A protracted bout of trench warfare is wearing on everyone's nerves. Discipline and morale begin to weaken. Snipers watch for even the slightest mistake. Rokka's stubbornness threatens to get him court-martialed.

• Aku Louhimies
• Väinö Linna
• Jari Rantala

• Johannes Holopainen
• Eero Aho
• Jussi Vatanen