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Paths of Glory · 1957 — 第 6 / 17 章 · 2'34" · B2

Mireau Orders Fire on His Own Men, Explained：take responsibility for

General Mireau, convinced his troops are mutinying, orders an artillery battery to fire on French positions. The battery commander refuses unless the order is written and signed, and insists the general take full responsibility. Mireau seizes the phone, threatens a firing squad, and has him arrested.

あらすじ

The attack has failed, and Mireau calls it mutiny. He orders the artillery to fire on his own front line, but the battery commander refuses, pointing out those are French positions. He demands a written, signed order and full responsibility from the general. Mireau takes the phone, threatens him with a firing squad, and relieves him.

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このシーンの表現

take responsibility for

accept blame for something

Rousseau tells Mireau he must carry the whole blame himself if the order is given.

Someone has to take responsibility for the mistake.

このシーンの他の表現

  • confirm the order

    check an order again

  • in writing

    in written form

  • hand over

    give control to someone

  • give it another try

    try again

  • fall back

    retreat

このシーンのメモ一覧

34 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ

表現 · B1confirm an order

check an order again

Mireau makes Rousseau read the order back over the phone, already impatient.

- He says it must be a mistake. - Confirm the order, Captain.
表現 · B1put something in writing

in written form

Rousseau demands a signed written order, then signs off with Over.

unless it is in writing and signed by the general. Over.
文法 · B2unless it is in writing

unless clause: Unless means if not; the present tense states the condition he demands.

unless it is in writing and signed by the general. Over.
発音it is in

Link it is in so it comes out as one run of sound.

unless it is in writing and signed by the general. Over.
表現 · B1be signed by someone

carrying someone's signature

unless it is in writing and signed by the general.
スラング · C1mutinying

revolting against orders — Military and news jargon for troops turning against orders.

The troops are mutinying, refusing to advance.
表現 · B2until further notice

until told otherwise

Fire as ordered until further notice!
表現 · B2do something as ordered

exactly as commanded

Fire as ordered until further notice!
表現 · B1have no right to do something

not entitled to do something

With all respect, sir, you have no right to order me to shoot down my own men...
文法 · B2to order me to shoot down

order someone to do: Order someone to do something is the frame; shoot down makes it firing on his own men.

With all respect, sir, you have no right to order me to shoot down my own men...
表現 · B2take responsibility for something

the duty to answer for something

unless you are willing to take full and undivided responsibility for it.
発音willing to take

Willing to often blurs to willin-tə, with take stressed.

unless you are willing to take full and undivided responsibility for it.
表現 · B1a written order

an order on paper

I must have a written order before I can execute such a command, sir.
文法 · B2Supposing you're killed

supposing clause: Supposing sets up a hypothetical like if, but more spoken and pointed.

Supposing you're killed. Then where will I be?
表現 · B2face a firing squad

a group that executes by shooting

You'll be in front ofa firing squad tomorrow morning! That's where you'll be!
表現 · B1be under arrest

held by the authorities

Hand over your command and report yourself under arrest to my headquarters!
表現 · A2give something another try

one more attempt

All right! Let's give it another try!
表現 · B1fall back

retreat

Roget reports that the whole line is retreating; falling back is the military word for it.

It's impossible, sir. All the men are falling back.
発音falling back

Keep falling light and stress back to catch the direction.

It's impossible, sir. All the men are falling back.
表現 · B2all along the line

at every point

General, according to first reports, the attack has failed all along the line.
表現 · B1according to something

as stated by

General, according to first reports, the attack has failed all along the line.
表現 · C1a general court-martial

a high-level military court

- Yes, sir. - Major Couderc, assemble a general court-martial.
スラング · C1court-martial

military court — A formal military legal term, also used as a verb.

- Yes, sir. - Major Couderc, assemble a general court-martial.
スラング · B2little sweethearts

mocking nickname — A sarcastic label; never use it in formal speech.

If those little sweethearts won't face German bullets, they'll face French ones!

「Mireau Orders Fire on His Own Men」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is about the refusal of responsibility. Mireau wants his artillery to shell French soldiers, and the battery commander's objection is procedural on purpose: 'unless you are willing to take full and undivided responsibility for it.' He is not simply defying the general; he is making him own the order in writing, which is exactly what Mireau will not do. Mireau's response is all threat — a firing squad, arrest, the loss of his command — because a man who cannot justify an order can only punish the one who questions it. Later, when the attack collapses, the same logic turns into blame: the men who would not die on command will face a court-martial, and their general will face nothing.

Theme

PowerMireau uses rank to demand an atrocity, and when it is refused he punishes the refuser instead of justifying himself.
DutyThe battery commander's duty is split between obeying orders and not killing his own soldiers, and he chooses the latter.

このチャプターで学べること

  • An order to fire on your own side breaks the chain of command.
  • A wartime refusal is a legal act, not only courage.
  • Mireau's threat shows rank driven by temper, not judgment.
  • Both men know the written order is a shield.

発音のポイント

  • it is in — Link it is in so it comes out as one run of sound.
  • willing to take — Willing to often blurs to willin-tə, with take stressed.
  • falling back — Keep falling light and stress back to catch the direction.
With all respect, sir, you have no right to order me to shoot down my own men...

The battery commander's refusal, framed as respect: he will not turn his guns on French soldiers, whatever the order says.

Supposing you're killed. Then where will I be?

His practical objection to an oral order: if the general dies, the commander is left exposed and alone with a killing he cannot justify.

Hand over your command and report yourself under arrest to my headquarters!

Mireau's response to being refused — not an argument but a punishment, stripping the officer of command and freedom at once.

If those little sweethearts won't face German bullets, they'll face French ones!

The general's line about shooting his own troops, dressed up as justice, which reveals how little the men mean to him.

The troops are mutinying, refusing to advance.

Mireau's framing of the failed attack: he calls frightened men mutineers, which turns a military disaster into a crime he can punish.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Mireau order fire on his own troops?

He believes the men are mutinying by refusing to advance, so he wants the artillery to force them out by shelling their own positions.

Why does the battery commander refuse?

He will not fire on French soldiers, and he insists the general put the order in writing, sign it, and take full responsibility for it.

Why does the commander want a written order?

He knows the order is indefensible. If the general dies or denies it, a written and signed command is the only proof that he was following orders.

What does Mireau do to the commander?

He threatens him with a firing squad, orders him to hand over his command, and has him report for arrest, punishing him for refusing.

What happens after the attack fails?

Mireau refuses to accept defeat, sends the men back in, and then orders a court-martial, turning the disaster into a trial of the soldiers instead of himself.

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