the rail line?
Good. Now, when can you get them here?
Well, not later, Fred. We're counting on you.
Bring that ammo up!
Stack it up. Position, on the wall.
Get some beef behind it.
Hey, lay those logs in there.
Let's go! Let's move it out.
First Platoon, follow me. Second Platoon, over there.
Fire.
Soldier!
Go! Go!
Everybody out!
- Wait a minute. Where you men going? - To the shelter.
- No, you're not. Grab your rifles. - But we're cooks.
Lunch is over. Get your rifles and follow me.
- Stay away from the buildings! - Soldier, up front.
I'm in the Air Corps.
You're in the infantry now. Follow me.
We're driving them back. They're running.
This is only the first round.
Why have you stopped?
They have dug in.
- It's a very strong defense. - Bypass it.
- I have considered that. - There's nothing to consider.
We must measure what we might gain by what we might lose.
Come on.
You were to have been 10 kilometers west of Amblève by this hour.
Why are you still here?
My first attack failed. I must take Amblève.
We are wasting time. Time, Hessler, you don't have much.
Amblève is an isolated resistance. Go around it.
We have surrounded and bypassed Bastogne. Do the same.
General, it will be dark in one hour.
I want your permission for a night assault with all my armor.
Colonel Hessler...
...you will break off this engagement, proceed with your mission.
- That's an order. - Yes, sir.
General, before you go, may I show you something?
What is it?
A chocolate cake.
Well?
It was taken from a captured American private. It's still fresh.
If you will look at the wrapping, general, you will see it comes from Boston.
And?
General, do you realize what this means?
It means that the Americans have fuel and planes...
...to fly cake across the Atlantic Ocean.
They have no conception of defeat.
We have the opportunity here to break their morale...
...to destroy their will to fight.
That is why you must permit me to reduce Amblève to ashes.
You have until 0400.
That is all.
We have silenced their guns. Now we will attack.
Your infantry will go in with my tanks.
Yes, sir.
Second Platoon, over there.
Let's go. Move it out.
We'd better get going, sir, before the town is completely surrounded.
Shall I send a runner to Major Wolenski telling him to cover our withdrawal?
No, that's the kind of order I give to a man myself.
Aim at the trench!
Some more. Let's get closer.
Bring up some more plastique!