The background of the film is the bloody Battle of Horgen Forest during World War II . After an entire platoon of comrades was wiped out by the enemy, the only surviving Private, Private David Manning, was promoted to sergeant. Unable to bear the pressure of leading the recruits, Manning applied for retirement on the grounds of mental discomfort. However, Manning's commander put forward a condition to him: as long as he led troops to capture a German outpost, he would report Manning's application for retirement. go up. But in a ruthless war, what matters is not victory, but how to survive the battlefield.
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Narrator, news footage: August 1944. The outcome of the Second World War appeared to be no longer in doubt. Paris was liberated. After four years of fighting, victory against the Germans seemed assured. Since the Normandy landings, American and Allied forces had battled their way across northern Europe, and pushed the German enemy to within its own homeland.
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Lt. Lukas: Captain Pritchett sir? You have a Private Manning here.
Capt. Roy Pritchett: Alright
[Looks at Manning]
Capt. Roy Pritchett: You Manning?
Pvt. David Manning: I think so.
Lt. Lukas: Give him a straight answer Private.
Capt. Roy Pritchett: Relax!
[Turns back to Manning]
Capt. Roy Pritchett: You can stop looking for your platoon. They didn't make it.
Pvt. David Manning: What?
Capt. Roy Pritchett: Looks like you were the only one who made it out. Your lucky day.
Pvt. David Manning: [Sarcastic] Lucky day?
Capt. Roy Pritchett: You're alive.
Pvt. David Manning: Am I?