Battle of the Bulge Page #5

- You're blocking the road. Get going.

- Hurry up.

- Come on, let's go.

Wait a minute. I tell you, those signs

point in the wrong direction.

What's holding up the parade here?

Somebody's been monkeying around

with those road signs.

That ain't the road to Ambleve.

Two hours ago,

I came here from Ambleve...

...over this exact same road.

Now, maybe they've moved Ambleve

in the meantime...

...but two hours ago

this was the road to it.

- Take off, Duquesne.

- Lieutenant, I'm telling you...

Lieutenant, tell your sergeant

to get this jeep out of here.

Move. That's an order. Move.

Yeah, I hope they enjoy themselves

in Malmedy.

- Come on. We're getting off here.

- Wait.

Come on!

Jump.

Hey, wait a minute. Where we going?

We're supposed to be in Ambleve.

We'll get there.

I gotta make a pickup first.

- Pickup?

- I got some merchandise in a farmhouse.

Germans are coming. They'll steal it.

You gotta give me a hand.

Hey, you two!

Come on, keep moving. Step on it.

Are you the last one?

Anybody behind you?

Yeah, the whole German army.

Go ahead.

You there, keep them moving.

Come on, step on it.

Notify the panzers.

The bridge is intact.

- Any sign of the Germans?

- No, not yet.

- What are you men doing here?

- We got orders to blow the bridge.

- Pile out.

- Wait a minute.

That job's being done.

How you boys making out?

- Just about finished.

- Hurry up, will you?

Get out of here

before those Krauts get here.

- You need any help?

- I got a good idea.

We'll give them all a hot-water bottle.

That water comes straight off the ice.

Well, I'm sure loaded with C-4.

Can you use any?

I imagine they could sell you some.

Climb in.

Hey, why do you got your wires

hooked on to that detonator?

- I guess he's in a hurry.

- To get killed? That's not the way.

Sarge, bring a couple of men.

We're gonna take a look

under that bridge.

This ain't the road to Ambleve.

That's what the sign says.

The sign says thataway,

the map says Ambleve was this way.

Will somebody straighten this out?

Ambleve. Ambleve.

- Hey, Wolenski.

- Oh, colonel.

Hey, we're all fouled up here.

We've been ordered to Ambleve,

but the maps don't jibe with the signs.

How'd you get off the road?

This will take you to Malmedy.

- Ambleve's that way.

- That way?

We've been following these road signs

the whole way.

And the MPs we ran into,

they've been directing us this way.

They've been changed.

They switched them around.

Those MPs you ran into seem okay?

- What do you mean?

- Anything odd about them?

Just regular GIs.

We intercepted an enemy dispatch.

They were recruiting

English-speaking Germans.

What time did you cross the Our River?

8:
40. We were last ones across.

They were set to blow it.

- You see the bridge blown?

- No.

But I saw the engineers

setting the charges.

Hey, wait a minute. What the hell?

They weren't engineers, they were MPs.

Murphy, get me headquarters.

And, major,

have someone switch that sign back.

Red River Six. Come in, Red River Six.

- Come in, Red River Two.

- Red River Six, this is Red River Two.

Germans uniformed as American MPs

holding Our River Bridge.

Bridge has not been blown.

Repeat. Germans uniformed

as American MPs...

...holding Our River Bridge.

Bridge has not been blown.

Over and out. Let's go.

Better hold it, Jack.

- What happened?

- They ran into a firefight.

German patrol.

I don't see any Germans.

They're in the river.

They didn't make it across.

Get out of here.

We're blowing the bridge.

What? Are you sure?

Watch out, the MPs are Krauts!

Oh, my God! Get down!

Why are we waiting?

Get that tank out of the way.

We are preparing

to tow it off now, sir.

Tiger to tanks Leopard and Panther.

Blast that tank off the bridge.

It's headquarters, colonel.

General Kohler says

we are behind schedule.

He wants to know

what's holding us up.

Tell the general the Americans

are learning how to retreat.

Tiger to Panther. Get onto the bridge,

push that junk right out of the way.

Stay down.

Murphy, call headquarters. Tell them

the Our River Bridge hasn't been blown.

- The enemy's crossing in great strength.

- Yes, sir.

- Let me have your rifle.

- What you need is a cannon, sir.

The last time I saw that German,

all I had was a camera.

Can't you hurry it up, sergeant?

We lost the column.

Do you happen to have a new carburetor

in your pocket, lieutenant?

You mean we're stuck here?

Nope. We can still walk.

Let's go.

- Hey, maybe we can get a lift, huh?

- Hold it.

We better find out

just who they are first.

Down.

Yeah, Krauts. Back.

If you'd just stayed loose,

I could've gotten them all.

Americans in headlong retreat.

Our forces are advancing on all fronts.

Great numbers of prisoners

are being taken.

I got a bad feeling about this.

If you wanted to make a run for it,

why didn't you?

I'm in your outfit, lieutenant.

My job is to look out for you,

go where you go.

I sure got you into the wrong place

this time.

But I'm glad you're with me.

When we get to the POW camp,

they'll separate us...

...you being an officer.

Yeah.

I'm gonna miss you, sergeant.

Run!

Keep going!

Get going. Come on, step on it.

- Is she here?

- No.

Well, tell her I'm back, huh?

I want you all to fan out. Round up

every man that belongs to this outfit.

We will assemble here in 10 minutes.

On the double.

Let's go.

What's all this?

What's it look like?

My place of business.

- What are the chickens for?

- They lay eggs.

Any idea what fresh eggs

brings in these days?

Oh, beautiful, beautiful.

All right, open the door,

that's my partner.

Look, run down to the tank park

and check us both in.

- But...

- And then report back to me. Go ahead.

The chickens look scrawny.

Have you been feeding them regular?

I was worried about you.

- Is it true the Germans are coming?

- Right through here.

- We gotta sell everything, fast.

- Then you'll leave?

Face it, kid, we're out of business.

One case of champagne, $360.

Two dozen nylons, $80.

Twenty bottles of perfume, $200.

Six hundred and forty dollars.

Here's your half.

Three hundred and twenty dollars.

All right, what did you make?

One thousand, two hundred

and thirty dollars. Here.

What have you been selling?

I don't see much stock gone.

- Take it.

- I won't until I know how you made it.

- What do you think I am?

- What do you think I am?

- It's money I've saved for us.

- For us? What are you talking about?

When a woman goes in business

with a man, it means forever.

What's forever? The shop is closed.

The Germans are coming.

They've been here before.

I've lived through it.

I will live through it again.

I will wait for you.

How can you feel this way about me?

I never laid a hand on you.

That's why.

You're in love with me.

Just a second. Hold the phone.

Hold the phone, here.

Shut up.

You know what?

You're right.

There.

You hold all the money.

I gotta go back in action.

You don't know

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