During the Allied drive to liberate the fortified port of St. Malo, France, Nazi forces cut off and encircle an American battalion in a bold defensive move. Cut off from food, reinforcements, and medical care, the saga of the Lost Battalion begins.

Nazi diehard fanatics fight to the last man to stop Allied forces from freeing Europe, keeping an unrelenting grip on the naval bases, citadels, and fortresses of occupied Europe. In bitter fighting, American forces clash with elite Nazi troops in the Colmar Pocket to complete the liberation of France in January 1945.