Thread: Need help identifying a movie

As per title.

I watched this movie years ago and I've had trouble remembering what it's called.
I can't remember the actors; but I remember the vague plot.

Set in WW2; an American offensive into a forest (against ze Germans).
A telegraph wire gets cut and a platoon never receive the order not to advance. They push forward (with no support) and find themselves surrounded by German forces in the forest.

They hold off for days (weeks?) with no reinforcements or supplies.
One of them gets captured and given the offer for his men to surrender. He replies with something like 'those guys are gangsters and thieves blahblah they wont surrender'.

Any help appreciated; it's driving me nuts

how old is it? can you recall any of the actors? even if it's a "he looks like..."

is it one of these? http://www.imdb.com/list/UKAt1E8ul88...=listorian:asc

two possibles from skimming that list: The Great Raid, and Battleground.

From memory its like a mid to late 90's movie.
I can't remember any of the actors; even what they look like.

location it's set in? there were a fair few forests the nazis controlled ;P

I know mid-late 90 WW2 film.

You want to watch the English Patient?


Try "When Trumpets Fade" Based on the battle for hurtgen forest. Was released in the same year as "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Thin Red Line".

oh sorry, we sorted this already in Steam chat. Lenko needs to learn the difference between WW1 and WW2 ;P the movie was called The Lost Battalion The Lost Battalion (TV 2001) - IMDb

Also what qualifies as the mid-late 90s.

2001.. is very late 90s