The Devil's General Page #4

Together we will have order... power...the future!

Join us now!

Do not wait until that day when

you are entrusted to us.

Sorry!

The non-Aryan painter Max Liebermann,

a fine old Berliner...

...with a great talent for pointed comment...

...once said the following:

"I can not eat as much as I want to vomit."

Sorry, but I do not understand.

Well, if you use the phrase to apply to me...

...'drink' should replace 'eat'.

But 'vomit' is perfect.

Very funny.

Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf ...

the big, bad wolf ...

Excuse me, I have work

in the morning. Good night!

Heil Hitler!

What happened?

Attention!

I need to make a phone call.

Anything else, Commander?

Good, inform Gring. Then you should be covered.

Evidence of sabotage is sufficient reason.

I take responsibility, Reichsfhrer.

Thank you. Heil Hitler!

Headquarters Security.

Schmidt-Lausitz.

Command Center Street Prinz-Albrecht, Zernick.

B 29-0-6!

B 29-0-6, Zernick.

Commander?

Right, Commander. Yup.

We have to go get a general without drawing attention.

I wonder how it's done.

Mrike!

Turn off that light!

Some people never learn.

We are at war!

What are you doing?

From one side to the other and back?

I am in a hurry.

Still, from time to time,

could you throw me some kindness...

...with all haste?

When making coffee,

I must focus on it...

...otherwise it won't turn out well.

Well, now you have to stir and

then let it stand.

Add a little cold water and serve.

- Who's recipe?

- Aunt Olly.

And when does Aunt Olly put in the coffee?

Now I will try to concentrate.

The lid.

Now, I have to return it to a boil.

Where are you going?

And if Aunt Olly appears?

And now for the gunner of Lake Peipus...

...who enjoyed three year's vacation...

...to the health of future brats.

What are you all doing there?

A great concert, General and family.

Attention!

I have news.

The coffee is ready.

Sometimes, I feel very lucky.

I wrote this in a letter to Oderbruch.

I'm lucky to be able to fight for you, the children..

...and for a better future.

There's coffee.

Where is there cognac?

- It was a lovely evening.

- I'm a little confused...

Who is out there?

Lieutenant Hartmann just went out there.

Is he this aloof about his duties?

Quite the contrary. Very reckless.

Always volunteering and always very strict.

As if there is no value in life.

I do not like the sound of that.

Lieutenant Hartmann!

- General?

- Excuse me.

- Something wrong with you?

- Nothing, General.

I want to talk to you about your private life.

Has something happened?

Disappointment in love?

Okay, what's up with Miss Mohrungen?

It's over, General.

We broke off our engagement.

- Why?

- I don't know. Probably because ...

There is a problem with my family history.

It seems that one of my

great-grandmothers was not German.

Ah, you're not fully Aryan?

That's the case with a lot of

families around the Rhine.

But if you can not find the documents.

Now I understand Miss Mohrungen.

You are to her a second class person.

No future in the party.

No, General!

What a tragedy!

These old families Rhine families!

Imagine your family tree!

There was a Roman captain,

a dark-haired boy,...

...who taught Latin to a blonde girl.

And then came a Jewish merchant...

A stern person.

He converts to Christianity...

...before even getting married.

Then there appeared a Greek physician...

...or a Celtic legionaire...

...a mercenary soldier of Grisons,

a Swedish knight,...

a French actor, a musician of Bohemia.

And they all lived on the Rhine...

...fought, got drunk, sang...

...and raised children.

Goethe was born here, and Beethoven,

and Gutenberg,...

...and Mathias Grnewald, and many others.

We're the best.

To come from the Rhine means to be civilised.

It is a natural aristocracy.

It's a good race.

Be proud of it, Hartmann.

So tell her she can stuff your

great-grandmother's papers.

Miss Mohrungen could never understand.

Because she's stupid.

General!

Be glad to be rid of that whore.

She's not worth a penny.

Only fit for a good time while on leave.

At most!

Son! Sorry, sorry.

I do not mean to hurt you.

It was not my intention.

It was an accident.

No, it was no accident.

And you were right.

Come on, boy, let's drink

a nice bottle...

...and talk about it.

I want to stay out here.

- Where are you staying?

- With Eilers.

But I do not want to go back there.

I'll go to a military barracks.

Very well ...

- Korrianke!

- I'm here.

Take Lieutenant Hartmann to my home...

...and make sure he goes to bed.

Yes, sir!

Why are taking the phone to Olivia's room?

I got a call from headquarters.

- So?

- I'm returning the call.

I was looking for you, Harras.

This song always makes me so ...

Me precisely the opposite, Miss Mohrungen.

All Lufwaffe leaves have been canceled.

All members of Eilers' squadron...

...must be ready to leave by 8:30 AM.

And along with army units depart for Smolensk.

To Russia?

- When will we see each other again?

- I know not.

But I know.

In an hour, Aunt Olly will be sleeping...

...and I'll be down there on the

corner in my little sports car.

And an hour later,...

...we will be having breakfast

in Rheinsberg, Prussia.

Or will you have forgotten

all about me in an hour?

In an hour you will be sober and you

will have forgotten everything.

And perhaps that's for the best.

If you think that I'm going to forget one word...

...of what we said tonight, or especially

what I have to say...

No, neither will I.

Has no one ever thought to

give you a new watch?

Sure.

All the ladies want to but I won't stand for it.

It's the only thing I have that

I could never give up.

Where did you get it?

Someone gave it to me.

The first Frenchman I shot down.

In the forest of the Ardennes. In 1916.

I was at his side when he died.

"A souvenir" he said and offered me the watch.

Then he smiled and smoked a cigarette.

Ever since then, I thought that

nothing could happen to me...

...as long as I kept this watch.

It makes no sense,

it's just a superstition.

Here comes Korrianke.

So, as agreed? In an hour?

If you have time, stop by the theater.

Very well. Greetings to Aunt Olly.

Sleep well!

Oderbruch is in the car.

What's up? New orders?

Yes, turn left.

- Why? I want to go home.

- You cannot go to you house.

- If you do, you'll be arrested.

- That's absurd.

I have my sources.

Someone on Prinz-Albrecht Street.

They can always find a

reason when they want to.

Especially in your case.

I will not deny that.

But between the will and the power there is a slight difference.

I'm still a Luftwaffe general, damnit!

They need me now more than ever.

A piece of advice: Call Hermann!

Always with your Hermann!

Gring is some sort of emperor to you?

Franz Josef on a white horse?

He'll think I'm scared.

That doesn't matter. The important thing is to

stop them from arresting you.

Korrianke! Where are you taking us?

Turn around! I want to go home.

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