excuses.
I'm a soldier, war is war.
I don't expect any allowances made
for me.
This failure should be analyzed,
not to be repeated again.
Obergruppenfuhrer,
I know my guilt is immense.
But I would like you to hear what
Standartenfuhrer Stirlitz has to say.
He was fully informed about
the operation and he can confirm
that everything had been prepared
with utmost thoroughness and care.
What does Stirlitz
has to do with the operation?
He's from Schellenberg's intelligence,
he dealt with different
matters in Cracow.
Yes, I know.
He was on the Runge case, concerning
the missing V-2 missile.
But I considered it my duty
to inform him
of the details of our operation,
believing that
on his return
he will report to the Reichsfuhrer or
to you how we prepared the operation.
I was waiting for further
instructions from you,
but never received them.
Was Stirlitz among the persons
to be familiarized
with this operation?
I don't know that.
Please check
if Stirlitz from the 6th Dept.
Was included in the list of
the persons cleared for the operation
on the destruction of Cracow.
Obergruppenfuhrer, I am...
the only one to blame,
and I would be greatly distressed
if you punished Stirlitz.
I deeply respect him
as a devoted fighter.
I can redeem my guilt only with
blood on the battlefield.
And who will fight
the enemy here?
I? Alone?
It's too easy to die for the Fatherland
and our Fuhrer at the frontline.
It is much more difficult to work
here, under bombardment,
wiping filth out.
Just bravery isn't enough here,
it takes brains, Kruger,
a lot of brains.
Find out, please,
had Stirlitz seen any of the superior
officers on his return from Cracow.
If he had, who was it.
And what exactly was
the subject of the conversation.
I've already made inquiries.
He hasn't reported to anyone.
On his arrival, Stirlitz
immediately got down
to selecting persons suitable
for infiltrating the Southern group.
Thank you. You may go.
Take a rest today.
And tomorrow write in detail
everything about the operation.
Then we'll think
where to send you for work.
We have few people and a lot of work,
a great deal of work, Kruger.
Hail!
Hail!
Bring me all Stirlitz's files
for the last year or two.
But make sure that Schellenberg doesn't
know about it, we don't want any panic.
Stirlitz is a valuable operative
and a brave man,
we shouldn't cast a shadow of
suspicion on him.
And prepare an order on Kruger.
We'll send him to work as Deputy
Chief of the Prague Gestapo.
Call for the car. In 20 minutes
I have to be at the crematorium.
Yes, sir.
02.13.1945
(18 hours 30 minutes)
This is Budapest.
Today, February the 13th,
after many days of
bloody fighting,
having shattered the fierce
resistance of Hitler's troops,
the Soviet Army liberated
the capital of Hungary
from fascist oppression.
The armies of the 2nd Ukrainian Front,
assisted by the 3rd Ukrainian Front,
have completed the defeat of an enemy
encircled grouping in Budapest
and got full control
of Hungary's capital.
In the course of February 11-12 fighting
in the city's western part,
by preliminary estimations,
over 30 thousand
enemy soldiers and officers
have been taken prisoner.
The soldiers-liberators had been
welcomed by the citizens of Warsaw,
Sofia, Bucharest, Belgrade, Vienna,
which were liberated due to
the heroism of the Soviet soldier.
Today they are welcomed
by the citizens of Budapest.
The Soviet tanks have
entered the territory of Germany.
The armies of the 1st Belarusian Front
under command of Marshal Zhukov,
having broken the enemy defenses,
came out to the Oder,
the last water barrier on their way
to the capital of Hitler's Germany.
The storming of the nazi stronghold
has begun.
Stirlitz arrived home
when dusk began to descend.
He loved that time of the year.
There was almost no snow.
In the morning the tall pine-tree
tops were lit by the sun,
and it felt like summer already.
Here,