Punishment Battalion (1960)

The film focuses on life in a World War II German penal battalion camp somewhere in Russia. The convicts include a heroic doctor unjustly convicted of avoiding military service, an officer who retreated against orders, and common criminals. It shows their life in the camp, clearing mines, living in trenches on the front line.

Released Feb. 11, 1960 109 min 17+

Genres: Drama, History, War

Keywords: imdb.nazi-uniform, imdb.wehrmacht, imdb.penal-unit, imdb.loosely-based-on-historical-events, imdb.military-uniform, imdb.german-military, imdb.world-war-two + 15 more, imdb.world-war-two-soldier, imdb.based-on-novel, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.steel-helmet, imdb.soldier, imdb.german-soldier, imdb.death, imdb.tank, imdb.weapon, imdb.partisan, imdb.husband-wife-relationship, imdb.military, imdb.20th-century, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, aspectratio.1-66-1