The following film is based on a true story World War I 1914-1918
American Soldiers Join French and British Forces in 1917...
... To Help Fight Against the German Intruders.
They Believe That They _ Fight For A Safe World For Democracy
Sector Meuse-Argonne France, 1918
Fix your neck.
sir.
Impertinent.
He's one of the tall people.
The supervisor will enter!
Shoot!
Shots of protection!
Run away!
Come on.
Keep moving!
Come here!
Cover this person's body.
US 77 Division Headquarters
Morning, Captain.
Major, General Alexander wants to meet you soon.
What's wrong?
I don't know, they planned something big.
Attention!
Gentlemen.
General. / Colonel.
Soldiers.
Three divisions, two American forces, one French force.
We will attack throughout the Argonne Sector.
77th Division gets the order to enter and clean the Argonne Forest.
Major Whittlesey.
sir.
Your battalion will take and defend Jentera Charlevaux.
General Alexander, asked permission to speak, sir.
Please, Major.
I lost a lot just to explore the area this morning.
We must live with that is acceptable.
Colonel.
Artillery report, sir.
Acceptable losses, General?
Attacking Argonne without the preparation for suicide.
Why do other officers not feel that way?
Did you study tactics and art war in law school?
General, we need time to re-supply.
We lack food, ammunition, drugs...
And whose fault is that?
I'm very aware of your civil politics, Major.
It sounds like your heart is still in Wilson, is too proud to fight.
A movement that prepares our country for this war...
... or is there something else in your mind?
I will lead My battalion to Argonne,...
... but I doubt you will see me and my men again.
I think we'll see what kind of person he is, our New York lawyer.
Captain, check the substitutes.
We need everyone who is there.
Alright.
This bird seems unable to fly...
... just half a block.
For our dashing young men.
Praise from Ladies Audubon Society, Hampshire, England.
We will send you back, friend.
You're like being born in a trash can.
Don't worry, Cher Ami.
You will be fine.
Lieutenant Leak?
Yes, sir!
I'm Captain McMurtry.
Welcome to Battalion 308.
Captain, there must be a mistake.
I should be in the Texas unit.
Most of them are from New York.
I don't understand what they say are city people.
You don't need to understand, Lieutenant.
They must understand you.
Call the names and tell them to get into the truck.
Ethan... Ethanasikoss.
Yes... Yader.
Noder.
Yoder.
Le...
LePa...
Pasta?
LePastee?
Lipasti.
LePastee.
Krodi-shi...
Krodi...
Krotoshinsky.
Why do New Yorkers call everyone friends?
You're not from town?
Big Fork, Montana.
Never heard. I don't know they _ allow apple pickers to come here.
What do you mean?
Save it for the Hineys. (German)
What did he say?
He thought, maybe you want to buy a bridge.
What bridge?
Brooklyn Bridge! What are the bridges over there?
What kind of soldier is this, We come all the way to France,...
... they unite us with the kid from Daisyville? / Hey!
Gosh.
geez.
slowly.
Yo, Rosen! Cepeglia. Up to the back. Let us go.
Not us, Sergeant. They took us to prison.
Major wants everyone on the defense line. Including you.
Warden?
We went to sneak to the French Brothel...
... and we caught them.
They will be delicious smelling forces in the trenches.
What's the matter, Sergeant?
We will line up in the parade, in Paris.
Make sure you use your medal.
Find a hole to enter, Don't act alone and keep quiet.
Hey, here the enemy shoots back.
Now listen.
The Krauts usually don't attack at night.
Usually they send invaders or invaders.
Let me strengthen it.
Take a break and eat warm food.
I'll teach you a few things tomorrow.
Get out of the way.
This isn't too bad, right?
You just need to bow your head.
Right, friend?
Thank you.
The new soldier is on standby?
Yes. soldier who explains them well.
What do you think about General Alexander's plan?
I'm a professional soldier.
I do not need to think too much about it.
I don't want to hear that from you, Captain.
I want you to think always...
... the way we take the Charlevaux Lantern without the soldiers being victims.
I'll check his successors.
Sersan./ Pak.
Letnan./ morning, sir!
We don't pay respect here, Lieutenant.
Sorry, sir. The officer and my subordinates shave every day.
Sorry, sir.
You're too often regret.
We came here a little late yesterday...
Is that a reason or explanation?
I'm not interested in that one.
I want you and your platoon on standby.
Make sure your men have a full ration, lots of ammunition.
And use the uniform correctly.
Use dry socks, if there are, and straighten your helper.
Lieutenant Leak, welcome to Battalion 308.
This is a French cho-cho.
Sho-sa.
This is useless. Do not worry.
Leave that to Henchman and Hollingshead.
Don't worry about mortars, tanks and artillery. / Besides, we don't have one either.
Basically, we dredge mud. Agitator rocks.
Infantry.
God!
It's just a traveling seller who throws cigarettes.
German artillery.
Who explained me to the gun. There are two types of rifles.
A shot out. Our rifle.
Shots in. Their rifle.
Mud dredgers must learn how to distinguish rifles.
If you hear a whirring or bang, it's Heir Wizbang.
Duck down to the ground.
Sometimes Heir Wizbang brings his female friend, Minnie Warfer.
Mienen Werfer. / Minnie Warfer sounds like a sad woman...
... on Jalan 10th.
It looks more like BRT that comes out of the tube.
They are difficult to recognize.
So immediately ducked whenever you heard.
Don't worry if you get hit, because they have another gun,...
... like Jack Johnson's Willies the whiner.
throwing bombs, aircraft bombs, machine guns.
And all kinds of crush grenades.
Don't worry about it, because everything is inferior to it.
When faced with the Hiney damn mud dredger,...
... with one of these at the end of the gun , you better stab him...
... before he stabbed you.
That, you have to worry about.
Did he say ducking when the sound of the rifle was like a train?
Or that is hard to recognize,...
... and we have to bow down when there is a sound of a tea pot?
No one said the tea pot.
I don't drink tea. What is the sound of a tea pot like?
Stop it!
Yes, sir!
Can you check Lieutenant Leak?
Yes. I will do it.
You have to sleep, Major.
Not yet time.
Captain?
Remember what we discussed earlier.
Good luck tomorrow.
Lieutenant.
Captain.
Major scolding you today?
Like stamping hot iron.
She's from West Point?
New York Lawyer.
You will never know, huh? Right.
We are very lucky, right?
It's not good to come far to France...
... and we can't tell to our children or grandchildren.
Now, tomorrow...
... when you reach the top.
You take a straight path and you pass.
You don't need to care about everyone's position.
They are good people. They will follow you.
You walk nine meters, then nine meters.
Nine meters?
Nine meters at a time,...
... and you can travel safely.
What about the German army?
Others know what they have to do.
You'll find out soon enough.
Most of my men have never fought.
Yes, that's our plan.
You haven't fought before, right?
Never been like this.
That's why you lead the troops.
You're bolder than they are.
That means you are more experienced.
You can give them orders.
Yes.
That's right.
Isn't that right?
You will be fine.
Install a bayonet!
Attack!
Attack! Come on!
Stay with me!
Attack!
Keep going!
Come on!
God!
Then! Come on!
Come on everybody! Come on!
Forward!
Keep going! Do not stop!
Why aren't your troops advancing, Colonel?
General, we are always confronted with the enemy.
And most of my commanders have to secure their side.
They experience heavy resistance.
You! Note this.
After being caught in any situation means...
... does not comply with the command directly from the Division Headquarters.
We will not back down, but go forward!
Captain, I want you...
... to get a machine gun and get it out!
Alright!
Follow me! Come on!
You two, come forward!
Come on!
If I can see someone, I can shoot.
Where is the cowboy going?
He must know something.
Do you think so? / She's from Ruralville. He is big with trees.
Have you ever been close to a tree?
There is a tree at Union Square.
That doesn't count. Come on
God!
Hold this position.
You!
You run down there. Tell Lieutenant Leak to bring...
... the rest of the platoon.
Yes, sir.
German Headquarters Argonne Forest
Two American divisions and one French cavalry...
... start going down. They attacked these three locations.
The French army is acting methodically, as expected. American Army...
... cruel and fearless.
Reserve our troops moving forward.
We must be stable in...
... two hours.
What is your overall assessment?
We have learned from Chateau-Thierry...
... and Belleau Wood...
... that American soldiers are difficult to predict.
They don't retreat when they should.
How understanding they are, Major.
The American army will not withdraw from Argonne.
We will get them out.
Captain.
Lieutenant.
Now prepare for a counterattack.
We must hold this position.
Definitely.
What's your name?
Lipasti soldier, sir.
Where did you learn to run like that?
I used to...
... go home take the shortcut through the Irish people.
You have to run away from a collection of Irish people, sir.
I'm glad one of my cousins didn't hit you with bricks.
Now you come with me. You will be my runner.
Yes, sir.
Whittlesey's men are victims.
He must step back and rejoin.
Whittlesey, this is General Alexander.
Why aren't you attacking?
We are isolated. There is no help from each side, General.
That's because the French army and the other side of the team are in front of you.
You slowed the attack, Major.
Have your men move!
Are you sure they are on the other side, General?
Geez, I give you a direct order to complete the mission,...
... no matter the number of victims!
We have to take that place!
Sir, the French army is not first than Whittlesey.
They are stuck at Gisella Stella.
We need him as a filler emptiness in our attacks...
... until each side of our team can adjust again.
October 2
Swersky.
sir.
Cover the dead soldiers.
Don't leave it open again.
Yes, sir.
We need more medical equipment, sir.
I'm fine.
Map.
Captain?
I'm fine.
I talked to General Alexander.
Said the French army was in front of us on the left side.
The rest of our division on the right side somewhere.
We are ordered to take Jentera Charlevaux.
Sergeant Gaedeke thinks he'll find a way so we can...
... past German defenses.
Worth a try.
Soldier Chinn.
We don't have enough cables to reach our objective.
I want you to post a post hidden radio.
I use runners to communicate with you.
Stay connected.
Tell them we are advancing.
We have to supply _ food, ammunition, water...
... and medical equipment for the injured.
Yes, sir.
I will join the first group.
I'll read if it's safe.
Alright.
Tell Captain McMurtry to bring the rest of the people.
We will hold it here first.
Come on. Hurry up.
Lipasti!
I'm looking for you.
You found me.
Do you have that anymore?
I have a message from Major.
Forget it. The signal is disconnected.
I sent three people, nobody returned.
I heard guns and grenades.
I think the Hineys might be ready to attack us from behind.
Do you understand?
Yes.
What's it like up there?
Normal.
There is a Chop Suey band, Flora girls Dora.
You don't know what to do.
I'm fast learning.
Do you need help bringing this back?
This is my post.
I'm still here.
Bring this too.
One is not enough.
Thank you.
Yes, you too.
Good luck.
Are you sure the French army is retreating?
Some of their units have returned to their trench line.
Without France on our side, we have to back down.
I want to go to my tent.
Instruct all units to retreat to our line of defense.
Any contact with Whittlesey?
The signal is broken.
Keep trying.
I want to know the location of the Battalion.
Yes, sir.
Major!
Radio signals Chinn soldiers are cut off.
He tried to fix it.
Soldier Richards!
How many birds remain?
Four, sir.
Send this message.
Not you, Cher Ami.
You stay with me.
Don't worry, sir. He is a great British carrier pigeon.
He will say our location.
254 Hessian Reserve Regiment...
... reporting ongoing contacts...
... in American forces with unknown power.
Where is the location?
Charlevaux Lantern Area.
Are they trying to retreat?
No. They dig the ground.
Insolent.
If they settle we can surround them...
... because of France and their American partners...
... has stopped.
General?
What?
I lived in America for seven years.
Americans believe they are invincible.
We have to destroy this unit...
... before their colleague came looking for them.
Move the infantry backup to Charlevaux...
... tonight, Major Prinz.
I want to know if this ignorance or the courage to inspire...
... which motivates American soldiers.
Relax, friend. You're home.
General!
Major Whittlesey has succeeded in reaching the Jentera Charlevaux area.
Impossible.
He wants to know where the rest of our division is, and...... ... where is the French army.
He intends to stay, as instructed.
It seems that our Whittlesey and the child the city are the only ones...
... who successfully completed the mission today.
And because of that, they are stuck...
... in the middle of a collection of German soldiers.
Not bad for a New York lawyer.
One of our supervisors heard the Krauts carrying a van two weeks ago.
Now maybe they want to ambush us.
Don't let that happen.
Can you contact each side?
No.
Not yet.
Now, we have to supply again.
The soldiers are running out of food, water.
They searched that died for ammunition.
Make sure the dead ones are covered.
Send some runners to return just in case the bird doesn't work.
Three people, different routes.
Chinn? Chinn?
Sorry, friend.
Where have you been?
Where did you come from?
308 Whittlesey Battalion. Are you reinforcements?
No, we are from K-Company, Battalion 307.
We tried to leave here all night.
The Krauts are close behind us.
Don't go there. There are more.
Where did you come from?
I told you, Battalion 308.
No, I mean your location.
The place we should be.
Unlike you who roam like prostitution who are looking for money...
... on Jalan 14th.
We were ordered to take the Lantern, being the Major took it,...
... and now we are waiting for Kraut to attack in the morning.
That's amazing, soldier.
Besides, I'm sick and tired of playing hide and seek with the Hiney fuckers.
All right,...
... you're a signpost.
You lead the way.
Major.
Their attacks will be violent and disciplined.
They are waiting for the smoke to disappear.
They don't like to move when it's smoky.
At Chateau du Deab, they feed their men while it's still dark...
... and they attack us when we have breakfast.
We don't need to worry about that, sir.
My men eat rations dry bread and canned rations.
Don't drink coffee.
You're absolutely right, Lieutenant.
That's a good idea.
sir?
Start the fire.
Look for used places for coffee and grills.
I want the Germans to think we are having breakfast and not ready.
Yes, sir.
I hear the Hineys have a rest center in this forest.
bowling alley, restaurant and linen mattress.
That's for officers, not for people like us.
They don't have people like us.
You don't know anything, Schmagegie.
Don't call me Schmagegie.
Who do you think is fighting when Hiney officers play bowling,...
... lying on the bed and eating at the restaurant?
You Jews in the south Canal Street has its own character, Rosen.
At Bushwick, we see the positive side.
There is no positive side of living in Brooklyn, Cepeglia.
I think there are apple pie and beer there.
Beer? You don't say they have beer.
What kind of beer?
What's the difference?
Do you want eggs in it?
That's not too bad, right?
Forget it.
I won't send anyone to your sewing shop, Rosen.
You will live the rest of your life sewing buttons.
As long as it's a long life.
Did you hear that?
Soldier Chinn?
Zero.
The basic Hiney bastards!
Come on, everybody!
Hang in there, come on!
The direction is 11 o'clock! Shoot!
First aid for these soldiers!
Defend your battlefield!
Two people on ridge, Joe!
Come on!
Align the distance! Select the target
Leave! Watch out!
Come on.
What's your name, soldier?
Krotoshinsky soldier.
Pull the lock back.
Now pull it out.
Enter ammunition.
Like basic training.
Push the lock.
Now you're ready to shoot!
Hold your position, Soldier Yoder!
Krotoshinsky that takes control here!
Yes, Major.
Duck down! Keep your head down!
Pull back your platoon.
We make defense in front of the medical area.
Don't let them enter our defense line.
sir!
Back off!
Gathering!
Chinn, sign in!
Enter! Chinn, come in!
Do you hear me?
Sir, they damaged defense on the left.
They attacked the line defense of Captain McMurtry.
They will invade us.
Bring three people and join with Captain McMurtry.
Leave!
Say Lieutenant Schenk he must hold the position!
Duck down! Keep your head down!
Back off!
Progress to the line of defense!
Forward!
Thank God!
Forward!
Come on!
Go to the left!
Come on everyone! Come on!
Come on!
Forward!
Come on, everybody!
Hang in there, come on!
Move forward! Now!
Come on!
Basic Hiney bitch!
I will kill you. Go to the bottom east side!
Good work, soldier.
Captain Nelson Holderman.
Major Charles Whittlesey.
Sir,...
... I have to say, Major, but we are not reinforcements.
We are trying to get back to the defense line when Germany is right behind us.
The selection of your time is right, Captain.
It seems like that, sir.
But sir, there are only less than 80 people in my battalion.
And if you may say,...
... the German army appears not happy with you.
They'd better get used to it.
Yes, sir.
I'll try it!
No.
The injured need water.
They can't wait until night.
Sergeant Gaedeke, make a guard post here.
Shoot anyone who wants to take water before we kill the sniper.
Yes, sir.
Alright, we are here.
That's the German vanguard.
The rest of our division is somewhere on the right side of the ridge.
General Alexander said the French army was on the left side.
Lieutenant Schenk, I want you to take Sergeant Gaedeke...
... and a full frame to try to join the French army.
Have a question?
No, sir.
Finish.
Why do we have to use a French rifle?
We are Americans.
We should use American weapons.
You're not American, Krotoshinsky.
I'm American.
I have taken the test.
What test?
Tests given at Ellis Island.
Didn't you take it?
I don't have to take the test. I am handsome.
After all, the test didn't make you an American.
That makes you a civilian so that you are sent and take part in military service.
Hey.
Hey, I'm here because I'm American.
You're Polish.
Only in America I'm Polish.
In Poland, I am a Jew who must stay in a factory and make boots...
... for cavalry officers.
I did the test, Lipasti.
Do you know what they say?
They say I can be whatever I want.
Don't say I'm not American.
I did the test.
Which is the rest of the platoon?
We were ambushed, sir.
Said General Alexander French army is on the left side.
None. They were never there.
We are surrounded, Major Whittlesey.
The soldiers know that, sir.
If we hold the position, they will also hold the position.
Why do you think the German army tried so hard to defeat us here?
Because where we sit, we are a threat to the German defensive line.
And it can't be accepted for them, huh?
No.
No, sir.
Then it was resolved.
Our command is to hold position.
We stay here.
US 77 Division Headquarters
Colonel Johnson, about...
Lost battalion?
Major Whittlesey isn't lost.
We know the location.
We just can't reach it.
Whose fault is that? / It's nobody's fault.
That's how war works.
For a long time, it's always been like that.
We received a message from Major Whittlesey!
They have backtracked some German attacks,...
... and add one more in the morning.
He is surrounded, but he intends to settle until things improve.
Alright!
October 4
I have a good idea about the whereabouts of the sniper.
Really?
If he raises a head,...
... I think I can shoot him.
What will make he bring up the head?
A kind of target.
Soldier?
Major.
We can't shoot the sniper. He is great.
But we have a plan.
We have to get water for the injured.
I see.
Shoot, Yoder!
If they don't give up, they must be destroyed.
American forces attack with desperation...
... to free these people.
If they penetrate Argonne...
... it will be disastrous.
We will need special assault troops.
Stosstrupen.
You will have your stormtrooper, Major.
We have taken a bandage from dead so that it can be used...
... by the injured, sir.
This one is still good. Only used on one side.
Try if you can find cigarettes, Sergeant.
I like cigarettes. I used to smoke, sir.
But I don't want to search bag of dead people to find it.
This is useless, sir.
I don't want to discuss this, Sergeant.
Sir, I'm with Blackjack Pershing when we chase Pancho Villa...
... to Peral.
You are a great officer, Major, but you are different.
In some cases, You are like these soldiers.
This is not your life.
You are always honest with us, Major.
And do you believe it stays here is worth it?
For people like General Alexander, like this is life.
They don't realize that our world has been destroyed...
... here, and is waiting to be buried.
You think our men will return...
... to their cart and sweatshop after the war?
If we can hold a position, we might be able to end this war.
I'd better check the soldiers, sir.
It seems we will here for a while.
The general wants all cannons...
... shoot into these coordinates to help Major Whittlesey.
Have you confirmed the shooting target? / Twice.
Artillery!
Install, shoot!
Then!
Stand by.
Lieutenant, what if I check if the bodies of the Hineys...
... have water or food?
Hold your position.
I will ask for steak and potatoes for tall people.
Don't forget the bill, Lieutenant.
I'll ask you for a bucket full of coal.
That's from our side!
Coming from behind!
That's from our friend!
Yes, come on!
It came from behind!
Alright!
I like the traveling sellers!
I like them!
Good work!
Basic Hiney bitch! Yes!
Our friend bombed us! Take cover!
Take cover with the bastards!
Get down!
Look for shelter!
Medical!
We have to go down to the medical center.
Protect all who are injured.
Leave now!
Duck down!
What are you doing? Duck down!
Duck down!
Soldier Richards!
Here, sir!
sir!
Damn it!
Sorry, sir.
Send the message.
Tell them to stop this, Cher Ami.
You can.
Aim! Shoot!
Okay, keep your position.
Stay alert or the *** will try to move from behind.
Lieutenant, come with me!
Hey, why are you, little friend?
Colonel, a message!
Read it.
Our artillery bombs above us.
For God's sake, stop it.
Whittlesey. / Whittlesey?
Stop the shot!
Stop the shot and contact the artillery!
Stop the shot! That is...
That is an order! Stop the shot!
We attack our own friends!
Stop the shot!
Stop shooting!
Shoot!
Come on, keep moving!
Keep the line!
Why haven't we been able to defeat this American soldier...
Who have we been around?
I don't know.
I check the equipment of the dead.
They don't have water and food.
One person only has three bullets, the other one doesn't have one.
There is no ammunition.
This war must end.
Unfortunately as long as they are in the middle of our defense line...
... American and French soldiers will continue to attack.
You have to destroy the forces before us...
... so we can overcome this madness.
George, that's pretty impressive.
I think it can be removed, but...
... you won't get much motion when the wound is open.
Then,...
... let it stab.
My mother always said I had to find a place to hang my hat.
Major.
Will you read my Bible...
... please?
To You, O Lord, I always believe.
Never make me in error.
Take me to Your truth, and never escape.
whisper to me and save me,...
... because you are my guide, and also my guardian.
Deliver me...
... away from despicable deeds.
Stay away from sinning and cruelty.
Because you are my hope, my Lord.
I always trust you...
sir? Do you want to sit down?
How's your wound?
This is just a scratch.
I'm making beer with hot water.
This.
Thank you.
Of course.
Captain McMurtry said,...
... You were a pre-war lawyer.
Yes, right.
I handle contracts and arrangements.
You know, Major,...
... people like me and McMurtry,...
... we are professional soldiers.
If we are not here, we will be somewhere.
You can enter the law,...
... as General staff.
I don't think I'm going to enjoy working for General Alexander.
You don't think we should be here, huh?
No.
If that's how you feel, why are you here?
Life will be younger if we can choose our duties and obligations.
But we can't.
We shouldn't be.
That's why I'm here.
Lieutenant.
I'm Major Prinz.
Can I offer dinner? We have a nice stew.
No thanks. I eat a lot for lunch, and I'm full.
Then drink a cup of coffee.
Cigarettes? / That's a bad habit.
I lived in your country for seven years.
I have to admit I prefer your tobacco.
We have a lot.
Stop by and be my guest for dinner sometime.
So you have a lot of food and tobacco?
We have rations for two battalions.
We lack energy,...
... but it's still a lot of food for 1400 people.
You Americans, you have a lot for everything.
Not important.
Later you also have to give up.
I don't think so.
Is your officer heartless?
You are surrounded.
You don't have a chance to be free.
Every night you send supervisors, and every night we kill.
We can hear the cries of the wounded soldier, Lieutenant.
There is no shame in giving up.
Maybe for you.
But my friends are different.
What do you mean?
What you're dealing with, Major,...
... is a collection of Irish, Polish, Italian, Jewish people from New York.
They will never give up.
Never.
We know them in near the lantern somewhere.
We have to find them.
They hit our friend with our cannon yesterday!
We will find them!
This is done.
Not yet.
After all, why should I share this with you?
Because I killed the person you searched.
Small details.
I don't want to talk to you anymore.
Hey, Yoder?
What is life like in Daisyville?
Big Fork.
What are your activities on Saturday night?
There are many.
Unless we don't come out late,...
... because you have to go to church Sunday morning,...
... and usually there is a meeting after that.
Alright, Saturday night?
Saturday night?
What are your activities for having fun, Yoder?
Why doesn't anyone call me Bob?
Who is Bob?
He's Bob, you stupid Italian.
Have you ever heard of a first name?
Your first name is Soldier.
You will forever be a soldier, Rosen.
You can't be Corporate.
I just want to be a civilian.
Sometimes we go camping.
Why is it that every time there is an apple picker next to a tree, they always talk to camp.
What are your activities when camping?
Sleeping outside and baking on fire.
Do you wear the same clothes every day and get ticks?
That's the fun part.
Listen to that, Rosen? We have fun.
Hey. I don't have fun.
That's him with narrow thinking again.
You won't make anything.
You will disappoint your blessed mother.
That's right.
Hey, Yoder.
Give your box.
Come on.
This is it.
Take it.
Thank you.
Captain?
sir?
Save what you can.
Yes, sir.
Soldier?
Tell the others.
For now cover their first and then rest.
Don't shoot.
If they know our location...
... they will know the location of their friends.
That's a British plane!
Hey! Here!
He found them.
Drop it!
Duck down!
Find a hole and stay there!
The map.
He got something.
We get their position!
Listen.
The division is trying to reach us.
We have to tell our exact location.
We send runners every night, but they are either lost or killed.
With this rain, this could be the protection we need.
I'm asking for volunteers.
I'll go.
I almost succeeded before this war.
I've been this close to being the aviator in the room.
Elevator operator.
I trained declamation so that could get the job.
Next, third car.
Good morning, good night.
I could have worked with mister and rich lady.
I can just use the original uniform which has gold ornaments.
My hands are clean, my back won't hurt like...
... an Italian trolley driver.
What happened?
What do you mean, what happened?
This is what happened.
Do you think the job will wait for me when I go home?
I will drive the trolley around New York like everyone else.
We won't be able to like that at home.
Come to Montana after this, and we will take care of you.
Are you kidding me? I haven't been riding a horse yet.
We will give a horse that has not been ridden.
Do you do it for me, Cowboy?
I've never taken an elevator.
Where does the military find people like you?
I volunteered.
Friend, you volunteered?
What?
Me too.
You volunteered for this?
We are not stubborn.
Captain.
I want you to check the bodies of the German soldiers.
See if you can find food for injured soldiers.
Yes, Captain.
Hey!
Shut up. OK.
Shut up. Understand?
Calm down.
Calm down. This is yours.
You can have it.
Take this.
Calm down.
Hench!
I can!
God!
Hench!
Hench?
I want you to bring a message...
... from me to your Commander.
I can't, sir.
Do you prefer to be a prisoner?
No, sir.
First I got caught by you, and now I'm delivering a message?
Doesn't that make me a spy?
No.
You and your partner are very... brave.
I'm jealous of your Commander, has a soldier like you.
Look down.
I want to save lives.
Yes, sir.
October 6
Major?
Hold your shot.
See you later, friend.
Auf Wiedersehen, My partner.
I have a message from the Krauts, sir.
How are they treated?
OK, sir.
They bandaged me and gave me food.
Heard about Lieutenant Leak?
They arrested him, sir, but he is fine.
Good. Take a break, soldier.
Thank you, sir.
Take a weapon.
Written Warriors Hollingshead respects his homeland by refusing...
... answer the question from the German intelligence officer.
The suffering of your wounded soldier can be heard on the German defensive line.
We are kind asking you to give up.
Because it will be very useful to fight further,...
... seen from the current conditions.
Signed, Major Prinz.
Do you know?
I think we beat them.
Otherwise they won't send this.
How are we going to answer, Major?
Unacceptable.
How was the situation? / It's never been better.
Lieutenant Leak, he's a great officer.
Originally from Texas.
We lost 60 soldiers due to our own shots today.
Now we have fewer than 200 troops left.
I don't know if they can still survive.
Don't underestimate them, Captain.
Two days ago, we had people China as news givers,...
... American Indians as runners.
Both die, but that's not the point.
Italians, Irish, Jews and Poles,...
... they never hired me as a prosecutor.
We won't meet each other in the same event.
But in our lives we will never enjoy being together... ... the best army or soldier great besides tonight.
Major.
I've been with the Rude Team Rider Teddy Roosevelt.
And I have never served the best officer besides you.
You know your men will do anything,...
... where are you going?
Thank you, George.
October 7
No!
Forward!
Keep moving!
Get up! Keep moving!
***!
You won't hit anyone if so!
Give me ammo!
Friend.
Keep moving!
Opponent!
Keep moving!
I'm fine.
Gangster.
Gangster New York.
Hey.
A foolish Italian, I thought you were really hurt.
This is an opportunity, Rosen.
I'm going to go home hurts well with the nurse.
I told you how charming I am?
You found a way to mess it up.
Right.
Come on. Let's go.
I'm sorry, man.
Godez, bring your men and protect the right side.
Hackett, take your position here.
Major Whittlesey.
There will be promotions and awards for everyone.
No wonder our plane can't find this place.
Your artillery has already found it, General.
Where are your remaining Battalions?
Sergeant Gaedeke, we lack the place to bury.
Platoon Lieutenant Schenk is somewhere out there.
I sent him to join with the French army...
... which you said is on one side, General.
This is an acceptable loss.
Not for me, sir.
I understand how you feel about your men.
You said our side was helped, and you ordered my men to attack.
You said the supply would be sent, which turned out to be not.
Is that acceptable to you?
Yes, that is acceptable to me.
We managed to break the defense line Germany because you stayed here.
Because you stay here, is like a thorn in their stomach.
Major, your work is good here.
But you have 600 people to worry about,...
... and I have 20 thousand people to send to fight.
I have to live with that.
I will send a truck to send your men home.
They run out through hell.
You will never know what they have been through,...
... or what they can do or not.
They are better than you, General.
They are better than me. They are always better.
Let me take you and your officer to the car of my staff.
That is not acceptable, sir. I will stay with my men.
I understand.
Soldier!
We go home!
Major Whittlesey, Captain Holderman and Captain McMurtry...
... awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Krotoshinsky soldier receives the Distinguished Service Cross award.
Cher Ami, the carrier pigeon is injured, who carries a message...
... to stop American artillery which is bombarding Whittlesey warriors,...
... now has a respectable place at the Smithsonian Institution.
The stubborn defense of the Whittlesey deep within the German defensive line...
... combined with _ violent attacks by Americans...
... help penetrate German defense.
Whittlesey leads more than 500 people into the Argonne Forest.
Less than 200 people followed him out after five days of siege.
The Great War ended five weeks later.