charlie chaplin little tramp or little man character win world war i and call the great war at the time and single handedly and even capture the kaiser and something the entire allied arm force be unable to do . too bad it all turn out to be a dream and which be somewhat of a cop out and the weak part of this mesmerize silent short ( almost a feature film at 46 minute ) . there be inventive gag galore include charlie have to put on a gas mask to eat limburger cheese sent from home and then use the cheese a a weapon against the german while charlie sleep underwater in a flooded trench next to a soldier he continue to annoy while charlie disguise himself a a tree one of his best sketch ever and charlie pretending to beat up his friend who have become a pow and then hug him when the enemy be out of sight . one amazing feature be how much charlie and when he be behind enemy line dress a a german and resemble hitler over ten year before hitler and his nazi thug rise to dominate german politics . obviously hitler pattern his appearance after charlie from this film .