Kuznetsov!
A good shot, Comrade Lieutenant!
The bull's-eye!
And what's the matter with you, Rubin?
- Are you wounded?
- Just shook up.
Rubin, take him off there!
No, Let him stay.
Nobody invited him here.
Rubin, come with me.
Kuznetsov, go to Ukhanov!
Ukhanov!
The gun's all right.
Ran out of shells, damn it!
I've sent some men out.
You're alive!
I'm sure glad you're alive!
Yeah, me too.
Put your cap on, you might
catch cold.
I Lost it when I got buried
back there.
What's that in your hand then?
The Germans are attacking
the North flank of the army
with massive air support.
There's heavy fighting taking place
along our first Line of defense.
The HQ reserves tank corps hasn't
yet arrived at the mustering area.
- When are you coming here?
- You’ll have to wait.
Our assumptions are confirmed now.
Deyev's division will bear
the brunt of the attack.
Wouldn't it be more prudent for you
to move to Army Observation Post?
As soon as I think it necessary.
I want you to take full
responsibility for the Left flank.
Counterattack on the north wing.
Cherepanov, I told you
to Let the tanks come through
and to stay on your positions.
If you retreat 1 millimeter,
you may as well blow your brains.
I know they're encircling you.
So what?
You've got all of the artillery!
So hold your ground even...
even if you have to die on the spot!
Cherepanov! Cherepanov!
Comrade Commander,
may I speak to you?
I know everything, Colonel.
What can you add?
Cherepanov's regiment,
two artillery divisions
and Khokhlov’s tanks are
encircled but still fighting.
They'll soon run out of ammunition.
German tanks attacked
Cherepanov's command post.
Cherepanov's wounded, there's no
radio Link with him.
I'm afraid that Cherepanov's unit
can't hold out one more hour.
Could you give me support
by your tank destroyer reserve?
Button your shirt, Colonel.
- What?
- Go and button up.
For everyone to see that
you're in command of the division.
Pyotr Alexandrovich,
I understand how Deyev feels.
Cherepanov's situation
is catastrophic.
The Germans give
no sign of relenting.
Put on your glasses. Crawling on
the riverbank are machine gunners.
You won't even see your death,
getting so emotional.
I get emotional for good reason.
There're men dying and
we're unable to help them.
- They're soldiers.
- You forget they're human beings too.
It's something I have no right
to remember.
Otherwise I’LL start thinking about
their mothers, fathers and children,
waiting for these men.
Then It’ll be too hard to send those
men to their death, Vitaly Isayevich.
And yet we must do it.
Maybe it's time to bring out
our reserves?
No, not yet.
We have to Let their tanks through,
and then we strike.
Hold the reserves
as Long as we can.
Without them we don't exist.
Sounds Like one of our guns?
Though it should have been
destroyed Long ago.
Yes, I do remember
that they're not Only soldiers.
And I'd Like to think that they
know the reason for their sacrifice.
They've got to hold for at least
another hour.
Ukhanov, come here.
Who's that? Oh, the commander.
No more shells, gun's intact.
I've got four men.
I've got four, too.
Two infantry men joined us.
- Where's Tanya?
- In the shelter with the wounded.
- What do we do now?
- Fight.
With what? Bayonets?
That'll scare them real hard!
What, Ukhanov, you afraid of dying?
Why the hell should I die?
I can't Let my mother down.
Our orders were to fight to death.
Those orders haven't been cancelled.
Nothing can be simpler.
Ordered to die, so we’ll die.
The bastards are having their fun.
I'd Love to take him out,
but we can't make any noise.
Maybe after it's dark we'd try to
break through to our positions?
- And what about the wounded?
- That's right.
We got to get some ammunition.
There must be some Left
in Davlatyan’s positions.
Avoid engagement,
Only if absolutely necessary.
See to it that the wounded
get weapons.
- Yes.
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