The plot begins in the Soviet Union showing first efforts to establish the Czechoslovak legion in 1942. The film also shows the assassination of Heydrich and the subsequent annihilation of Lidice. The main topis of the film is battles with German troops for Sokolovo.
Director: Otakar Vávra
Story: Otakar Vávra, Miloslav Fábera
Screenplay: Otakar Vávra, Nikolai Figurovsky, Miloslav Fábera
Director of Photography: Andrej Barla
Gen. Ludvík Svoboda
Generál Safarenko
Dr. Edvard Beneš
Npor. Otokar Jaroš
Náměstek lidového komisaře
Dr. Edvard Beneš
Reynhard Heydrich