AstheAlliesstormthebeachesofNormandy,HitlerordersthereturnoftheDasReich,theinfamousPanzerelitedivisionbestknownforitsmassmurdersintheUkraineandinBelarus,basedatthattimeinsouthwestofFrance.
Itsmission:topushtheAlliesbackintotheAtlanticandturnthetideoftheconflictinfavoroftheGermans.
TheSSdivision,with15,000menandmorethan200tanks,facesrelentlessattacksfromtheResistanceasitmovesnorththroughFrance.
Alongtheway,itconductsviciousreprisalsandmassacresofcivilians(Oradour-sur-Glane,Tulle).ThefilmwillretracethelastyearofHitler’sdeathsquadandtheircrimesagainsthumanity.
WewillfollowtheeverydaylivesoftheseSSofficers,theirrecruitmentandtrainingontheEasternFront,andtrytounderstandwhoexactlywerethesemenwhoperpetratedthemassacres.
