Штрафбат

Tverdokhlebov will have to organize a battle-worthy detachment. He appoints the mouths of Baukin and Glymov as commanders. Glymov reluctantly assumes the role of chief, knowing that his wards can escape from the very first battle. But Tverdokhlebov warns that the penalty crews in any case sent to death - if not from the Nazi bullet in battle, then from the bullet of the NKVD detachment.

In the battle for the height of 114 killed 500 people. In the battalion there were only 200 fighters. Hungry, tired, but inspired by their first victory, the soldiers play cards. The game ends in a fight. Vityunya demands back the chain he lost, and he is killed. The battalion commander orders Glymov to shoot Tsypu, who killed Vitka.

And again the Tverdokhlebov battalion goes on the attack. For the young Tsukerman this is the first battle in his life. He got into the penal battalion for fighting with his captain, who insulted him, calling him a Jew. The young soldier can not stand the test of the first battle: to get rid of this nightmare, he shoots his foot and gets to the hospital.