The disaster began in the late summer of 1894, when a French staff officer appeared at the military attaché of the German embassy in Paris. He offers important military information at very high prices. A cover letter for this case ends up in the attaché's wastepaper basket. It is stolen. Investigations by the French Ministry of War incriminate Captain Dreyfus.

Karl Michael Vogler
Hauptmann Dreyfus

Hartmut Reck
Major Picquart
Romuald Pekny
Major Esterhazy

Siegfried Wischnewski
General Mercier

Alexander Kerst
General de Boisdeffre

Carl Lange
General Gonse

Werner Schumacher
Major Henry

Ernst Jacobi
Oberstleutnant von Schwartzkoppen

Charles Brauer
Oberst Panizzardi

Bernhard Wicki
Emile Zola

Karl Michael Vogler
Hauptmann Dreyfus

Hartmut Reck
Major Picquart
Romuald Pekny
Major Esterhazy

Siegfried Wischnewski
General Mercier

Alexander Kerst
General de Boisdeffre

Carl Lange
General Gonse

Werner Schumacher
Major Henry

Ernst Jacobi
Oberstleutnant von Schwartzkoppen

Charles Brauer
Oberst Panizzardi

Bernhard Wicki
Emile Zola