Plot: As the second works East draws to a close, a mass desertions and disorder follows. Willi Herold's one such deserter, who's on the run when he comes across the uniform of a Luftwaffe captain. Impersonating a captain he gathers together a r eclectic group who assume the role of an anti-deserter/looter task force. Things come to a head when he's given responsibility for a camp where deserters, looters etc are detained, with dire consequences.
Alternative Plot: A German army deserter finds a Nazi captain's abandoned uniform during the final weeks of World War II. Emboldened by the authority it suddenly grants him, he amasses a band of stragglers that cedes to his every command -- despite the suspicions of some. Citing direct orders from Hitler himself, he soon takes command of a camp that holds German soldiers accused of desertion -- and begins to dispense harsh justice.
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