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	{{Infobox Movie		{{Infobox Movie
	\|name = Before the Fall <br> Napola - Elite für den Führer		\|name = Before the Fall<br>Napola - Elite für den Führer
	\|picture =Napola2004.jpg		\|picture =Napola2004.jpg
	\|caption = ''Movie Poster''		\|caption = ''Movie Poster''
	\|country =		\|country = [[Image:GER.jpg\|25px]] Germany
	[[Image:GER.jpg\|25px]] Germany~~<br />~~		\|director = Dennis Gansel
			\|date= July 4, 2004<br />(Karlovy Vary International Film Festiva)<br />January 13, 2005 (Germany)
	\|director =Dennis Gansel		\|language = German<br />Russian
	\|date=July 4, 2004 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festiva)<br />January 13, 2005 (Germany)		\|studio=Olga Film<br />Constantin Film<br />SevenPictures Film
	\|language = German<br />Russian<br />		\|distributor=Constantin Film

	\|distributor = Constantin Film
	\|character1=Friedrich Weimer		\|character1=Friedrich Weimer
			\|actor1=[[Max Riemelt]]
	\|character2=Albrecht Stein		\|character2=Albrecht Stein
			\|actor2=[[Tom Schilling]]
	\|character3=Heinrich Vogler		\|character3=Heinrich Vogler
			\|actor3=[[Devid Striesow]]
	\|character4=Dr. Karl Klein		\|character4=Dr. Karl Klein
			\|actor4=Joachim Bißmeier
	\|character5=Heinrich Stein		\|character5=Heinrich Stein
			\|actor5=[[Justus von Dohnányi]]
	\|character6=Friedrich's Father		\|character6=Friedrich's Father
			\|actor6=[[Gerald Alexander Held]]
	\|character7=Josef Peiner		\|character7=Josef Peiner
	~~\|actor1=[[Max Riemelt]]~~
	~~\|actor2=[[Tom Schilling]]~~
	~~\|actor3=[[Devid Striesow]]~~
	~~\|actor4=[[Joachim Bißmeier]]~~
	~~\|actor5=[[Justus von Dohnányi]]~~
	~~\|actor6=[[Gerald Alexander Held]]~~
	\|actor7=[[Michael Schenk]]		\|actor7=[[Michael Schenk]]
	}}		}}

	'''''Before the Fall''''' ~~(German title: ''Napola - Elite für den Führer'')~~ is a 2004 German drama film directed by Dennis Gansel. Germany 1942: The 17-year-old Friedrich ~~Weimer from~~ the Berlin ~~working-class~~ district of Wedding is ~~a gifted boxer. His talent opens~~ the ~~doors to~~ NAPOLA Allenstein, ~~where~~ the ~~future elite of~~ the ~~empire is to be called~~. Friedrich ~~sees the opportunity of~~ his ~~life~~, ~~to free himself from his class barriers and logs against~~ the ~~will~~ of ~~his parents there~~. In the ~~unfamiliar world, he experiences fierce competition~~ and ~~unexpected camaraderie ..~~.		'''''Before the Fall''''' is a 2004 German drama film directed by Dennis Gansel. Germany 1942: The 17-year-old Friedrich takes part in competitions as a boxer in the Berlin district of Wedding. There he is discovered by sports and German teacher at the NAPOLA Allenstein. He is encouraged to enter the Napola. When his father, who is critical of the regime, forbids this, Friedrich forges his father's signature without further ado and moves into the boarding school. Friedrich makes friends with his classmate Albrecht Stein, the son of the Gauleiter. The latter is very sensitive and threatens to break under the institution's tough drill and his father's aloof manner.

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	NaPolA (abbreviation for ''Nationalpolitische Erziehungsanstalten''; National Political Institutes of Education) students including Friedrich Weimer ([[Max Riemelt]]) and Albrecht Stein ([[Tom Schilling]]) are seen with [[Karabiner 98k]]s. The teacher Josef Peiner ([[Michael Schenk]]) distributes Kar98ks to the students.		NaPolA (abbreviation for ''Nationalpolitische Erziehungsanstalten''; National Political Institutes of Education) students including Friedrich Weimer ([[Max Riemelt]]) and Albrecht Stein ([[Tom Schilling]]) are seen with [[Karabiner 98k]]s. The teacher Josef Peiner ([[Michael Schenk]]) distributes Kar98ks to the students.
	[[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
	[[File:Napola_kar1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Albrecht ~~cleans a Kar98k~~ during the lesson.]]		[[File:Napola_kar1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Albrecht and other students cleaning their Kar98ks during the lesson.]]
	[[File:Napola_kar2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|NaPolA students practice with Karabiners.]]		[[File:Napola_kar2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|NaPolA students practice with Karabiners. Some of them have late-war welded barrel bands.]]
	[[File:Napolakar3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Albrecht looks at 7.92x57mm Mauser stripper clips before the search for the PoWs.]]		[[File:Napolakar3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Albrecht looks at 7.92x57mm Mauser stripper clips before the search for the PoWs.]]
	[[File:Napola_kar4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The students fire at the fleeing prisoners.]]		[[File:Napola_kar4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The students fire at the fleeing prisoners.]]
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	==Model 24 Stielhandgranate==		==Model 24 Stielhandgranate==
	[[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s are used by the students during the grenade exercise of the teacher Josef Peiner who uses a training grenade.		[[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s are used by the students during the grenade exercise of the teacher Josef Peiner who uses a training grenade.
	[[File:M24handgrenade.JPG\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Model 24 Stielhandgranate ~~"Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade~~]]		[[File:M24handgrenade.JPG\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]
	[[File:Napola_stick1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|~~A diagram of a ''Stielhandgranate'' while the teacher explains~~ "''The hand grenade reaches a main splinter effect in the perimeter up to 15 meters. However, individual splinters can fly considerably further.''"]]		[[File:Napola_stick1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|"''The hand grenade reaches a main splinter effect in the perimeter up to 15 meters. However, individual splinters can fly considerably further.''"<br />A diagram of a ''Stielhandgranate'' while the teacher explains it to the students.]]
	[[File:Napola_stick2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|"''Let's summarize: Unscrew cap, pull string and the thing is ready. Now take a long swing and take cover immediately. Note: After pulling the string you have exactly 4.5 seconds to detonation.''".]]		[[File:Napola_stick2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|"''Let's summarize: Unscrew cap, pull string and the thing is ready. Now take a long swing and take cover immediately. Note: After pulling the string you have exactly 4.5 seconds to detonation.''"]]
	[[File:Napola_stick3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The teacher opens a box full of grenades.]]		[[File:Napola_stick3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The teacher opens a box full of grenades.]]
	[[File:Napola_stick4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|He gives one of them to Christoph ([[Jonas Jägermeyr]]).]]		[[File:Napola_stick4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|He gives one of them to Christoph (Jonas Jägermeyr).]]
	[[File:Napola_stick5.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Wilhelm ([[Thomas Drechsel]]) about to throw a grenade.]]		[[File:Napola_stick5.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Wilhelm (Thomas Drechsel) about to throw a grenade.]]
	[[File:Napola_stick6.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Martin's grenade on the ground.]]		[[File:Napola_stick6.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Martin's grenade on the ground.]]

	==MP40==		==MP40==
	SS soldiers are seen with [[MP40]]s during the search for the escaped Soviet PoWs.		Waffen SS soldiers are seen with [[MP40]]s during the search for the escaped Soviet PoWs.
	[[~~Image~~:MP40Side.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|~~MP40 submachine gun~~ - 9x19mm]]		[[File:MP40Side.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm]]
	[[File:Napola_mp40_1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A SS soldier on the left stands guard with his MP.]]		[[File:Napola_mp40_1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|An SS soldier on the left stands guard with his MP.]]
	[[File:Napola_mp40_2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|SS soldier ([[Radek Zima]]) holds an MP40.]]		[[File:Napola_mp40_2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|SS soldier (Radek Zima) holds an MP40.]]

	==Walther PPK==		==Walther PPK==
	Heinrich Stein ([[Justus von Dohnányi]]) uses a [[Walther PPK]] to shoot a wounded Soviet PoW.		Heinrich Stein ([[Justus von Dohnányi]]) uses a [[Walther PPK]] to shoot a wounded Soviet PoW.
	[[~~Image~~:PPKNazi1.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|none\|Early [[Walther ~~PP/~~PPK~~\|Walther PPK]] in~~ 7.65x17mm Auto (.32 ACP)]]		[[File:PPKNazi1.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|none\|Early Walther PPK - 7.65x17mm Auto (.32 ACP)]]
	[[File:Napola_pistol.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A blurred view of his Walther due to the fast motion.]]		[[File:Napola_pistol.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A blurred view of his Walther due to the fast motion.]]

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	[[File:M24handgrenade.JPG\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]]		[[File:M24handgrenade.JPG\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]]
	[[File:Napola_stick1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A diagram of a ''Stielhandgranate'' while the teacher explains "''The hand grenade reaches a main splinter effect in the perimeter up to 15 meters. However, individual splinters can fly considerably further.''"]]		[[File:Napola_stick1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A diagram of a ''Stielhandgranate'' while the teacher explains "''The hand grenade reaches a main splinter effect in the perimeter up to 15 meters. However, individual splinters can fly considerably further.''"]]
	[[File:Napola_stick2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|"''Let's summarize: Unscrew cap, pull string and the thing is ready. Now take a long swing and take cover immediately. Note: After pulling the ~~swing~~ you have exactly 4.5 seconds to detonation.''".]]		[[File:Napola_stick2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|"''Let's summarize: Unscrew cap, pull string and the thing is ready. Now take a long swing and take cover immediately. Note: After pulling the string you have exactly 4.5 seconds to detonation.''".]]
	[[File:Napola_stick3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The teacher opens a box full of grenades.]]		[[File:Napola_stick3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The teacher opens a box full of grenades.]]
	[[File:Napola_stick4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|He gives one of them to Christoph ([[Jonas Jägermeyr]]).]]		[[File:Napola_stick4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|He gives one of them to Christoph ([[Jonas Jägermeyr]]).]]

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	\|caption = ''Movie Poster''		\|caption = ''Movie Poster''
	\|country =		\|country =
	[[Image:GER.jpg\|25px]]Germany<br />		[[Image:GER.jpg\|25px]] Germany<br />

	\|director =Dennis Gansel		\|director =Dennis Gansel
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	[[Image:MP40Side.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]		[[Image:MP40Side.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
	[[File:Napola_mp40_1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A SS soldier on the left stands guard with his MP.]]		[[File:Napola_mp40_1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A SS soldier on the left stands guard with his MP.]]
	[[File:Napola_mp40_2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|SS soldier ([[Radek Zima]]) holds a MP40.]]		[[File:Napola_mp40_2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|SS soldier ([[Radek Zima]]) holds an MP40.]]

	==Walther PPK==		==Walther PPK==
	Heinrich Stein ([[Justus von Dohnányi]]) uses a [[Walther PPK]] to shoot a wounded Soviet PoW.		Heinrich Stein ([[Justus von Dohnányi]]) uses a [[Walther PPK]] to shoot a wounded Soviet PoW.
	[[Image:PPKNazi1.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|none\|Early [[Walther PP/PPK\|Walther PPK]] in 7.65x17mm Auto (.32 ACP)]]		[[Image:PPKNazi1.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|none\|Early [[Walther PP/PPK\|Walther PPK]] in 7.65x17mm Auto (.32 ACP)]]
	[[File:Napola_pistol.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A blurred view of his Walther due the fast motion.]]		[[File:Napola_pistol.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A blurred view of his Walther due to the fast motion.]]

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	[[File:Napola_kar1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Albrecht cleans a Kar98k during the lesson.]]		[[File:Napola_kar1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Albrecht cleans a Kar98k during the lesson.]]
	[[File:Napola_kar2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|NaPolA students practice with Karabiners.]]		[[File:Napola_kar2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|NaPolA students practice with Karabiners.]]
	[[File:~~Napola_kar3~~.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Albrecht looks at 7.92x57mm Mauser stripper clips ~~befor~~ the search for the PoWs.]]		[[File:Napolakar3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Albrecht looks at 7.92x57mm Mauser stripper clips before the search for the PoWs.]]
	[[File:Napola_kar4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The students fire at the fleeing prisoners.]]		[[File:Napola_kar4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The students fire at the fleeing prisoners.]]

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	[[File:M24handgrenade.JPG\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]]		[[File:M24handgrenade.JPG\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]]
	[[File:Napola_stick1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A diagram of a ''Stielhandgranate'' while the teacher explains "''The hand grenade reaches a main splinter effect in the perimeter up to 15 meters. However, individual splinters can fly considerably further.''"]]		[[File:Napola_stick1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A diagram of a ''Stielhandgranate'' while the teacher explains "''The hand grenade reaches a main splinter effect in the perimeter up to 15 meters. However, individual splinters can fly considerably further.''"]]
	[[File:Napola_stick2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|"''Let's summarize: ~~unscrew~~ cap, pull string and the thing is ready. ~~now~~ take a long swing and immediately ~~cover up~~. ~~worried after~~ pulling the ~~cord~~ you have exactly 4.5 seconds to detonation.''".]]		[[File:Napola_stick2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|"''Let's summarize: Unscrew cap, pull string and the thing is ready. Now take a long swing and take cover immediately. Note: After pulling the swing you have exactly 4.5 seconds to detonation.''".]]
	[[File:Napola_stick3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The teacher opens a box full of grenades.]]		[[File:Napola_stick3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The teacher opens a box full of grenades.]]
	[[File:Napola_stick4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|He gives one of them to Christoph ([[Jonas Jägermeyr]]).]]		[[File:Napola_stick4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|He gives one of them to Christoph ([[Jonas Jägermeyr]]).]]

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|caption = ''Movie Poster''
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|director =Dennis Gansel
|date=July 4, 2004 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festiva) January 13, 2005 (Germany)
|language = German Russian 

|distributor = Constantin Film
|character1=Friedrich Weimer
|character2=Albrecht Stein
|character3=Heinrich Vogler
|character4=Dr. Karl Klein
|character5=Heinrich Stein
|character6=Friedrich's Father
|character7=Josef Peiner
|actor1=[[Max Riemelt]]
|actor2=[[Tom Schilling]]
|actor3=[[Devid Striesow]]
|actor4=[[Joachim Bißmeier]]
|actor5=[[Justus von Dohnányi]]
|actor6=[[Gerald Alexander Held]]
|actor7=[[Michael Schenk]]
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'''''Before the Fall''''' (German title: ''Napola - Elite für den Führer'') is a 2004 German drama film directed by Dennis Gansel. Germany 1942: The 17-year-old Friedrich Weimer from the Berlin working-class district of Wedding is a gifted boxer. His talent opens the doors to NAPOLA Allenstein, where the future elite of the empire is to be called. Friedrich sees the opportunity of his life, to free himself from his class barriers and logs against the will of his parents there. In the unfamiliar world, he experiences fierce competition and unexpected camaraderie ...

{{Film Title}}

TOC 

==Karabiner 98k==
NaPolA (abbreviation for ''Nationalpolitische Erziehungsanstalten''; National Political Institutes of Education) students including Friedrich Weimer ([[Max Riemelt]]) and Albrecht Stein ([[Tom Schilling]]) are seen with [[Karabiner 98k]]s. The teacher Josef Peiner ([[Michael Schenk]]) distributes Kar98ks to the students.
[[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[File:Napola_kar1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Albrecht cleans a Kar98k during the lesson.]]
[[File:Napola_kar2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|NaPolA students practice with Karabiners.]]
[[File:Napola_kar3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Albrecht looks at 7.92x57mm Mauser stripper clips befor the search for the PoWs.]]
[[File:Napola_kar4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The students fire at the fleeing prisoners.]]

==Model 24 Stielhandgranate==
[[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s are used by the students during the grenade exercise of the teacher Josef Peiner who uses a training grenade.
[[File:M24handgrenade.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]]
[[File:Napola_stick1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A diagram of a ''Stielhandgranate'' while the teacher explains "''The hand grenade reaches a main splinter effect in the perimeter up to 15 meters. However, individual splinters can fly considerably further.''"]]
[[File:Napola_stick2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"''Let's summarize: unscrew cap, pull string and the thing is ready. now take a long swing and immediately cover up. worried after pulling the cord you have exactly 4.5 seconds to detonation.''".]]
[[File:Napola_stick3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The teacher opens a box full of grenades.]]
[[File:Napola_stick4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He gives one of them to Christoph ([[Jonas Jägermeyr]]).]]
[[File:Napola_stick5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Wilhelm ([[Thomas Drechsel]]) about to throw a grenade.]]
[[File:Napola_stick6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Martin's grenade on the ground.]]

==MP40==
SS soldiers are seen with [[MP40]]s during the search for the escaped Soviet PoWs.
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
[[File:Napola_mp40_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SS soldier on the left stands guard with his MP.]]
[[File:Napola_mp40_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SS soldier ([[Radek Zima]]) holds a MP40.]]

==Walther PPK==
Heinrich Stein ([[Justus von Dohnányi]]) uses a [[Walther PPK]] to shoot a wounded Soviet PoW.
[[Image:PPKNazi1.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Early [[Walther PP/PPK|Walther PPK]] in 7.65x17mm Auto (.32 ACP)]]
[[File:Napola_pistol.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A blurred view of his Walther due the fast motion.]]

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