The read
The series ran 1 season across 5 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
As a German soldier in the 6th Army, Colonel Joachim Ebershagen is trapped in the Stalingrad cauldron. His experiences cause him to begin to doubt the meaning of the war. He is flown out as a wounded soldier on one of the last planes. Back home, he becomes commander of Greifswald. Towards the end of the war, he surrendered the city to the Soviet army without a fight on April 30, 1945. The death sentence pronounced by a court martial is not carried out.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
2 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 5 ep1961 |
Key crew
- Hans-Joachim KasprzikDirector
Cast
- Kurt WenkhausGeneral Neurichter
- Horst KubeFeldwebel Kranz
- Erwin GeschonneckOberst Ebershagen
- Friedrich RichterProfessor Karnach
- Harry HindemithHans Stiller
- Bruno CarstensMajor Schönemann
- Eva-Maria HagenAnja
- Fred DelmareAlbrecht
- Jürgen FrohriepLauer
- Barbara DittusHausmädchen
- Inge KellerAngelika Ebershagen
- Otto DierichsProfessor Engelhardt