Decision Before Dawn Page #11

- You little swine!

- Ow! Let me- Ow! Let me-

- Let me go!

- Let him go.!

- Little swine!

You'll kill him! Let him go. Stop it!

Don't you see he's only a kid?

Let him go, I said.

Are you crazy? You'll-

Happy! Stop him, quick!

Too late! He's reporting us.

Hey, come on.

To the left. Didn't you see them?

They've gone in that direction.

They're comin' around

on this side.

Take cover over here!

Quick!

This way, sir.

Hey, Berger, Fritz,

take two men-

The rest come with me.

I saw them sir. I'm sure

they must be here. Three of them.

All right. All right, Junge. Hey, Berger,

take four men around the back.

We'll cover it from this side.

- And now you must stay here.

- But I want to go with you.

Stay here, I said.

- You men, over here. Fritz, take

a look at that tunnel there.

- Right away, sir.

You can hardly see anything.

Get all the ones on your left,

behind those bricks.

- There's nothing

in the courtyard, sir.

There's a staircase going down

to the cellar. Over here, Fritz.

- What's the matter with you?

- Nothing. Nothing.

He probably made the whole thing up, Max,

right from the start.

I suppose you're right.

- Call your men. We'd better get out of here.

- Yes, sir.

- All right, then. Everybody out this way.

- Hey, Berger, let's get going!

- Hey, Gerhardt,

get your men together.

- All men report to the vehicles.

Come on, Fritz.

Let's get out ofhere.

Hey, Richter,

tell them we can go.

All right. All right.

Keep goin'! I said, keep goin'!

See if you can

get over the side here.

Tiger, you'll go first.

Happy, you follow.

If it's too tough to get all the way across,

we make for the island.

What's the matter with you, Tiger?

Get ready!

Let's get outta here, quick!

Hey, what was that?

I saw something.

Hey, there's a man lying down here.

Run!

My legs- I can't move them. My le-

Hang on to me.

We'll try to make it to the island.

Get down.

- I had a cramp. I will be all right.

- Okay.

It looks like only couple

of hundred feet to the other shore.

- Think-Think you can make it?

- I will try. I'm sure I can-

All right.

Just take it easy for a minute.

In case something happens to me,

have you got everything straight?

I've got it all. Don't worry.

Do you remember

the Wrzburg target, sir?

- That... chemical plant

they moved in from East Prussia?

Is that very important?

- Do you think they will bomb it?

- Well, I hope so. Why?

I found out that my father was transferred...

- from the hospital in Berlin, and-just-

- And what?

He's stationed in Wrzburg now.

The hospital is next to the factory.

- Think you can make it now?

- I think I can.

Ready? Come on!

Hey, Krohner, take the second

and third platoon...

- and spread them out ten meters

apart along this side.

- Yes, sir.

- Victor, take over the first platoon.

- Yes, sir.

You will remain over here. Everyone

watch out for any men or enemy crossing.

- As you ordered, sir.

- Hans, get the first platoon ready. Quick.

- Right away, sir.

- All men of second

and third platoon come with me.

We'll have to wait.

They'll put down one more strand.

If the cramp starts again,

hang on to my shirt.

- Halt.! Halt.! Who's there?

- Come on.! Come on.!

- Who's there? Come out at once, or we'll fire.

- Go ahead, Lieutenant.

I can't make it anyhow.

Stop firing!

- Stop firing.!

- Hold it! Hold it!

- Get him! Get him, quick!

- Hey, you, over there.!

Stop him. Don't let him get away.!

Who are you? What are you doing here?

Are you going to talk or not?

- Ten seconds

to make up your mind.

Hey, there's someone

moving out there.

Knock it off, you jerks! Knock it off!

- Hold your fire. Sounds like one of our guys.

- What's he doin' out there?

Beats me.

Just keep him covered.

Twenty-first and Fifth Panzer. That's right.

They moved into Mannheim yesterday.

One regiment along the southern

boundary near Neckaran...

other about three kilometers

north of there.

WM-1967 on

the Darmstadt-Mannheim sheet.

Okay? Yes, I'll send a detailed report

over within an hour. What?

Well, they must have been

asleep at the switch up there.

Well, anyway, it's good news.

All right. Bye. First Army beat us to it again.

They found a bridge the Germans forgot...

to blow at Remagen, and they're pouring

into Germany like an Army Day parade.

I'd be happy to give Berlin to the First,

if it'd get me home sooner.

- Good news, huh, Rennick?

- Hmm?

- Oh. Fine, sir.

- Got a cigarette, Pete?

Look, I know how you feel.

There isn't much you can do about it.

A kid like Happy,

even if he came through it alive...

a traitor's always a traitor,

no matter what his reasons are.

We didn't hesitate

about using him.

In a war, to save lives,

you use whoever you can.

Trouble is, you always lose the best ones,

'cause the best ones

are willing to take a chance.

You better get some rest.

It'll do ya good.

- Siebert, get me Cadet Forward.

- Yes, sir.

Come on, hero, straighten up.

You oughta be grateful you're alive.

Don't worry. I am.

- Cadet Forward?

Hold on just a minute, please.

Griffin-

- Yes, sir?

- You're staying on with the old man.

Take Lt. Rennick to the convent. All

kidding aside, Dick, take it easy for a while.

- I will, Pete.

- I'll see you later.

- Sure glad to have you back, Lieutenant.

- Thanks.

Hey, you better put this on. You're pretty

lucky, sir. Too bad about the kid.

- Huh?

- I mean Happy.

- Yeah.

- Well, I guess it's no good thinkin' about it.

After all, he was

just another Kraut.

A man stays alive

as long as he's remembered...

and is killed

only by forgetfulness.

So long, Happy.

Let your real name

remain unknown...

but let the memory of your sacrifice

serve as a key to the meanings of treason.

It was to me.

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