It is April 1945, and victory over the Germans is at hand: the Allies are advancing steadily deep into enemy territory, and their resistance is growing weaker by the day. This, however, does not mean that the Allied forces will not lose many more men on the way to victory, and many soldiers realize that death awaits at arm's length. Among the battle-hardened pessimists, fighting fierce battles every day in the name of victory, is the crew of a tank with the word "Fury" painted on its muzzle.
The crew commander, known as Wardaddy, who fought with Nazi forces first in Africa and then in Europe, has one goal: to survive the war and keep his men alive. This relatively ambitious plan is jeopardized when Norman Ellison, a green recruit who has never fought before and has yet to get used to having to cut human lives short quickly and without hesitation, joins his crew. Hope for survival becomes all but elusive when the Fury crew is forced to take part in a suicide mission.