The film focuses on life in a World War II German penal battalion camp somewhere in Russia. The convicts include a heroic doctor unjustly convicted of avoiding military service, an officer who retreated against orders, and common criminals. It shows their life in the camp, clearing mines, living in trenches on the front line.
| Writing | Wolfgang Menge | Writer |
| Writing | Heinz G. Konsalik | Novel |
| Directing | Harald Philipp | Director |
| Writing | Harald Philipp | Writer |
| Production | Erwin Gitt | Production Manager |
| Directing | Edith Zeyn | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Willy Mattes | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Heinz Hölscher | Director of Photography |
| Production | Willi Mette | Production Manager |
| Production | Alfred Arbeiter | Production Manager |
| Directing | Carl von Barany | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Elisabeth Kleinert-Neumann | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ilse Dubois | Costume Design |
| Art | Hans Jürgen Kiebach | Production Design |
| Art | Otto Erdmann | Production Design |