Der kleine Löwe und die Großen oder Die Patriarchen und die Diplomatie
- Year:
- 1973
- 45 min
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From all German stations,
including those of
the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia,
the General Government,
the Brussels Two
and Luxemburg stations,
and the Paris station.
the Deutsche Rundfunk presents
the Seventh Symphony
by Ludwig van Beethoven,
conducted by Wilhelm Furtwngler.
DIPLOMACY:
Europe was consumed by war.
We were all going to die.
After the Landings,
The Germans planned to destroy,
to raze everything.
Especially Paris.
Nothing was to be left standing.
The Fhrer's orders.
Paris,
the night of August 24-25, 1944
Here's your coffee.
You haven't slept all night again.
Morning, Maryse.
my uniform and boots, please.
But it's 4 a.m.
Do as I ask.
Morning, sir.
Morning, Mayer.
General,
you're standing against the light.
Not even a child would miss you.
Children are asleep at this time.
Come inside.
Please.
What's that, Mayer?
Looks like a man
taking his dog for a walk.
Such arrogance!
The Parisians think we're finished.
Mayer, pills!
Quickly!
- Should I call Dr. Fischer?
- No.
Take long, deep breaths, sir.
Are you ready?
Yes, sir.
Alfred has the car ready.
But, General...
It's not a favor I'm asking you,
it's an order.
Take that letter to my wife.
Tell her
I was only doing my duty.
Chocolates. For the children.
General, your telegrams.
Okay, fine.
our defenses last night.
Reinforcements?
That's fine, thank you very much.
Mr. Lanvin?
This way, please.
Why that way?
The General's orders.
They're near Soissons, 3 hours away.
The roads are minefields.
They'll be here at noon,
if there's no more sabotage.
The enemy's only 2 hours away.
Gentlemen...
If Paris falls, all of France falls.
And the Americans march on Germany.
There's no other choice left to me.
The explosion will be heard in Berlin.
And 50 years from now, too, I bet.
Well, sir?
What are you going to do?
My duty.
You can rely on me.
I know.
I have faith in you.
Thank you, Mayer.
But as the French say,
you only die once,
but you stay dead a long time.
Don't delay, get out of the city.
Rest assured.
I'll be in Baden-Baden tonight.
Drop by Caf Karl.
Eat a pretzel for me.
Alfred!
For the General's wife.
Have a good trip.
What is it?
- You must leave.
- I know. Just a moment.
It's pointless. The fun is over.
I can't go out without my eyes.
Mr. Lanvin.
Good morning.
Major Ebernach
and the French engineer are here.
Have them wait a moment.
The General's orders are to dig in
in Paris.
We'll give the enemy hell.
to the last bullet.
That way, we'll hold them up a while.
They won't be in Germany anytime soon.
- I'll take that.
- Fine.
What took 40 minutes in Kowel
will take longer in Paris,
but afterwards
there won't be a stone left standing.
Sorry for making you use
the backstairs.
I'd rather not alarm the staff
or our troops.
Suits me.
Your expertise
will be very useful to us.
You know, I regret...
Spare me your qualms.
I have my own.
Of course,
he didn't help us voluntarily.
But, as he's the expert,
I suggest he explains personally.
Lanvin, you have
the General's attention.
All right, then.
The bridges...
33 of them, in all.
And a dozen more on the outskirts.
All rigged with explosives.
Except the Pont Neuf, right here.
It's the oldest.
It will allow you
and to use the island
as a stronghold.
Blowing up the bridges
will cause the Seine to burst its banks,
like in the flood of 1910.
Rubble will dam the river.
All of south-eastern Paris
will soon be under water.
Le Marais, first.
Then, the flooding
will spread to Nation and Bastille.
Probably 3-4 meters deep in places.
That means no electricity,
no sewerage, nothing.
Buildings and streets will collapse.
We don't need explosives in this area.
The Seine will do the job for us.
Go on, Mr. Lanvin.
Five minutes after the bridges,
Notre-Dame cathedral...
the Louvre...
and the Opera
will in turn explode.
Taking the city center with them.
Nothing will be left.
And the stations?
Of course, the stations...
Debris from Orsay Station
will help block the Seine.
Likewise, the destruction
of the other stations,
Austerlitz, Lyon,
Gare du Nord, Gare de l'Est
and St. Lazare,
If I'd been told
as an Architecture student
that one day I'd blow up Paris...
Humanity is resilient, Ebernach.
Outside Sevastopol,
to prepare your attack,
I had no hesitation
in blowing up the old fort.
Ebernach, in Sevastopol,
I had to carry out
the hardest order of my career,
the liquidation
of the Jewish population.
I obeyed that order
and accepted all the consequences.
I know.
We dug the mass graves.
And we filled them in.
Today, it's Paris!
Three tons of cheddite
around Place de la Concorde.
Four tons in parliament
and the basement of Les Invalides.
And 4 submarine torpedoes
on each leg of the Eiffel Tower.
The Arc de Triomphe
will blow with Place de La Concorde
to clear a line of fire
along the Champs-Elyses.
That will take 20 minutes.
And then, believe me,
Paris will be unrecognizable.
Good work.
The Parisians will remember you.
If there are any left.
What's your estimation of casualties?
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