They are abused by the prison guards, but escape through an underground cellar and, scarcely avoiding a massacre, are saved by invading Wehrmacht soldiers. The German escapees ready for their resettlement into the "homeland", while widowed Ludwig Launhardt asks for Marie's hand. At the end of the film the German trek crosses the border into the Reich.
The prisoners are mistreated by guards, but escape through an underground cellar and narrowly avoid massacre, being saved by invading German soldiers. The German escapees prepare for their resettlement in the "homeland", while widowed Ludwig Launhardt asks Marie's hand. At the end of the film, the German trek crosses the border into the Reich.