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Commie

Bolshevik

After World War II, Germany was split into two countries, East and West.

The citizens of the two nations lived as enemies.

In 1967, humanity encountered an alien life form on the Moon, the BETA, and war broke out.

Six years later, the BETA landed in the Central Asia city of Kashgar.

In the midst of the Cold War,

humanity was thrust into a fight for its very survival.

And ten years later,

the war's front lines were in the German Democratic Republic: East Germany.

The BETA's advance into Europe put East Germany in a desperate position,

and the Ministry for State Security—the Stasi—

enforced a draconian surveillance of their own fighting force.

Fear of the state caused the people to monitor one another.

The result was a mad society in which parents blew the whistle on their children,

children on their parents, husband on wife, and wife on husband.

We believed in no god, and had no one else to believe in.

Our only choices were to die on the battlefield,

to die in the purges,

or to live like machines.

Even so...

Even so,

all I could think of was how to protect you.

Captain Bernhard, they're requesting reinforcements.

I refuse.

We have our own mission.

There they are.

The Laser-classes.

Tank-classes guarding them.

Attention, all units.

It's hunting time at last.

Squadron 666 of the German Democratic Republic will now begin laserjagd.

Forward units are to clear out a path.

Rear units will provide fire support and watch our tail.

Bring down Schwarzesmarken's might on those damn BETA!

Roger!

Open fire!

All squadrons have begun their advance.

The heavy metal clouds will prevent further communication.

All four TSF squadrons have now entered combat.

The assault success rate is 66%, huh?

Lieutenant Heisenberg, what's your take on the strategic situation?

It all hinges on the success of the laserjagd.

If we want to bring in our air forces, we need to take out those Laser-class.

If the BETA advance further, we won't be able to maintain our defensive lines.

Which squadron will reach the Laser-class first?

Squadron 666.

Walther, you take those.

Roger.

Schwarzes-04, how do things look there?

The Tanks are slowing me down! I can't get eyes on the Lasers!

Schwarzes-02. I can't find them, either.

Ammo at 60%.

Schwarzes-05. Ammo at 40% and dropping.

Schwarzes-08. Also at 40%.

Annett, calm down!

Die!

Monsters!

Schwarzes-06, calm down!

I'm just neutralizing the enemies in our path!

Hey, do something about her.

We're still in the middle of the laserjagd!

This is 07. I'll assist 06.

Die! Die!

Annett, please stop!

You won't be able to avenge everyone if you keep this up!

I...

A-All I can do is kill the BETA...

The treatment isn't working...

And every night, I dream about everyone who died!

It's okay. I'll protect you.

So calm down.

Okay... Thanks, Inghild.

The battlefield is no place for the insane.

Everything okay now, 07?

Yes. I'll cover 06.

Roger.

Our target's beyond the hill. Let's hurry.

Roger.

Schwarzes-08,

keep an eye on 06 and 07.

Wh-Why me?

Your response?

Roger.

Laser-classes sighted.

Here we go.

03 and 04, hit 'em hard.

Kill every last one.

Don't have to tell me twice, Comrade Captain!

Heavy metal cloud density is dropping.

Monitors are coming back on-line.

That's the 666th Squadron for you.

I can see why they call it the Number of the Beast.

Major, the laserjagd is a success.

Begin area-suppression attacks in 180 seconds.

Order the TSFs to withdraw immediately.

Sir!

Get all artillery ready, now!

All we can do now is pray they come back, huh?

Order air forces to begin bombing!

Attention, all units. Laser-classes have been eliminated.

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Commie
After World War II, Germany was split into two countries, East and West.
The citizens of the two nations lived as enemies.
In 1967, humanity encountered an alien life form on the Moon, the BETA, and war broke out.
Six years later, the BETA landed in the Central Asia city of Kashgar.
In the midst of the Cold War,
humanity was thrust into a fight for its very survival.
And ten years later,
the war's front lines were in the German Democratic Republic: East Germany.
The BETA's advance into Europe put East Germany in a desperate position,
and the Ministry for State Security—the Stasi—
enforced a draconian surveillance of their own fighting force.
Fear of the state caused the people to monitor one another.
The result was a mad society in which parents blew the whistle on their children,
children on their parents, husband on wife, and wife on husband.
We believed in no god, and had no one else to believe in.
Our only choices were to die on the battlefield,
to die in the purges,
or to live like machines.
Even so...
Even so,
all I could think of was how to protect you.
Captain Bernhard, they're requesting reinforcements.
I refuse.
We have our own mission.
There they are.
The Laser-classes.
Tank-classes guarding them.
Attention, all units.
It's hunting time at last.
Squadron 666 of the German Democratic Republic will now begin laserjagd.
Forward units are to clear out a path.
Rear units will provide fire support and watch our tail.
Bring down Schwarzesmarken's might on those damn BETA!
Roger!
Open fire!
All squadrons have begun their advance.
The heavy metal clouds will prevent further communication.
All four TSF squadrons have now entered combat.
The assault success rate is 66%, huh?
Lieutenant Heisenberg, what's your take on the strategic situation?
It all hinges on the success of the laserjagd.
If we want to bring in our air forces, we need to take out those Laser-class.
If the BETA advance further, we won't be able to maintain our defensive lines.
Which squadron will reach the Laser-class first?
Squadron 666.
Walther, you take those.
Roger.
Schwarzes-04, how do things look there?
The Tanks are slowing me down! I can't get eyes on the Lasers!
Schwarzes-02. I can't find them, either.
Ammo at 60%.
Schwarzes-05. Ammo at 40% and dropping.
Schwarzes-08. Also at 40%.
Annett, calm down!
Die!
Monsters!
Schwarzes-06, calm down!
I'm just neutralizing the enemies in our path!
Hey, do something about her.
We're still in the middle of the laserjagd!
This is 07. I'll assist 06.
Die! Die!
Annett, please stop!
You won't be able to avenge everyone if you keep this up!
I...
A-All I can do is kill the BETA...
The treatment isn't working...
And every night, I dream about everyone who died!
It's okay. I'll protect you.
So calm down.
Okay... Thanks, Inghild.
The battlefield is no place for the insane.
Everything okay now, 07?
Yes. I'll cover 06.
Roger.
Our target's beyond the hill. Let's hurry.
Roger.
Schwarzes-08,
keep an eye on 06 and 07.
Wh-Why me?
Your response?
Roger.
Laser-classes sighted.
Here we go.
03 and 04, hit 'em hard.
Kill every last one.
Don't have to tell me twice, Comrade Captain!
Heavy metal cloud density is dropping.
Monitors are coming back on-line.
That's the 666th Squadron for you.
I can see why they call it the Number of the Beast.
Major, the laserjagd is a success.
Begin area-suppression attacks in 180 seconds.
Order the TSFs to withdraw immediately.
Sir!
Get all artillery ready, now!
All we can do now is pray they come back, huh?
Order air forces to begin bombing!
Attention, all units. Laser-classes have been eliminated.
We will now leave the combat area.
Ascend to an altitude of 100. Not much time before the artillery hits.
More enemies, Comrade Captain.
Let the infantry handle them, and let's get out of here!
More of you? Damn monsters!
Annett!
I have no time to deal with the mentally ill.
We have to go now! Let's get out of here!
But I...
You can't die here!
This is stupid. Who puts a lunatic on a precision strike team?
Inghild!
Lieutenant Pham, Second Lieutenant Eberbach, assist me.
I need more people.
Roger.
There's nothing we can do.
She has twenty minutes at most.
I see. Understood.
Attention, all units.
Second Lieutenant Inghild Bronikowski doesn't have long left to live.
Thus, I will administer the coup de grâce here.
Wait...
She's still alive!
I don't want to make her suffer any longer.
B-But...
There may still be something we can do!
If we get to base, I'm sure...
There's nothing we can do.
But...
Don't worry. I'll do it.
Cut your area microphone.
I'll do it in five seconds.
Urgent orders from HQ.
A UN TSF unit is requesting aid from within Polish territory.
I'm sending two units. Go make the UN owe us one.
I'll leave my comrade, the captain, to decide who goes.
I'll volunteer.
No, I'll go.
You need to take Inghild back to base.
The other will be Second Lieutenant Eberbach.
Huh? Me?
Walther will handle Inghild's body.
Let's go.
Roger...
I'm not picking anything up.
You're sure the request for reinforcements wasn't a misreport?
This is a waste of time.
Second Lieutenant Theodor Eberbach, stop being a spoiled brat.
Spoiled?
That's right.
I'm doing my job!
Why didn't you help Annett?
Did you think a pilot with PTSD was just in the way?
I...
That decision cost Inghild her life.
No matter how good you are, if you can only protect yourself, you don't deserve to be called a pilot.
What the fuck does that mean?!
You think you're in a position to talk like that?!
I know what you've done.
You're a Stasi—
You aren't going to finish?
You were going to call me a Stasi snitch, right?
If you don't want to be even worse than I am, then show me your pilot pride and fulfill your duty!
Second Lieutenant Eberbach, I'll handle the BETA.
Rescue the pilot of that TSF!
Prove to me that you're a real pilot!
Fuck!
Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!
L-Lise...
We're almost to the border.
Hang in there!
Daddy!
Go, you two!
Theodor, take care of Lise!
Let's go, Lise!
But...
Run! Run!
Lise!
Theo!
Lise! Lise!
U-Um...
Second Lieutenant Katia Waldheim.
UN Atlantic Theater First Army,
German Bundeswehr 101st TSF Battalion.
2nd Company, 3rd Platoon.
Fifteen years old.
Born in Hamburg.
Volunteered for the military after her parents' deaths.
Veteran of multiple battles.
A real can of worms you brought us back.
U-Um... Uh...
Ow...
Um, you're Second Lieutenant Theodor Eberbach, right?
Thank you for saving me!
I'm—
Don't touch me!
I'm sorry.
But I wanted to thank you properly.
Do you plan to thank everyone who saves you on the battlefield like that?
Yes!
You saved my life. Of course I'd express gratitude.
So did you learn anything new, Comrade Captain?
I was just talking to her about the squadron.
She's from the West!
Just what's been publicly broadcast.
That's right.
East Germany's strongest TSF squadron, the 666th, bearing the Number of the Beast,
AKA the Schwarzesmarken.
You're famous even in West Germany.
U-Um, well...
There's something I need to ask of you!
Please let me join your squadron!
Comrade Captain! What did you tell her?!
Nothing at all.
You can listen to the recording later.
Second Lieutenant Katia Waldheim,
would you tell me why?
You know that what you're asking is no small matter, don't you?
I've always admired you all.
I've always wondered what the other Germany was like, and who lived there...
I've always wanted to visit someday.
I've always wanted to make friends with East Germans!
Your thoughts, Comrade Lieutenant?
You think I, the political commissar, would allow it?
She would fill the hole in our ranks.
But still...
It's a fact that she survived all by herself.
Right, Second Lieutenant Eberbach?
Then you want me to use my authority as political commissar?
I'd like to confirm something, Second Lieutenant Katia Waldheim.
Yes?
You're seeking asylum in our country, right?
And you swear loyalty to your new homeland, the party, and the army?
Y-Yes.
I, Katia Waldheim, formally request asylum.
Very well. I'll prepare the paperwork.
But you're aware that this is a special case, and not a decision made out of trust, correct?
Yes.
Second Lieutenant Eberbach will oversee your training.
Yes, ma—
Huh?
You saved her.
Is there a problem?
N-No...
I'm counting on you, Second Lieutenant.
Wai—
Theodor, are you mad?
Did I do something wrong?
No.
If I've done something wrong, I apologize.
I don't know what to do...
Don't call me by my first name.
And don't treat me as your savior.
I was only following orders.
That's not true!
You're the first person who ever risked their life to save me, Theodor.
Eberbach.
Huh?
Oh... I'm sorry!
Go pick someone else to be pretend friends with.
But...
I want to know more about you, Eberbach!
I'm from the West and you're from the East, but I'm sure that we can get along!
If East and West work together, we can even beat the BETA!
Come with me!
Eberbach!
So that's the new girl?
Second Lieutenant Eberbach...
What are you...
What's wrong, Theodor?
Listen to me!
Your words mean nothing in this country.
If they heard you, the Stasi would arrest and kill you!
The enemy isn't just the BETA.
The humans next to you are your enemies, too!
Humans are my enemies?
There are Stasi informants everywhere.
They show no mercy to traitors.
Don't give them any opportunities.
That goes for the rest of the squadron, too.
So...
Don't trust Captain Irisdina Bernhard.
She sold out her own brother to the Stasi to become a GDR hero.
There is no freedom in this country!
That's the truth of the country you wanted to see!
The truth of the East Germany you always admired!
Got it?!
Screw this. I'm going back inside.
What are you waiting for?
Theodor, I'm here for a reason.
A reason?
What is it?
Do you know a man named Lieutenant General Alfred Strachwitz?
I'm here...
I'm here to look for him.
I told you everything... I really did!
So...
Is that so?
It's not nice to lie.
I'm not lying! I—
We already know all about your plan to secretly work with the West to cause division in the East.
You are enemies of the state.
Even more so than the BETA.
Enemies of the state?!
That's the Stasi!
You're trying to turn East Germany into your own private—
East Germany must unite to fight the BETA.
Thus, we will lead the nation.
For East Germany... No, for Europe and the world.
We will bring death to those in our way.
Do it.
Strafe.
Good grief.
It's been a long day for both of us.
Indeed. I hate days like this.

Attention, all units.
We will now begin laserjagd training.
The vanguard will be Lieutenant Kruger and myself,
as well as Second Lieutenants Krzasinska and Hosenfeld.
The rear will be comprised of Lieutenants Pham, Jeckeln,
and Second Lieutenants Eberbach and Waldheim.
Second Lieutenant Hosenfeld, are you up for this?
A girl less experienced than me is out there with the rest.
I can't just sit around.
I won't let what happened to Second Lieutenant Inghild happen again.
Now, Second Lieutenant Waldheim,
as of today you've been assigned to replenish the ranks of the 666th Squadron.
Right!
I heard you peed your pants during your first fight in the West.
Wh-Who told you that?!
Our squadron's missions are extremely brutal.
Don't make a mess.
Second Lieutenant Eberbach,
you will continue to support Second Lieutenant Waldheim.
Yes.
Th-Thank you, Eberbach!
Wh-Why me?
You will protect Second Lieutenant Waldheim. Understood?
Roger.
All units, enter NOE flight.
Roger!
Good work.
I can't even stand anymore...
Her first time in a Balalaika, and she was able to fly that low?
Good work, you two.
You got into another brawl...
I know you think you're good with a knife, but you really should stop doing that, Theodor.
Stop calling me by my first name.
Aww, now, that just makes me sad.
Can I call you Katia?
O-Of course, Lieutenant Pham!
You can drop the formalities.
Well, how did you like the Balalaika?
I was surprised.
It's very different from a Phantom.
It's more mobile, but at the cost of armor.
It has flaws of its own.
You have talent if you can figure that out on your first run.
I'm expecting a lot of you, Katia.
Also, be sure to stop peeing your pants, okay?
Not you, too!
Huh? Which unit is that?
No, this sound...
Those are MiG-23 Cheburashka.
That coloring...
It's the Stasi!
What are the Stasi doing here?
How would I know?
Could it be...
It's been a long time, Iris.
What brings Stasi MPs all the way out here, Lieutenant Colonel Heinze Axmann?
And Major Beatrix Brehme, Commander of the Werewolf Battalion.
We haven't seen each other in so long and that's the welcome I get?
You know why we're here.
We need Second Lieutenant Katia Waldheim to come with us and clarify some things.
The second lieutenant followed proper procedures for joining our squadron.
There's no need to question her.
Oh, you don't think so?
Her request for asylum came out of nowhere.
Yet she was approved and taken into your squadron with extreme haste.
And the pilot who brought her in is someone with whom we have spent time before.
That doesn't seem suspicious to you?
Have you forgotten my face, Theodor Eberbach?
I can't let you question one of my troops when they've done nothing wrong.
Isn't that correct, Comrade Lieutenant?
For the Stasi to act,
the suspect must be an enemy of the state who's broken the law.
Second Lieutenant Waldheim hasn't—
You sound so grown-up now.
I'm proud of you,
Political Commissar Lieutenant Gretel Jeckeln.
I understand why you'd suspect me,
but this doesn't make sense!
We're supposed to be fighting the BETA.
We can't beat the BETA unless all of humanity trusts each other and works togeth—
The people of the West sure say some strange things.
Trust each other and work together?
Are you serious?
I am! If the two Germanys work together, the BETA won't—
The one thing I hate is a kid who babbles.
Your beliefs are erroneous and dangerous.
Maybe I should kill you here.
Stop it, Sylvia!
I'm not...
I apologize for her rude remark.
Given how recently she's been granted asylum,
it's natural she'd have some lingering sentiment.
If you still insist on questioning her without providing any basis, I will take action.
Why are you so bent on protecting her?
Once someone's suspected of being a spy,
it's faster to shoot them than have them go through ideological reeducation.
The second lieutenant is a pilot of the 666th Squadron,
and one of my valued troops.
This is a good time to tell you all.
It is a provable fact that Captain Irisdina Bernhard here turned in her own brother.
I am the one who took her testimony and allowed her to survive. As a hero, at that.
She killed her own brother to prove her innocence.
The woman killed one of her own blood.
Someday, she'll do the same to all of you.
We shall see you soon, Katia Waldheim.
And a good day to you all.
Second Lieutenant Eberbach,
if Katia Waldheim is an enemy of the state, you will be convicted along with her.
There won't be a second time. Be ready.
What were they trying to pull off there?
So they've started to make their move.
I didn't expect to see her, though.
You know her?
She and I competed to be valedictorian at the Officers Academy.
She's dangerous.
If we are to stand against the BETA threat,
freedom and equality are hindrances to humanity.
We must unite the people under a perfect surveillance state,
and pour all our resources toward fighting the BETA!
Only by coming together as one can we defeat the BETA!
That's insane.
Once Second Lieutenant Waldheim wakes up,
let her know what she should and should not say.
Roger.
Second Lieutenant Eberbach...
Take good care of her.
Theo!
Theo!
The BETA are going to attack again?
The UN and Soviet High Command have sent satellite footage, along with a warning.
The BETA have formed an echelon within Polish territory.
They'll arrive at our defense line the day after tomorrow.
But after yesterday's attack,
the fortress garrisons are at less than 40% strength.
Without reinforcements, it's possible they'll break through the line, and then...
The cities will become battlegrounds?
And the capital, Berlin, would also be endangered?
But there are very few Laser-classes,
and it's possible to wipe them out with artillery.
If we can just stall the Grapplers and Tanks in the center...
We don't have the manpower.
Less than 40% of our TSF are ready to sortie.
And you want us to run into the center of a force over thirty thousand strong?
Well...
I will explain.
Lieutenant Colonel Heinze Axmann, Chief of Stasi Operation.
Two Stasi TSF battalions will provide
the reinforcements that Major Hannibal says are needed.
There is nothing to worry about.
We want you to fight your hardest.
"Fight our hardest", huh?
What a joke, coming from the Stasi.
But that gives us the manpower you need.
Thank you, Major.
It's our job to enable commanders like you to fight their best.
But be careful, Captain Bernhard.
I intend to.
You look like you have something to say.
I can't believe she sold out her family to the Stasi, even for the country's sake.
Why would you trust someone like that?
Do you really think that's true?
If she really did sell out her family,
you'd expect her to do other, worse things, as well.
But since that day, she's fought proudly and nobly on the battlefield.
Major, you can't believe...
Marei, I have a request.
If something happens to me...
What a pain...
Lieutenant General Strachwitz?
I've heard he commanded the 1st Tank Corps on the Eastern European Front.
But nothing more.
I'll look into it for you.
Really?
You'd just be begging to be arrested if you started snooping around.
Why the hell did I agree to this again?
Is this it?
"February 18, 1976.
The Warsaw Pact Armies stop the BETA advance in the Ukraine.
The key to victory was the commander of the East Germany 1st Tank Corps."
What is this?
The name's been blacked out.
Here, too.
This is about Lieutenant General Strachwitz, right?
Why?
Here it is.
You're in the paper, Dad.
They're talking about how great you are.
They say it was one of the best performances in years,
and the director's talent was simply astonishing.
That's great, Dad!
It's the same.
He was erased by the Stasi...
Theodor!
Sorry for the scene I made yesterday.
Why are you looking for Lieutenant General Strachwitz?
Did you find something?
There's nothing to find.
All the records have been erased.
He probably has been, too.
Don't dig any deeper into this!
Or else we'll be next on the Stasi's list!
I... I can't do that.
Why?
H-He's my father...
Five years ago,
my father sent me to West Germany.
My father always said that if the two Germanys worked together,
we'd never lose to the BETA.
Then the name "Katia Waldheim"...
If he was erased, that means he must have done something!
And now his daughter's looking for him, using a fake name.
What do you think will happen if the Stasi find out?
I won't let the Stasi win.
I want to know the truth!
Stop dreaming.
They'll stop at nothing to remove enemies of the state!
They killed my family.
If you don't want to die, you stay out of this altogether.
If you stay in your place, they won't kill you!
That's just running away.
No matter what you want, if you give up, you'll never get it!
Is that really okay with you, Theodor?
If we spend our whole lives afraid of the Stasi, believing in no one,
we'll never beat the BETA!
You...
The hell is wrong with her?
Is she trying to get reported to the Stasi?
Satellites have spotted a BETA advance.
TSF squadrons, prepare for immediate launch.
Repeat, satellites have spotted a BETA advance.
Damn... Let's go!
R-Right!
All units are filled up!
Fire the engines!
Captain Bernhard has entered the cockpit.
Sealing control unit.
Initiating seat information transfer.
Data link on-line.
Schwarzes-01. Gantry lock deactivated.
All units to weaponry-equip position.
Weapons acquired.
Roger.
All units to catapult position.
Schwarzes-01. Connected to catapult.
All units are ready to launch.
We will head for the enemy position along with the Hannibal Battalion.
We'll strike their center.
This is your first fight, right? Don't screw it up.
R-Right!
I'm staying away from the Stasi.
That girl... She's too dangerous.
Once we're out on the battlefield, I should just...
Sitrep?
We lost the data link with Thomas Müntzer's battalion!
Major, we're running out of ammo, too!
Damn it.
Where are our reinforcements?
Are they just going to let us die?
Major,
more enemies from the left flank.
What?
F-Fortress-class!
Idiot! You're too far forward!
Don't be stupid. Just stay put.
We'll be here for a while. Save your energy.
O-Okay!
All right, crush them!
Attention, all units!
Major?
A Fortress-class has appeared.
We cannot continue this battle without reinforcements.
Reinforcements...
Our unit will now attempt to distract the Fortress-class.
Anyone who can still move, retreat at once.
Major...
Attention, all units.
We are moving to reinforce the Hannibal Battalion.
Roger!
Wait! New orders from HQ.
"Surface forces are withdrawing to Fort Neuenhagen.
You are to support them.
This mission will require one pair of TSFs.
You are to send Lieutenant Pham and Second Lieutenant Waldheim."
What? I've never heard of an order like that!
Shut up, 06.
I see.
Schwarzes-02 and 07, form up.
Head for Fort Neuenhagen.
Roger.
You sure about this?
They both might—
Stop it, Annett.
They'll start to suspect your political loyalties.
You're really okay with this?!
That's the order.
We will now begin the mission.
I'm counting on you, Pham.
Roger.
Don't die, Second Lieutenant Katia Waldheim.
I'll do my best.
Theodor...
I'll see you later.
I'm sorry, Marei.
Major!
Damn it!
We're here to support you.
Hurry up and go!
Thanks.
The two of us can't possibly stop them alone.
Just hit the Grapplers.
Right, Lieutenant Pham.
"Sis."
You're part of the phamily now, Katia.
R-Right, Sis!
I won't lose.
I'll come back alive.
Behind you, Katia!
We've got info.
Units 02 and 07 were both heavily damaged.
The pilots?
They're alive.
But...
Sis?
You're awake?
Um, where are we?
Fort Neuenhagen...
Welcome to Hell.

Schwarzes-02 took a serious hit from nine o'clock and went down.
She tried to protect Second Lieutenant Waldheim when she strayed ahead
but a Grappler-class took her down.
We have to go to their rescue right now!
HQ hasn't issued any orders.
But if we don't do something...
Repair and resupply is our current priority.
There are still Laser-classes left.
Theodor, you're okay with this?
It doesn't bother you?
Your comrades might die!
Not my problem.
Don't give me that! You're supposed to look after her!
And how exactly am I supposed to help?
You...
Will you two stop already?
Comrades?
You're just trying to atone for letting Second Lieutenant Inghild die.
Don't get others caught up in your fantasy.
Stop it, Sylwia.
And it'd be a waste of time to go, anyway.
They won't be coming back.
Neither of them.
I'm Sergeant Major Kurt Griebel, of the 500th Jaeger Corps.
This is Sergeant Vivian Schweinsteiger.
Thank you for saving me.
Just following orders.
TSF pilots aren't replaceable like we infantry are.
But the BETA ate an entire platoon.
We don't blame you.
I'll show you the escape route.
Come with us.
Wow!
This really is a fortress.
This place is cut off from the other forts.
They expected it to become surrounded.
That's why they built it tough.
We can't let them break through, you know.
Is that...
Sure is.
The capital, Berlin.
Everyone's probably eating dinner in their heated homes right now.
It's so close to the battlefield.
Government won't let anyone evacuate.
It'd be admitting defeat.
And no one can say a damn word about it, thanks to the Stasi.
They know they're doomed, but they cling to the fantasy that everything will work out,
and try their best to live normal lives.
If we die, the battle will go there next.
We fight here with everything we've got so that won't happen.
We're pawns to be sacrificed so that the fortress will stand even a few moments more.
We're expendable.
And that's fine.
As long as we can protect those lights.
Lights...
Daddy!
Go, you two!
Theodor, take care of Lise!
Mom! Dad!
Don't worry about me!
Go!
Let's go, Lise!
Lise! Lise!
Theo!
Eberbach, I'll see you later.
Take care of her.
I don't want any trouble.
Whatever happens to her is not my problem.
The Stasi gave that order?
They demanded transfer of command authority in exchange for their support.
But military police reinforcements never came.
Maintenance trouble with the Cheburashkas, they said.
Nobody's gonna fall for that!
Are they trying to start a fight with the National People's Army?
They essentially killed Major Hannibal!
They may want to wear down the NPA's strength.
Anyway, now that they've separated Second Lieutenant Waldheim from the squadron,
they can do whatever they want with her.
Take care, Gretel.
This is my warning to you, as a friend.
All right, Marai.
Those Stasi scum!
Why are they so interested in Second Lieutenant Waldheim?
It can't be...
There you are.
I need to talk to you. Come with me.
What are you hiding?
Don't play dumb!
I'm talking about Katia Waldheim.
The Stasi's plan was probably intended to separate the comrade lieutenant from us.
No way.
Tell me.
What are you and Captain Bernhard scheming?
Nothing.
I'm just looking out for her because the comrade captain ordered me to.
If the comrade captain thinks she can use that kid in some plan against the state,
this won't end well at all!
Why do you keep mentioning the comrade captain?
"Against the state"?
She's a dog of the Stasi.
Tell me.
What's going on?
Even if you knew, there's nothing you can do.
The Moonlit Night Incident.
A coup d'état five years ago, by anti-establishment, high-ranking officers.
It failed, but they were planning to bring down the Socialist Unity Party,
as well as the Stasi.
Who would do such a thing?
The hero that once protected East Germany.
The former commander of the 1st Tank Corps,
Lieutenant General Alfred Strachwitz.
You know him?
N-No...
Of course not.
That name, as well as the incident itself, was erased by the Stasi.
You think she's a Stasi dog?
She turned in her family...
That can't be true.
She's too honest.
She has incredible self-discipline, and on the battlefield, she's always first to charge in.
She cares for her troops and unites them.
I refuse to believe she would sink so low as to sell out her family.
And the fact that she hasn't told on anyone but her brother proves it.
Then...
She was probably allowed to live...
...by her brother's will.
The heir to her brother's anti-establishment ideology
is now commander of East Germany's premier TSF squadron.
Do you think that's just a coincidence?
Incoming!
Shoot the legs!
Don't let them pass!
Roger!
You're in the way! Move!
Sergeant, take her and retreat!
Right!
Don't die, Sergeant Major!
Let's go!
O-Okay!
Everyone, keep firing!
Support the main flank of the reinforcements!
What do you want, Comrade Lieutenant?
You look pale.
Are you sleeping okay?
I've learned a lot about you.
What?
About the coup d'état.
About Lieutenant General Strachwitz.
And the reason you shot your brother.
I have no idea what you mean.
But a coup d'état is a serious matter.
I may have to report you to the Stasi—
Stop it.
You're not the type.
How can you be so sure?
I'm a Stasi dog.
If you were, you wouldn't try
to protect Katia, Strachwitz's daughter!
She came back because she wanted to see her father,
which is the most natural thing in the world.
She came to this hell of a country, without regard for danger!
She's not like me...
I was tortured by the Stasi.
And I was so scared of them, I told them everything they wanted me to say.
I sold out my parents because I wanted to live.
I'm sick of it.
Sick of seeing those who do the right thing get crushed,
and of losing the people I care about.
I...
No matter what you want, if you give up, you'll never get it!
I don't want to give up anymore!
I've been waiting for this, Theodor Eberbach.
I'm on your side.
Not a people for the country,
but a country for the people.
No more Stasi spies, no informants, no purges.
We'll turn it back into a free, righteous country.
That was Lieutenant General Strachwitz's wish.
My life doesn't belong to me alone.
The lieutenant general, my brother, my friends who were purged...
It belongs to all those who entrusted me with their hopes.
No matter what happens to me, I have a duty to save East Germany.
That's why you care about Katia.
But why have a horrible person like me take care of her?
Because I believe you will never abandon Katia.
Because you lost your little sister to the Stasi.
So you know it all, huh?
Now that I've told you everything,
I'll treat you as a comrade who shares my goals.
Will that do?
What's wrong?
I'm scared.
I'm scared I'll give in to the Stasi's torture and sell someone out again.
When I think of that...
People repeat their mistakes because of weakness.
No one can escape that sin.
Not me, not you, not anyone.
But that doesn't mean the last light will be tainted.
The last light?
This country is within darkness, its future shrouded, saviors unseen.
The one light in that darkness is a heart that wants to save and protect someone.
Vivi!
Vivi...
Vivi!
Take this!
No...
No!
What is your wish?
I want to protect Katia.
Then I will help you.
So save her from despair,
Pilot Theodor Eberbach!
Attention, all units.
The order to resume sortieing has been given.
We will now execute a laserjagd
against the Laser-classes in the BETA echelon west of the Oder River.
Um, what about supporting Fort Neuenhagen?
Not happening.
Our orders only specify eliminating the Laser-classes.
This is a laserjagd.
No...
We will fulfill our mission. That is all.
666th Squadron, Schwarzesmarken,
launch!
Heavy-metal cloud density readings increasing.
It's highly probable that communications will be affected.
Stay in formation.
By the way, Comrade Lieutenant...
When contact with command is lost beneath the heavy-metal clouds,
how are TSF squadrons to be controlled?
Why are we going over this now?
Full authority is given to the squadron commander and political commissar,
but as long as the mission is fulfilled, any necessary means—
No way!
Attention, all units.
Our squadron will now split its forces.
I will lead a platoon to the laserjagd.
And one squad will head to Fort Neuenhagen.
What are you thinking, Comrade Captain?
As long as the mission is fulfilled, any means will be allowed, correct?
That's not what it means!
Second Lieutenant Theodor Eberbach volunteers for the 2nd squad.
What?
I'll go, too.
We'll be fighting indoors, and Theodor and I are specialized
for close-range combat, so we should go.
You...
You damn fools!
I will take full responsibility.
Go!
Roger!
Comrade Captain,
you can't!
We will proceed, as planned, to execute the laserjagd.
The time of retribution has arrived.
Fire! Fire!
My leg... My leg!
Erich! Get up, Erich!
He's already dead!
What are you doing?
Vivi... Vivi is...
Stand. Stand and fight!
I didn't know anything about the real battlefield...
If both Germanys, East and West, worked together,
I actually thought we could beat the BETA.
That's right. This is reality.
But you're a pilot.
Because of that, you have the chance to save many more people than we'll ever can.
And that's why you have to live on!
Kurt!
Eberbach...
Katia!
Get in, you two!
Theodor?
But Kurt...
G-Get going...
Never come to a place like this again.
Kurt...
Kurt, I'm a pilot.
I'll fight to save as many as I can.
Sergeant Major! Sergeant Major!
I found some ammunition in the 262nd warehouse that isn't in the ledgers!
Nice work.
You've earned yourself some chocolate.
The good American stuff.
Yay!
I see... So that's what my father did.
It's only a matter of time until this country is destroyed.
But if we defeat the Stasi and work with the Western nations, we might still save it.
Katia...
Yes.
You are the daughter of Lieutenant General Strachwitz,
and you know both East and West Germany.
You may be able to be a bridge between East and West.
Theodor, look after Katia.
Comrade Captain...
Call me Irisdina.
Katia...
I'll protect you, no matter what.
Theodor...
If something happens to me,
I'll call your name three times.
This is...
U-Um...
Yes?
Is the 666th Squadron's captain here?
I've come here as a replacement and I'll be starting today.
Huh? Oh... Okay, come in.
I didn't know we had anyone coming.
My name is Katia Waldheim.
I haven't been here long myself,
so let's get along.
Lise Hohenstein.
Nice to meet you, Katia.

We have a new pilot joining our squadron today.
She's arriving today from the Eastern European Dispatch Corps.
I want you all to ensure she adjusts to the squadron as quickly as possible.
Second Lieutenant Lise Hohenstein.
Nice to meet you.
Wait... Huh?!
Theo!
I've missed you so much!
Is that you, Lise?
Wait!
Theodor!
Answer me when I call you!
Sorry to keep you waiting, Theodor.
I'm a distant relative of your mother's.
I've been trying to find you for a long time.
Welcome, Theodor.
This is my wife, Marlene, and here's my daughter, Lise.
You were born before she was, so that makes you her older brother.
This is your home from now on.
And from now on, you're part of our family.
Hello.
I'm Lise Hohenstein.
It's nice to meet you.
I thought your sister was murdered three years ago by the Stasi.
After I was released,
I searched everywhere for her.
But I couldn't find her.
Is it possible she's someone else?
That's Lise.
It's creepy how this was just decided this morning.
And the Stasi is monitoring our squadron.
Wait, are you saying she's a Stasi informant?
She went missing, correct?
She may be a spy, sent to watch the National People's Army.
We can't rule out that she's given in to torture or been brainwashed.
Lise wouldn't...
It's highly likely that you're her target.
M-Me?
Their goal would be to bring you to their side and make you an informant.
The whole thing reeks of Stasi.
We should question her.
I'll make her talk.
We need that extra pilot.
You're so naive I think I might throw up.
I do not want to lower myself to the Stasi's level.
Theodor Eberbach,
find out what Second Lieutenant Lise Hohenstein is really up to.
This is something only you can do.
Roger.
You're his stepsister?!
No wonder you look nothing alike.
I am his stepsister, but we're really siblings.
I'm surprised all the women here are so pretty, though.
You always did like blondes with nice figures, didn't you?
Like Captain Bernhard?
What—No! The hell are you saying?
I once found a certain magazine featuring blondes wearing not much at all under your bed.
That was just something a classmate gave me!
I guess you're just a normal guy, after all.
Shut up.
Wh-What is it?
You're so cute!
I've always wanted a little sister like you, Katia.
Because I was always the little sister.
I hope you'll be friends with my brother and me.
O-Okay...
Found you, Theo!
Lise...
It really is you, Theo?
Yeah.
I finally found you.
That day, we were all arrested when we tried to escape to West Germany.
But you held my hand until the very end.
What happened to you after that?
I don't know.
I woke up in the hospital.
That ribbon...
You remembered!
This is what kept me from giving up.
I knew I'd see you again someday.
What about you?
I was cast out alone, and joined the military in order to eat.
I've fought my hardest ever since, while living in fear of the Stasi.
Then why do you obey Captain Bernhard?
Everyone knows she's a Stasi dog.
That bitch turned in her family so she alone could survive, right?
She's working with the men who killed Mom and Dad!
She—
She's not like that.
She told on her brother because he was working against the government.
Right now, Irisdina is more concerned about the country's future than anyone.
And I don't know a better commander.
You trust her?
Y-Yeah.
I see.
Then I'll trust her, too.
Because I trust you.
Lise...
I'm going to work my hardest from here on.
I'll protect you, okay?
S-Sure.
Well, goodnight, Theo.
What are you doing out here?
N-Nothing.
I'm glad you got to see your little sister again. Really.
"She might be a spy."
That's also what's on your mind, am I right?
I'm sorry.
When I saw how happy you looked, I...
Sorry I made you keep it all to yourself.
I'm of the same mind as you.
Irisdina and Lieutenant Jeckeln agree as well.
I've been ordered to find out who she really is.
So give me some time.
Theodor...
She's my sister, and I love her.
But you and I have a promise.
Y-Yeah!
09, you're still too high.
The Laser-classes will get you.
R-Roger.
Not bad.
You're good, Lise!
We never had to fly this low in my last squad.
This is a training exercise! No talking!
S-Sorry!
For a training exercise, we've gone pretty far today...
Squadron leader, unknowns approaching from the rear.
They're coming in fast.
Wh-What's this sound?
Long-range missiles locking on us!
Is it... the Stasi?
Squadron leader, order us to break!
Calm down.
They're allies.
Attention, approaching unknowns.
That's enough.
If you stop now, I'll write it off as a joke.
A joke?
They're mocking us.
Who the hell are they?
Those are...
Tornadoes...
The West German 51st TSF Battalion, Huckebein!
And... Tomcats!
The US Navy's 103rd Tactical Surface Fighter Strike Squadron,
the Jolly Rogers!
What's the West doing here?
The US Navy's Montana-class...
And Iowa-class!
And even the English Lion-class battleships!
Why are they all here?
Attention, all units.
Flight training is over.
We will now represent East Germany in a UN Anti-BETA operation.
This is a major joint counterattack operation between the UN, the US,
the European Union Army, and the Warsaw Pact forces.
Operation Neptune.
The goal is to stabilize the military situation
on the continent by wiping out the BETA.
We'll begin by disembarking on the Polish shores,
retake Gdansk base, and secure a beachhead.
We'll then head farther inland and wipe out as many BETAs as we can.
The US will take the northern sector.
The European Union Army will take the center.
And the Warsaw Pact forces will take the south.
By sunset, each force will expand the beachhead by forty kilometers.
After we bring the base and its defensive functions back on-line,
we'll switch to defending it.
Forty kilometers?
If this succeeds, East Germany will use the time this buys us
to greatly fortify our defenses.
The West may be leading this operation,
but don't forget that this fight will determine East Germany's future.
I had no idea they were planning a mission like this.
The West is doing this for its own reasons.
They can't lose East Germany as a shield.
That's why the comrade lieutenant is pissed off.
Thirty ships.
Five hundred TSFs.
Thousands of tanks.
Thirty thousand soldiers.
A whole lot of nothing.
But if we can do something great,
we can show everyone East Germany's worth.
And that's why we've been dispatched here,
as East Germany's best TSF squadron.
No... Maybe there just aren't any real TSF squadrons left except for us.
So Lieutenant Jeckeln will lead Platoon 2,
with Katia, Lise, and me?
This is because Lieutenant Pham is wounded and can't participate.
Kid, are you capable of understanding the role you've been given?
The lieutenant doesn't have much combat experience, so I'll assist her,
while protecting Katia and trying to learn the connection between Lise and the Stasi.
Now that you're one of our comrades,
you will have other missions beyond a pilot's.
Consider this the training for that.
The captain expects you to succeed.
Then I will.
62% of BETAs on the coast have been destroyed.
Surface strike force will continue its assault.
120 seconds until the TSFs begin their attack.
TSFs are to take care not to cross the line of fire when jumping.
Fuhlendorf has been hit.
It's sinking.
Don't worry.
The Laser-classes on the coast won't last long against this barrage.
Don't be afraid.
Klausdorf, sunk.
No...
All units, have you heard this one?
Someone sent in a question to a Berlin radio station.
"Can you eat dead BETAs?"
And the guy on the radio said,
"They're far too disgusting to eat.
Unless you're English."
Katia, Lise...
We'll support the comrade lieutenant, and ensure the mission's success.
Roger.
Comrade Second Lieutenant...
Th-Thank you.
Your abilities as a commander, huh?
Attention, all units.
Our squadron will now work with UN forces to expand the beachhead
and secure the safety of our rear forces.
666th TSF Squadron, take off!
The 666th Squadron has reached the designated area and initiated combat.
You worried, miss?
No, my squad is the strongest in East Germany.
They'll carry out their mission. I know it.
I hope so too.
Of course.
That's why we brought you.
Yes, Comrade Major Zweig.
What's the overall situation?
The US forces to the north and EU forces at the center are proceeding as planned.
But our forces to the south are falling a little behind.
Make them hurry.
Don't let the West get ahead of us.
Okay, we'll take down this pack.
Comrade Second Lieutenant Eberbach, back me up!
Roger.
Katia, circle around from the right.
Lise, go assist her.
Lise, we're going to move. Come with me.
Lise?
Lise!
Katia!
Sorry! I lost sight of you!
Are you okay, Katia?
Th-Thank you.
I'm glad I made it in time...
Lise!
Lise...
Attention, all units.
We'll take a quick break here.
Everyone, check your magazines.
This will be a long fight. Rest while you can.
What are you thinking, Comrade Captain?!
I'm overriding that order!
We've been ordered to expand the beachhead forty kilometers by sunset!
If we fall behind the US and EU, it will damage East Germany's reputation.
That means we'll—
Another BETA swarm has appeared.
They're passing through the ruins of Tczew.
They number over ten thousand, with multiple Laser-classes.
Damn it.
That's near the boundary between us and the EU.
What are they doing?
Tell UN Command that we're initiating bombardment of the target area.
That's crazy!
We can't just open fire without knowing where our allies are!
We need to stop the enemy advance.
If we don't, they'll be here very soon.
Intercept the BETA?
There are ten thousand!
And the heavy-metal clouds mean we don't know where the other units are!
We only need to delay them.
If we lose the beachhead, it's over.
We're about three thousand meters from enemy lines.
We will head toward them and delay them.
Lieutenant Jeckeln, you have the rear.
I know.
All units, get to it!
Okay, we've stopped them.
All units, aim for the unarmored spots!
Damn it, there are too many.
The rear unit is to split up and attack.
Don't let a single one through!
No, Comrade Lieutenant!
More are coming. They'll isolate and destroy us!
Don't argue with my order!
Just shut up and obey!
Tornadoes?
Why so few?
That's an artillery recon unit...
I-Incoming artillery fire! We need to get out of here!
Artillery? What are you talking about?
We're in the middle of the BETA!
The West didn't anticipate anyone engaging the BETA in close combat like we have.
They always try to lay down as much artillery fire as possible first.
Then we...
I'm sure that's it.
Damn it!
Comrade Lieutenant, we need to get out of here!
That's ridiculous.
If we withdraw, that means admitting the West's strategy is superior.
For the Fatherland's sake, we can't!
Now isn't the time for that!
You want us all to die here?
Attention, all units.
We're leaving now.
Are you sane, Comrade Captain?
Staying here in this situation is simple folly.
Our attack on the Destroyer-classes has already shown our strength.
We still haven't fulfilled our political objective!
Do you want them to doubt our party loyalty?!
The destruction of the 666th, East Germany's strongest TSF squad,
would be far greater treason against the Fatherland.
Surface-fleet bombardment incoming.
You TSFs...
If you can hear me, head north.
We'll cover your escape.
Thank you.
I am Captain Irisdina Bernhard, of the East German 666th TSF Squadron.
This is Major Joachim Balck, of the West German 51st Tactical Armor Battalion.
We'll handle the Grapplers to the rear!
All units, jump!
Roger!
Hurry, Comrade Lieutenant.
Roger Leader to all units.
Four thousand meters to target.
All units, fire on my signal.
Let those monsters taste our Phoenixes!
Yes, sir!
Light 'em up!
Wow...
Those are the US Military's Phoenix missiles.
High-tech, long-range guided missiles.
The ones they used to lock on us.
This can't be happening...
This was supposed to be our job.
You understand now, right?
This is how East Germany—how the socialist countries—are treated.
The whole world hates us.
You okay, Crystal?
I-I'm fine...
Captain, why did we have to sustain losses to save those people?
Crystal almost died!
We couldn't let them die.
They're Germans, same as us.
Same as us?
I refuse to accept that people like them are German.
I refuse!

All I can do is shake my head...
Yeah.
They've come so far in just half a day.
And that's only what the West could spare.
It makes you feel stupid, fighting BETAs hand-to-hand with a few TSFs.
Lise, thank you.
If you hadn't saved me then, I would've...
We're part of the same squadron. I just did the natural thing.
Find out what Second Lieutenant Lise Hohenstein is really up to.
You did well, Lise.
Oh, it was nothing...
But try to avoid engaging BETAs in CQC as much as possible.
It's too risky.
As if you aren't always the first to charge in.
Oh, there you are!
So this is where you've been...
The terrorist soldiers from a useless state.
Who are you?
German Bundeswehr 51st TSF Battalion, Huckebein,
Second Lieutenant Kirke Steinhoff.
German People's Republic, 666th TSF Squadron Schwarzesmarken,
Second Lieutenant Theodor Eberbach.
The best East Germany has, right?
Propaganda really works miracles.
You got something to say?
Will you apologize?
For what?
We took unnecessary damage trying to rescue you.
Hägendorf's badly injured.
Kristall was almost devoured.
Apologize.
Say you're sorry for being so incompetent.
Excuse me? Your artillery barrage almost killed us!
Not our fault you ran ahead of yourselves.
Area-suppression would've sufficed to get rid of a group like that.
Really...
You people haven't changed a bit since Operation Palaiologos.
It's fine if you have a death-wish but don't drag us down with you.
Leave us out of it.
Well, fuck you, bitch!
You Western cowards are only able to live because we're dying out there protecting you!
So don't act like you're so great—
You have some nerve, for a criminal nation.
Quit your damn yapping, American dog!
You bitch!
Please stop! It's the BETA that we should be fighting!
Run back home with your tail between your legs, dog!
Stop it, Anett!
We'll go home when you're all dead, reds!
Why do we have to fight?
We're all Germans!
That's enough.
M-Major?
For crying out loud... What are you doing?
I'm Major Joachim Balck, leader of the Huckebein battalion.
Sorry about Kirke here.
It must be fate that you two fought.
Get along with her from now on.
We're all Germans here.
Operation Palaiologos.
That was a large-scale counterattack against the BETA in 1978, right?
Humanity's first attempt at infiltrating a BETA hive, and a historic defeat.
Ever since then, humanity has been losing to the BETA.
Yeah.
Sorry to call you out at this hour.
I heard you got into a fight with a West German pilot.
Listening to them, I understood exactly how we're viewed.
Can we fight alongside the West?
It's true that the West doesn't trust us.
So we need to restore that trust.
Laserjagd performed with a few elite units.
Camps built with minimal supplies.
Our accumulated experience fighting the BETA.
If we can show the world that we're a valuable force against the BETA,
we may be able to build a new future.
A future?
Is that what yesterday's charge was for?
Even so, the comrade lieutenant caused us some trouble.
Why is she so obsessed with our country's reputation?
The military is participating in this operation
to overcome our political disadvantage against the Stasi.
They want to perform well in this mission, to prove the military's superiority.
So, in the end, it's just a power struggle between the military and Stasi?
How's Hohenstein?
Nothing yet...
But right now, if nothing else, I don't think she's an enemy.
Having that knowledge is enough.
Good work.
Keep at it tomorrow.
What do I do?
The BETA echelon is forming a second wave.
There are approximately forty thousand.
The Warsaw Pact forces will stop their advance head-on here, at the southern coast.
Why are we doing something so dangerous?
Let me finish!
We'll take the center.
The Americans will take the right flank.
And the EU Army will take the left.
While we delay the enemy, they'll deploy heavy-metal clouds,
and surround and destroy them with area-suppression attacks.
This is the anti-BETA surround-and-destroy strategy known as "active defense."
Since the Laser-classes will be overwhelmed by sheer force,
there's nothing for us to do.
Our job will be delaying and defending near the front lines.
Why is the West so focused on area-suppression?
To eliminate the BETA as safely as possible.
Don't you think there's another reason?
The West's pilots have little experience fighting the BETA up close.
They want to be as safe as they can.
So what if the area-suppression attack fails?
It can't be allowed to fail!
Our country's reputation depends on this operation's success!
I hope it goes well.
"Active defense", right...
This plan is terrible.
It means they're using us as decoys, doesn't it?
It will be dangerous everywhere.
You're so calm.
When they said all those terrible things to us yesterday, you held back.
It's not good to talk to the West, Brother.
If someone informs on you again...
You won't be able to do anything if you're so afraid of the Stasi.
We need the West's help to fight the BETA.
Even if they're not very nice.
Maybe so, but...
And we're the best TSF squadron East Germany has.
As long as we can be used for propaganda,
the National People's Army will protect us.
Do you plan on fighting the Stasi?
Why are you asking that?
Because you're telling me not to be afraid of the Stasi.
I'm not that reckless.
I can't let myself be destroyed, because I must protect my homeland.
That's all there is to it.
Can I believe you?
Yeah.
Okay.
Observation satellites have confirmed
the second wave of the BETA echelon is advancing.
They're twenty klicks away from the south shore.
What is this?
A surround-and-destroy operation of this size, and it worked?
This is the difference between us and the West?
That explains why they got angry.
They far surpass us in both tactics and strength.
Does the West really need our help?
Area-suppression was a success.
Over 70% of the BETAs have been eliminated.
This is the right way...
This is...
Charging BETAs with only eight TSFs is insane.
Looks like we cleaned them up.
We're heading back to base.
Roger.
M-Major!
This is UN Command.
A new BETA echelon has appeared farther inland.
A third wave is heading toward the southern coast.
They'll make contact with the EU Army in thirty minutes.
No... They came from outside our active defense?
How's artillery fire working?
No effect.
It appears to have been shot down by Laser-classes.
Heavy-metal cloud density dropping!
The West are fools!
They thought tricks would work against the BETA?
They came from outside our encirclement?
This isn't going the way we wanted.
Comrade Lieutenant,
there's no need to say what we must do, right?
You can't mean a laserjagd?
Our mission is to stand by and await further orders!
We haven't been given anything more!
We've always chosen to save the greatest number of lives.
Right now, we must choose to save the lives of the EU forces!
But with heavy-metal cloud density so low...
I'm sure if we had concentrated fire from the entire surface fleet,
we could keep the Laser-classes busy.
And the Jolly Rogers have their Phoenix missiles.
With their help, we can tilt the odds in our favor.
Y-You want us to ask the West for help?
The other way around.
We'll help the West.
There's no way they'll...
UN Command to Warsaw Pact 666th TSF Squadron.
Confirm your status.
This is the 666th TSF Squadron's commander, Irisdina Bernhard.
There's no need to answer that!
The 666th TSF Squadron is to remain standing by.
You understand, Lieutenant Jeckeln?
Major...
The fault for this operation's failure lies with the West.
Make them pay the price.
B-But...
666th TSF Squadron to UN HQ.
We have lost no units and are in good condition.
Y-You can't...
Only an experienced laserjagd unit like ours can solve this.
S-Silence!
My orders speak for the party!
Lieutenant Jeckeln, strip her of command authority!
Immediately!
I... I can't do that, Major.
We're only the strongest unit in East Germany because she leads us!
If we lose her, we could be destroyed!
I don't care!
The party's political reputation
is far more important than the loss of a TSF squadron!
But I...
They're here!
Fire!
No! I'm out of ammo!
Tank Division 9 to command post.
We can't hold any longer. Withdrawing!
Negative. Defend the front lines at all costs.
We're out of ammo!
Are you telling us to die?
Your loyalty will be remembered forever.
To hell with that!
Comrade Lieutenant, are you okay with this?
At this rate, the BETA will just crush us all!
It doesn't matter if they're East or West, or in the National People's Army.
We're here to save as many lives as possible!
If you're a member of the 666th TSF Squadron, you should know that!
That's...
What do you want to do, Lieutenant Gretel Jeckeln?
What is it you should do? What's really right?
Use your head for once!
Don't regret talking that way to a political commissar later.
Comrade Major, please leave this to me.
Wh-What?
Let's go, comrades!
We are the 666th TSF Squadron, East Germany's best!
The Schwarzesmarken!
Show those damn aliens and those useless Westerners what we can do!
All units, initiate jump.
Follow me!
Roger!
Stop them! Now!
Oh, are you really sure about that?
What?
They're heading into desperate battle to save their allies from the West's failure.
And without heavy-metal cloud support.
You couldn't ask for better propaganda.
Do you still want to stop them?
W-Well...
This is UN Command.
The US Jolly Rogers unit will rendezvous with you soon.
But the Laser-classes are at the echelon's rear, and getting good intel is difficult.
Their GPS-guided missiles are unusable.
So we need to take the lead, correct?
Indeed.
As soon as the Laser-classes have been eliminated,
we will commence an artillery area-suppression attack.
Get out of there immediately.
Good luck.
Attention, all units.
We will now initiate a laserjagd.
This is a suicide mission.
Therefore, Second Lieutenant Krzasinska
and Second Lieutenant Waldheim will stay behind in reserve.
Wh-What do you mean?
We cannot allow the entire unit to be wiped out.
But there won't be enough units!
Katia, you have something you want to do, right?
We'll come back alive.
Theodor...
Schwarzes-05, roger.
07 and I will withdraw.
Please be safe!
Everything's ready.
Now we're in this together.
I don't plan on getting along with you!
I only did what I thought was right!
That's the comrade lieutenant I know.
Allies to our rear.
It's the Jolly Rogers.
Okay, all units!
Follow me!
Roger!
Damn it! I didn't know last-generation TSFs could move that fast!
The Beast Numbers are crazy!
There they are!
Jolly Rogers, those are the Laser-classes.
Roger. Thanks for guiding us here.
All units, release Phoenix locks.
Give 'em all you've got!
Yes, sir!
What?
F-Fort-class?
Jesus...
We're going in, Theodor!
Roger!
Theo!
Damn it!
Crap!
Theodor, reach out and grab
the future.
Irisdina!
Theo, go!
Theodor, how many Laser-classes?
Twenty left!
Seventeen left!
Twelve left!
Ten!
Eight!
Five!
Three!
Just one left!
Theo!
Don't fuck with...
humanity!
Area-suppression complete.
Excellent work. Return to base.
Are you awake, Theodor?
Katia?
You'd better be grateful.
We pulled you out just before the area-suppression hit.
You moron.
I wouldn't let them do that to my comrades.
Like you weren't out of ammo and crying.
Shut up, dork!
Hold them tight.
Our heroes are coming home.
Did we win?
Yeah!
But how did we get out?
A certain stupid girl convinced the West.
Everyone helped.
It didn't matter if we're East or West.
We all worked together.
I see.
Major...
Major Hannibal...
I protected what you left behind.
Looks like she's told us everything, Director Schmidt.
Good work, Major Beatrix Brehme.
Yes, it truly was...
Good work.

The 666th Squadron's role in Operation Neptune is almost complete.
As you know, our squadron played a huge role in this mission.
This was only possible because of our pilots' gallantry
and the dedicated work of our mechanics.
As your squadron commander, I thank you.
Good work, everyone.
It's over, Theo.
You'd barely had any time with us before the mission,
but you did great.
To be honest, I was really scared.
I can't bear the thought of you leaving again...
Someday, I'll be as a great pilot as you.
But until then, let me hold on to you just a little longer.
Lise...
I'll get right to the point.
What's do you think of Hohenstein?
She's no Stasi dog.
If she were...
She wouldn't risk her life to save the squadron?
It could be an act.
She won't betray me.
She's still my sister, and that hasn't changed.
Roger that.
This is the last time we'll discuss this.
We still don't believe you.
The situation doesn't allow for that.
The situation?
We can't tell anyone this yet, but...
The Minsk hive in Belarus has activated.
Over a hundred thousand?
No way!
That's more than double Operation Neptune!
This battle will determine the fate of our Fatherland.
So we have to use Lise?
That's not all.
Several officers of the National People's Army have been arrested by the Stasi.
They're under suspicion of conspiracy and attempted coup d'état.
The party is asking the NPA to take responsibility.
Supposedly, Command is in a panic trying to deal with it.
The Stasi now completely has the upper hand. In the worst case...
They could take control of the military.
If that happens, we'll be disbanded immediately.
That's just the worst case scenario.
The success of Operation Neptune has proven our value.
If they disband us without any valid reason,
they could make enemies out of the West.
They shouldn't want to try that.
All forces, stand by!
All forces, stand by!
Battle stations!
Theodor, TSFs!
Cheburashkas?
The Stasi?
The Werewolf Battalion?
No.
Heinz... Heinz Axmann!
The Stasi officer who interrogated me three years ago.
What do you want?
It would seem you don't like them, Iris.
The Stasi's new TSF battalion, Berlin.
We have come to celebrate your triumphant return.
Captain Irisdina Bernhard,
you are under arrest for making counterrevolutionary statements
during Operation Neptune.
So this is the time you choose to start a fight with the military?
Who can say?
You are Second Lieutenant Lise Hohenstein?
Y-Yes.
A tragic pair of siblings whose parents were purged for seeking asylum in the West.
The older brother is a hero of Operation Neptune...
And you, the little sister, are a Stasi spy.
Or so they say.
I'm not a spy!
Once an organization gets too big, it's hard to know who is working for it.
Did one of my men send you here?
N-No, I...
Who would trust you?
Everyone suspects you of being a dog.
No!
That's not...
Please stop these lies, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel!
What proof—
Second Lieutenant Eberbach,
have you ever thought about why you were the only one who was released?
What if someone sold themselves out to the Stasi in order to save you?
It is only a hypothesis,
but if were thanks to her that you were released
would that not make sense?
You'll have to fight with a spy in your midst.
But perhaps I can find out who hired her,
and free her.
And in exchange, we work for you?
I think there is something in it for both of us.
Lieutenant Colonel Axmann...
What?
We are soldiers who've sworn our loyalty to the party and the NPA.
And Lise is an irreplaceable part of us,
and a part of my family.
She's not a spy!
Theo...
Truly beautiful.
I shall be on my way.
This was an interesting little farce.
Iris, will you be coming with me?
Yes, sir.
Lise!
Theo, I...
I know.
I know.
Welcome back!
Sis!
Welcome back!
Isn't this amazing?
So many brand new Balalaikas.
The whole squadron's getting lots of new equipment!
We need to understand why we're getting so much equipment right now.
The BETA are coming, aren't they?
Over a hundred thousand, last I heard.
It doesn't seem real.
With the West being so useless,
we need to be the shield that protects humanity.
Um, Comrade Lieutenant?
Isn't the USSR going to help us?
They were the leader of the socialist countries.
Did you what happened between our two countries during the Cold War?
Well, history isn't my best subject...
USSR forces were stationed in East Germany, right?
East Germany, on the boundary between East and West,
was an important strategic point.
In exchange for military support and supplies,
the USSR was allowed to station forces here.
We were used, and abused, as convenient tools.
That's what I learned in the West.
M-Me, too! Maybe...
Sheesh...
Whatever.
The Stasi are still connected to the KGB.
If we ask for help, we'll end up completely under their control.
But isn't that strange?
What?
If the Stasi are connected to the USSR, shouldn't that have already happened?
Come to think of it, you're right.
Even if they are closely connected,
the Stasi wouldn't discard what they already have to work with the Soviets...
Wait... Is that it?
Axmann asked me if we wanted a war with him.
He seems insistent on bringing us over.
He's panicking.
Yes.
What do you mean?
A power struggle is happening within the Stasi.
The Political HQ was aware of this.
A Moscow faction connected to the KGB wants closer ties with the Soviets.
The Minister of the Stasi, Major General Erich Schmidt,
and Beatrix Brehme, Commander of the Werewolf Battalion, lead the faction.
They hold the majority within the Stasi.
And Heinz Axmann's Berlin faction
wants to eliminate the Soviet influence, limiting relationships with the West
to maintain our national sovereignty.
With the military no longer a threat,
the Moscow faction's only enemy is the Berlin faction.
That's why Axmann wants us on his side to help fight a war?
That's terrible.
Do they really plan on starting a war between East Germans?
Do they only care about their own power,
and not what happens to the people?!
For us to stop that from happening...
Lieutenant Jeckeln, Second Lieutenant Eberbach,
I have a request.
You want us to promote the 666th to an instructional squad?
Since that stunt of their during the previous op, the East and West both consider them heroes.
By allowing us to conduct tactical training,
the military's value will increase and the Stasi won't be able to touch us.
I want you to go to Berlin tomorrow and find supporters.
Me too?
You are the hero who saved Gdansk.
Just having you there will add much to her words.
If we offer laserjagd know-how,
I think it will be easier to get the West's help.
You're a little too late.
Political HQ has been putting pressure on us to reorganize the military.
I believe the Stasi is behind this.
And you plan on giving in to that pressure, Comrade Major?
What else can I do?
I'm just a soldier.
March 21st, 1981.
You sold a number of artworks you acquired during the withdrawal from Poland
to the Russian mafia, didn't you?
Over 150,000 Marks' worth.
Those transactions were completely illegal.
C-Comrade Lieutenant!
We're ready to send the documents to Political HQ if necessary.
Please give us your decision, Comrade Major.
Not bad.
A common tactic among those who wish to make it anywhere in this country.
Do you like this nation?
I do.
The idea of socialism...
The peaceful town of Berlin...
I want to protect East Germany and the ideals it strives for.
For that, I'd do anything.
Okay, let's hurry to the next place.
Next up is Lieutenant Colonel Augenthaler at the political commissioners...
Wh-What are you doing?
Shh!
We're being followed.
This way.
Sorry to scare you.
Y-You're...
I'm so jealous of Theodor.
I haven't been to Berlin in forever!
Same here, Annett.
I might never get the chance to again.
There are a hundred thousand BETAs.
I-It'll be fine.
If we all work together, we can defeat the BETA for sure.
That's right!
Don't get down!
Y-Yeah.
What's wrong, Annett?
Sorry, sorry!
I was just thinking about the future.
So you also suspect me, don't you?
That I'm a Stasi dog...
That I might betray you at any moment...
O-Oh, come on, Lise!
I know you're not.
You're one of us! Yeah!
Th-That's right.
You saved my life.
Thank you.
Hey, don't cry, okay?
Commissioner of the Western Theater Training Forces,
Major General Franz Heim...
What do you need from us?
I've come to tell you that you aren't the only ones trying to fight the Stasi.
Our best officers have been arrested,
and the NPA no longer has the power to resist the Stasi.
They will use this opportunity to initiate a coup d'état.
With a huge BETA echelon approaching?
They're taking advantage of the fact that the army is on the front lines.
If they can take control of the parliament, they can do what they like.
Damn.
The Western Theater forces intend to stop them.
And you want our help?
We both want to save the people and the nation.
We want your help, heroes of the Schwarzesmarken.
A Stasi coup d'état?
Perhaps Captain Bernhard knew about this...
And now, an announcement from the Ministry of Defense.
The BETA forces that appeared from the Minsk hive
appear to be crossing through Poland.
The size of this BETA force is...
They're here?
It'll be two or three days before the first wave hits the border.
You head back to base.
I'll remain in Berlin.
That last meeting gave us a tiny bit of hope.
Can we trust him?
Major General Heim is a dove.
For him to act means a lot.
First, I'll do everything I can to keep the squadron in existence.
That is my fight.
You protect Captain Bernhard.
The country needs her.
And watch out for your sister.
If you leave now, you should make it back to base by morning.
Hurry.
Comrade Lieutenant!
Call me "Gretel."
When I'm the only one you keep calling "comrade," it's... I mean...
It feels a little sad...
Make sure you come back, Gretel.
O-Of course I will, Theodor Eberbach!
There you are.
Lise...
I've been looking for you.
Here.
You dropped this.
Sorry, I know I shouldn't have, but...
I looked inside.
You should be more careful.
If you carry around a photo of you and a Westerner,
people will think you're plotting something.
Y-You're right.
Or...
Are you?
I can tell that my brother and Captain Bernhard are planning something...
And that you're involved, Katia.
If you tell me the truth, I think I can protect everyone.
And if the captain disappears,
you might have a chance, right?
Lise?
Theodor!
We made contact with Franz Heim of the Western Theater forces.
I see.
You're not surprised.
Now we have a tiny bit of hope.
Yeah, Gretel said the same thing.
And we have you to believe in, also.
Me?
Because you saved Katia that day, we have an extra card in our hand.
A card, huh?
Katia is Lieutenant General Strachwitz's daughter.
She could bring hope to the government opposition.
And because you're protecting her,
I can put my full efforts into leading the squadron.
I'm counting on you.
Lise?
You were talking with her a long time, Theo.
Hey, is there something between you and Captain Bernhard?
Are you trying to fight the Stasi?
Where'd that come from?
I was just briefing her on the mission—
I'm scared...
The big battle is almost here,
and Katia and Annett still suspect me.
Do you think I'm a spy, as well?
You do, right?
You don't know what the Stasi did to me.
You can't trust me.
No! You're a part of my family!
I trust you.
Theo...
No one wants to suspect you, either.
Are you serious?
I didn't know you had a past like that.
Come with me, Lise Hohenstein.
I'm putting you under arrest.
What are you thinking?
I'm getting rid of uncertainties.
She deflects suspicion by bringing up how suspicious she is.
That's a common tactic of theirs.
If she were a Stasi pilot, there's a possibility
she was involved in hunting asylum-seekers.
Can you allow someone who hunted humans in the squadron?
Stop it!
We're about to fight the BETA.
If we start losing people...
I'll back her up!
Annett?
Katia...
Normally, two members of a family aren't put in the same unit.
Unless someone's manipulating things.
Lise, it's not true, right?
You're not in the Stasi!
Of course I'm not!
I hate the Stasi!
After what they did to Mom and Dad,
you also suspect me, Theo!
N-No, I don't... But...
Lise!
Lise!
Lise asked me what the captain is trying to do.
E-Even so...
You remember your promise, right?
But even so, I can't abandon her.
Theodor!
Lise! Lise!
Lise...
Lise? Are you there?
Lise?
I love you, Theo.
I'd do anything for you.
But I can't do that now.
I can't fight with everyone suspecting me.
Lise...
But if you believe me...
If you give me something to believe in...
Theo,
take me.

Sixty thousand on the right flank.
Eighty thousand in the center.
Sixty thousand on the left flank.
Two hundred thousand total?
No way...
That's even more than last time...
The BETA force that left the Minsk Hive has split into three groups,
and is proceeding through Poland.
Berlin is at our back.
There will be no retreat.
Therefore, the army will station nearly all its TSFs at Fort Seelow.
We will meet them with everything we have.
Before we begin the operation, I have two messages concerning the squadron.
Lieutenant Jeckeln will be staying in Berlin for a while
to negotiate additional forces.
Lieutenant Pham has recovered enough for combat, and will take her place.
Furthermore, we've just received word that we'll be joining the instructional squads.
Our duty now includes teaching new troops the ropes in addition to fighting BETA.
This is a reward for your valiant efforts on the battlefield.
I'm proud of you all.
And so I want your help once more.
Attention, all troops!
The Fatherland's survival depends on this battle.
We are the strongest, and we cannot allow ourselves to be defeated.
Bring down Schwarzesmarken's might on those damn BETAs!
For the Fatherland!
☭For the Fatherland!☭
Hear me well.
We do not trust the two of you.
One slip, and I'll shoot you right there.
Feel free to do so.
I'll prove the Stasi doesn't have me on a leash in combat.
You maintain Lise isn't working for the Stasi.
Your opinion hasn't changed?
I don't know.
But given the circumstantial evidence,
I couldn't blame anyone who says she is.
Is that why you started a relationship with her?
Yes.
Even if she is a Stasi dog,
if I'm with her at all times, I can control her.
Because she loves me.
I see.
Then I'll put you in charge of this matter.
We sortie in an hour. Hurry.
The Destroyer-class group in front of the main BETA echelon has begun to cross the Oder River.
Estimated numbers, ninety-five thousand and rising.
Special Heavy Artillery Regiment 1, open fire on the BETAs!
How long can we hold them back?
This fort uses the Seelow Heights as a shield.
There's no need to worry about being destroyed by a laser strike.
As long as they don't make it over the Heights, we can hold out.
200th, 201st ACM battalions, open fire.
ACM battalion signal lost.
That's a laser strike!
Impossible!
We should still be out of laser range.
Multiple shots coming from coordinate H-92.
Much more heat than we're used to seeing.
Displaying data on central monitor!
Those are...
Heavy Laser-classes?
So? Can Fort Seelow handle them?
What?
You're performing a laserjagd?
Which unit?
The 666th?
Attention, all units. Our mission objective has changed.
We will go to eliminate the Heavy Laser-classes.
A laserjagd on Heavy Laser-classes?
Can we defeat those things on our own?
Who can other than us?
Get ready, everyone.
This is it.
The NPA HQ is in chaos after the Heavy Lasers' appearance.
This has the army tied down, doesn't it?
I'm amazed that I was able to pull this situation off.
The squad is ready to take control of the parliament.
TSF Battalion Berlin, roll out.
Don't let a single one escape.
TSF Battalion Wilhelm Kunich's platoon 1 has been wiped out.
We've already lost more than sixty units.
How goes the 666th Squadron's laserjagd?
They're moving toward the Heavy Laser-classes right now.
Distance: 3,000.
Lieutenant Colonel Maya,
there's a girl in that squadron who's the same age as my daughter in Berlin.
My daughter was born frail.
She's at home, waiting for me to return.
If the 666th fails here, I won't be able to, nor will there be a home to return to.
Incoming message from recon battalion.
The 666th has made contact with the Heavy Lasers.
The artillery from the fort is distracting them.
We can close in if we move now.
This is it!
It closed its eye?
No one mentioned that!
Crap!
All units, back boost.
Get away!
My left arm manipulator's damaged?
Theo!
Are you okay, Schwarzes-08?
I'm alive.
The TSF is damaged, but I can still fight.
So these are the Heavy Laser-classes.
Their hide is hard to pierce and their offense is terrifying...
What do we do?
It's not hopeless.
Everyone, use 120mm AP rounds.
Our target is the BETA in front that just fired.
Support me!
Theodor!
Rear unit commander, report!
This is 02. We've taken out one unit.
We've taken out one, too.
They're not unbeatable.
Continue the attack!
They defeated the Heavy Laser-class?
No less from the Beast Numbers!
Commander...
Four left!
All units are under 20% fuel and ammo.
Squadron Captain, at this rate...
Annett, Theodor, you will charge and engage in close quarters.
We'll do everything we can to support you and distract them.
But know that, given our ammo, we can only do so for a minute or two.
Can you do that?
Yes.
We can.
Theo!
All units, open fire!
Monsters!
Two left!
Annett! Are you okay?
M-My TSF's overheated and can't move!
06, is your jump unit intact?
Can you fall back?
I-I'll try...
Fire-support ending.
No ammo!
Like hell you will!
This is the last one!
What?
Irisdina!
Irisdina?
Old man! Pham!
Get Irisdina!
Hurry! Hurry!
No...
A second wave of Heavy Lasers has appeared.
I expect the soldiers on the ground to do their utmost.
The Stasi have begun their coup d'état?
The laserjagd is a failure.
The BETAs still have five hundred Laser-classes and twenty Heavy Laser-classes.
Can we mount a second attack?
It's possible. But if we do,
the TSFs will take critical damage,
and going forward, we'll be unable to stop the BETA.
Intel says the Stasi have staged a coup d'état in Berlin, as well.
The situation is grim...
Are you guys all right?
All units are damaged, but everyone is okay.
Then we can make a second attack...
You can't. Not in your condition.
If we don't do it, who will?
Not good! Hurry!
Everyone, stand by for the next order.
Right.
Theo, wait.
Let's run away from here.
No one will notice if we go now.
We can head to Berlin and seek asylum in West Germany.
Lise...
East Germany is doomed.
So please...
This time, come with me...
You're right.
This country will almost certainly be wiped out.
Then—
But I'm going to stay here and fight with Irisdina.
She saved me when I was in darkness.
And she's still fighting to save people.
No matter how bad it gets, she never gives up.
She's my last hope.
I want to protect that hope.
But that's...
What if you die for that?
It's stupid!
I'm sorry, Lise.
Then why did you sleep with me?
I love you so much, and you won't choose me?!
That's...
That's too cruel!
Once the battle's over, I'll come back to you.
I've always loved you.
So, for now...
More replacements units?
Yeah, four from a Berlin factory.
They've sent those now?
Our political commissar's an impressive leader.
I hope Glasses is holding it down.
Are you insane?!
Ma'am, there's no other way to destroy the Laser-classes than a second attack.
That's what Captain Bernhard believes.
But a saturation strike with the new type of missiles...
And we use all we have?
If we run out now, what will we do if we need them later?
Now is when we need them.
Our forces will now execute a saturation strike on the Heavy Laser-classes.
The P-270 Mosquito anti-ship missile...
This new type of missile can strike an enemy at Mach-2, and fly twenty meters off the ground.
We'll use it to exterminate the Heavy Lasers.
But the plasma around the Heavy Lasers makes communications difficult
and precision missile-guidance impossible.
So the ground forces, air forces,
and TSF units will work together to lead the BETAs,
creating a flight path for the missiles.
The 666th Squadron will advance into the enemy force and guide the missiles there.
They're trying to make their own version of Phoenix missiles?
The situation is dire.
Which means East Germany must demonstrate that we are Europe's shield.
Only after having done so can we deal with the West on equal footing.
What is it?
I believe we need to change our current formation for this.
What?
Annett and I should be the vanguard.
Combat with the Heavy Lasers involves a massive amount of strain.
It's most logical that we heavily prioritize your safety.
Refused.
We don't know what will happen on the battlefield, so I must take the lead.
It could get you killed.
That's not an issue.
Don't let your feelings get in the way.
You're the one who's letting personal feelings get in the way!
As injured as you are, you'd sacrifice yourself to protect this country.
What's that, if not letting your feelings get in the way?
You...
You're this country's last hope.
We have a duty to protect you.
I agree with Second Lieutenant Eberbach.
M-Me, too.
We can fight because you're here!
I'm here because of you.
So this time, we'll protect you.
I don't have time to deal with your selfishness.
Walther!
I agree with Second Lieutenant Eberbach as well.
Please reconsider.
Believe in us... In the squadron you created.
Do what you want.
We will reorganize the squadron before the mission.
This plan will involve melee combat with the Heavy Lasers.
Boot up all engines!
Exchange the 120mm rounds for high-speed AP rounds!
Swap 01's gun mounts for two long blades.
Hurry!
What about 07's spare knife?
Weld it to the back of the extra armor or something!
Sorry, Annett.
Huh? Oh, no worries...
I said something really mean to you a while ago.
I'm sorry. I regret it.
Annett...
I'm happy to see you fighting to protect someone else.
Heavy Laser-classes sighted.
30 degrees to the right. Distance: 24,000.
Twenty of them.
Okay, let's go.
Yeah.
The 666th Squadron has begun a second charge.
Provisional TSF Battalion Steinhöfer
has begun distracting the Fort-class group.
Begin countdown for Mosquito anti-ship missiles.
Signals on radar.
Twelve of them. We believe them to be TSFs.
So you've come, Beatrix?
Have Berlin Battalion intercept them.
Right!
What was that?
Who are these guys?
Those aren't Cheburashkas!
What's wrong, Berlin?
Come in, Berlin!
Berlin!
Lieutenant Pham, where are the missiles?
Mosquitoes launched.
They'll hit in forty seconds.
Squadron Leader, we should retreat.
No! If we want to ensure we get the Laser-classes,
we need to guide them until the last second.
First missile wave incoming!
Thirty seconds to impact.
Twenty-nine.
Twenty-eight.
Twenty-seven.
Twenty-six. Twenty-five. Twenty-four.
Twenty-three. Twenty-two. Twenty-one.
Twenty. Nineteen. Eighteen.
Seventeen. Sixteen...
All units, back boost!
666th Squadron to Command.
Mission complete.
Returning to base.
Well done, Theodor.
You're a real pilot now.
Have I repaid some of my debt to you?
I've decided.
I'll fight with you until your battle ends.
Until I make your ideals and Katia's dream real.
Theodor...
Iris, I...
All troops, back to your TSFs!
Hurry!
Start all engines!
Don't move!
Damn it.
Katia!
This way! Hurry!
What's going on?
This can't be...
Come out, Theo.
Lise!
N-No...
Otherwise, I can't guarantee her safety.

Theo...
Get out of your TSF and surrender.
Otherwise, I can't guarantee her safety.
The Western Theater forces' command center will fall any time now.
It's all over.
Please get out.
I won't hurt either of you.
L-Lise...
What's this?
Unidentified TSFs approaching from the northwest?
Theodor!
Run, Theodor!
Shut up!
If it weren't...
If it weren't for you...
Go...
Go, Theodor!
Go and create a future for us!
Damn it! Damn it!
Damn it all!
Theo...
Comrades, the time has come to unite!
The blame for our failure to end this long war
lies entirely with the present government.
I know all too well how the military police's youth,
who supported the extreme measure of a coup d'état, must feel!
They are not rioters,
but young men and women who burn with idealism.
True patriots!
We live in a democratic country,
and as such leadership must be passed down by the proper channels.
For the Republic's safety, I, Erich Schmidt,
have been named by the parliament as head of the party and minister of state.
This is an important assignment, without precedent in East German history.
But I shall accept this burden.
Because it is my calling as a patriot!
I promise to gather all our military forces under the Stasi,
and create a peacekeeping task force of unparalleled efficiency.
In the name of the party, let us become sword and shield, and win this war!
My comrades in the USSR have agreed to send troops immediately.
I strongly beseech the West to fight humanity's enemies with us!
Comrades!
To keep our homeland from being swallowed by the darkness of destruction again,
so that mothers will not be forced to suffer the deaths of their sons,
let us bring back a stronger Fatherland!
For the Fatherland!
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The Moscow faction sacrificed the Berlin faction to gain control.
It's all a terrible farce.
And their defensive lines may crumble at any moment.
They're using their own citizens as hostages.
The West German government will come under a lot of criticism if we let Berlin fall.
And if we don't like it, we must recognize their government and help them?
Worried about them?
They are my comrades-in-arms.
Now is the time to rise.
The situation in Berlin is unstable.
If we attack now, we can win!
The other units will follow our lead!
It's too reckless.
The Moscow faction destroyed the Berlin faction in short order.
They must have some force we are unaware of.
Yes.
I succeeded in capturing our top priority objective.
Now the anti-government factions won't be able to rely on the 666th's fame.
I'm sure the parliament knows what will happen if they oppose us now.
All according to plan.
Splendid.
That is why you are my successor, Major Beatrix Brehme.
I am honored, Comrade Major General...
No, ruler of East Germany.
Everything is for the Stasi.
Lieutenant Lise Hohenstein, returning to TSF Werewolf Battalion.
Well done on your special mission.
But...
Oh, that?
Don't you worry about the two that escaped.
Instead, I'd like you to interrogate the 666th.
You know them well, so it should be easy for you, right?
Roger.
Target sighted.
The two pilots have left their unit and escaped.
Continuing the search.
I see the twins are as perky as ever, Irisdina.
Want some?
It's your favorite, Himbeertorte.
What are you doing?
I'd always wondered how you made contact with the anti-government faction.
I never thought Major Hannibal was helping you.
It's true that he and they...
What are you trying to do?
Torture me to reveal their hideout's location?
You're going to rot here.
What?
I'm going to make their ideals a reality.
You can just sit and watch, powerless.
BETA echelons 13 and 14 approaching from the north and south.
Over one hundred thousand and rising.
Two hours until they reach the final defense line.
Where's our rear support?
We can't wait much longer...
You're splitting the division?
The new government has decided to send
the entire Western Theater Army, as well as the Stasi, to the front lines.
You are to split your division in two,
and deal with the BETAs coming from the north and south.
Finish your reorganization today, and head to the front lines.
That is all.
Major General...
I'll ask you again.
Tell me who Katia really is.
We know she isn't just an asylum seeker.
Stop it, Lise.
If you stop now, you can still turn back.
Were you listening to me?
I know your heart can still change.
You spared Captain Bernhard when you didn't have to.
Am I wrong?
Don't presume anything about me.
I'll leave the rest to you.
Make her wish she'd never been born.
R-Roger!
Theo...
I'll bring you back, no matter what, okay?
We can't start a fire,
but I'll go see if there's any food.
The hero who saved the nation, Lieutenant General Strachwitz.
He succeeded in saving officers and troops in the retreat from the Ukraine.
He may be capable of stopping the BETA advance and saving East Germany.
Father!
Theodor!
Wait!
Get down!
Stand up, you two.
We're getting out of here now.
Comrade Lieutenant Jeckeln!
A MiG-27 Alligator...
The latest Soviet TSF?
The Stasi's Moscow faction has access to that kind of equipment?
You, there.
You're Lieutenant Gretel Jeckeln, political commissar of the 666th Squadron, right?
M-Me?
No, I'm not...
Do you really think you're fooling anyone?
I'm Suzy Dzap, leader of the resistance organization Grosser Bär.
Captain Bernhard told me about you.
We're taking her with us.
Honestly...
If you could fool the Stasi just by taking off your glasses, no one would fear them.
The 666th really are brave.
I-I thought it would work...
I think you were really cute!
Shut up! I was desperate!
B-But you saved us.
Thanks to everyone...
Everyone, huh?
It's like a bad joke, isn't it?
A political commissar for the German Socialist Unity Party
helping the anti-government forces.
But I don't intend to care about the party's ideals anymore.
Tell me what happened while I was gone.
What happened to our squad?
W-Well...
So Hohenstein really was a traitor.
If I'd stayed with the squad, this wouldn't have happened.
I'm the one who couldn't do anything.
I abandoned everyone.
No, you did a good job to escape and report what happened.
That alone is worth something.
Lieutenant...
So what will you do now?
With Captain Bernhard under arrest, we can't count on the 666th.
How will you fight the Stasi now that they control the government?
I have a plan.
I'll negotiate with Major General Franz Heim, Commander of the Western Theater forces.
The Stasi must've sent the majority of their troops
to the front lines to stop the BETA assault.
We'll use this opportunity to enter East Berlin with the Western Theater forces.
We'll also release the 666th Squadron that was captured at Bebersee base.
And if we can take back Captain Bernhard...
Then we can unite people to fight the Stasi?
We sacrifice the front lines for a coup d'état...
We're doing the same thing as the Stasi.
I know.
But there's no other way.
Let me ask you one thing.
Can we trust that dopey second lieutenant?
He was supposedly tricked by his sister, who's a spy.
He's a valuable pilot who downed a Heavy Laser-class.
Can you say for certain he won't betray us?
If that happens, I'll take responsibility.
I understand your plans.
I'll get right to the point.
We can't help you.
Why?
The Stasi have endangered all of Europe!
Irisdina Bernhard, commander of East Germany's strongest unit, the 666th TSF Squadron...
By having such a hero join our cause, we could bring the people over to our side
to fight the Stasi, or so we thought.
But Bernhard's been arrested, and the new government is stabilizing the situation.
If we rise up now, not enough people will join us against them...
Unless we have a stronger symbol.
We have you!
I'm too weak.
I would simply be called a terrorist, and that would be the end.
Then...
Checkmate.
We have no hero. And so, our war is over.
The new government is already negotiating with the UN forces.
In a few days, troops will come from the West to East Germany.
The West doesn't want the Stasi running things, either!
They don't care who's running things, as long as we defeat the BETA.
Working with the Stasi to fight the BETA and protect this nation
is the only chance we have left.
That's all.
Major General...
My forces will leave for the Oder-Neisse Line in the early morning.
We won't see each other again.
Wait.
There's still a chance.
And what is that, miss?
If you have a hero to replace Captain Bernhard, there's hope, isn't there?
Yeah, that's right.
Do you know who Lieutenant General Alfred Strachwitz is?
I understand.
If a living hero won't work, then a dead one?
He was a hero of East Germany, and a friend of mine.
But too much time has passed to fight for his sake.
It's impossible.
No. The last light hasn't disappeared.
The name "Katia Waldheim" is fake.
Ursula...
Ursula Strachwitz.
That's my real name.
I am the daughter of Alfred Strachwitz, the man you called a friend.
The daughter of a hero, returned from West Germany,
who fought with Captain Bernhard to protect East Germany as part of the strongest TSF unit.
If we announce this and use me as a symbol to rise up,
couldn't we fight the Stasi?
To create a country that exists not for the government, but for the people.
With no Stasi spying, informants, or purges.
We can be a free, righteous country again.
Captain Bernhard told me that's what my father wanted.
This country is in darkness, and it cannot see the future it needs to proceed toward.
The sole light we have is a heart that wants to save and protect someone.
The last light...
If the two Germanys work together,
we'll never lose to the BETA.
That's what my dad always said.
If we're scared of the Stasi and unable to trust anyone,
we'll never beat the BETA.
I'm willing to use my life for my father, who let me escape to West Germany,
and for everyone who saved and protected me.
I don't care what happens to me. I have a duty to save East Germany.
Theodor, what is your wish?
I...
I...
What's your mother's name?
Ernestine.
My father used to call her "Tine".
Alfred only told that name to those he was close to.
Come to think of it, your hair and eye color are just like hers.
My dad said that I got them from my mother, so I had to treasure them.
Can we believe her?
And it's been a long time since anyone's heard the name Strachwitz.
Major General,
Katia is the daughter of General Strachwitz, and she knows both East and West Germany.
She can be a bridge between the two countries.
I'm Alfred's friend, and I believe it.
No one will doubt me, will they?
No, sir!
Okay, Major General, we don't have a lot of time.
Theodor...
Stop being spoiled.
I was about to get yelled at again.
Huh?
I promised you, Katia.
Katia, I will protect you.
Right.

Ursula Strachwitz.
The daughter of Alfred Strachwitz, the man who saved East Germany?
Comrade Captain...
We have been entrusted with the future
by Alfred and Captain Bernhard.
We will begin our advance on East Berlin in the morning.
To eliminate the Stasi and create a new East Germany ourselves.
We will begin Operation Saint Ursula at once.
Entrust me with your lives, for the sake of the future we desire!
Things in Berlin are stabilizing themselves.
Major Brehme,
you and the Werewolf Battalion will go to the Oder-Neisse final defense line
and eliminate the BETAs.
We cannot have Fort Seelow fall, you see.
Understood.
If we're heading for the front lines,
does that mean the war is going badly?
Is that something for you to worry about?
I-I'm sorry.
The Werewolf Battalion is rolling out.
Your squad will defend the base.
Roger.
They're finally gone.
We can finally relax a bit.
They were watching us the whole time.
What the hell are you doing?
Don't treat national resources so carelessly, you non-citizens.
Do you want to get purged?
Very sorry.
We'll be more careful in the future.
That fool...
He thinks he's one of the Stasi.
This ain't good, old man.
Someone's going to drop him.
Your work must be easy if you have time to chitchat.
Miss...
You're not under arrest because we need you to maintain the TSFs.
Don't forget that you'll eventually be interrogated.
Interrogated?
We've already learned that you were, along with Irisdina Bernhard,
connected to anti-government forces.
You ought to keep your men on a tight leash
or else you might not be deemed so necessary after all.
So we get to live for as long as they need us?
Then there's still hope...
You really think that?
The kids made it away safely.
That's why she's starting to panic.
Be ready.
You got it.
Our surface forces will head along the roads to East Berlin to draw the enemy's attention.
While they're distracted, you'll attack Bebersee Base
and free your captured fellows.
If we add the name of the present hero, Captain Irisdina Bernhard,
to Alfred Strachwitz, the hero of the past...
...more people will be willing to join our cause.
Understood.
Sir...
General?
Something drastic has happened.
Survivors of the Stasi Berlin faction have made contact with us.
Their leader is Stasi Chief of Operations Heinz Axmann.
We're sure this is the right place?
Heinz Axmann...
The leader of the asylum-seeker hunters, who ruined all our plans.
The Brown Beast.
I can never forgive him...
So you're Major General Heim's ambassadors?
This way.
What is this?
We built this place on our own so we could continue the war,
even after the front lines collapsed.
Axmann...
You plan to attack Bebersee Base, right?
Use our forces to take back Irisdina Bernhard...
And make her into the hero who saves the nation,
then eliminate the Moscow faction from the country.
What do you want in exchange?
We want guarantees of a spot in the new government.
You think you're in any position to negotiate?
I'm sure you've heard of the Stasi files, yes?
The Stasi files?
I knew that was it.
The Stasi files, a massive database containing the private data of virtually everyone.
Individual citizens, military, police, and even party members.
The rumors say they even contain information on the scandals of Western politicians.
That's right.
A secret Akashic record that holds all of the world's corruption...
It will be very helpful in protecting the nation from any threats.
Such scum...
This plan is risky.
But...
We just got word from an informant in Bebersee Base.
The BETAs have resumed their attack.
The Werewolf Battalion has gone to meet them, and all that's left at the base
is a small number of pilots, including Lise Hohenstein.
You think we can win with these alone?
It's quite possible, I think.
As long as we save Irisdina—whom you intend to use—you don't care if the others die?
In the interest of fairness, you should put your life on the line as well.
We'll use Heinz Axmann as a decoy.
You're the perfect bait for the Moscow faction.
If you can't do it, then no deal.
We'll all be purged by the Stasi together.
You little punk...
Sylvia...
I'm sorry.
Inghild...
I... I couldn't protect anyone.
Come out.
Where's Sylvia?
Is Pham still alive?
Is she safe?
For now.
But what will they do if the same thing happens to their cute little friend?
Do you... Do you know what you're doing?!
Theodor fought for so long to save you from the Stasi!
Yes?
Along with Captain Bernhard!
Shut the fuck up for a second.
Prepare a squad to launch.
I'll take the lead.
Put her back in.
Prepare to launch. Hurry.
What happened?
So you were caught by the Moscow-leaning part of the NPA.
Bad luck, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel.
You're under suspicion of treason.
Look forward to your interrogation.
No, your arrival was part of my plan.
You still think you can get out of this by begging for your life?
It's possible.
After all, I've been able to initiate a discussion with you.
Do you not want to know where your brother is?
We have him in custody.
He is a hostage who works only on you.
You don't expect me to believe—
He was with Katia Waldheim.
Now, put that thing away, would you? It's dangerous.
So you're asking me to guarantee your safety in exchange for my brother, right?
Correct.
Jamming?
Go, Theodor!
Three reds. Success!
We'll assault the base in time with your attack.
We're counting on you, pilots of the 666th!
Roger!
Here we go!
Hangar secured.
No enemies in sight.
Deploy all units.
We will now begin the operation.
Irisdina!
That's right. Take the bait.
You don't know if it's Theodor piloting this TSF,
so you can't leave!
Those movements... You're Lieutenant Jeckeln, right?
So that's it.
You can't fool me, bitch!
Stop messing around and get ready to run!
Right!
Maintenance Chief!
Kid?
The squad's in the cells below.
Hurry.
Got it.
Team C's secured the comms tower.
Okay, hurry and get the rest of the 666th!
What do we do with them?
Leave them.
But...
If we kill them, we'll be the same as the Stasi.
Do you get that?!
Annett! Are you safe?
Theodor...
Hey, you okay?
There are more here! Help!
No sign of our primary objective!
Pham...
I'm so glad you're safe.
I'm sorry!
It's my fault!
You weren't wrong about anything.
I'm sure Lise didn't really want to do that.
We have to save her from her twisted feelings.
Precisely because this world is so hopeless...
You can't forget to believe in people, right?
You can't lose sight of the last light.
That's what Irisdina taught me.
I won't let anyone suffer anymore.
I always thought of you as a cute little brother.
You've grown up so much...
To me, you were always
my big sis.
You finally called me that, huh?
Theodor,
take care of the captain.
I will.
Attention, all units.
Unknown approaching from the north.
One unit. ETA: ninety seconds.
Multiple unknown contacts approaching from the south.
ETA: ten minutes.
The Werewolf Battalion?
Get that chopper up is the air.
People first! Don't leave anyone behind!
Irisdina!
Where are you?
Where?
Irisdina!
Iris!
Eberbach, we're out of time.
Back to your unit!
But Irisdina is still—
No. Sorry, but there's no more time.
Damn it!
Theo.
Lise...
Run, Theodor!
That woman is gone.
You have no hope left.
Lise,
where is Irisdina?
You understand, don't you?
If you want to change this country, we need her!
If you don't surrender now, I'll kill this woman.
And I'll chase down all your other friends and kill them.
I'll destroy the base and everything else.
Lise...
Please, Theo.
Give up!
This country doesn't matter!
Please.
Come and be with me...
I've worked so hard up to now.
For you.
I've killed so many asylum-seekers.
I've ratted on so many friends.
I've used my body to seduce higher-ups!
I've was taken by Axmann and became his bitch!
So...
Please.
No...
I'll ask once more.
Where is Iris?
That's just like you, Theo.
You're so stubborn...
And so stupid!
Why?
I don't understand!
Why her?
By now, she had some other man inside her, and she's forgotten all about you!
She even killed her own family.
But I would never do that!
I've lived solely for your sake!
And yet...
And yet I'm not good enough?
All I want is you!
No, Lise. You're not that type of girl, are you?
So stop this.
You're—
Don't get in my way!
Pham...
Why?
Why did you kill her?!
She was trying to save you!
And you...
And you...
Gotcha, Theo.
Do you remember that villa outside Berlin we visited with Mom and Dad?
There were swans flying, and the lake was so pretty.
It was so much fun!
Lise...
What are you doing?
Hurry up and kill her!
The Werewolves are coming back!
Kill her! Hurry!
Let's go home, Theo!
Damn it...
The Werewolves!
Theo...
No... Pham...
What happened?
Lise,
you're no longer...

Lieutenant Pham Thi Lan died in battle,
trying to stop Hohenstein.
Hohenstein killed her.
No...
You bastard!
Why?
Why didn't you kill her?!
She's with the Stasi! She's our enemy!
What, you couldn't kill her because she's your sister? Your lover?!
You traitor!
So we failed to recapture Captain Bernhard?
Yes.
But this laid the groundwork.
Two brigades from Schwerin have risen up.
Three battalions from Leipzig have also responded to our call.
Ground forces are to continue their advance on East Berlin.
Yes, sir.
I understand that you were uncertain, but...
Yeah, I know.
It's all my fault.
I'll kill Lise with my own hands.
Theodor...
So Heim has taken action?
He hit us while we were on the front lines.
I'm sorry.
It's not your fault.
Axmann must have sided with him.
He's the tricky sort.
But we should think about what to do with Lieutenant Hohenstein.
She can be relied upon to fight.
She has nothing left, after all.
A sad story.
Very well. I'll leave it to you.
Now I must discuss with the others how to deal with the rebels.
Then Werewolf Battalion will return to the front
and continue battle with the BETAs.
I'll leave the Borkwalde Squadron here to deal with the rebels.
We are the party's sword and shield.
We will win the day.
Indeed.
She is talented.
That's probably why she refuses to remain a dog forever.
Parts of the NPA rebelled against the Stasi government this morning.
It's a de facto civil war.
The Stasi shows no regard for the people's safety.
To preserve their own power, they were even willing
to purge Alfred Strachwitz, the man who saved East Germany.
That is the Stasi's true nature.
Who is this?
Major General Franz Heim, leader of the rebels.
He was known as a dove.
This is the time to rise against the Stasi and save our country.
For the rebuilding of East Germany to take—
The West German government is presently discussing their response to the rebellion.
Do we support the present government, to bolster the lines against the BETA,
or overthrow the government and unify Germany?
The majority of the government wants the former.
Why are you telling me this?
The 666th TSF Squadron is aiding the rebellion.
You want me to contact them in East Germany,
and get something that'll help us persuade the government?
That's it, isn't it?
Understood.
Second Lieutenant Kirke Steinhoff will carry out the mission.
This mission is dangerous and unofficial.
I owe them.
If shit hits the fan, I'll wipe your ass for you.
I can wipe my own ass.
It's a nice ass.
BETA echelon has reached the third defensive line.
They're going to breach it.
Where are the TSFs?
Unavailable. We have no combat-ready units.
Apologies for the wait.
The Werewolf Battalion will return to the battlefield.
It's hunting time.
All units, follow me!
Roger!
Damn it.
Just a bit ago, they left the battlefield without permission!
The way they're using their units is strange.
What's happening at the rear?
The Werewolf Battalion has returned to the Oder-Neisse final defense line.
They shouldn't be able to interfere with us for a while.
What's the situation in Berlin?
We've sighted a Stasi tank unit on the Havel River's west side.
They intend to intercept the revolutionary army before it can enter the capital?
All the units across the country that have risen up with us are coming to join us.
In a ground fight, we should be more than a match for them.
What's the situation with Axmann?
He says he's temporarily acting alone to execute the plan we discussed.
General, the TSF units from Leipzig have arrived.
The 612th TSF Squadron's Second Lieutenant Löwith,
Second Lieutenant Meissen, and Lieutenant Artner.
You're the Schwarzesmarken pilots, right?
We were able to survive because you defeated the Heavy Laser-classes.
We'll follow your orders. Use us as you see fit.
Right. That's a big help.
Trouble, General!
At a time when the nation must unite to overcome grave danger, Western Theater Forces...
No, the rebellion has advanced on East Berlin.
The rebellion attacked a front-line base, killing multiple personnel
and stealing the TSFs stationed there.
During the battle,
Irisdina Bernhard, Commander of the 666th, was fatally struck by a bullet.
It's a bluff.
He's trying to make us panic.
They care only for power and are willing to use force to achieve their ambitions.
They are traitors to the country.
No, they are the enemy of all humanity, endangering the entire world!
You're the one who's humanity's enemy!
We have requested aid from the West German government and the UN,
and we will work with these militaries to put down the rebellion—
Damn that Schmidt.
He works fast.
But will the West agree to the Stasi's request?
About that...
The West German government sent a special messenger to the revolutionary army.
Her name is Second Lieutenant Kirke Steinhoff.
West Germany is uncertain which of us to support.
And they want the Second Lieutenant to find something to help them decide...
But the Stasi have learned of this.
TSFs and bombers are gathering at Herzberg Base, to the south.
They're willing to take us out along with the messenger if they have to.
Comrade Lieutenant, that's terrible...
If we can just neutralize the TSFs,
we can use our air force to handle them.
We can set a trap.
Leak the location of the meeting with the messenger,
and they'll go for it.
Then, we'll wipe them out.
If we can't get more allies, we'll decrease the number of enemies.
The Berlin Wall.
It's clean, unlike the West side.
Wonder what would happen if you put graffiti on it...
Two Germanys, huh?
It's a relic of the Cold War.
Some of my relatives have families that are divided by this wall.
There's the checkpoint.
Don't screw this up.
West German Military, 101st Infantry.
Lieutenant Stefan Müller and Second Lieutenant Annelotte Rottenmeier.
We're bringing aid for the people of East Berlin.
We have a pass from the UN.
Annelotte Rottenmeier...
Get out.
You're under arrest.
Hey, wait!
We have official UN orders!
Kirke Steinhoff, correct?
I'm Suzy Dzap, of Grosser Bär.
Attention, all units!
We've learned that Heim is meeting his collaborators at the Albert Hotel in Neuruppin.
Our squadron will attack this hotel and secure Major General Heim.
Dead or alive.
Is this a trap?
It seems too easy.
We've confirmed that Heim is on the move.
And it's unlikely the rebellion would endanger their messenger from the West.
But—
Come to think of it,
your brother is participating in the rebellion, isn't he?
Your opinion is worthless.
We're done here.
Borkwalde Squadron, heading out!
I can see it.
The target, the Albert Hotel.
Split up and monitor the surrounding area!
Something is wrong...
Wh-What?
Chaff! Data links down!
What is this?!
Wh-Where did it come from?
Attack from the surrounding buildings!
Split up!
Hit the TSFs in their blind spots!
Roger!
Hurry!
I told you so...
Squadron Commander, unknowns are approaching from the south!
This is...
I knew it.
Theo!
You used us as a decoy?
We had no choice.
But how can you use a city as a battlefield?!
My comrades in the 666th Squadron fought
because they wanted to protect the people.
What are people fighting for in this battle?!
This plan was their idea.
We'll knock them out now before they regroup!
Roger!
Don't mess with me, rebels!
Stop interfering, Theo!
You are my enemy!
All right...
Then I'll use force...
...to make you understand!
A battle in Neuruppin?
Yes.
The TSF squads are fighting each other right now.
Second Lieutenant Meitzen!
Damn you!
Damn it! My left jump unit!
Are you okay, Annett?
Comrade Lieutenant!
Take it easy with the sword.
They're more mobile than we are.
But if we work together, no one can beat us.
Let's go!
Right!
She called me "Annett"...
It's useless to resist, Theo.
No one can disobey the Stasi.
I've learned that in these past three years!
Dreams...
Hopes...
Just give up on them already!
N-No...
What are you doing, Hohenstein?!
H-Hurry and back me up!
What's wrong, Lieutenant Hohenste—
Just wait, Theo.
I will...
...wake you up!
Lise!
Theo...
You still think you can win?
The rebellion is just a bunch of idiots...
And liars.
They'll soon flee...
That's why...
I tried to save you...
You're so stupid and stubborn...
Why?
Tell me.
I don't understand!
Why are you so enamored with the rebellion?
They're just using you!
They say they'll change East Germany,
but that's a lie.
It's not possible!
There's no way it's possible!
People can't trust other people.
If you trust someone,
that means they might kill you.
Hey... Come with me, Theo.
I just want to be with you...
I can't go with you.
I have...
...a wish I must make come true.
I'm sorry, Lise.
Dad told me to,
but I couldn't protect you.
You saved me from the Stasi.
That's why...
I have to save you now.
Because I'm...
I'm your...
I'm your brother.
Theo...

The 309th TSF Squadron is engaging BETA wave 17
at point 4-K, in the northeast.
The Werewolf Battalion is to provide immediate support.
Stasi HQ to Werewolf Battalion.
Rebel forces are gathering in the Oranienburg area, near the Havel River.
They cannot be allowed any closer to Berlin.
Deal with them at once.
What the...
Werewolf, what are you doing?
Come in.
What's wrong? What happened?
The Werewolf Battalion has left the battlefield.
They're heading for Berlin.
Again?
Have they absolutely no intention of maintaining the battle lines?
Werewolf, roger.
Heading for Berlin.
Send the Borkwalde Squad on ahead of us.
Major, they're all dead.
I see... Those girls are dead.
Well done, Comrade Theodor Eberbach.
You've proved the world your innocence through action.
You...
Now, no one will doubt your loyalty.
I'm counting on you to ensure the success of our revolution.
Lise...
I...
I forgive you.
Even if the rest of the world doesn't,
I forgive you.
She—Ursula Strachwitz—is your trump card, wasn't she?
I promise I'll explain that the rebels are in the right,
and win the government to your side.
Ursula Strachwitz,
there is something I want you to do.
Yes, sir.
Lise...
Lise told me.
Kaulsdorf Prison in East Berlin...
Irisdina is there.
We will now bring our entire force into East Berlin.
Many of our comrades will likely die.
But if we do not rise up now,
East Germany and the East German people are doomed.
You are our trump card. We're counting on all of you.
Lieutenant, the Werewolf Battalion's been brought back to Berlin.
What about the front lines?
Only the fortress and reserve forces are left.
So we have to fight the bulk of Werewolf's troops...
It'll be fine, Lily.
If we all work together, we won't lose to anyone.
Because...
The goddess of victory has told us so.
I assume full responsibility for the massive loss of life this mission will entail.
But for East Germany to be reborn...
Victory to Operation St. Ursula.
I'm surprised, though.
When you first made contact with me, I thought it was a joke.
Thank you for your help.
I'm sure she'll be quite happy.
If you could take care of that other thing too...
Lieutenant Colonel, the revolutionary army has begun its advance.
Picking up something at two o'clock.
It's Werewolf!
Draw them as far as you can.
All units, drop!
The rebels...
Right, it's time.
Hit them hard!
Roger!
No one recognized the adult Hans.
But his mother alone greeted him with:
"Welcome back, Hans."
What's that smoke?
What is it, Daddy?
It's coming from the Havel River.
Damn it! Those mechs are supposed to be obsolete!
All units destroyed!
All right! Head to Berlin!
Reinforcements?
We'll link up with the ground forces again.
Fall back!
That's...
A red Alligator...
Beatrix Brehme...
Support the TSFs!
What?
Tank division is taking fire from the rear.
Where did they come from?
That's...
Damn it!
A hidden Stasi base?
I screwed up!
Lily!
Oh, no you don't. Let them enjoy the thrill of the hunt.
You'll pay for what you did to Second Lieutenant Löwith!
Bastard!
Take this!
Damn it!
They're after the Oranienburg command post!
Follow them!
Are you okay?
They got my jump unit.
Don't worry about me. Follow Werewolf!
Comrade Lieutenant!
Just call me Gretel...
Seventy percent of the tank division has been lost!
General, please escape. You can't stay here.
A general cannot flee before his troops.
Crap, I can't catch up!
She's getting away!
Enemy incoming!
All units, open fire.
To think that Strachwitz's daughter is alive...
I think there's a chance things could change, Vice Minister.
Revolutions are born in the flames of passion, huh?
Well done!
Can we go save them now?
I don't know.
We may end up intervening in force.
All we can do is—
Battalion leader!
News from the East!
I'll confirm Heim's body.
Back me up, Katrina.
Sorry for getting you involved.
It's fine. I owed you.
An ambush?
Battalion leader, all units are below thirty percent fuel.
There's not enough fuel for a TSF fight.
Fall back and refuel.
All units, withdraw. We're returning to Berlin.
They're falling back?
But General Heim...
General! General Heim!
General!
Answer us!
Are you the pilots of the 666th?
Captain Graf!
The general!
G-General...
I-I'm glad you're safe.
Please ensure this country's future...
It appears the revolutionary army hung in there.
Thank you for the rescue, Lieutenant Colonel Axmann.
I will be proceeding with the plan and recover a certain something, but what about you?
I'll go with you.
Then the revolution isn't over yet?
If it looks like he'll lose, he will surrender to spare his men's lives.
That is who Heim is.
If he isn't doing that,
he must still have something up his sleeve, right?
I don't know.
I didn't know the sewers had corridors like this.
They date back to the sixteenth century.
This is how we managed to stay hidden.
We can get close to Berlin Tower.
Comrade Major,
the commander is calling.
Understood.
Here.
All right.
Congratulations on your victory, Commander.
It's thanks to you.
Now the country will be at peace.
May I ask something?
What is it?
How do you intend to protect this country?
A flak tower?
Is this really it?
How will I protect this country?
That's simple.
I'll borrow nuclear weapons from the Soviets.
With nukes, we won't have to kill our soldiers needlessly.
You're aware, of course, that nukes are ineffective against the BETA?
We only need to eliminate the smaller ones.
You'll protect the nation
with the hateful weapons that burned human flesh, and polluted our land and air?
I'm willing to do whatever it takes to protect this country.
I love my country more than anyone.
And which country is that, Commander Schmidt?
I mean...
Special Second Lieutenant Gregory Andropov, of the KGB's First Chief Directorate?
You really are a talented hunting dog.
Allow me to introduce you.
These are the Stasi Files.
This?
This place contains the shame of not only East Germany, but all Europe.
What do you think?
A country woven not of trust or law,
but of spying and violence...
This is my Fatherland, East Germany?
It's ready, Lieutenant Colonel.
Begin!
What are you doing?
All the important information has been copied here.
It took two years to do it without Schmidt finding out, though.
To you, East Germany is a tool to protect the Soviet Union?
Bait to draw away the BETA?
You think you can get away with that?
This country belongs to me.
It was a pleasure having you work for me.
Farewell, Comrade Major.
You intended to betray the Stasi?!
Betray? Not at all.
You should help Beatrix, too.
She is the one who will lead this country.
Beatrix is very impressed with your capabilities.
Let us make a new country together, Gretel.
I am the Schwarzesmarken's political commissar,
Gretel Jeckeln.
I'll never bow to you damn Stasi!
I see...
You proved quite the disappointment.
It's a real shame.
The rebels?
The discs!
How did you...
The flak tower is surrounded.
All pilots are equipped with one.
Prepare to die, Heinz Axmann!
Lieutenant Colonel...
Lieutenant!
I'm fine. Don't let Axmann escape!
What's with these?
These things are supposed to be bulletproof.
That's the problem with East German equipment.
But I finally...
succeeded in fighting a battle worthy of a pilot...
Right?
Werewolf...
Until we defeat Beatrix Brehme,
this battle will never end.
But can I protect our last light?
You guys ready?
Chief mechanic.
I have something for you.
This way.
The squad emblem!
Thank you!
You use this one.
Me?
You're facing the latest tech, right?
This is a modified version of a MiG-23 I recovered, with a MiG-21PF head.
It combines the units of Miss Iris and your little sister.
You could call it the "Cheburashka Zwei".
I assembled it fast, but I guarantee it'll work.
You can do this.
Theodor,
you command the squad.
The comrade captain would have wanted that.
Understood.
Someday, tell me
about the things you and Iris went through.
You never used to care about others.
Neither did you.
This is the Schwarzesmarken temporary commander, Theodor Eberbach.
This will probably be our last mission.
To take hold of the future of this country, our tomorrow...
I want your help.
We can do this.
666th TSF squadron, take off!
Schmidt is dead.
Now we only need to wipe out the last remnants of the rebellion.
I shall make Jürgen's ideals a reality.
Your goal isn't what my brother would have wanted.
Isn't it?
Then I shall prove which of us is right.
Will you?
The pilots I trained are strong.
I'll crush them.
I, Beatrix Brehme, Commander of the Stasi.

Commander Brehme,
a rebel TSF unit has entered Berlin.
The Werewolf Squadron is presently engaging them, under Rosalinde Buch's command.
Understood.
The pilots I trained are strong.
Irisdina...
BETA wave 19 is penetrating our final defense line.
General Nerlinger, it's only a matter of time until the fortress falls.
We'll be wiped out if we don't do anything.
Evacuate the fort!
No! We absolutely cannot let the base fall!
If we abandon this place, what will happen to Berlin?
What will happen to our children?!
We are the National People's Army.
We fight to protect our nation, to protect East Germany.
We cannot retreat!
The revolutionary army is taking over this building.
Take us to the studio. Hurry!
I'm sorry for being rough.
Let's hurry.
Who are these guys?!
Theodor, enemy approaching at nine o'clock.
Beatrix Brehme!
Bring down the Werewolves' judgment on these filthy rebels.
For the future of this country,
666th Squadron, attack!
Follow me!
Right!
Theodor!
Why, Beatrix Brehme?
You have so much power. Why join the Stasi?
Walther!
Because this country, under Stasi rule, is my ideal.
Freedom and equality are useless against the unprecedented threat of the BETA.
We must gather the people under our control with a complete surveillance state,
and bring all our might to bear against the BETA.
Education, ideology, economics...
We shall use everything against the BETA.
The creation of the ultimate military state...
For that to happen, the Stasi must rule with absolute power.
Shut up!
We're not robots.
You can't just—
That's what the world wants!
Humanity will never come together as one by itself.
Someday, the BETA will destroy them.
So I am offering East Germany as a sacrifice to save this planet.
That was my vow with Jürgen Bernhard.
Anyone who gets in my way is an enemy of humanity!
It's over.
...san!
Please... listen to me.
I am with the NPA's 666th TSF Squadron.
Ursula Strachwitz.
One of the pilots who took part in this revolution,
and the daughter of General Alfred Strachwitz, who once saved this country.
I was born as an East German,
and my father sent me to West Germany
to protect me.
In West Germany, I changed my name, grew up,
and volunteered as a soldier because I wanted to see my father, who was still in East Germany.
I came to East Germany as part of a UN force.
The 666th Squadron saved me during a battle with the BETA.
For the next several months, I fought in many different battles as one of them.
The Battle of Oder-Neisse,
the Battle of Fort Neuenhagen,
Operation Neptune.
During my time there,
the squadron leader, Captain Irisdina Bernhard, told me the truth.
That my father had planned a coup d'état to save East Germany,
and was purged by the Stasi.
And that Captain Bernhard was carrying on his will.
A symbol of the revolution, huh?
Not while I'm still alive!
I won't let you interfere!
I'll protect my friends!
My father and Captain Bernhard were trying to fix this country.
Where parents inform on children, children on parents,
husbands on wives, and wives on their husbands.
Is this really how a country should be?
A country where your father's existence is erased,
where you're forced to shoot your brother or kill your sister with your own hands...
Is this really a happy country?
The answer is "absolutely not".
Right now, my friends are fighting the Stasi.
They're trying to use the revolution to cut the chains binding this country.
My father always told me that if West and East Germany came together,
they could defeat the BETA!
If we can believe in our neighbors, rather than suspect them,
we can overcome any hardship!
This country doesn't need the Stasi.
Let's open the path to the future together!
That's just a stupid dream.
Annett!
Sylvia!
Jeez...
You always just slow us down...
Sylvia!
Theodor, take care of the captain!
Walther!
Damn it!
Irisdina,
your pilots are indeed strong.
I'm amazed they made it here.
However...
Down with the Stasi!
We won't give in to terror anymore!
Free East Germany from the Stasi!
What the hell do you think you're—
Everyone...
They're all trying to fight the Stasi.
You can still fight... Right, Balalaika?
Theodor!
I'm going to the prison.
You protect Katia!
Leave it to me.
Lieutenant Colonel, we've found the target.
Glad to see you doing well.
Would you accompany me, Princess?
Down with the Stasi!
Damn it...
Sir, we can't take the car any farther.
Fine.
It'll be a bit cold. I assume you don't mind.
So revolutionary fervor is getting to them?
The masses are so ignorant, foolish, and incorrigible.
The world doesn't want a unified Germany.
Because they don't want a German superpower?
Precisely.
Beatrix wants a nation ruled by the Stasi,
but at this point, that will be difficult.
Still, I can do it.
With your help, that is.
Fortunately, I've found a sponsor to back me up.
America?
You probably made contact with the CIA, didn't you?
At a time when everyone is rising up to protect the Fatherland,
you're looking for a new master, huh?
No...
Pilots of the 666th.
We've sighted someone matching Captain Bernhard's description in the city.
We'll take you there. Hurry.
Roger!
You have no ideology to protect,
and no friends to believe in.
You see the bonds between siblings and family as mere tools.
You are a pathetic man.
The only thing you need to get by in this twisted world is power!
Ideals and ideology are nothing but platitudes!
You think so?
Even if they call me an enemy of humanity,
I won't lose!
I have things I've been entrusted with.
I have things to protect.
Their ideals...
Their hopes!
I...
We...
...will make our ideals a reality.
No one can snuff out the last light!
Iris...
The only ones who can call me that
are my friends!
You bitch!
Captain...
Captain!
Axmann!
I'm not done yet!
Someday, you'll realize...
the limits of your ideals...
Only my ideals, and Jürgen's, can bring humanity victory...
Don't underestimate us!
This is Fort Seelow Commander General Valeria Nerlinger.
Attention, all units.
We have failed to defend the Fatherland.
The Oder-Neisse Line will soon be breached.
We shall fight to the last man.
In the meantime, please evacuate as many people from East Berlin as you can.
No...
We didn't make it in time.
It's too early to give up.
You...
We're here, Comrades of the 666th.
It's been a long time, potato-heads.
The cavalry's here!
We'll only come to save you this once.
We're here to clean up your mess!
Theodor...
Annett?
The captain...
Captain Bernhard...
Irisdina...
There's no need to cry.
I have completed my work.
There are others I can entrust with the rest.
Ursula... No, Katia...
I leave this country's future to you.
What your father, and my brother, decided to protect...
A world where everyone can be happy.
Yes!
And I'll protect her for as long as I live.
Theodor...
Can you show me the city of Berlin?
It really is a beautiful city.
It's the new Berlin.
The one you made.
Beatrix...
Five years ago, I killed my brother, Jürgen, with my own hands.
But I had to keep living anyway.
To carry out the wish entrusted to me.
My sin will never disappear.
So I risked my life to protect the people of this country...
That was the one and only way I could atone.
For that, I sacrificed many friends.
I don't regret it.
Everyone fought to protect that last light.
And so did you.
Iris,
I forgive you.
Thank you.
Everything is over now, isn't it?
Yeah, it's over.
So you're free now.
Free, huh?
I don't know what to do with that.
Maybe we should all go and have fun somewhere.
That sounds great.
But where should we go?
All I know is the battlefield.
When I was a kid, my family always went to a lake south of Berlin.
I'm sure you'll love it.
I see.
That's...
something to look forward to...
Irisdina...
Iris...
I loved you...
I wanted you to be happier than anyone.
You didn't have to love me back.
You didn't have to answer me.
Even so, I...
I wanted...
to protect you.
The revolution ended.
The Stasi were dismantled,
and East Germany began reunification talks with West Germany.
We found a path on which we could live and think for ourselves.
But it was a path purchased at the cost of violence and blood.
Was that right?
I don't know.
What will happen to this country now?
Will our ideals be able to avoid being tainted forever?
Where does this path lead?
That's why we can't lose sight of it.
No matter how deep the darkness around us,
we must not forget...
We vowed to protect this smile.
That was our promise.
Because it's the light of hope that illuminates the future.
U-Um...
Welcome back.
I'm back.

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Apri file

Bolshevik
After World War II, Germany was split into two countries, East and West.
The citizens of the two nations lived as enemies.
In 1967, humanity encountered an alien life form on the Moon, the BETA, and war broke out.
Six years later, the BETA landed in the Central Asia city of Kashgar.
In the midst of the Cold War,
humanity was thrust into a fight for its very survival.
And ten years later,
the war's front lines were in the German Democratic Republic: East Germany.
The BETA's advance into Europe put East Germany in a desperate position,
and the Ministry for State Security—the Stasi—
enforced a draconian surveillance of their own fighting force.
Fear of the state caused the people to monitor one another.
The result was a mad society in which parents blew the whistle on their children,
children on their parents, husband on wife, and wife on husband.
We believed in no god, and had no one else to believe in.
Our only choices were to die on the battlefield,
to die in the purges,
or to live like machines.
Even so...
Even so,
all I could think of was how to protect you.
Captain Bernhard, they're requesting reinforcements.
I refuse.
We have our own mission.
There they are.
The Laser-classes.
Tank-classes guarding them.
Attention, all units.
It's hunting time at last.
Squadron 666 of the German Democratic Republic will now begin laserjagd.
Forward units are to clear out a path.
Rear units will provide fire support and watch our tail.
Bring down Schwarzesmarken's might on those damn BETA!
Roger!
Open fire!
All squadrons have begun their advance.
The heavy metal clouds will prevent further communication.
All four TSF squadrons have now entered combat.
The assault success rate is 66%, huh?
Lieutenant Heisenberg, what's your take on the strategic situation?
It all hinges on the success of the laserjagd.
If we want to bring in our air forces, we need to take out those Laser-class.
If the BETA advance further, we won't be able to maintain our defensive lines.
Which squadron will reach the Laser-class first?
Squadron 666.
Walther, you take those.
Roger.
Schwarzes-04, how do things look there?
The Tanks are slowing me down! I can't get eyes on the Lasers!
Schwarzes-02. I can't find them, either.
Ammo at 60%.
Schwarzes-05. Ammo at 40% and dropping.
Schwarzes-08. Also at 40%.
Annett, calm down!
Die!
Monsters!
Schwarzes-06, calm down!
I'm just neutralizing the enemies in our path!
Hey, do something about her.
We're still in the middle of the laserjagd!
This is 07. I'll assist 06.
Die! Die!
Annett, please stop!
You won't be able to avenge everyone if you keep this up!
I...
A-All I can do is kill the BETA...
The treatment isn't working...
And every night, I dream about everyone who died!
It's okay. I'll protect you.
So calm down.
Okay... Thanks, Inghild.
The battlefield is no place for the insane.
Everything okay now, 07?
Yes. I'll cover 06.
Roger.
Our target's beyond the hill. Let's hurry.
Roger.
Schwarzes-08,
keep an eye on 06 and 07.
Wh-Why me?
Your response?
Roger.
Laser-classes sighted.
Here we go.
03 and 04, hit 'em hard.
Kill every last one.
Don't have to tell me twice, Comrade Captain!
Heavy metal cloud density is dropping.
Monitors are coming back on-line.
That's the 666th Squadron for you.
I can see why they call it the Number of the Beast.
Major, the laserjagd is a success.
Begin area-suppression attacks in 180 seconds.
Order the TSFs to withdraw immediately.
Sir!
Get all artillery ready, now!
All we can do now is pray they come back, huh?
Order air forces to begin bombing!
Attention, all units. Laser-classes have been eliminated.
We will now leave the combat area.
Ascend to an altitude of 100. Not much time before the artillery hits.
More enemies, Comrade Captain.
Let the infantry handle them, and let's get out of here!
More of you? Damn monsters!
Annett!
I have no time to deal with the mentally ill.
We have to go now! Let's get out of here!
But I...
You can't die here!
This is stupid. Who puts a lunatic on a precision strike team?
Inghild!
Lieutenant Pham, Second Lieutenant Eberbach, assist me.
I need more people.
Roger.
There's nothing we can do.
She has twenty minutes at most.
I see. Understood.
Attention, all units.
Second Lieutenant Inghild Bronikowski doesn't have long left to live.
Thus, I will administer the coup de grâce here.
Wait...
She's still alive!
I don't want to make her suffer any longer.
B-But...
There may still be something we can do!
If we get to base, I'm sure...
There's nothing we can do.
But...
Don't worry. I'll do it.
Cut your area microphone.
I'll do it in five seconds.
Urgent orders from HQ.
A UN TSF unit is requesting aid from within Polish territory.
I'm sending two units. Go make the UN owe us one.
I'll leave my comrade, the captain, to decide who goes.
I'll volunteer.
No, I'll go.
You need to take Inghild back to base.
The other will be Second Lieutenant Eberbach.
Huh? Me?
Walther will handle Inghild's body.
Let's go.
Roger...
I'm not picking anything up.
You're sure the request for reinforcements wasn't a misreport?
This is a waste of time.
Second Lieutenant Theodor Eberbach, stop being a spoiled brat.
Spoiled?
That's right.
I'm doing my job!
Why didn't you help Annett?
Did you think a pilot with PTSD was just in the way?
I...
That decision cost Inghild her life.
No matter how good you are, if you can only protect yourself, you don't deserve to be called a pilot.
What the fuck does that mean?!
You think you're in a position to talk like that?!
I know what you've done.
You're a Stasi—
You aren't going to finish?
You were going to call me a Stasi snitch, right?
If you don't want to be even worse than I am, then show me your pilot pride and fulfill your duty!
Second Lieutenant Eberbach, I'll handle the BETA.
Rescue the pilot of that TSF!
Prove to me that you're a real pilot!
Fuck!
Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!
L-Lise...
We're almost to the border.
Hang in there!
Daddy!
Go, you two!
Theodor, take care of Lise!
Let's go, Lise!
But...
Run! Run!
Lise!
Theo!
Lise! Lise!
U-Um...
Second Lieutenant Katia Waldheim.
UN Atlantic Theater First Army,
German Bundeswehr 101st TSF Battalion.
2nd Company, 3rd Platoon.
Fifteen years old.
Born in Hamburg.
Volunteered for the military after her parents' deaths.
Veteran of multiple battles.
A real can of worms you brought us back.
U-Um... Uh...
Ow...
Um, you're Second Lieutenant Theodor Eberbach, right?
Thank you for saving me!
I'm—
Don't touch me!
I'm sorry.
But I wanted to thank you properly.
Do you plan to thank everyone who saves you on the battlefield like that?
Yes!
You saved my life. Of course I'd express gratitude.
So did you learn anything new, Comrade Captain?
I was just talking to her about the squadron.
She's from the West!
Just what's been publicly broadcast.
That's right.
East Germany's strongest TSF squadron, the 666th, bearing the Number of the Beast,
AKA the Schwarzesmarken.
You're famous even in West Germany.
U-Um, well...
There's something I need to ask of you!
Please let me join your squadron!
Comrade Captain! What did you tell her?!
Nothing at all.
You can listen to the recording later.
Second Lieutenant Katia Waldheim,
would you tell me why?
You know that what you're asking is no small matter, don't you?
I've always admired you all.
I've always wondered what the other Germany was like, and who lived there...
I've always wanted to visit someday.
I've always wanted to make friends with East Germans!
Your thoughts, Comrade Lieutenant?
You think I, the political commissar, would allow it?
She would fill the hole in our ranks.
But still...
It's a fact that she survived all by herself.
Right, Second Lieutenant Eberbach?
Then you want me to use my authority as political commissar?
I'd like to confirm something, Second Lieutenant Katia Waldheim.
Yes?
You're seeking asylum in our country, right?
And you swear loyalty to your new homeland, the party, and the army?
Y-Yes.
I, Katia Waldheim, formally request asylum.
Very well. I'll prepare the paperwork.
But you're aware that this is a special case, and not a decision made out of trust, correct?
Yes.
Second Lieutenant Eberbach will oversee your training.
Yes, ma—
Huh?
You saved her.
Is there a problem?
N-No...
I'm counting on you, Second Lieutenant.
Wai—
Theodor, are you mad?
Did I do something wrong?
No.
If I've done something wrong, I apologize.
I don't know what to do...
Don't call me by my first name.
And don't treat me as your savior.
I was only following orders.
That's not true!
You're the first person who ever risked their life to save me, Theodor.
Eberbach.
Huh?
Oh... I'm sorry!
Go pick someone else to be pretend friends with.
But...
I want to know more about you, Eberbach!
I'm from the West and you're from the East, but I'm sure that we can get along!
If East and West work together, we can even beat the BETA!
Come with me!
Eberbach!
So that's the new girl?
Second Lieutenant Eberbach...
What are you...
What's wrong, Theodor?
Listen to me!
Your words mean nothing in this country.
If they heard you, the Stasi would arrest and kill you!
The enemy isn't just the BETA.
The humans next to you are your enemies, too!
Humans are my enemies?
There are Stasi informants everywhere.
They show no mercy to traitors.
Don't give them any opportunities.
That goes for the rest of the squadron, too.
So...
Don't trust Captain Irisdina Bernhard.
She sold out her own brother to the Stasi to become a GDR hero.
There is no freedom in this country!
That's the truth of the country you wanted to see!
The truth of the East Germany you always admired!
Got it?!
Screw this. I'm going back inside.
What are you waiting for?
Theodor, I'm here for a reason.
A reason?
What is it?
Do you know a man named Lieutenant General Alfred Strachwitz?
I'm here...
I'm here to look for him.
I told you everything... I really did!
So...
Is that so?
It's not nice to lie.
I'm not lying! I—
We already know all about your plan to secretly work with the West to cause division in the East.
You are enemies of the state.
Even more so than the BETA.
Enemies of the state?!
That's the Stasi!
You're trying to turn East Germany into your own private—
East Germany must unite to fight the BETA.
Thus, we will lead the nation.
For East Germany... No, for Europe and the world.
We will bring death to those in our way.
Do it.
Strafe.
Good grief.
It's been a long day for both of us.
Indeed. I hate days like this.

Attention, all units.
We will now begin laserjagd training.
The vanguard will be Lieutenant Kruger and myself,
as well as Second Lieutenants Krzasinska and Hosenfeld.
The rear will be comprised of Lieutenants Pham, Jeckeln,
and Second Lieutenants Eberbach and Waldheim.
Second Lieutenant Hosenfeld, are you up for this?
A girl less experienced than me is out there with the rest.
I can't just sit around.
I won't let what happened to Second Lieutenant Inghild happen again.
Now, Second Lieutenant Waldheim,
as of today you've been assigned to replenish the ranks of the 666th Squadron.
Right!
I heard you peed your pants during your first fight in the West.
Wh-Who told you that?!
Our squadron's missions are extremely brutal.
Don't make a mess.
Second Lieutenant Eberbach,
you will continue to support Second Lieutenant Waldheim.
Yes.
Th-Thank you, Eberbach!
Wh-Why me?
You will protect Second Lieutenant Waldheim. Understood?
Roger.
All units, enter NOE flight.
Roger!
Good work.
I can't even stand anymore...
Her first time in a Balalaika, and she was able to fly that low?
Good work, you two.
You got into another brawl...
I know you think you're good with a knife, but you really should stop doing that, Theodor.
Stop calling me by my first name.
Aww, now, that just makes me sad.
Can I call you Katia?
O-Of course, Lieutenant Pham!
You can drop the formalities.
Well, how did you like the Balalaika?
I was surprised.
It's very different from a Phantom.
It's more mobile, but at the cost of armor.
It has flaws of its own.
You have talent if you can figure that out on your first run.
I'm expecting a lot of you, Katia.
Also, be sure to stop peeing your pants, okay?
Not you, too!
Huh? Which unit is that?
No, this sound...
Those are MiG-23 Cheburashka.
That coloring...
It's the Stasi!
What are the Stasi doing here?
How would I know?
Could it be...
It's been a long time, Iris.
What brings Stasi MPs all the way out here, Lieutenant Colonel Heinz Axmann?
And Major Beatrix Brehme, Commander of the Werewolf Battalion.
We haven't seen each other in so long and that's the welcome I get?
You know why we're here.
We need Second Lieutenant Katia Waldheim to come with us and clarify some things.
The second lieutenant followed proper procedures for joining our squadron.
There's no need to question her.
Oh, you don't think so?
Her request for asylum came out of nowhere.
Yet she was approved and taken into your squadron with extreme haste.
And the pilot who brought her in is someone with whom we have spent time before.
That doesn't seem suspicious to you?
Have you forgotten my face, Theodor Eberbach?
I can't let you question one of my troops when they've done nothing wrong.
Isn't that correct, Comrade Lieutenant?
For the Stasi to act,
the suspect must be an enemy of the state who's broken the law.
Second Lieutenant Waldheim hasn't—
You sound so grown-up now.
I'm proud of you,
Political Commissar Lieutenant Gretel Jeckeln.
I understand why you'd suspect me,
but this doesn't make sense!
We're supposed to be fighting the BETA.
We can't beat the BETA unless all of humanity trusts each other and works togeth—
The people of the West sure say some strange things.
Trust each other and work together?
Are you serious?
I am! If the two Germanys work together, the BETA won't—
The one thing I hate is a kid who babbles.
Your beliefs are erroneous and dangerous.
Maybe I should kill you here.
Stop it, Sylwia!
I'm not...
I apologize for her rude remark.
Given how recently she's been granted asylum,
it's natural she'd have some lingering sentiment.
If you still insist on questioning her without providing any basis, I will take action.
Why are you so bent on protecting her?
Once someone's suspected of being a spy,
it's faster to shoot them than have them go through ideological reeducation.
The second lieutenant is a pilot of the 666th Squadron,
and one of my valued troops.
This is a good time to tell you all.
It is a provable fact that Captain Irisdina Bernhard here turned in her own brother.
I am the one who took her testimony and allowed her to survive. As a hero, at that.
She killed her own brother to prove her innocence.
The woman killed one of her own blood.
Someday, she'll do the same to all of you.
We shall see you soon, Katia Waldheim.
And a good day to you all.
Second Lieutenant Eberbach,
if Katia Waldheim is an enemy of the state, you will be convicted along with her.
There won't be a second time. Be ready.
What were they trying to pull off there?
So they've started to make their move.
I didn't expect to see her, though.
You know her?
She and I competed to be valedictorian at the Officers Academy.
She's dangerous.
If we are to stand against the BETA threat,
freedom and equality are hindrances to humanity.
We must unite the people under a perfect surveillance state,
and pour all our resources toward fighting the BETA!
Only by coming together as one can we defeat the BETA!
That's insane.
Once Second Lieutenant Waldheim wakes up,
let her know what she should and should not say.
Roger.
Second Lieutenant Eberbach...
Take good care of her.
Theo!
Theo!
The BETA are going to attack again?
The UN and Soviet High Command have sent satellite footage, along with a warning.
The BETA have formed an echelon within Polish territory.
They'll arrive at our defense line the day after tomorrow.
But after yesterday's attack,
the fortress garrisons are at less than 40% strength.
Without reinforcements, it's possible they'll break through the line, and then...
The cities will become battlegrounds?
And the capital, Berlin, would also be endangered?
But there are very few Laser-classes,
and it's possible to wipe them out with artillery.
If we can just stall the Grapplers and Tanks in the center...
We don't have the manpower.
Less than 40% of our TSF are ready to sortie.
And you want us to run into the center of a force over thirty thousand strong?
Well...
I will explain.
Lieutenant Colonel Heinz Axmann, Chief of Stasi Operation.
Two Stasi TSF battalions will provide
the reinforcements that Major Hannibal says are needed.
There is nothing to worry about.
We want you to fight your hardest.
"Fight our hardest", huh?
What a joke, coming from the Stasi.
But that gives us the manpower you need.
Thank you, Major.
It's our job to enable commanders like you to fight their best.
But be careful, Captain Bernhard.
I intend to.
You look like you have something to say.
I can't believe she sold out her family to the Stasi, even for the country's sake.
Why would you trust someone like that?
Do you really think that's true?
If she really did sell out her family,
you'd expect her to do other, worse things, as well.
But since that day, she's fought proudly and nobly on the battlefield.
Major, you can't believe...
Marai, I have a request.
If something happens to me...
What a pain...
Lieutenant General Strachwitz?
I've heard he commanded the 1st Tank Corps on the Eastern European Front.
But nothing more.
I'll look into it for you.
Really?
You'd just be begging to be arrested if you started snooping around.
Why the hell did I agree to this again?
Is this it?
"February 18, 1976.
The Warsaw Pact Armies stop the BETA advance in the Ukraine.
The key to victory was the commander of the East Germany 1st Tank Corps."
What is this?
The name's been blacked out.
Here, too.
This is about Lieutenant General Strachwitz, right?
Why?
Here it is.
You're in the paper, Dad.
They're talking about how great you are.
They say it was one of the best performances in years,
and the director's talent was simply astonishing.
That's great, Dad!
It's the same.
He was erased by the Stasi...
Theodor!
Sorry for the scene I made yesterday.
Why are you looking for Lieutenant General Strachwitz?
Did you find something?
There's nothing to find.
All the records have been erased.
He probably has been, too.
Don't dig any deeper into this!
Or else we'll be next on the Stasi's list!
I... I can't do that.
Why?
H-He's my father...
Five years ago,
my father sent me to West Germany.
My father always said that if the two Germanys worked together,
we'd never lose to the BETA.
Then the name "Katia Waldheim"...
If he was erased, that means he must have done something!
And now his daughter's looking for him, using a fake name.
What do you think will happen if the Stasi find out?
I won't let the Stasi win.
I want to know the truth!
Stop dreaming.
They'll stop at nothing to remove enemies of the state!
They killed my family.
If you don't want to die, you stay out of this altogether.
If you stay in your place, they won't kill you!
That's just running away.
No matter what you want, if you give up, you'll never get it!
Is that really okay with you, Theodor?
If we spend our whole lives afraid of the Stasi, believing in no one,
we'll never beat the BETA!
You...
The hell is wrong with her?
Is she trying to get reported to the Stasi?
Satellites have spotted a BETA advance.
TSF squadrons, prepare for immediate launch.
Repeat, satellites have spotted a BETA advance.
Damn... Let's go!
R-Right!
All units are filled up!
Fire the engines!
Captain Bernhard has entered the cockpit.
Sealing control unit.
Initiating seat information transfer.
Data link on-line.
Schwarzes-01. Gantry lock deactivated.
All units to weaponry-equip position.
Weapons acquired.
Roger.
All units to catapult position.
Schwarzes-01. Connected to catapult.
All units are ready to launch.
We will head for the enemy position along with the Hannibal Battalion.
We'll strike their center.
This is your first fight, right? Don't screw it up.
R-Right!
I'm staying away from the Stasi.
That girl... She's too dangerous.
Once we're out on the battlefield, I should just...
Sitrep?
We lost the data link with Thomas Müntzer's battalion!
Major, we're running out of ammo, too!
Damn it.
Where are our reinforcements?
Are they just going to let us die?
Major,
more enemies from the left flank.
What?
F-Fortress-class!
Idiot! You're too far forward!
Don't be stupid. Just stay put.
We'll be here for a while. Save your energy.
O-Okay!
All right, crush them!
Attention, all units!
Major?
A Fortress-class has appeared.
We cannot continue this battle without reinforcements.
Reinforcements...
Our unit will now attempt to distract the Fortress-class.
Anyone who can still move, retreat at once.
Major...
Attention, all units.
We are moving to reinforce the Hannibal Battalion.
Roger!
Wait! New orders from HQ.
"Surface forces are withdrawing to Fort Neuenhagen.
You are to support them.
This mission will require one pair of TSFs.
You are to send Lieutenant Pham and Second Lieutenant Waldheim."
What? I've never heard of an order like that!
Shut up, 06.
I see.
Schwarzes-02 and 07, form up.
Head for Fort Neuenhagen.
Roger.
You sure about this?
They both might—
Stop it, Annett.
They'll start to suspect your political loyalties.
You're really okay with this?!
That's the order.
We will now begin the mission.
I'm counting on you, Pham.
Roger.
Don't die, Second Lieutenant Katia Waldheim.
I'll do my best.
Theodor...
I'll see you later.
I'm sorry, Marai.
Major!
Damn it!
We're here to support you.
Hurry up and go!
Thanks.
The two of us can't possibly stop them alone.
Just hit the Grapplers.
Right, Lieutenant Pham.
"Sis."
You're part of the phamily now, Katia.
R-Right, Sis!
I won't lose.
I'll come back alive.
Behind you, Katia!
We've got info.
Units 02 and 07 were both heavily damaged.
The pilots?
They're alive.
But...
Sis?
You're awake?
Um, where are we?
Fort Neuenhagen...
Welcome to Hell.

We have a new pilot joining our squadron today.
She's arriving today from the Eastern European Dispatch Corps.
I want you all to ensure she adjusts to the squadron as quickly as possible.
Second Lieutenant Lise Hohenstein.
Nice to meet you.
Wait... Huh?!
Theo!
I've missed you so much!
Is that you, Lise?
Wait!
Theodor!
Answer me when I call you!
Sorry to keep you waiting, Theodor.
I'm a distant relative of your mother's.
I've been trying to find you for a long time.
Welcome, Theodor.
This is my wife, Marlene, and here's my daughter, Lise.
You were born before she was, so that makes you her older brother.
This is your home from now on.
And from now on, you're part of our family.
Hello.
I'm Lise Hohenstein.
It's nice to meet you.
I thought your sister was murdered three years ago by the Stasi.
After I was released,
I searched everywhere for her.
But I couldn't find her.
Is it possible she's someone else?
That's Lise.
It's creepy how this was just decided this morning.
And the Stasi is monitoring our squadron.
Wait, are you saying she's a Stasi informant?
She went missing, correct?
She may be a spy, sent to watch the National People's Army.
We can't rule out that she's given in to torture or been brainwashed.
Lise wouldn't...
It's highly likely that you're her target.
M-Me?
Their goal would be to bring you to their side and make you an informant.
The whole thing reeks of Stasi.
We should question her.
I'll make her talk.
We need that extra pilot.
You're so naive I think I might throw up.
I do not want to lower myself to the Stasi's level.
Theodor Eberbach,
find out what Second Lieutenant Lise Hohenstein is really up to.
This is something only you can do.
Roger.
You're his stepsister?!
No wonder you look nothing alike.
I am his stepsister, but we're really siblings.
I'm surprised all the women here are so pretty, though.
You always did like blondes with nice figures, didn't you?
Like Captain Bernhard?
What—No! The hell are you saying?
I once found a certain magazine featuring blondes wearing not much at all under your bed.
That was just something a classmate gave me!
I guess you're just a normal guy, after all.
Shut up.
Wh-What is it?
You're so cute!
I've always wanted a little sister like you, Katia.
Because I was always the little sister.
I hope you'll be friends with my brother and me.
O-Okay...
Found you, Theo!
Lise...
It really is you, Theo?
Yeah.
I finally found you.
That day, we were all arrested when we tried to escape to West Germany.
But you held my hand until the very end.
What happened to you after that?
I don't know.
I woke up in the hospital.
That ribbon...
You remembered!
This is what kept me from giving up.
I knew I'd see you again someday.
What about you?
I was cast out alone, and joined the military in order to eat.
I've fought my hardest ever since, while living in fear of the Stasi.
Then why do you obey Captain Bernhard?
Everyone knows she's a Stasi dog.
That bitch turned in her family so she alone could survive, right?
She's working with the men who killed Mom and Dad!
She—
She's not like that.
She told on her brother because he was working against the government.
Right now, Irisdina is more concerned about the country's future than anyone.
And I don't know a better commander.
You trust her?
Y-Yeah.
I see.
Then I'll trust her, too.
Because I trust you.
Lise...
I'm going to work my hardest from here on.
I'll protect you, okay?
S-Sure.
Well, goodnight, Theo.
What are you doing out here?
N-Nothing.
I'm glad you got to see your little sister again. Really.
"She might be a spy."
That's also what's on your mind, am I right?
I'm sorry.
When I saw how happy you looked, I...
Sorry I made you keep it all to yourself.
I'm of the same mind as you.
Irisdina and Lieutenant Jeckeln agree as well.
I've been ordered to find out who she really is.
So give me some time.
Theodor...
She's my sister, and I love her.
But you and I have a promise.
Y-Yeah!
09, you're still too high.
The Laser-classes will get you.
R-Roger.
Not bad.
You're good, Lise!
We never had to fly this low in my last squad.
This is a training exercise! No talking!
S-Sorry!
For a training exercise, we've gone pretty far today...
Squadron leader, unknowns approaching from the rear.
They're coming in fast.
Wh-What's this sound?
Long-range missiles locking on us!
Is it... the Stasi?
Squadron leader, order us to break!
Calm down.
They're allies.
Attention, approaching unknowns.
That's enough.
If you stop now, I'll write it off as a joke.
A joke?
They're mocking us.
Who the hell are they?
Those are...
Tornadoes...
The West German 51st TSF Battalion, Huckebein!
And... Tomcats!
The US Navy's 103rd Tactical Surface Fighter Strike Squadron,
the Jolly Rogers!
What's the West doing here?
The US Navy's Montana-class...
And Iowa-class!
And even the English Lion-class battleships!
Why are they all here?
Attention, all units.
Flight training is over.
We will now represent East Germany in a UN Anti-BETA operation.
This is a major joint counterattack operation between the UN, the US,
the European Union Army, and the Warsaw Pact forces.
Operation Neptune.
The goal is to stabilize the military situation
on the continent by wiping out the BETA.
We'll begin by disembarking on the Polish shores,
retake Gdansk base, and secure a beachhead.
We'll then head farther inland and wipe out as many BETAs as we can.
The US will take the northern sector.
The European Union Army will take the center.
And the Warsaw Pact forces will take the south.
By sunset, each force will expand the beachhead by forty kilometers.
After we bring the base and its defensive functions back on-line,
we'll switch to defending it.
Forty kilometers?
If this succeeds, East Germany will use the time this buys us
to greatly fortify our defenses.
The West may be leading this operation,
but don't forget that this fight will determine East Germany's future.
I had no idea they were planning a mission like this.
The West is doing this for its own reasons.
They can't lose East Germany as a shield.
That's why the comrade lieutenant is pissed off.
Thirty ships.
Five hundred TSFs.
Thousands of tanks.
Thirty thousand soldiers.
A whole lot of nothing.
But if we can do something great,
we can show everyone East Germany's worth.
And that's why we've been dispatched here,
as East Germany's best TSF squadron.
No... Maybe there just aren't any real TSF squadrons left except for us.
So Lieutenant Jeckeln will lead Platoon 2,
with Katia, Lise, and me?
This is because Lieutenant Pham is wounded and can't participate.
Kid, are you capable of understanding the role you've been given?
The lieutenant doesn't have much combat experience, so I'll assist her,
while protecting Katia and trying to learn the connection between Lise and the Stasi.
Now that you're one of our comrades,
you will have other missions beyond a pilot's.
Consider this the training for that.
The captain expects you to succeed.
Then I will.
62% of BETAs on the coast have been destroyed.
Surface strike force will continue its assault.
120 seconds until the TSFs begin their attack.
TSFs are to take care not to cross the line of fire when jumping.
Fuhlendorf has been hit.
It's sinking.
Don't worry.
The Laser-classes on the coast won't last long against this barrage.
Don't be afraid.
Klausdorf, sunk.
No...
All units, have you heard this one?
Someone sent in a question to a Berlin radio station.
"Can you eat dead BETAs?"
And the guy on the radio said,
"They're far too disgusting to eat.
Unless you're English."
Katia, Lise...
We'll support the comrade lieutenant, and ensure the mission's success.
Roger.
Comrade Second Lieutenant...
Th-Thank you.
Your abilities as a commander, huh?
Attention, all units.
Our squadron will now work with UN forces to expand the beachhead
and secure the safety of our rear forces.
666th TSF Squadron, take off!
The 666th Squadron has reached the designated area and initiated combat.
You worried, miss?
No, my squad is the strongest in East Germany.
They'll carry out their mission. I know it.
I hope so too.
Of course.
That's why we brought you.
Yes, Comrade Major Zweig.
What's the overall situation?
The US forces to the north and EU forces at the center are proceeding as planned.
But our forces to the south are falling a little behind.
Make them hurry.
Don't let the West get ahead of us.
Okay, we'll take down this pack.
Comrade Second Lieutenant Eberbach, back me up!
Roger.
Katia, circle around from the right.
Lise, go assist her.
Lise, we're going to move. Come with me.
Lise?
Lise!
Katia!
Sorry! I lost sight of you!
Are you okay, Katia?
Th-Thank you.
I'm glad I made it in time...
Lise!
Lise...
Attention, all units.
We'll take a quick break here.
Everyone, check your magazines.
This will be a long fight. Rest while you can.
What are you thinking, Comrade Captain?!
I'm overriding that order!
We've been ordered to expand the beachhead forty kilometers by sunset!
If we fall behind the US and EU, it will damage East Germany's reputation.
That means we'll—
Another BETA swarm has appeared.
They're passing through the ruins of Tczew.
They number over ten thousand, with multiple Laser-classes.
Damn it.
That's near the boundary between us and the EU.
What are they doing?
Tell UN Command that we're initiating bombardment of the target area.
That's crazy!
We can't just open fire without knowing where our allies are!
We need to stop the enemy advance.
If we don't, they'll be here very soon.
Intercept the BETA?
There are ten thousand!
And the heavy-metal clouds mean we don't know where the other units are!
We only need to delay them.
If we lose the beachhead, it's over.
We're about three thousand meters from enemy lines.
We will head toward them and delay them.
Lieutenant Jeckeln, you have the rear.
I know.
All units, get to it!
Okay, we've stopped them.
All units, aim for the unarmored spots!
Damn it, there are too many.
The rear unit is to split up and attack.
Don't let a single one through!
No, Comrade Lieutenant!
More are coming. They'll isolate and destroy us!
Don't argue with my order!
Just shut up and obey!
Tornadoes?
Why so few?
That's an artillery recon unit...
I-Incoming artillery fire! We need to get out of here!
Artillery? What are you talking about?
We're in the middle of the BETA!
The West didn't anticipate anyone engaging the BETA in close combat like we have.
They always try to lay down as much artillery fire as possible first.
Then we...
I'm sure that's it.
Damn it!
Comrade Lieutenant, we need to get out of here!
That's ridiculous.
If we withdraw, that means admitting the West's strategy is superior.
For the Fatherland's sake, we can't!
Now isn't the time for that!
You want us all to die here?
Attention, all units.
We're leaving now.
Are you sane, Comrade Captain?
Staying here in this situation is simple folly.
Our attack on the Destroyer-classes has already shown our strength.
We still haven't fulfilled our political objective!
Do you want them to doubt our party loyalty?!
The destruction of the 666th, East Germany's strongest TSF squad,
would be far greater treason against the Fatherland.
Surface-fleet bombardment incoming.
You TSFs...
If you can hear me, head north.
We'll cover your escape.
Thank you.
I am Captain Irisdina Bernhard, of the East German 666th TSF Squadron.
This is Major Joachim Balck, of the West German 51st Tactical Armor Battalion.
We'll handle the Grapplers to the rear!
All units, jump!
Roger!
Hurry, Comrade Lieutenant.
Roger Leader to all units.
Four thousand meters to target.
All units, fire on my signal.
Let those monsters taste our Phoenixes!
Yes, sir!
Light 'em up!
Wow...
Those are the US Military's Phoenix missiles.
High-tech, long-range guided missiles.
The ones they used to lock on us.
This can't be happening...
This was supposed to be our job.
You understand now, right?
This is how East Germany—how the socialist countries—are treated.
The whole world hates us.
You okay, Kristall?
I-I'm fine...
Captain, why did we have to sustain losses to save those people?
Kristall almost died!
We couldn't let them die.
They're Germans, same as us.
Same as us?
I refuse to accept that people like them are German.
I refuse!

The 666th Squadron's role in Operation Neptune is almost complete.
As you know, our squadron played a huge role in this mission.
This was only possible because of our pilots' gallantry
and the dedicated work of our mechanics.
As your squadron commander, I thank you.
Good work, everyone.
It's over, Theo.
You'd barely had any time with us before the mission,
but you did great.
To be honest, I was really scared.
I can't bear the thought of you leaving again...
Someday, I'll be as a great pilot as you.
But until then, let me hold on to you just a little longer.
Lise...
I'll get right to the point.
What's do you think of Hohenstein?
She's no Stasi dog.
If she were...
She wouldn't risk her life to save the squadron?
It could be an act.
She won't betray me.
She's still my sister, and that hasn't changed.
Roger that.
This is the last time we'll discuss this.
We still don't believe you.
The situation doesn't allow for that.
The situation?
We can't tell anyone this yet, but...
The Minsk hive in Belarus has activated.
Over a hundred thousand?
No way!
That's more than double Operation Neptune!
This battle will determine the fate of our Fatherland.
So we have to use Lise?
That's not all.
Several officers of the National People's Army have been arrested by the Stasi.
They're under suspicion of conspiracy and attempted coup d'état.
The party is asking the NPA to take responsibility.
Supposedly, Command is in a panic trying to deal with it.
The Stasi now completely has the upper hand. In the worst case...
They could take control of the military.
If that happens, we'll be disbanded immediately.
That's just the worst case scenario.
The success of Operation Neptune has proven our value.
If they disband us without any valid reason,
they could make enemies out of the West.
They shouldn't want to try that.
All forces, stand by!
All forces, stand by!
Battle stations!
Theodor, TSFs!
Cheburashkas?
The Stasi?
The Werewolf Battalion?
No.
Heinz... Heinz Axmann!
The Stasi officer who interrogated me three years ago.
What do you want?
It would seem you don't like them, Iris.
The Stasi's new TSF battalion, Berlin.
We have come to celebrate your triumphant return.
Captain Irisdina Bernhard,
you are under arrest for making counterrevolutionary statements
during Operation Neptune.
So this is the time you choose to start a fight with the military?
Who can say?
You are Second Lieutenant Lise Hohenstein?
Y-Yes.
A tragic pair of siblings whose parents were purged for seeking asylum in the West.
The older brother is a hero of Operation Neptune...
And you, the little sister, are a Stasi spy.
Or so they say.
I'm not a spy!
Once an organization gets too big, it's hard to know who is working for it.
Did one of my men send you here?
N-No, I...
Who would trust you?
Everyone suspects you of being a dog.
No!
That's not...
Please stop these lies, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel!
What proof—
Second Lieutenant Eberbach,
have you ever thought about why you were the only one who was released?
What if someone sold themselves out to the Stasi in order to save you?
It is only a hypothesis,
but if were thanks to her that you were released
would that not make sense?
You'll have to fight with a spy in your midst.
But perhaps I can find out who hired her,
and free her.
And in exchange, we work for you?
I think there is something in it for both of us.
Lieutenant Colonel Axmann...
What?
We are soldiers who've sworn our loyalty to the party and the NPA.
And Lise is an irreplaceable part of us,
and a part of my family.
She's not a spy!
Theo...
Truly beautiful.
I shall be on my way.
This was an interesting little farce.
Iris, will you be coming with me?
Yes, sir.
Lise!
Theo, I...
I know.
I know.
Welcome back!
Sis!
Welcome back!
Isn't this amazing?
So many brand new Balalaikas.
The whole squadron's getting lots of new equipment!
We need to understand why we're getting so much equipment right now.
The BETA are coming, aren't they?
Over a hundred thousand, last I heard.
It doesn't seem real.
With the West being so useless,
we need to be the shield that protects humanity.
Um, Comrade Lieutenant?
Isn't the USSR going to help us?
They were the leader of the socialist countries.
Did you forget what happened between our two countries during the Cold War?
Well, history isn't my best subject...
USSR forces were stationed in East Germany, right?
East Germany, on the boundary between East and West,
was an important strategic point.
In exchange for military support and supplies,
the USSR was allowed to station forces here.
We were used, and abused, as convenient tools.
That's what I learned in the West.
M-Me, too! Maybe...
Sheesh...
Whatever.
The Stasi are still connected to the KGB.
If we ask for help, we'll end up completely under their control.
But isn't that strange?
What?
If the Stasi are connected to the USSR, shouldn't that have already happened?
Come to think of it, you're right.
Even if they are closely connected,
the Stasi wouldn't discard what they already have to work with the Soviets...
Wait... Is that it?
Axmann asked me if we wanted a war with him.
He seems insistent on bringing us over.
He's panicking.
Yes.
What do you mean?
A power struggle is happening within the Stasi.
The Political HQ was aware of this.
A Moscow faction connected to the KGB wants closer ties with the Soviets.
The Minister of the Stasi, Major General Erich Schmidt,
and Beatrix Brehme, Commander of the Werewolf Battalion, lead the faction.
They hold the majority within the Stasi.
And Heinz Axmann's Berlin faction
wants to eliminate the Soviet influence, limiting relationships with the West
to maintain our national sovereignty.
With the military no longer a threat,
the Moscow faction's only enemy is the Berlin faction.
That's why Axmann wants us on his side to help fight a war?
That's terrible.
Do they really plan on starting a war between East Germans?
Do they only care about their own power,
and not what happens to the people?!
For us to stop that from happening...
Lieutenant Jeckeln, Second Lieutenant Eberbach,
I have a request.
You want us to promote the 666th to an instructional squad?
Since that stunt of their during the previous op, the East and West both consider them heroes.
By allowing us to conduct tactical training,
the military's value will increase and the Stasi won't be able to touch us.
I want you to go to Berlin tomorrow and find supporters.
Me too?
You are the hero who saved Gdansk.
Just having you there will add much to her words.
If we offer laserjagd know-how,
I think it will be easier to get the West's help.
You're a little too late.
Political HQ has been putting pressure on us to reorganize the military.
I believe the Stasi is behind this.
And you plan on giving in to that pressure, Comrade Major?
What else can I do?
I'm just a soldier.
March 21st, 1981.
You sold a number of artworks you acquired during the withdrawal from Poland
to the Russian mafia, didn't you?
Over 150,000 Marks' worth.
Those transactions were completely illegal.
C-Comrade Lieutenant!
We're ready to send the documents to Political HQ if necessary.
Please give us your decision, Comrade Major.
Not bad.
A common tactic among those who wish to make it anywhere in this country.
Do you like this nation?
I do.
The idea of socialism...
The peaceful town of Berlin...
I want to protect East Germany and the ideals it strives for.
For that, I'd do anything.
Okay, let's hurry to the next place.
Next up is Lieutenant Colonel Augenthaler at the political commissioners...
Wh-What are you doing?
Shh!
We're being followed.
This way.
Sorry to scare you.
Y-You're...
I'm so jealous of Theodor.
I haven't been to Berlin in forever!
Same here, Annett.
I might never get the chance to again.
There are a hundred thousand BETAs.
I-It'll be fine.
If we all work together, we can defeat the BETA for sure.
That's right!
Don't get down!
Y-Yeah.
What's wrong, Annett?
Sorry, sorry!
I was just thinking about the future.
So you also suspect me, don't you?
That I'm a Stasi dog...
That I might betray you at any moment...
O-Oh, come on, Lise!
I know you're not.
You're one of us! Yeah!
Th-That's right.
You saved my life.
Thank you.
Hey, don't cry, okay?
Commissioner of the Western Theater Training Forces,
Major General Franz Heim...
What do you need from us?
I've come to tell you that you aren't the only ones trying to fight the Stasi.
Our best officers have been arrested,
and the NPA no longer has the power to resist the Stasi.
They will use this opportunity to initiate a coup d'état.
With a huge BETA echelon approaching?
They're taking advantage of the fact that the army is on the front lines.
If they can take control of the parliament, they can do what they like.
Damn.
The Western Theater forces intend to stop them.
And you want our help?
We both want to save the people and the nation.
We want your help, heroes of the Schwarzesmarken.
A Stasi coup d'état?
Perhaps Captain Bernhard knew about this...
And now, an announcement from the Ministry of Defense.
The BETA forces that appeared from the Minsk hive
appear to be crossing through Poland.
The size of this BETA force is...
They're here?
It'll be two or three days before the first wave hits the border.
You head back to base.
I'll remain in Berlin.
That last meeting gave us a tiny bit of hope.
Can we trust him?
Major General Heim is a dove.
For him to act means a lot.
First, I'll do everything I can to keep the squadron in existence.
That is my fight.
You protect Captain Bernhard.
The country needs her.
And watch out for your sister.
If you leave now, you should make it back to base by morning.
Hurry.
Comrade Lieutenant!
Call me "Gretel."
When I'm the only one you keep calling "comrade," it's... I mean...
It feels a little sad...
Make sure you come back, Gretel.
O-Of course I will, Theodor Eberbach!
There you are.
Lise...
I've been looking for you.
Here.
You dropped this.
Sorry, I know I shouldn't have, but...
I looked inside.
You should be more careful.
If you carry around a photo of you and a Westerner,
people will think you're plotting something.
Y-You're right.
Or...
Are you?
I can tell that my brother and Captain Bernhard are planning something...
And that you're involved, Katia.
If you tell me the truth, I think I can protect everyone.
And if the captain disappears,
you might have a chance, right?
Lise?
Theodor!
We made contact with Franz Heim of the Western Theater forces.
I see.
You're not surprised.
Now we have a tiny bit of hope.
Yeah, Gretel said the same thing.
And we have you to believe in, also.
Me?
Because you saved Katia that day, we have an extra card in our hand.
A card, huh?
Katia is Lieutenant General Strachwitz's daughter.
She could bring hope to the government opposition.
And because you're protecting her,
I can put my full efforts into leading the squadron.
I'm counting on you.
Lise?
You were talking with her a long time, Theo.
Hey, is there something between you and Captain Bernhard?
Are you trying to fight the Stasi?
Where'd that come from?
I was just briefing her on the mission—
I'm scared...
The big battle is almost here,
and Katia and Annett still suspect me.
Do you think I'm a spy, as well?
You do, right?
You don't know what the Stasi did to me.
You can't trust me.
No! You're a part of my family!
I trust you.
Theo...
No one wants to suspect you, either.
Are you serious?
I didn't know you had a past like that.
Come with me, Lise Hohenstein.
I'm putting you under arrest.
What are you thinking?
I'm getting rid of uncertainties.
She deflects suspicion by bringing up how suspicious she is.
That's a common tactic of theirs.
If she were a Stasi pilot, there's a possibility
she was involved in hunting asylum-seekers.
Can you allow someone who hunted humans in the squadron?
Stop it!
We're about to fight the BETA.
If we start losing people...
I'll back her up!
Annett?
Katia...
Normally, two members of a family aren't put in the same unit.
Unless someone's manipulating things.
Lise, it's not true, right?
You're not in the Stasi!
Of course I'm not!
I hate the Stasi!
After what they did to Mom and Dad,
you also suspect me, Theo!
N-No, I don't... But...
Lise!
Lise!
Lise asked me what the captain is trying to do.
E-Even so...
You remember your promise, right?
But even so, I can't abandon her.
Theodor!
Lise! Lise!
Lise...
Lise? Are you there?
Lise?
I love you, Theo.
I'd do anything for you.
But I can't do that now.
I can't fight with everyone suspecting me.
Lise...
But if you believe me...
If you give me something to believe in...
Theo,
take me.

Theo...
Get out of your TSF and surrender.
Otherwise, I can't guarantee her safety.
The Western Theater forces' command center will fall any time now.
It's all over.
Please get out.
I won't hurt either of you.
L-Lise...
What's this?
Unidentified TSFs approaching from the northwest?
Theodor!
Run, Theodor!
Shut up!
If it weren't...
If it weren't for you...
Go...
Go, Theodor!
Go and create a future for us!
Damn it! Damn it!
Damn it all!
Theo...
Comrades, the time has come to unite!
The blame for our failure to end this long war
lies entirely with the present government.
I know all too well how the military police's youth,
who supported the extreme measure of a coup d'état, must feel!
They are not rioters,
but young men and women who burn with idealism.
True patriots!
We live in a democratic country,
and as such leadership must be passed down by the proper channels.
For the Republic's safety, I, Erich Schmidt,
have been named by the parliament as head of the party and minister of state.
This is an important assignment, without precedent in East German history.
But I shall accept this burden.
Because it is my calling as a patriot!
I promise to gather all our military forces under the Stasi,
and create a peacekeeping task force of unparalleled efficiency.
In the name of the party, let us become sword and shield, and win this war!
My comrades in the USSR have agreed to send troops immediately.
I strongly beseech the West to fight humanity's enemies with us!
Comrades!
To keep our homeland from being swallowed by the darkness of destruction again,
so that mothers will not be forced to suffer the deaths of their sons,
let us bring back a stronger Fatherland!
For the Fatherland!
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The Moscow faction sacrificed the Berlin faction to gain control.
It's all a terrible farce.
And their defensive lines may crumble at any moment.
They're using their own citizens as hostages.
The West German government will come under a lot of criticism if we let Berlin fall.
And if we don't like it, we must recognize their government and help them?
Worried about them?
They are my comrades-in-arms.
Now is the time to rise.
The situation in Berlin is unstable.
If we attack now, we can win!
The other units will follow our lead!
It's too reckless.
The Moscow faction destroyed the Berlin faction in short order.
They must have some force we are unaware of.
Yes.
I succeeded in capturing our top priority objective.
Now the anti-government factions won't be able to rely on the 666th's fame.
I'm sure the parliament knows what will happen if they oppose us now.
All according to plan.
Splendid.
That is why you are my successor, Major Beatrix Brehme.
I am honored, Comrade Major General...
No, ruler of East Germany.
Everything is for the Stasi.
Lieutenant Lise Hohenstein, returning to TSF Werewolf Battalion.
Well done on your special mission.
But...
Oh, that?
Don't you worry about the two that escaped.
Instead, I'd like you to interrogate the 666th.
You know them well, so it should be easy for you, right?
Roger.
Target sighted.
The two pilots have left their unit and escaped.
Continuing the search.
I see the twins are as perky as ever, Irisdina.
Want some?
It's your favorite, Himbeertorte.
What are you doing?
I'd always wondered how you made contact with the anti-government faction.
I never thought Major Hannibal was helping you.
It's true that he and they...
What are you trying to do?
Torture me to reveal their hideout's location?
You're going to rot here.
What?
I'm going to make their ideals a reality.
You can just sit and watch, powerless.
BETA echelons 13 and 14 approaching from the north and south.
Over one hundred thousand and rising.
Two hours until they reach the final defense line.
Where's our rear support?
We can't wait much longer...
You're splitting the division?
The new government has decided to send
the entire Western Theater Army, as well as the Stasi, to the front lines.
You are to split your division in two,
and deal with the BETAs coming from the north and south.
Finish your reorganization today, and head to the front lines.
That is all.
Major General...
I'll ask you again.
Tell me who Katia really is.
We know she isn't just an asylum seeker.
Stop it, Lise.
If you stop now, you can still turn back.
Were you listening to me?
I know your heart can still change.
You spared Captain Bernhard when you didn't have to.
Am I wrong?
Don't presume anything about me.
I'll leave the rest to you.
Make her wish she'd never been born.
R-Roger!
Theo...
I'll bring you back, no matter what, okay?
We can't start a fire,
but I'll go see if there's any food.
The hero who saved the nation, Lieutenant General Strachwitz.
He succeeded in saving officers and troops in the retreat from the Ukraine.
He may be capable of stopping the BETA advance and saving East Germany.
Father!
Theodor!
Wait!
Get down!
Stand up, you two.
We're getting out of here now.
Comrade Lieutenant Jeckeln!
A MiG-27 Alligator...
The latest Soviet TSF?
The Stasi's Moscow faction has access to that kind of equipment?
You, there.
You're Lieutenant Gretel Jeckeln, political commissar of the 666th Squadron, right?
M-Me?
No, I'm not...
Do you really think you're fooling anyone?
I'm Suzy Dzap, leader of the resistance organization Grosser Bär.
Captain Bernhard told me about you.
We're taking her with us.
Honestly...
If you could fool the Stasi just by taking off your glasses, no one would fear them.
The 666th really are brave.
I-I thought it would work...
I think you were really cute!
Shut up! I was desperate!
B-But you saved us.
Thanks to everyone...
Everyone, huh?
It's like a bad joke, isn't it?
A political commissar for the German Socialist Unity Party
helping the anti-government forces.
But I don't intend to care about the party's ideals anymore.
Tell me what happened while I was gone.
What happened to our squad?
W-Well...
So Hohenstein really was a traitor.
If I'd stayed with the squad, this wouldn't have happened.
I'm the one who couldn't do anything.
I abandoned everyone.
No, you did a good job to escape and report what happened.
That alone is worth something.
Lieutenant...
So what will you do now?
With Captain Bernhard under arrest, we can't count on the 666th.
How will you fight the Stasi now that they control the government?
I have a plan.
I'll negotiate with Major General Franz Heim, Commander of the Western Theater forces.
The Stasi must've sent the majority of their troops
to the front lines to stop the BETA assault.
We'll use this opportunity to enter East Berlin with the Western Theater forces.
We'll also release the 666th Squadron that was captured at Bebersee base.
And if we can take back Captain Bernhard...
Then we can unite people to fight the Stasi?
We sacrifice the front lines for a coup d'état...
We're doing the same thing as the Stasi.
I know.
But there's no other way.
Let me ask you one thing.
Can we trust that dopey second lieutenant?
He was supposedly tricked by his sister, who's a spy.
He's a valuable pilot who downed a Heavy Laser-class.
Can you say for certain he won't betray us?
If that happens, I'll take responsibility.
I understand your plans.
I'll get right to the point.
We can't help you.
Why?
The Stasi have endangered all of Europe!
Irisdina Bernhard, commander of East Germany's strongest unit, the 666th TSF Squadron...
By having such a hero join our cause, we could bring the people over to our side
to fight the Stasi, or so we thought.
But Bernhard's been arrested, and the new government is stabilizing the situation.
If we rise up now, not enough people will join us against them...
Unless we have a stronger symbol.
We have you!
I'm too weak.
I would simply be called a terrorist, and that would be the end.
Then...
Checkmate.
We have no hero. And so, our war is over.
The new government is already negotiating with the UN forces.
In a few days, troops will come from the West to East Germany.
The West doesn't want the Stasi running things, either!
They don't care who's running things, as long as we defeat the BETA.
Working with the Stasi to fight the BETA and protect this nation
is the only chance we have left.
That's all.
Major General...
My forces will leave for the Oder-Neisse Line in the early morning.
We won't see each other again.
Wait.
There's still a chance.
And what is that, miss?
If you have a hero to replace Captain Bernhard, there's hope, isn't there?
Yeah, that's right.
Do you know who Lieutenant General Alfred Strachwitz is?
I understand.
If a living hero won't work, then a dead one?
He was a hero of East Germany, and a friend of mine.
But too much time has passed to fight for his sake.
It's impossible.
No. The last light hasn't disappeared.
The name "Katia Waldheim" is fake.
Ursula...
Ursula Strachwitz.
That's my real name.
I am the daughter of Alfred Strachwitz, the man you called a friend.
The daughter of a hero, returned from West Germany,
who fought with Captain Bernhard to protect East Germany as part of the strongest TSF unit.
If we announce this and use me as a symbol to rise up,
couldn't we fight the Stasi?
To create a country that exists not for the government, but for the people.
With no Stasi spying, informants, or purges.
We can be a free, righteous country again.
Captain Bernhard told me that's what my father wanted.
This country is in darkness, and it cannot see the future it needs to proceed toward.
The sole light we have is a heart that wants to save and protect someone.
The last light...
If the two Germanys work together,
we'll never lose to the BETA.
That's what my dad always said.
If we're scared of the Stasi and unable to trust anyone,
we'll never beat the BETA.
I'm willing to use my life for my father, who let me escape to West Germany,
and for everyone who saved and protected me.
I don't care what happens to me. I have a duty to save East Germany.
Theodor, what is your wish?
I...
I...
What's your mother's name?
Ernestine.
My father used to call her "Tine".
Alfred only told that name to those he was close to.
Come to think of it, your hair and eye color are just like hers.
My dad said that I got them from my mother, so I had to treasure them.
Can we believe her?
And it's been a long time since anyone's heard the name Strachwitz.
Major General,
Katia is the daughter of General Strachwitz, and she knows both East and West Germany.
She can be a bridge between the two countries.
I'm Alfred's friend, and I believe it.
No one will doubt me, will they?
No, sir!
Okay, Major General, we don't have a lot of time.
Theodor...
Stop being spoiled.
I was about to get yelled at again.
Huh?
I promised you, Katia.
Katia, I will protect you.
Right.

Ursula Strachwitz.
The daughter of Alfred Strachwitz, the man who saved East Germany?
Comrade Captain...
We have been entrusted with the future
by Alfred and Captain Bernhard.
We will begin our advance on East Berlin in the morning.
To eliminate the Stasi and create a new East Germany ourselves.
We will begin Operation Saint Ursula at once.
Entrust me with your lives, for the sake of the future we desire!
Things in Berlin are stabilizing themselves.
Major Brehme,
you and the Werewolf Battalion will go to the Oder-Neisse final defense line
and eliminate the BETAs.
We cannot have Fort Seelow fall, you see.
Understood.
If we're heading for the front lines,
does that mean the war is going badly?
Is that something for you to worry about?
I-I'm sorry.
The Werewolf Battalion is rolling out.
Your squad will defend the base.
Roger.
They're finally gone.
We can finally relax a bit.
They were watching us the whole time.
What the hell are you doing?
Don't treat national resources so carelessly, you non-citizens.
Do you want to get purged?
Very sorry.
We'll be more careful in the future.
That fool...
He thinks he's one of the Stasi.
This ain't good, old man.
Someone's going to drop him.
Your work must be easy if you have time to chitchat.
Miss...
You're not under arrest because we need you to maintain the TSFs.
Don't forget that you'll eventually be interrogated.
Interrogated?
We've already learned that you were, along with Irisdina Bernhard,
connected to anti-government forces.
You ought to keep your men on a tight leash
or else you might not be deemed so necessary after all.
So we get to live for as long as they need us?
Then there's still hope...
You really think that?
The kids made it away safely.
That's why she's starting to panic.
Be ready.
You got it.
Our surface forces will head along the roads to East Berlin to draw the enemy's attention.
While they're distracted, you'll attack Bebersee Base
and free your captured fellows.
If we add the name of the present hero, Captain Irisdina Bernhard,
to Alfred Strachwitz, the hero of the past...
...more people will be willing to join our cause.
Understood.
Sir...
General?
Something drastic has happened.
Survivors of the Stasi Berlin faction have made contact with us.
Their leader is Stasi Chief of Operations Heinz Axmann.
We're sure this is the right place?
Heinz Axmann...
The leader of the asylum-seeker hunters, who ruined all our plans.
The Brown Beast.
I can never forgive him...
So you're Major General Heim's ambassadors?
This way.
What is this?
We built this place on our own so we could continue the war,
even after the front lines collapsed.
Axmann...
You plan to attack Bebersee Base, right?
Use our forces to take back Irisdina Bernhard...
And make her into the hero who saves the nation,
then eliminate the Moscow faction from the country.
What do you want in exchange?
We want guarantees of a spot in the new government.
You think you're in any position to negotiate?
I'm sure you've heard of the Stasi files, yes?
The Stasi files?
I knew that was it.
The Stasi files, a massive database containing the private data of virtually everyone.
Individual citizens, military, police, and even party members.
The rumors say they even contain information on the scandals of Western politicians.
That's right.
A secret Akashic record that holds all of the world's corruption...
It will be very helpful in protecting the nation from any threats.
Such scum...
This plan is risky.
But...
We just got word from an informant in Bebersee Base.
The BETAs have resumed their attack.
The Werewolf Battalion has gone to meet them, and all that's left at the base
is a small number of pilots, including Lise Hohenstein.
You think we can win with these alone?
It's quite possible, I think.
As long as we save Irisdina—whom you intend to use—you don't care if the others die?
In the interest of fairness, you should put your life on the line as well.
We'll use Heinz Axmann as a decoy.
You're the perfect bait for the Moscow faction.
If you can't do it, then no deal.
We'll all be purged by the Stasi together.
You little punk...
Sylwia...
I'm sorry.
Inghild...
I... I couldn't protect anyone.
Come out.
Where's Sylwia?
Is Pham still alive?
Is she safe?
For now.
But what will they do if the same thing happens to their cute little friend?
Do you... Do you know what you're doing?!
Theodor fought for so long to save you from the Stasi!
Yes?
Along with Captain Bernhard!
Shut the fuck up for a second.
Prepare a squad to launch.
I'll take the lead.
Put her back in.
Prepare to launch. Hurry.
What happened?
So you were caught by the Moscow-leaning part of the NPA.
Bad luck, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel.
You're under suspicion of treason.
Look forward to your interrogation.
No, your arrival was part of my plan.
You still think you can get out of this by begging for your life?
It's possible.
After all, I've been able to initiate a discussion with you.
Do you not want to know where your brother is?
We have him in custody.
He is a hostage who works only on you.
You don't expect me to believe—
He was with Katia Waldheim.
Now, put that thing away, would you? It's dangerous.
So you're asking me to guarantee your safety in exchange for my brother, right?
Correct.
Jamming?
Go, Theodor!
Three reds. Success!
We'll assault the base in time with your attack.
We're counting on you, pilots of the 666th!
Roger!
Here we go!
Hangar secured.
No enemies in sight.
Deploy all units.
We will now begin the operation.
Irisdina!
That's right. Take the bait.
You don't know if it's Theodor piloting this TSF,
so you can't leave!
Those movements... You're Lieutenant Jeckeln, right?
So that's it.
You can't fool me, bitch!
Stop messing around and get ready to run!
Right!
Maintenance Chief!
Kid?
The squad's in the cells below.
Hurry.
Got it.
Team C's secured the comms tower.
Okay, hurry and get the rest of the 666th!
What do we do with them?
Leave them.
But...
If we kill them, we'll be the same as the Stasi.
Do you get that?!
Annett! Are you safe?
Theodor...
Hey, you okay?
There are more here! Help!
No sign of our primary objective!
Pham...
I'm so glad you're safe.
I'm sorry!
It's my fault!
You weren't wrong about anything.
I'm sure Lise didn't really want to do that.
We have to save her from her twisted feelings.
Precisely because this world is so hopeless...
You can't forget to believe in people, right?
You can't lose sight of the last light.
That's what Irisdina taught me.
I won't let anyone suffer anymore.
I always thought of you as a cute little brother.
You've grown up so much...
To me, you were always
my big sis.
You finally called me that, huh?
Theodor,
take care of the captain.
I will.
Attention, all units.
Unknown approaching from the north.
One unit. ETA: ninety seconds.
Multiple unknown contacts approaching from the south.
ETA: ten minutes.
The Werewolf Battalion?
Get that chopper up is the air.
People first! Don't leave anyone behind!
Irisdina!
Where are you?
Where?
Irisdina!
Iris!
Eberbach, we're out of time.
Back to your unit!
But Irisdina is still—
No. Sorry, but there's no more time.
Damn it!
Theo.
Lise...
Run, Theodor!
That woman is gone.
You have no hope left.
Lise,
where is Irisdina?
You understand, don't you?
If you want to change this country, we need her!
If you don't surrender now, I'll kill this woman.
And I'll chase down all your other friends and kill them.
I'll destroy the base and everything else.
Lise...
Please, Theo.
Give up!
This country doesn't matter!
Please.
Come and be with me...
I've worked so hard up to now.
For you.
I've killed so many asylum-seekers.
I've ratted on so many friends.
I've used my body to seduce higher-ups!
I've was taken by Axmann and became his bitch!
So...
Please.
No...
I'll ask once more.
Where is Iris?
That's just like you, Theo.
You're so stubborn...
And so stupid!
Why?
I don't understand!
Why her?
By now, she had some other man inside her, and she's forgotten all about you!
She even killed her own family.
But I would never do that!
I've lived solely for your sake!
And yet...
And yet I'm not good enough?
All I want is you!
No, Lise. You're not that type of girl, are you?
So stop this.
You're—
Don't get in my way!
Pham...
Why?
Why did you kill her?!
She was trying to save you!
And you...
And you...
Gotcha, Theo.
Do you remember that villa outside Berlin we visited with Mom and Dad?
There were swans flying, and the lake was so pretty.
It was so much fun!
Lise...
What are you doing?
Hurry up and kill her!
The Werewolves are coming back!
Kill her! Hurry!
Let's go home, Theo!
Damn it...
The Werewolves!
Theo...
No... Pham...
What happened?
Lise,
you're no longer...

Commander Brehme,
a rebel TSF unit has entered Berlin.
The Werewolf Squadron is presently engaging them, under Rosalinde Buch's command.
Understood.
The pilots I trained are strong.
Irisdina...
BETA wave 19 is penetrating our final defense line.
General Nerlinger, it's only a matter of time until the fortress falls.
We'll be wiped out if we don't do anything.
Evacuate the fort!
No! We absolutely cannot let the base fall!
If we abandon this place, what will happen to Berlin?
What will happen to our children?!
We are the National People's Army.
We fight to protect our nation, to protect East Germany.
We cannot retreat!
The revolutionary army is taking over this building.
Take us to the studio. Hurry!
I'm sorry for being rough.
Let's hurry.
Who are these guys?!
Theodor, enemy approaching at nine o'clock.
Beatrix Brehme!
Bring down the Werewolves' judgment on these filthy rebels.
For the future of this country,
666th Squadron, attack!
Follow me!
Right!
Theodor!
Why, Beatrix Brehme?
You have so much power. Why join the Stasi?
Walther!
Because this country, under Stasi rule, is my ideal.
Freedom and equality are useless against the unprecedented threat of the BETA.
We must gather the people under our control with a complete surveillance state,
and bring all our might to bear against the BETA.
Education, ideology, economics...
We shall use everything against the BETA.
The creation of the ultimate military state...
For that to happen, the Stasi must rule with absolute power.
Shut up!
We're not robots.
You can't just—
That's what the world wants!
Humanity will never come together as one by itself.
Someday, the BETA will destroy them.
So I am offering East Germany as a sacrifice to save this planet.
That was my vow with Jürgen Bernhard.
Anyone who gets in my way is an enemy of humanity!
It's over.
...san!
Please... listen to me.
I am with the NPA's 666th TSF Squadron.
Ursula Strachwitz.
One of the pilots who took part in this revolution,
and the daughter of General Alfred Strachwitz, who once saved this country.
I was born as an East German,
and my father sent me to West Germany
to protect me.
In West Germany, I changed my name, grew up,
and volunteered as a soldier because I wanted to see my father, who was still in East Germany.
I came to East Germany as part of a UN force.
The 666th Squadron saved me during a battle with the BETA.
For the next several months, I fought in many different battles as one of them.
The Battle of Oder-Neisse,
the Battle of Fort Neuenhagen,
Operation Neptune.
During my time there,
the squadron leader, Captain Irisdina Bernhard, told me the truth.
That my father had planned a coup d'état to save East Germany,
and was purged by the Stasi.
And that Captain Bernhard was carrying on his will.
A symbol of the revolution, huh?
Not while I'm still alive!
I won't let you interfere!
I'll protect my friends!
My father and Captain Bernhard were trying to fix this country.
Where parents inform on children, children on parents,
husbands on wives, and wives on their husbands.
Is this really how a country should be?
A country where your father's existence is erased,
where you're forced to shoot your brother or kill your sister with your own hands...
Is this really a happy country?
The answer is "absolutely not".
Right now, my friends are fighting the Stasi.
They're trying to use the revolution to cut the chains binding this country.
My father always told me that if West and East Germany came together,
they could defeat the BETA!
If we can believe in our neighbors, rather than suspect them,
we can overcome any hardship!
This country doesn't need the Stasi.
Let's open the path to the future together!
That's just a stupid dream.
Annett!
Sylwia!
Jeez...
You always just slow us down...
Sylwia!
Theodor, take care of the captain!
Walther!
Damn it!
Irisdina,
your pilots are indeed strong.
I'm amazed they made it here.
However...
Down with the Stasi!
We won't give in to terror anymore!
Free East Germany from the Stasi!
What the hell do you think you're—
Everyone...
They're all trying to fight the Stasi.
You can still fight... Right, Balalaika?
Theodor!
I'm going to the prison.
You protect Katia!
Leave it to me.
Lieutenant Colonel, we've found the target.
Glad to see you doing well.
Would you accompany me, Princess?
Down with the Stasi!
Damn it...
Sir, we can't take the car any farther.
Fine.
It'll be a bit cold. I assume you don't mind.
So revolutionary fervor is getting to them?
The masses are so ignorant, foolish, and incorrigible.
The world doesn't want a unified Germany.
Because they don't want a German superpower?
Precisely.
Beatrix wants a nation ruled by the Stasi,
but at this point, that will be difficult.
Still, I can do it.
With your help, that is.
Fortunately, I've found a sponsor to back me up.
America?
You probably made contact with the CIA, didn't you?
At a time when everyone is rising up to protect the Fatherland,
you're looking for a new master, huh?
No...
Pilots of the 666th.
We've sighted someone matching Captain Bernhard's description in the city.
We'll take you there. Hurry.
Roger!
You have no ideology to protect,
and no friends to believe in.
You see the bonds between siblings and family as mere tools.
You are a pathetic man.
The only thing you need to get by in this twisted world is power!
Ideals and ideology are nothing but platitudes!
You think so?
Even if they call me an enemy of humanity,
I won't lose!
I have things I've been entrusted with.
I have things to protect.
Their ideals...
Their hopes!
I...
We...
...will make our ideals a reality.
No one can snuff out the last light!
Iris...
The only ones who can call me that
are my friends!
You bitch!
Captain...
Captain!
Axmann!
I'm not done yet!
Someday, you'll realize...
the limits of your ideals...
Only my ideals, and Jürgen's, can bring humanity victory...
Don't underestimate us!
This is Fort Seelow Commander General Valeria Nerlinger.
Attention, all units.
We have failed to defend the Fatherland.
The Oder-Neisse Line will soon be breached.
We shall fight to the last man.
In the meantime, please evacuate as many people from East Berlin as you can.
No...
We didn't make it in time.
It's too early to give up.
You...
We're here, Comrades of the 666th.
It's been a long time, potato-heads.
The cavalry's here!
We'll only come to save you this once.
We're here to clean up your mess!
Theodor...
Annett?
The captain...
Captain Bernhard...
Irisdina...
There's no need to cry.
I have completed my work.
There are others I can entrust with the rest.
Ursula... No, Katia...
I leave this country's future to you.
What your father, and my brother, decided to protect...
A world where everyone can be happy.
Yes!
And I'll protect her for as long as I live.
Theodor...
Can you show me the city of Berlin?
It really is a beautiful city.
It's the new Berlin.
The one you made.
Beatrix...
Five years ago, I killed my brother, Jürgen, with my own hands.
But I had to keep living anyway.
To carry out the wish entrusted to me.
My sin will never disappear.
So I risked my life to protect the people of this country...
That was the one and only way I could atone.
For that, I sacrificed many friends.
I don't regret it.
Everyone fought to protect that last light.
And so did you.
Iris,
I forgive you.
Thank you.
Everything is over now, isn't it?
Yeah, it's over.
So you're free now.
Free, huh?
I don't know what to do with that.
Maybe we should all go and have fun somewhere.
That sounds great.
But where should we go?
All I know is the battlefield.
When I was a kid, my family always went to a lake south of Berlin.
I'm sure you'll love it.
I see.
That's...
something to look forward to...
Irisdina...
Iris...
I loved you...
I wanted you to be happier than anyone.
You didn't have to love me back.
You didn't have to answer me.
Even so, I...
I wanted...
to protect you.
The revolution ended.
The Stasi were dismantled,
and East Germany began reunification talks with West Germany.
We found a path on which we could live and think for ourselves.
But it was a path purchased at the cost of violence and blood.
Was that right?
I don't know.
What will happen to this country now?
Will our ideals be able to avoid being tainted forever?
Where does this path lead?
That's why we can't lose sight of it.
No matter how deep the darkness around us,
we must not forget...
We vowed to protect this smile.
That was our promise.
Because it's the light of hope that illuminates the future.
U-Um...
Welcome back.
I'm back.

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