FRANCE - MAY 1940
Hello, Abbeville?
If you cannot connect me with Metz, get me Paris.
I don't mind, but hurry. Of course, we'll wait
Yes, I hear you very well.
What?
Are you sure? They are at Sedan?
Eyes right!
I welcome you, General.
Thank you, Kesselring.
-My dear Fink. -General.
-Everything all right? -We are ready, General
Very well, gentlemen, then forward.
Everybody! Attention!
Guard! Attention!
Everybody! Attention!
Eyes right!
Everybody out!
Raise the barrier.
Attention!
If I have to inspect one more bomber, Kesselring...
I won't recommend you for promotion.
-May I finish the inspection? -Certainly.
Thanks, sir.
Have a pleasant journey.
England is not our natural enemy.
You heard him say it.
This time he's wrong.
They're on their knees. They're finished.
We'll never have a chance like this again.
It's ridiculous!
Ridiculous? It's a catastrophe.
Baron von Richter.
The Führer will see you now, sir.
BRITISH EMBASSY - SWITZERLAND
JUNE 1940
Stand at attention!
Gentlemen, the Inspector General is here.
This way.
Thank you.
-My dear Föhn, how are you? -Fine, thanks, General.
-Falke? -Thanks, General.
May I introduce my brother, sir?
Another fighter ace?
When I get the chance, sir.
We have borrowed this.
-Dover? -Dover.
Those masts are their radio direction finders?
England's secret weapon.
Which we captured at Dunkirk.
Our Stukas can deal with them.
Excuse me, General, but why?
If they know we're coming, so much the better.
Just what we want.
The men are in excellent spirits.
I can see that for myself!
I just mean that we shouldn't wait too long.
It may happen sooner than you think.
Please, gentlemen.
-Come, Falke. -Thank you, General.
Gerhardt, my bath!
Certainly, Major.
Do me a favor, not now.
These are the day's instructions...
-and they must go off today. -All right, if I must.
I know...you just happened to find it.
That doesn't concern you.
Hurry up. My evening meal will not wait for you.
In exactly five minutes, we're off to Boulogne.
Hans, look after Major Föhn.
Good evening, sir. May I lead the way?
Certainly. Go ahead.
But don't let him near the wine cellar!
What's the best way to evade a Spitfire, Major?
-The best is in a flat curve. -But, sir, my brother says...
that a Spitfire can outmaneuver a 109.
When we get to England, let him take up a Spitfire...
and prove it to me in my 109.
Deal! But don't forget your life jacket.
I told you to look after our guest, not to drown him.
Major Föhn doesn't think much of the shot method.
If you taught your boys to shoot sharper...
Excuse me.
Sir, you are to report to Wissant.
What, now?
Immediately. And Major Föhn, too.
l think l know why we are wanted in Wissant.
This is it.
AUGUST 10th, 1940
Gentlemen...Eagle Day.
The destruction of the Royal Air Force on the ground.
Take-off time. 07:15.
Our targets in Southern England are the following airfields...
Manston. Biggin. Kenley.
Dover. Hawkinge.
Our task is to destroy the R.A.F on the ground.
There'll be nothing left for us!
Don't worry, we won't be able to destroy everything.
Enough Spitfires will remain.
Even for you, Bruno.
Fly at maximum height and make good use of it.
And try not to land in the Channel.
In other words, keep your eyes on your petrol gauges.
Remember, you've only got 30 minutes over there.
Let's go.
Move. I'm here.
Can't you hear me?
We must take advantage of the good weather.
We are destroying as many aircraft on the ground as in the air.
Reichsmarschall Göring will be interested in these figures.
We have destroyed nearly 300 planes.
Half the entire British fighter force.
Schmidt can say what he likes -
- the fact remains, our bombers continue to be intercepted.
- Because the English are bringing down reserves from the north.
Right. So we intensify attacks -
- against airfields -
- and from Norway we will attack the North.
Beyond the range of our fighters!
And theirs...
even a Spitfire can't be in two places at once.
How far are we from the coast?
Everybody, action stations.
Tomato One to all. Tomato One to all.
Ten minutes to target.
All ready at fighter stations. Ten minutes to target. End.
Spitfire!