In World War II, a young Jewish girl, looking for her relatives, recognizes her childhood friend as a Jewish transport commander, an Austrian. During the Partisan attack on transport, the Austrian gets wounded and manages to rescue himself only because of the girl's help. Girl's support for him becomes suspicious in the eyes of Partisan commander, and he mistrusts her. Under the dramatic circumstances, the Austrian tries to find the girl, while she gets more and more attached to the Partisan commander. Love is born between the two of them, and the Austrian, embittered for losing her, becomes the leader of the most severe punitive expeditions.