Scharnhorst, who said that the army should march at the forefront of progress, is one of the NVA's role models. The film uses historical material to cover the years 1806 to 1813, the Battle of Jena and Auerstädt and the Battle of Leipzig.
Horst Preusker
Narrator (voice)
Jürgen Frohriep
Heinz Schröder
Hans Ulrich Laufer
Werner Schulz-Wittan
Heinz Fischer
Writer
Hansjürgen Usczeck
Dialogue
Martin Hattwig
Original Music Composer
Heinz Kamnitzer
Willi Lewin
Dramaturgy
Ernst Cantzler
Assistant Director
Jochen Richter
Sound
Eva Schwinietzki
Editor
Director
Heinz Helmert
Editorial Consultant
Bruno Mulzof
Location Manager
Helmut Krause
Jochen Hoffmann
Director of Photography
Fritz Kunter
Harry Heinke
