在这部西部方向的战争战争片中,根据伊万stadnyuka的同名小说改编，讲述了发生在西部边界及战争头几个月发生的悲惨事件。1941年的夏天，上校Chumakou被任命为苏联西部边界的驻军司令员。6月22日战争爆发了，上校Chumakou的军队在很短的战斗中被包围了·······
The film is based on the famous work of I. Stadnyuk. The screenwriters set out their version of the role of the Soviet leadership and Stalin personally in the defeats of the summer of 1941, when the USSR Armed Forces were in a critical situation after the German attack. The series shows the destinies of many people, from the ordinary, who committed their feats, to the commanders who, sparing themselves, contributed to the defense of Motherland, to victory over the enemy. In the center of the plot is the fate of General Chumakov, one of those Soviet commanders who, despite everything, led the resistance of German aggression. The film ends with pictures of one of the first successful offensive operations of the Red Army under Yelnya.
