Rommel Page #2

Did you have to be rude, Speidel?

On the coast of Calvados is...

France, the Atlantic Wall - April 17th 1944

still a gap of 40 kilometers.

France, the Atlantic Wall - April 17th 1944

Without the tanks I'm pessimistic about our chances.

84th Army Corps Coastal section

Fuhrer promised tanks. I trust him.

We must continue placing obstacles Marcks.

The Allies are now training at low tide.

But we will make the path to

the beach a living hell.

How? I can not tire out the men

with pick and shovel.

- I need to rest the soldiers.

- That's the problem.

Your men are too rested after

three years of beach vacations.

Speidel fought on the Eastern Front.

Any complaints?

I lost my leg on the Eastern Front.

Therefore I tell you with all due respect,

Your plan will take at least a year.

Whoever says otherwise doesn't know

what he's talking about.

What do you suggest?

I have orders from the Fuhrer.

And that order is- "Stop the invasion."

Being lazy and a grouch will

not help me accomplish this.

Will you get to work?

At your service.

Perhaps I was a little too rough,

but if I'm not, it doesn't get done.

- Marcks, wait a minute.

- He knows that Marck's right.

Your men have worked hard the

last two months. I'm sorry.

Paris - April 25th, 1944

German Military Administration

Something has changed.

Almost all the Parisian Jews

have been deported.

More transports leave

from Drancy and ...

Heil Hitler.

The SS hunts for Jewish children

sheltered in institutions.

This is the latest mission

of the SS here?

During air attacks against train stations,

they skip opening the car doors.

To prevent them from fleeing,

the Jews are being transported naked.

Come in.

This is Lieutenant Colonel Hofacker,

a cousin of Count Stauffenberg.

- General.

- Nice to meet you.

Berlin wants us to take action.

That's why I requested you,

because I trust you.

- It's about Rommel.

- Rommel?

Can you get him behind the overthrow?

He'll do anything to

prevent the invasion.

You need to convince him.

- We can do it with Rommel's army.

- And the people.

He is our most popular General.

It is a big leap from being

the favorite of the Fuhrer ...

to being the figurehead of a coup d'etat.

- There is no one else.

- I must speak to him.

Without the Gestapo getting wind of it.

Can you arrange that?

Rommel's Headquarters - April 28, 1944

General Guderian will be making

the decisions on the tanks.

You speak for the Fuhrer?

I will be inspecting the units

and advising the Fuhrer.

I look forward to your report.

That would be the 2nd Armored Division,

it's still here.

The enemy can quickly drop paratrooper

divisions with anti-tank guns.

So our tanks would be useless if

they are on the coast ...

and the enemy landed.

The enemy will hold them and

set up its beachhead without resistance.

How do we protect our tanks

against their naval artillery?

I'll have them dig in.

- Dig in?

- Yes.

I thought tanks are protected by armor...

firepower, and mobility?

During the invasion in France you

could not go fast enough ...

with your Ghost Division.

Did the Fuhrer agreed with my plans?

He has not decided.

The panzer divisions are...

under the supreme commander

in the west.

Then we can end this now.

In Africa, he failed.

Now he wants to play a role per se.

Talk sense to him. You can

not stop the invasion ...

with third-rate infantry

that hides behind tanks.

- I think he knows what he's doing.

- Really?

He's actually has never been more

than a good division commander.

The Fuhrer agrees with him

and thinks highly of him.

Let's take a walk.

Rundstedt is old and tired.

He gave up a long time ago.

Guderian does not accept criticism,

he is a "yes man".

Forget the consequences ...

- Take matters in hand.

- What do you mean?

Demand the Supreme Command

in the West.

Hand Hitler an ultimatum. He needs you.

You are loved.

Do I need to force him?

If you want to prevent the invasion.

You do not know the Fuhrer.

That would be counterproductive.

If you resign, the people will also

understand that the war is lost.

It's better to stay silent Speidel.

I just want to be Chief of Staff.

Here.

- They generously allow us to live here.

- You mean frivolously.

Rest assured the French nobility fears

the Bolsheviks more than us.

The Count worships the Fuhrer.

That young man there is her son.

The same age as my Manfred.

My son is in the Air Force in Ulm.

He came up with the idea

to join the Waffen-SS.

I forbid him.

Now you may ask why,

but you know,

I've heard horrible stories...

of mass executions.

About the massacre of the Jews

in the occupied territories.

You've been on the Eastern Front.

Can you confirm that?

The Jews are still being

deported in France.

The SS are allowed to search for all

the Jewish children in institutions.

How do you know?

There are people who do not like it

at the military administration in Paris.

Now, Now, come on, boy. That is the kind of

news you need to get use to as a soldier.

Our Manfred cried too

when he was photographed.

Come Stulpnagel. Did I come here

to soothe children?

No, Field Marshal.

A Mansion near Paris - May 14th, 1944

In this extreme case, we have to

remove Hitler by force.

What do you mean by force?

Arrest and prosecute him

for the crimes he has committed ...

in the name of the German people.

That would be military coup,

Herr Stulpnagel.

Do you think there's a General

willing to do such a thing?

There is already a group formed of

prominent men at our disposal .

There are already plans for a coup.

Some who are willing to give their lives

to liberate us from Hitler.

Give their lives?

- You are referring to an attack?

- In an extreme case.

You knew about this?

Only Berlin knows the details.

- What you're asking of me is treason.

- Hitler has betrayed Germany.

If we do not make peace with the

British and Americans ...

Russians will be in Berlin in the Fall.

Don't forget that you've sworn an oath.

Now, it will get back to the Fuhrer.

How long have you known

about these plans?

For some time.

You know what is required of me

as a obedient soldier?

Do what you have to do.

Damn.

Give it here.

It can be repaired.

France, the Channel Coast - May 20th, 1944

Go!

Watch out! They're coming,

they're coming. It begins.

Missed! Damn.

Speidel, what's going on?

Have the English landed?

- A British raid has been averted near Calais.

- On the Channel coast?

A British military officer was arrested.

He was handed over to the Gestapo.

- In Paris?

- You know the chain of command.

SS Headquarters in Paris - May 21st, 1944

They tried to blow up a coastal battery.

Good work, Lieutenant General.

We'll take him.

Rommel wants to talk to him.

You know the Command's order.

He must be executed ...

- after he talks.

- He hasn't talked yet.

Leave him here, then you will

know within 12 hours,

when and where the invasion occurs.

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