Force 10 from Navarone Page #7

and also calling himself Lescovar.

But he was identified many

months ago. And eliminated.

The British were informed.

- But London were very specific, sir.

- Yes, they frequently are specific...

...and just as frequently wrong!

Lt. Marko,

see that these gentlemen...

...give you a full report on their

activities in the Chetnik camp.

A specific report.

Well, captain, I guess we owe you

a bit of an apology, don't we?

Well, it happens. We all

get badly briefed sometimes.

Wish we had been briefed

about the men with the bandages.

Replaced them with a couple

of your own, that's a good trick.

They were messengers to our agent

at Schroeder's headquarters.

Is your agent small, dark, pretty...

...beautiful grey eyes

and shoots from the hip?

You mean Maritza?

Yes.

She took a big chance for us.

She isn't Petrovitch's daughter

for nothing.

We hold this end of the bridge.

Over there, the Germans

prepare for the final attack.

We have been ordered to prevent

them crossing at all costs.

What exactly do they have

over there?

Three divisions, perhaps more.

We hold a brigade here.

Soon they will bring up tanks, then...

- Why haven't you blown the bridge?

- We have tried several times.

Each time we lost valuable men.

Maj. Petrovitch has decided

it is impractical.

Well, he's wrong about that.

There's no bridge in the world

that can't be blown.

That's what Force 10

was here to prove.

I told you before, you have no men,

you have no equipment.

I can radio London for equipment.

Get me an airstrip operational.

Oh, call London, prepare an airstrip

for a plane that may never arrive.

- Have you anything else to suggest?

- Yes.

Give me 20 men,

I can blow that bridge to hell.

You mean you can blow 20

of my men to hell, for nothing!

That bridge is indestructible.

Excuse me, sir,

you don't need 20 men.

You need Miller.

- Miller?

- He's an expert with explosives, sir.

He's probably the best in England.

- This Miller is in England?

- No, sir.

- Prisoner in the Chetnik camp.

- Then he's already dead.

Not necessarily, major.

I refuse to mount a full-scale operation

just to find out, colonel.

I need every single man

I've got here, now!

Sir, we don't need to mount

a full-scale operation.

Just give us two men.

These officers are from headquarters.

They're here to interrogate you.

You reported five prisoners, major.

Two of them tried to escape.

They were shot.

Maj. Schroeder is in the armoury,

and I have told you before...

...this area is out of bounds

to you people, except Capt. Drazak.

Kindly remove yourselves

immediately...

...and if you can read, which I doubt,

take a look at standing orders.

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