Russia 1943, the German army is still deep in Russian territrory. The former Berliner worker Kurt Hartung, now a private in the wehrmacht (German army) , just survived a Russian dive bomber attack. despite is comanding officer's order, to disarm a dud. As it turned out, almost a suicide mission. Shortly after this incident he is out on a scouting mission, behind enemy lines, where he is being captured by a Russian patrol. Kurt Hartung, never been a Nazi-Sympathizer, is winning new insides about the nazi cause to invade Russia. He is more and more convinced to have fought on the wrong side. Now he just wants to help is new Russian friends to end the war as soon as possible.