World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line. Reese joins a group of weary GIs unexpectedly ordered back into the line when on their way to a rest area. While most of the men withdraw from their positions facing a German pillbox at the far side of a mine-field, half a dozen men are left to protect a wide front. By various ruses, they manage to convince the Germans that a large force is still holding the position. Then Reese leads two of the men in an unauthorized and unsuccessful attack on the pillbox, in which the other two are killed; and when the main platoon returns, he is threatened with court-martial. Rather that face the disgrace, and in an attempt to show he was right, he makes a one-man attack on the pillbox.
as Pvt. John Reese
as Pvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby
as Sgt. Bill Pike
as Sgt. Jim Larkin
as Cpl. Frank Henshaw
as Pvt. Stan Kolinsky
as Capt. Roger Loomis
as Pvt. Joe Cumberly
as Supply Sgt. Frazer
as Monique Ouidel
as Capt. Mace
as Homer Janeczek
as Pvt. James E. Driscoll
as Sgt. Morgan
as Thomas
as Jeep driver
as Sergeant (uncredited)
as Sergeant (uncredited)
as Old Man (uncredited)
as Old Man (uncredited)
as Wounded Prisoner (uncredited)
as German Prisoner (uncredited)
as Sergeant (uncredited)
as Medic (uncredited)
as Corporal (uncredited)
