Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to? (Mais où est donc passée la 7ème compagnie ?)

Germany occupies the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

Germans invade the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

At three o'clock this morning, the Germans crossed the Dutch border.

The great battle has begun.

A 420-kilometer front. The major battle in the west begins.

On land, fighting has not yet started. Germans in Dutch,

Belgian, British, and French uniforms are dropped behind the lines.

The great battle from Liège to the Moselle.

From Antwerp to Sedan the enemy advances along the Meuse.

Germans attack en masse. Many casualties.

Paris and its surroundings are now military zones.

Soldiers have never been so shocked before.

Roosevelt urges Mussolini not to expand the conflict.

We are ready for any sacrifice to win, says President Reynaud.

Hitler is taking a high risk, targeting the heart of France.

On this fine May morning in 1940, the French army withdrew.

Under the best conditions, according to the General Staff.

Never had an army withdrawn so well and so quickly.

The spokesperson of the General Staff did not call it positive,

but it was close to that.

The Seventh Transmission Company had a different view on the retreat.

Where has the Seventh Company gone?

This way.

Quick. To the forest.

Camouflage.

Colonel Blanchet for you, Captain.

You go there, two to that side.

Fifth group, take your post.

Eglantier here, Eglantier here, speak.

The Seventh Company, Colonel, Captain Dumont.

Finally.

Eglantier? With Pruimpje. Say, what are you eating there, man?

My beer. The company was attacked by Stukas.

We take cover in a forest, I have everything

camouflaged and leave. Over to you.

No. Stay in the forest until tonight and wait for my orders.

We need a lookout post on 6-22.

I'll call you in an hour. Over. - Understood. Over and out.

Quickly to the general's central post. Don't shake, it makes it foam.

Send three men with a phone to the hill by the path.

If they see anything, they call and return. - Understood, Captain.

That's no longer news.

Chief.

Chaudard. - Yes, Lieutenant?

We leave only tonight.

Take two telephone operators and a radio and go to the hill above.

Report what you see and come back. Hurry, you know what to do.

Yes, Lieutenant.

Pitivier, did you hear? - Yes, Chief.

Grab the equipment, we need to lay the line.

Tassin. - Yes, Chief.

Get your radio and food for three men. - Yes, Chief.

We gather at the radio vehicle. - Good, Chief.

Do you hear me? We are at De Gouden Leeuw in Conchères, General,

what are your orders?

Window closed.

Pruimpje here. Pruimpje listening.

Hortensia here. With Pruimpje? Speak.

We are at De Gouden Leeuw in Conchères, General, what are your orders?

Pruimpje? Speak. Pruimpje?

Pruimpje listening. - What's that noise on the line?

It's war, General. What are the orders?

Withdraw to Sarville? And wait for your order? Understood. Over and out.

We withdraw to Sarville.

Not so fast.

Such a wall, lucky people who live here.

And? - Closed.

Hop.

Do you have a good view up there, Chief?

No chatting, climb.

They could have left the key on the gate when they left.

You're right.

Damn.

It is calm here.

Take your position here.

Road blocked.

Turn right.

What time is it? - Ten to nine.

Everything is calm. We can eat.

Yes, Chief.

Hello? Hello? Can you hear me, buddy?

Hello, Carlier? Pitivier here. It's done. We are in position.

Understood. The men are on the hill, Captain.

Excellent. Tell them they will be relieved this afternoon.

Do not touch.

Telephone wire.

Good, then we'll be back by four o'clock. Say, buddy,

guess what I'm sitting on?

What is it? - It's Pitivier, Captain,

he's on the previous mayor. - Excuse me?

They are at a cemetery.

Cut through. - Major. Tire tracks toward forest.

Turn off the engines.

Tell the captain everything is calm. Over and out.

Establish radio contact with the fuel supply.

Yes, Captain.

To the table.

If we were left alone, I would take a nice nap.

Chief. Are you coming?

No, bring it here.

Keep your weapons at hand. Yes, the rifles in bundles, within reach.

What did you say? Not now, the state of the vehicles.

Eglantier is listening.

Supplies? I'll report it to the captain.

With Eglantier, Eglantier.

E-glan-tier.

E-GLAN-TIER.

If it weren't war, we'd be enjoying ourselves here.

From your sister? - Yes.

From when? - 1912.

Not your sister, the letter. - From April 18, 1940.

What does your sister say about the war?

That her boss said the Germans would never attack.

Because the Maginot Line was there.

Sharp guy, your sister's boss.

Look, the chief has a letter too.

Probably the bills from his iron store for March.

Damn.

The Krauts.

Krauts? Where?

Downstairs. A convoy. - Grab my cup.

Hello?

Code word. E-glan-tier. - Eglantier?

Decoding now.

And? - I don't get it. The line is dead.

There must be a break somewhere.

Your cup. - Never mind, we have to go back.

Grab your box.

The Company is hidden, let's pass them.

The captain said: warn them.

By the time we arrive, the Germans will have passed.

Not if we're quick. - I'm sick of it, sick of it.

Major.

We're eavesdropping, Major. - Set up the speakers.

Form up. Disembark.

There's your break.

It's happening, chief, we are being captured.

Get out of here.

Captain Dumont.

Surrender with your men.

You're surrounded.

Resistance is useless. Come out of the forest to the road.

And throw your weapons in the ditch. You won't have much time.

Second group: with me. Quickly.

Don't follow the wire, damn it.

For God's sake, stop the clatter.

What is it?

Nothing broken?

No. Keep going, chief.

Quick. Forward.

Time? - Ten to twelve.

Watch out. First see what awaits us.

Shall we sit, chief? - Yes.

Look, my shoe is broken, from earlier, when I fell.

We also need to find some food, chief.

In this farming town, we cannot shop anyway.

They're everywhere, those bastards.

We're not staying here, too dangerous.

First eat at a farm, then no more hassle.

We join a unit, any unit.

And what do I do with this, chief? - With what?

The phone. - You take it, of course.

Why? We can't use it anymore.

Can't use it? That phone isn't broken.

But there's no wire left. Who would we call anyway?

You're not leaving any gear behind, right?

We might as well throw our rifles away and dress as

a village priest, but the war isn't over yet.

I didn't mean that. It's just... - I understand.

But if you leave military gear around in wartime…

Understand? - Ah yes. Then they know where you are.

Good, then we go now.

No, better that way.

Pruimpje calls Eglantier. Pruimpje calls Eglantier.

Pruimpje for Eglantier.

Eglantier? - Yes?

Eglantier for you, Colonel.

This is Pruimpje. Eglantier, I've thought it through.

Fall back to Sarville. German troops block the road.

Go through the Machecoul forest. You can hide there.

I know that forest; you can easily get lost. Understand?

Understood. We'll have a cognac and then leave.

A cognac? Am I speaking with Eglantier? Answer.

No, not really. This is Infantry Commander Von Kurtel.

But it doesn't matter. Stay where you are, we're coming.

So now I'm left alone, with my wife and one day laborer.

But what will you do if the Germans occupy the place?

The farm is in the middle of the field, so we're safe.

The Krauts are too busy chasing after you.

At most they'll stop to pee and get a drink.

The three of you can't stop them anyway, boys.

We did our best, but the high-ups failed.

That may be, but the low ranks fail too.

In '14 we held out. We suffered heavy losses, but we held firm.

And what do you do in civilian life?

I slaughter animals in the Nice slaughterhouse.

And that accent, where does it come from?

Corsican father and Sicilian mother, that's how you get it.

Especially since my mother doesn't speak a word of French.

And he's a street sweeper? - No. I'm a municipal worker.