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Notfromconneticut: pointed out a m1911 two handed stance

2023-12-14T03:32:14Z

pointed out a m1911 two handed stance

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	[[File:M1911Colt.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP]]		[[File:M1911Colt.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP]]
	[[File:BridgeTooFar 2000.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Sgt. Eddie Dohun ([[James Caan]]) cleans his M1911A1.]]		[[File:BridgeTooFar 2000.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Sgt. Eddie Dohun ([[James Caan]]) cleans his M1911A1.]]
	[[File:BTF-M1911 03A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Sgt. Eddie Dohun ([[James Caan]]) threatens the combat surgeon (Arthur Hill) to convince him to treat his friend and commanding officer.]]		[[File:BTF-M1911 03A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Sgt. Eddie Dohun ([[James Caan]]) threatens the combat surgeon (Arthur Hill) to convince him to treat his friend and commanding officer. Interestingly and anachronistically, he uses a modern Weaver stance instead of a more accurate one-handed shooting stance. ]]

	===Colt M1911===		===Colt M1911===

HighPhigh: /* Ordnance QF 6-pounder */

2023-03-20T11:11:18Z

Ordnance QF 6-pounder

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	[[File:Bridge 4501.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A paratrooper tries to use the PIAT to hit the rear of a German tank.]]		[[File:Bridge 4501.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A paratrooper tries to use the PIAT to hit the rear of a German tank.]]

	==Ordnance QF 6-pounder==		===Ordnance QF 6-pounder===
	The landing zone of Major General Roy Urquhart ([[Sean Connery]]) is covered by several Ordnance QF 6-pounders.		The landing zone of Major General Roy Urquhart ([[Sean Connery]]) is covered by several Ordnance QF 6-pounders.
	[[File:qf6at.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ordnance QF 6-pounder - 57x441mmR]]		[[File:qf6at.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ordnance QF 6-pounder - 57x441mmR]]

HighPhigh: /* 15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 */

2023-03-20T11:09:58Z

15 cm Nebelwerfer 41

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	[[File:BTF_granat36.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|German soldiers fire the Mortar.]]		[[File:BTF_granat36.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|German soldiers fire the Mortar.]]

	==15 cm Nebelwerfer 41==		===15 cm Nebelwerfer 41===
	A [[15 cm Nebelwerfer 41]] is briefly seen manned by German soldiers.		A [[15 cm Nebelwerfer 41]] is briefly seen manned by German soldiers.
	[[File:15cm Nebelwerfer 41.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Nebelwerfer 41 - 158 mm (6.22 inch)]]		[[File:15cm Nebelwerfer 41.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Nebelwerfer 41 - 158 mm (6.22 inch)]]

HighPhigh: /* Others */

2023-03-20T11:06:46Z

Others

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	[[File:BTF-PIat 04A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A British 1st Airborne soldier uses a PIAT.]]		[[File:BTF-PIat 04A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A British 1st Airborne soldier uses a PIAT.]]
	[[File:ABridgeTooFarPiat1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|View of the left side of the PIAT.]]		[[File:ABridgeTooFarPiat1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|View of the left side of the PIAT.]]
	[[File:Bridge 4501.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A paratrooper tries to use the PIAT to hit the rear of a German tank.]]+		[[File:Bridge 4501.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A paratrooper tries to use the PIAT to hit the rear of a German tank.]]

	==Ordnance QF 6-pounder==		==Ordnance QF 6-pounder==

HighPhigh at 11:05, 20 March 2023

2023-03-20T11:05:12Z

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HighPhigh: /* MG42 */

2022-12-08T12:20:27Z

MG42

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	===MG42===		===MG42===
	The [[MG42]] is used by German troops.		The [[MG42]] is used by German troops.
	[[File:MG42 ~~Left~~.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|MG42 ~~with sling and bipod collapsed~~ - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[File:MG42 Early Right.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Early MG42 - 7.92x57mm Mauser. The characteristic feature of the early model is a white grip cladding made of metal and a horizontal charging handle.]]
	[[Image:BTF-MG42A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|An MG42 is carried by a retreating German soldier. Note the early slab-sided horizontal charging handle, this is possibly the only appearance of this extremely rare handle in media.]]		[[Image:BTF-MG42A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|An MG42 is carried by a retreating German soldier. Note the early slab-sided horizontal charging handle, this is possibly the only appearance of this extremely rare handle in media.]]
	[[File:BridgeTooFarMG42.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|During the XXX Corps' advance, German defenders (second and third soldier on the right) are seen with an MG42. This one is mounted on a tripod with a scope attached.]]		[[File:BridgeTooFarMG42.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|During the XXX Corps' advance, German defenders (second and third soldier on the right) are seen with an MG42. This one is mounted on a tripod with a MG.Z.40 scope attached.]]

	==Others==		==Others==

HighPhigh: /* 7.5 cm Pak 40 */

2021-04-27T13:49:54Z

7.5 cm Pak 40

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	==Others==		==Others==
	===7.5 cm Pak 40===		===7.5 cm Pak 40===
	German soldiers use several [[7.5 cm Pak 40]] anti-tank guns in an attempt to ~~repeal~~ the XXX Corps' advance.		German soldiers use several [[7.5 cm Pak 40]] anti-tank guns in an attempt to repel the XXX Corps' advance.
	[[Image:7,5 cm-Pak 40.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun - 75x714mmR]]		[[Image:7,5 cm-Pak 40.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun - 75x714mmR]]
	[[Image:BTF_pak40.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|German soldiers waiting to open fire with their Pak 40s. An interesting note is that by 1944, the German AT-guns were actually painted in either ''Olivgrün'', ''Rotbraun'' (2) or ''Gelbraun'' camouflage. The gray camouflage seen here, however, is a cinematic means often used to distinguish the different armies. Only at the beginning of WWII, the factory gray was common for heavy weapons. Also worth mention is the insufficient distance between the guns.]]		[[Image:BTF_pak40.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|German soldiers waiting to open fire with their Pak 40s. An interesting note is that by 1944, the German AT-guns were actually painted in either ''Olivgrün'', ''Rotbraun'' (2) or ''Gelbraun'' camouflage. The gray camouflage seen here, however, is a cinematic means often used to distinguish the different armies. Only at the beginning of WWII, the factory gray was common for heavy weapons. Also worth mention is the insufficient distance between the guns.]]

HighPhigh at 14:54, 22 March 2021

2021-03-22T14:54:41Z

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	[[Image:BTF-BARA.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|An 82nd Airborne paratrooper with his modified BAR ready to provide cover fire for Major Cook ([[Robert Redford]]) during the assault on the Nijmegen Bridge. This appears to be an older model M1918 BAR, rather than the M1918A1 or M1918A2, noted by the particular early handguard and lack of bipod.]]		[[Image:BTF-BARA.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|An 82nd Airborne paratrooper with his modified BAR ready to provide cover fire for Major Cook ([[Robert Redford]]) during the assault on the Nijmegen Bridge. This appears to be an older model M1918 BAR, rather than the M1918A1 or M1918A2, noted by the particular early handguard and lack of bipod.]]

	===Bren Mk I===		===Bren Mk. I===
	[[Bren Mk I]] light machine guns are also used by the British Grenadier Guards of XXX Corps.		[[Bren Mk I]] light machine guns are also used by the British Grenadier Guards of XXX Corps.
	[[Image:Bren gun.JPG\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Bren Mk I light machine gun - .303 British]]		[[Image:Bren gun.JPG\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Bren Mk I light machine gun - .303 British]]
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	[[Image:BTF-BrowningM2A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A Grenadier Guards soldier fires the Browning M2HB. (Note: In the film, the sound effect for the .50 cal gun is that of an MG42!)]]		[[Image:BTF-BrowningM2A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A Grenadier Guards soldier fires the Browning M2HB. (Note: In the film, the sound effect for the .50 cal gun is that of an MG42!)]]

	===Vickers ~~Machine Gun~~===		===Vickers Mk. I===
	The [[Vickers]] machine gun is used by the Grenadier Guards of XXX Corps.		The [[Vickers]] machine gun is used by the Grenadier Guards of XXX Corps.
	[[Image:VickersMk1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|350px\|Example of a Vickers Mk 1 machine gun used in the film - .303 British]]		[[Image:VickersMk1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|350px\|Example of a Vickers Mk 1 machine gun used in the film - .303 British]]
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	==Others==		==Others==
	===PIAT===		===PIAT===
	The [[PIAT]] (''Projector Infantry Anti-Tank'') spigot mortar is seen throughout the film being used by British and Polish Airborne units (who were similarly equipped). This weapon fired a 3 pound hollow charge warhead via means of a powerful spring which ignited its propellant. The weapon had a powerful recoil, which necessitated it being fired prone since any other position would knock the user flat down. Seen especially during the repulse of the initial German assault on Arnhem Bridge.		The [[PIAT]] (''Projector Infantry Anti-Tank'') spigot mortar is seen throughout the film being used by British and Polish Airborne units (who were similarly equipped). This weapon fired a 3-pound hollow charge warhead via means of a powerful spring which ignited its propellant. The weapon had a powerful recoil, which necessitated it being fired prone since any other position would knock the user flat down. Seen especially during the repulse of the initial German assault on Arnhem Bridge.
	[[Image:PIAT_bomb.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT) - 3.25 inch]]		[[Image:PIAT_bomb.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT) - 3.25 inch]]
	[[Image:BTF-PIAT-2A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A British 1st Airborne soldier prepares to defend Arnhem with the PIAT.]]		[[Image:BTF-PIAT-2A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A British 1st Airborne soldier prepares to defend Arnhem with the PIAT.]]
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	British soldiers use Ordnance QF 25-pounder Howitzers.		British soldiers use Ordnance QF 25-pounder Howitzers.
	[[File:25 Pounder Gun.JPG\|thumb\|350px\|none\|Royal Ordnance QF 25-pounder gun - 87.6mm]]		[[File:25 Pounder Gun.JPG\|thumb\|350px\|none\|Royal Ordnance QF 25-pounder gun - 87.6mm]]
	[[Image:BTF_gf25.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|British soldiers fire their howitzers.]]		[[Image:BTF_gf25.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|British soldiers fire their howitzers to start the Operation with a rolling barrage.]]

	===No. 2 Portable Flamethrower===		===No. 2 Portable Flamethrower===
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	[[Image:BTF-K98 07A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A German soldier aims his Karabiner 98k.]]		[[Image:BTF-K98 07A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A German soldier aims his Karabiner 98k.]]

	===~~Mauser~~ Gewehr 1898===		===Gewehr 1898===
	A [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] is used by a German soldier who is defending the Nijmegen Bridge.		A [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] is used by a German soldier who is defending the Nijmegen Bridge.
	[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
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	[[Image:BTF-MauserSniperA.jpg‎‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A German soldier aims his K98 sniper rifle before get shot by Major Cook.]]		[[Image:BTF-MauserSniperA.jpg‎‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A German soldier aims his K98 sniper rifle before get shot by Major Cook.]]

	===~~Mauser~~ 98AZ ~~Artillery Carbine~~===		===Karabiner 98AZ===
	During the German retreat at the beginning of the film, one of the soldiers is seen with a [[Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine]].		During the German retreat at the beginning of the film, one of the soldiers is seen with a [[Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine]].
	[[Image:Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[Image:Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
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	[[Image:BTF-MP40A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A German soldier (Tim Beekman) with his MP40. He fires it briefly but the sound is actually that of an MG42.]]		[[Image:BTF-MP40A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A German soldier (Tim Beekman) with his MP40. He fires it briefly but the sound is actually that of an MG42.]]
	[[Image:BridgeTooFar 2032.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The MP40s are seen in hands of retreating German soldiers.]]		[[Image:BridgeTooFar 2032.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The MP40s are seen in hands of retreating German soldiers.]]
	[[Image:BTF-MP40 00A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A British 1st Airborne soldier uses his captured MP40 during the battle for Arnhem. An interesting trivia: The British Sten submachine gun was designed to take the stick magazine of the MP40 meaning the British forces could (and probably did) use German ammo and magazines. In this case though, the paratrooper had no time to properly "loot" the Germans.]]		[[Image:BTF-MP40 00A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A British 1st Airborne soldier uses his captured MP40 during the battle for Arnhem. An interesting trivia: The British Sten submachine gun was designed to take the stick magazine of the MP40 meaning the British forces could (and probably did) use German ammo and magazines. In this case, though, the paratrooper had no time to properly "loot" the Germans.]]
	[[Image:BTF-MP40 05A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Lieutenant General Wilhelm Bittrich's ([[Maximilian Schell]]) guards carry MP40 submachine guns.]]		[[Image:BTF-MP40 05A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Lieutenant General Wilhelm Bittrich's ([[Maximilian Schell]]) guards carry MP40 submachine guns.]]

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	==Others==		==Others==
	===7.5 cm Pak 40===		===7.5 cm Pak 40===
	German soldiers use several [[7.5 cm Pak 40]] anti-tank guns.		German soldiers use several [[7.5 cm Pak 40]] anti-tank guns in an attempt to repeal the XXX Corps' advance.
	[[Image:7,5 cm-Pak 40.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun - 75x714mmR]]		[[Image:7,5 cm-Pak 40.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun - 75x714mmR]]
	[[Image:BTF_pak40.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|German soldiers with their Pak 40s.]]		[[Image:BTF_pak40.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|German soldiers waiting to open fire with their Pak 40s. An interesting note is that by 1944, the German AT-guns were actually painted in either ''Olivgrün'', ''Rotbraun'' (2) or ''Gelbraun'' camouflage. The gray camouflage seen here, however, is a cinematic means often used to distinguish the different armies. Only at the beginning of WWII, the factory gray was common for heavy weapons. Also worth mention is the insufficient distance between the guns.]]

	===Granatwerfer 36 Mortar===		===Granatwerfer 36 Mortar===

Ben41: /* MP40 */

2020-09-28T22:59:52Z

MP40

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	The [[MP40]] is used by German troops in the film. A British paratrooper also uses a captured MP40 during the chaotic urban combat in Arnhem.		The [[MP40]] is used by German troops in the film. A British paratrooper also uses a captured MP40 during the chaotic urban combat in Arnhem.
	[[Image:MP40Side.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]		[[Image:MP40Side.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
	[[Image:BTF-MP40A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A German soldier ([[Tim Beekman]]) with his MP40. He fires it briefly but the sound is actually that of an MG42.]]		[[Image:BTF-MP40A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A German soldier (Tim Beekman) with his MP40. He fires it briefly but the sound is actually that of an MG42.]]
	[[Image:BridgeTooFar 2032.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The MP40s are seen in hands of retreating German soldiers.]]		[[Image:BridgeTooFar 2032.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The MP40s are seen in hands of retreating German soldiers.]]
	[[Image:BTF-MP40 00A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A British 1st Airborne soldier uses his captured MP40 during the battle for Arnhem. An interesting trivia: The British Sten submachine gun was designed to take the stick magazine of the MP40 meaning the British forces could (and probably did) use German ammo and magazines. In this case though, the paratrooper had no time to properly "loot" the Germans.]]		[[Image:BTF-MP40 00A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A British 1st Airborne soldier uses his captured MP40 during the battle for Arnhem. An interesting trivia: The British Sten submachine gun was designed to take the stick magazine of the MP40 meaning the British forces could (and probably did) use German ammo and magazines. In this case though, the paratrooper had no time to properly "loot" the Germans.]]

Kooshmeister at 22:19, 28 September 2020

2020-09-28T22:19:10Z

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	The [[MP40]] is used by German troops in the film. A British paratrooper also uses a captured MP40 during the chaotic urban combat in Arnhem.		The [[MP40]] is used by German troops in the film. A British paratrooper also uses a captured MP40 during the chaotic urban combat in Arnhem.
	[[Image:MP40Side.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]		[[Image:MP40Side.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
	[[Image:BTF-MP40A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A German soldier with his MP40. He fires it briefly but the sound is actually that of an MG42.]]		[[Image:BTF-MP40A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A German soldier ([[Tim Beekman]]) with his MP40. He fires it briefly but the sound is actually that of an MG42.]]
	[[Image:BridgeTooFar 2032.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The MP40s are seen in hands of retreating German soldiers.]]		[[Image:BridgeTooFar 2032.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The MP40s are seen in hands of retreating German soldiers.]]
	[[Image:BTF-MP40 00A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A British 1st Airborne soldier uses his captured MP40 during the battle for Arnhem. An interesting trivia: The British Sten submachine gun was designed to take the stick magazine of the MP40 meaning the British forces could (and probably did) use German ammo and magazines. In this case though, the paratrooper had no time to properly "loot" the Germans.]]		[[Image:BTF-MP40 00A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A British 1st Airborne soldier uses his captured MP40 during the battle for Arnhem. An interesting trivia: The British Sten submachine gun was designed to take the stick magazine of the MP40 meaning the British forces could (and probably did) use German ammo and magazines. In this case though, the paratrooper had no time to properly "loot" the Germans.]]

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	The [[MP40]] is used by German troops in the film. A British paratrooper also uses a captured MP40 during the chaotic urban combat in Arnhem.		The [[MP40]] is used by German troops in the film. A British paratrooper also uses a captured MP40 during the chaotic urban combat in Arnhem.
	[[Image:MP40Side.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]		[[Image:MP40Side.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
	[[Image:BTF-MP40A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A German soldier ([[Tim Beekman]]) with his MP40. He fires it briefly but the sound is actually that of an MG42.]]		[[Image:BTF-MP40A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A German soldier (Tim Beekman) with his MP40. He fires it briefly but the sound is actually that of an MG42.]]
	[[Image:BridgeTooFar 2032.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The MP40s are seen in hands of retreating German soldiers.]]		[[Image:BridgeTooFar 2032.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The MP40s are seen in hands of retreating German soldiers.]]
	[[Image:BTF-MP40 00A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A British 1st Airborne soldier uses his captured MP40 during the battle for Arnhem. An interesting trivia: The British Sten submachine gun was designed to take the stick magazine of the MP40 meaning the British forces could (and probably did) use German ammo and magazines. In this case though, the paratrooper had no time to properly "loot" the Germans.]]		[[Image:BTF-MP40 00A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A British 1st Airborne soldier uses his captured MP40 during the battle for Arnhem. An interesting trivia: The British Sten submachine gun was designed to take the stick magazine of the MP40 meaning the British forces could (and probably did) use German ammo and magazines. In this case though, the paratrooper had no time to properly "loot" the Germans.]]

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	The [[MP40]] is used by German troops in the film. A British paratrooper also uses a captured MP40 during the chaotic urban combat in Arnhem.		The [[MP40]] is used by German troops in the film. A British paratrooper also uses a captured MP40 during the chaotic urban combat in Arnhem.
	[[Image:MP40Side.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]		[[Image:MP40Side.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
	[[Image:BTF-MP40A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A German soldier with his MP40. He fires it briefly but the sound is actually that of an MG42.]]		[[Image:BTF-MP40A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A German soldier ([[Tim Beekman]]) with his MP40. He fires it briefly but the sound is actually that of an MG42.]]
	[[Image:BridgeTooFar 2032.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The MP40s are seen in hands of retreating German soldiers.]]		[[Image:BridgeTooFar 2032.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The MP40s are seen in hands of retreating German soldiers.]]
	[[Image:BTF-MP40 00A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A British 1st Airborne soldier uses his captured MP40 during the battle for Arnhem. An interesting trivia: The British Sten submachine gun was designed to take the stick magazine of the MP40 meaning the British forces could (and probably did) use German ammo and magazines. In this case though, the paratrooper had no time to properly "loot" the Germans.]]		[[Image:BTF-MP40 00A.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A British 1st Airborne soldier uses his captured MP40 during the battle for Arnhem. An interesting trivia: The British Sten submachine gun was designed to take the stick magazine of the MP40 meaning the British forces could (and probably did) use German ammo and magazines. In this case though, the paratrooper had no time to properly "loot" the Germans.]]