At the end, Irina offers to help Witzland and Reiser get away, but while trudging through the snow they are shot at by the Soviets. Irina gets killed, and Witzland is wounded. The two Germans get away, but Witzland eventually becomes too weak and dies in Reiser's arms. Reiser cradles his body and freezes to death.
Cue the message about the battle's total of victims from all sides.
