Shock Troop (German title: Stoßtrupp 1917) is a 1934 German war film written and directed by Hans Zöberlein, and starring Ludwig Schmid-Wildy, Beppo Brem and Max Zankl. It tells the story of German stormtroopers surrounded by French forces during the Second Battle of the Aisne in the First World War and later fighting the British in Flanders and the Battle of Cambrai.
Cast
Ludwig Schmid-Wildy as Hans Steinbauer
Beppo Brem as Girgl
Toni Eggert as Toni
Max Zankl as Heiner
Hans Pössenbacher as Anderl
Karl Hanft as Martl
Heinz Evelt as Max
Hans Erich Pfleger as Karl + Capitaine
Georg Emmerling as Gustl
Albert Penzkofer as Der Unteroffizier
Ludwig Ten Cloot as Der Kompanieführer
Hans Schaudinn as Der Feldwebel
Hans Franz Pokorny as Der Major
Harry Hertzsch as Der Leutnant
Matthias Olschinsky as Der General
Eberhard Kreysern as Der Stabsmajor
Leopold Kerscher as Der Funker
Peter Labertouche as Der Engländer