The story begins before the Great Patriotic War. Jan and Red Army Captain Yevgeny Kostin love each other. But General Danilov is also in love with the girl. In June 1941, Kostin left for a new place of service. The war begins. Jan's hometown is being captured by the Germans. Kostin is injured, but he overcomes hundreds of miles to find his beloved. And in her city he finds 52only... a grave.