June Fifth

The story

June Fifth ( Ger: Der 5. Juni) is a 1942 German propaganda war film. The storyline centers on an infantry unit during the French campaign. After the death of a war volunteer's father, the volunteer (Gefreiter Eickhoff) is treated harshly by his superior officer, Feldwebel Richard Schulz, who had been friends with the fallen father. The father had wanted Schulz to make his son a good officer. The film explores their relationship amidst the war.

Cast & crew

Carl RaddatzFeldwebel Richard Schulz

Joachim Brennecke

Joachim BrenneckeGefreiter Eickhoff

Karl Ludwig DiehlGeneralmajor Lüchten

Gisela UhlenLuise Reiniger

Hans RichterSchütze Norbert Nauke

Bruni LöbelCast

Ernst von KlipsteinOberleutnant Lebsten

Hermann Mayer-Falkow

Hermann Mayer-FalkowCast