Winter 1942: Like thousands of other German soldiers, Asch and Vierbein have ended up at the Eastern front. Although Vierbein finds a new friend in Kowalski, the squadron commander captain Witterer, a true army veteran, gives them a really hard time. Witterer’s pointless orders reflect the bad habits of many former superiors. And again, Vierbein has to bear the brunt.
Joachim Fuchsberger
as Gefreiter Asch
O.E. Hasse
as Oberstleutnant von Plönnies
Rolf Kutschera
as Hauptmann Witterer
Emmerich Schrenk
as Oberleutnant Schulz
Hans Christian Blech
as Wachtmeister Platzek
Paul Bösiger
as Unteroffizier Vierbein
Peter Carsten
as Stabsgefreiter Kowalski
Gundula Korte
as Ingrid Asch
Ellen Schwiers
as Natascha
Helen Vita
as Lore Schulz
Mario Adorf
as Gefreiter Wagner
Armin Dahlen
as Infanterie-Major
