It would never be again as in the picture.

The eventual outcome would be very different. At their farewell meeting, the five promise to see each other again: the Russians will be defeated by the unbeatable German army before Christmas. He is of Jewish origin and thus the target of discrimination by the National Socialist government, she is working on a career as a singer. The other two in the picture, Greta and Viktor, remain in Germany. Also one of the girls, Charlotte, will leave soon for the battlefields in the Soviet Union to serve her country as a nurse. Two of the boys, Wilhelm and his brother Friedhelm are called up for service in the Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front. It's in the summer of 1941 and the carefree quintet meet in Berlin for a farewell party. Three boys and two girls in de prime of their lives. Volker Bruch, Tom Schilling, Katharina SchГјttler, Miriam Stein en Ludwig TrepteДЇive cheerful faces on a black-and-white picture.

Shipper on Deck: Hints more than once that Wilhelm should reveal his feelings to Charlotte.Unsere MГјtter, Unsere VГ¤ter (Generation War).

Shell-Shocked Veteran: He is more and more broken by what he sees until he becomes a Death Seeker.

Icy Blue Eyes: Which gives us a Kubrick Stare quite often.

Dressing as the Enemy: He disguises himself as a Soviet soldier to escape the enemy lines.

Instead, he takes a long, ostentatious drag.

Death Seeker: Implied he becomes one when a Russian bomber flies over the squad's position, his fellow soldier tells him to put his cigarette out.

Cunning Linguist: He's the only one who speaks Russian.

Butt-Monkey: At first between the soldiers.

Eventually he executes prisoners of war, as well as children.

Break the Cutie: He starts off as just a mere bookworm.

Took a Level in Badass: From being the only Non-Action Guy to a member of La RГ©sistance.

Token Minority: The only Jew between the protagonists, the only German among Polish partisans.

La RГ©sistance: He joins the Polish Resistance.

Cassandra Truth: He tried so hard to tell his father that they're going to face hard times.

Stage Name: Her average surname MГјller is changed to 'Del Torres'.

Shipper on Deck: Just like Friedhelm, she ships Wilhelm/Charlotte.

Shiksa Goddess: Due to her relationship with Viktor, who is Jewish.

Lady in Red: When she sings Mein Kleines Herz with the red dress sewed by Viktor.

Glamorous Wartime Singer: Given what is going on around her, she ends up becoming this.Break the Haughty: What she sees in Russia changes all her beliefs.Break His Heart to Save Him: She starts an affair with an SS officer to convince Viktor to move to America.Rape as Drama: She is subjected to Attempted Rape when the Red Army advances on the field hospital she works at, before a Soviet officer (whom she turned in for being a Jew when she worked there) intervenes to stop the soldiers.The freezing look that the chief nurse gives her speak for itself. NaГЇve Newcomer: As a nurse at the Eastern Front.The Medic: She is a nurse serving near the front line.Mayв‰ecember Romance: She has a brief affair with her boss while believing Wilhelm has died.Girlish Pigtails: Before she starts her work as a nurse.Cannot Spit It Out: She has feelings for Wilhelm, but is unable to bring herself to tell him.Break the Cutie: Like Friedhelm, the horrors of the war take a large toll on her.Though he does reciprocate, he won't show his feelings because he thinks he's probably going to die at war. All Love Is Unrequited: She's been deeply in love with Wilhelm since childhood.

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