In the last moments of World War II, a young German airman fighting for survival finds a Luftwaffe captain's uniform. Impersonating an officer, the man quickly takes on the monstrous identity of the perpetrators he's escaping from.
During the final weeks of the Third Reich, an army deserter stumbles across an abandoned Nazi captain's uniform. Newly emboldened by the allure of a suit which he stole only to stay warm, he discovers that many Germans will follow the leader, whosoever that happens to be.—Music Box Films
As the second works East draws to a close, a mass desertions and disorder follows. Willi Herold's one such deserter, who's on the run when he comes across the uniform of a Luftwaffe captain. Impersonating a captain he gathers together a r eclectic group who assume the role of an anti-deserter/looter task force. Things come to a head when he's given responsibility for a camp where deserters, looters etc are detained, with dire consequences.—grantss
Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of Nazi captain abandoned during the last and desperate weeks of the Third Reich in 1945. Newly emboldened by the allure of a suit that he has stolen only to stay warm, Willi discovers that many Germans will follow the leader, whoever he is.
