Kurt Hoffmann's remake of his own 1953 movie based on the play by Curt Goetz.

March, 1945: The insecure and hesitant reserve lieutenant Felix Bleck receives orders to lead a transport of 40 prisoners to the Western Front, where the men are to be burned up in a punishment battalion. On the way there, Bleck realizes the inhuman futility of his assignment and makes a fateful decision.

Film about a group of young nazi terrorists commiting crimes after the end of World War 2.