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[[Image:Passchendaeleposter.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Passchendaele (2008)'']]
{{Infobox Movie
|name = Passchendaele
|picture = Passchendaeleposter.jpg
|caption = ''Cinema Poster''
|country = [[Image:CAN.jpg|25px]] Canada
|director = Paul Gross
|date= 2008
|language = English<br>German
|studio=Damberger Film & Cattle<br>Rhombus Media<br>Whizbang Films
|distributor=Alliance Films
|character1= Michael Dunne
|actor1=[[Paul Gross]]
|character2=Sarah Mann
|actor2=Caroline Dhavernas
|character3= David Mann
|actor3=[[Joe Dinicol]]
|character4=Pte. Highway
|actor4=[[Michael Greyeyes]]
|character5=Pte. Godin
|actor5=[[Justin Michael Carriere]]
|character6=Royster
|actor6=[[Gil Bellows]]
|character7=
|actor7=
|character8=
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Passchendaele is the first big-budget Canadian war movie, the brainchild of director/writer/star Paul Gross. It follows a Canadian Seargent (Gross' grandfather) of the 10th Battalion CEF during the Battle Of Passchendaele and while recruiting on the home front.
'''''Passchendaele''''' is a 2008 World War I film that is the brainchild of director/writer/star Paul Gross. Canada's first big budget war movie effort, the film follows Canadian Sergeant Michael Dunne ([[Paul Gross]]) of the 10th Battalion CEF during the Battle Of Passchendaele and while recruiting on the home front.


'''The following guns were used in the film ''[[Passchendaele]]'':'''
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=Allied Weapons=
==Handguns==
===Webley Mk.VI===


==Short Magazine Lee Enfield==
The [[Webley Mk VI]] is carried by Canadian officers throughout the movie, although the Canadian Corps was actually issued the Smith & Wesson Mk.II Hand Ejector, and the first troops to arrive in France (which included the 10th Battalion) were issued Colt 1911s.
[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk. VI .455 Webley]]
[[Image:Passchendaelewebley1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 10th Battalion company commander takes cover with his Webley.]]
[[Image:Passchendaelewebley2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 10th Battalion company commander shouts orders while carrying his Webley.]]


Most Canadian soldiers carry Lee-Enfield rifles, including Sgt Dunne, Pte Highway and Pte Mann.
==Rifles==
===Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*===


[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British. This was the main battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War, introduced in 1907 it has seen action throughout the 20th century.]]
Most Canadian soldiers carry [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*]] rifles, including Sgt. Dunne ([[Paul Gross]]), Pte. Highway ([[Michael Greyeyes]]) and Pte. Mann ([[Joe Dinicol]]).


[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British]]
[[Image:Passchendaelesmle1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt Dunne takes cover with his SMLE.]]
[[Image:Passchendaelesmle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pte Highway runs with his SMLE.]]
[[Image:Passchendaeletrenchperiscope.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt Dunne sets his SMLE to the side while using a McAllister trench periscope.]]
[[Image:Passchendaelesmle3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 10th Battalion soldiers aims his SMLE.]]
[[Image:Passchendaelesmle4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Dunne fixes a P'07 bayonet to his SMLE.]]
[[Image:Passchendaelesmle5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Dunne cradles his SMLE.]]
[[Image:Passchendaelesmle6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pte. Mann cradles his mud-covered SMLE at Passchendaele]]
[[Image:Passchendaelesmle7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 10th Battalion soldier fires SMLE at Passchendaele. Note the ejected casing]]
[[Image:Passchendaelesmle8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An 8th Battalion soldier lies prone with his SMLE. Note that it's cocked. Also note the cocking piece is the later flat version, suggesting a Mk. III*, though the round knob could be found with or without the magazine cutoff.]]
[[Image:Passchendaele303.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Special - the 10th Battalion's deputy commander indicates a position with a .303 Mk.VII cartridge. This is an error, as at Passchendaele the Canadian Corps was still using the round-nosed Mk.VI round.]]


[[Image:Passchendaele303.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Special - the 10th Battalion's deputy commander indicates a position with a .303 Mk.VII cartridge. This is an error, as at Passchendaele the Canadian Corps was still using the round-nosed Mk.VI round.]]
==Machine Guns==
===Lewis Gun===


==Maxim MG'08==
The [[Lewis Gun#Infantry|Lewis Gun]] is used by Canadian soldiers through the Passchendaele scenes, most noticeably Pte. Godin ([[Justin Michael Carriere]]).


Seen emplaced in a shelled-out church at the beginning of the film.
[[Image:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|450px|Lewis gun .303]]
[[Image:Passchendaelelewis3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pte. Godin carries his Lewis gun, demonstrating that the 30lb gun was light in relative terms only.]]
[[Image:Passchendaelelewis1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pte. Godin tries to keep his Lewis gun above water.]]
[[Image:Passchendaelelewis2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier from the 8th Battalion (Winnipeg Rifles) fires his Lewis gun.]]
[[Image:Passchendaelelewis4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pte. Godin mans his Lewis gun while cursing in French. The movie never explains why a Quebecois is serving in an Albertan battalion.]]


[[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Maxim MG08 7.92x57mm Mauser on sled mount]]
===Vickers MK1===


 
A [[Vickers#Vickers MK1 Machine Gun|Vickers MK1 Machine Gun]] is mounted on display at a recruiting tent in Calgary.
==No.36 Mills Bomb==
 
Used by Sgt Dunne against the German machine gun nest.
 
[[Image:Mills Bomb SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Mills Bomb High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
 
==Vickers Gun==
 
Seen at the 10th Battalion recruiting fair.


[[Image:VickersMk1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun]]
[[Image:VickersMk1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun]]
[[Image:Passchendaelevickers.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Vickers gun on display outside of a recruiting tent in Calgary.]]


==Other==
===Ordnance QF 18 Pdr===


==Lewis Gun==
Fired at German lines at the opening of the Passchendaele attack.
[[Image:9-18_Pounder_QF_Gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ordnance QF 18 Pounder]]
[[Image:Passchendaele18pdr.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ordnance QF 18 Pdrs prepare to open fire on the German positions.]]


Used by Canadian soldiers through the Passchendaele scenes.
===No.36 Mills Bomb===


[[Image:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Lewis gun .303]]
Sgt. Dunne uses a [[Mills Bomb]] to kill the German machine gun crew.
[[Image:Passchendaelelewis1.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Pte Godin tries to keep his Lewis gun above water.]]


==Webley Mk.VI==
[[Image:Mills Bomb SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Mills Bomb High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[Image:Passchendaelemillsbomb.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Dunne prepares his Mills bomb - note that his fingers should be holding the safety lever.]]


Carried by Canadian officers throughout the movie, although the Canadian Corps was actually issued the Smith & Wesson Hand Ejector.
=German Weapons=
==Handguns==
===Mauser C/96 "Bolo Model"===


[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk. VI .455 Webley]]    
A German Sergeant is seen with what appears to be a postwar [[Mauser C96#Mauser C96 "Bolo" model|Mauser C96 "Bolo" model]].


[[File:Mauser-Bolo-Broomhandle-Semi-Automatic-Pistol-3.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mauser C96 7.63x25mm Mauser - Short Barreled "Bolo" Model]]
[[Image:Passchendaelebolo1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German Sergeant aims his Mauser pistol.]]
[[Image:Passchendaelebolo2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pte. Mann is captured by the Mauser-carrying Sergeant]]
[[Image:Passchendaelebolo3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German Sergeant fires his Mauser]]


==Turkish Mauser M1903==
==Rifles==
===Mauser Model 1938===
German soldiers throughout the Passchendaele battle carry anachronistic Turkish Mauser M1938 rifles fitted with [[M98/29 Persian Mauser]] and AS.FA M1935 Knife bayonets. According to the movies' armorer, a supply of correct German [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifles was located for this film, but could not be imported in time and the Turkish model was substituted.
[[Image:Turk38Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Turkish Mauser Model 1938 - 7.92x57mm ("8mm Mauser")]]
[[Image:Passchendaelemauser1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers advance with their Mausers in No Man's Land.]]
[[Image:Passchendaelemauser2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another German soldier aims his Mauser with the Persian bayonet. Note the smaller stripper clip bridges what makes it different to the [[1903 Turkish Mauser|M1903]].]]


Carried by German soldiers throughought the Passchendaele battle. According the movies' armorer, a stash of correct German Gewehr 98 rifles was located for this film, but could not be imported in time and the Turkish model was substituted.
==Machine Guns==
===Maxim MG08===


[[Image:1903TurkishMauser.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Turkish Mauser 1903 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
A German [[Maxim MG08]] is seen placed in a shelled-out church at the beginning of the film.


==Mauser C/96 "Bolo Model"==
[[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 7.92x57mm Mauser on sled mount]]
[[Image:Passchendaelemaxim1.jpg|none|thumb|600px|The German machine gun crew fires their Maxim]]
[[Image:Passchendaelemaxim2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German crew commander spots for targets.]]


A German Seargent is seen with a [[Mauser C96]]. This seems to be a postwar Bolo model.
==Other==
 
===10.5 cm leFH 16===
[[Image:Mauser_c96_bolo.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser C96 7.63x25mm Mauser - Short Barreled "Bolo" Model]]
What appears to be a leFH 16 is briefly seen left behind on the battlefield.
[[Image:Passchendaelebolo1.jpg|thumb|none|800px|The German Seargent aims his Mauser pistol.]]
[[File:leFH 16.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Krupp 10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 16.]]
[[Image:Passchendaelebolo2.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Pte Mann is captured by the Mauser-carrying Seargent]]
[[Image:Passchendaele-FH.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gun on the battlefield while an enemy target marker is in the air.]]
[[Image:Passchendaelebolo3.jpg|thumb|none|800px|The German Seargent fires his Mauser]]
 
==Ordnance QF 18 Pdr==
 
Fired at German lines at the openning of the Passchendaele attack.
 
[[Image:Passchendaele18pdr.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Ordnance QF 18 Pdrs prepare to open fire on the German positions.]]
 
==Minenwerfer==


===17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer===
Seen being fired at Canadian troops during the Passchendaele attack.
Seen being fired at Canadian troops during the Passchendaele attack.
[[File:17cmminen.jpg|thumb|none|300px|17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer]]
[[Image:Passchendaeleminenwerfer.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German troops load the Minenwerfer.]]


==Knives==
===9.15 cm Minenwerfer===
 
A 9.15 cm Minenwerfer is also seen briefly on the battlefield.
True to life, many knives and improvised weapons are carried by Canadian troops.
[[File:200px-Lanz 91 mm Memorial de Verdun.jpg|thumb|none|350px|9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz.]]
 
[[Image:Passchendaeleminenwerfer2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Minenwerfer behind Michael Dunne.]]
[[Image:Passchendaeleknife1.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Pte Highway carries a US M1918 Trench Knife - unlikely, but not impossible as Canadian troops were notorious scroungers]]
[[Image:Passchendaeleknife2.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Sgt Dunne carries a Ross rifle bayonet cut-down into a fighting knife - very commonly used by Canadian troops.]]
 


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Passchendaele
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Cinema Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing Canada
Directed by Paul Gross
Release Date 2008
Language English
German
Studio Damberger Film & Cattle
Rhombus Media
Whizbang Films
Distributor Alliance Films
Main Cast
Character Actor
Michael Dunne Paul Gross
Sarah Mann Caroline Dhavernas
David Mann Joe Dinicol
Pte. Highway Michael Greyeyes
Pte. Godin Justin Michael Carriere
Royster Gil Bellows


Passchendaele is a 2008 World War I film that is the brainchild of director/writer/star Paul Gross. Canada's first big budget war movie effort, the film follows Canadian Sergeant Michael Dunne (Paul Gross) of the 10th Battalion CEF during the Battle Of Passchendaele and while recruiting on the home front.


The following weapons were used in the film Passchendaele:


Allied Weapons

Handguns

Webley Mk.VI

The Webley Mk VI is carried by Canadian officers throughout the movie, although the Canadian Corps was actually issued the Smith & Wesson Mk.II Hand Ejector, and the first troops to arrive in France (which included the 10th Battalion) were issued Colt 1911s.

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Webley Mk. VI .455 Webley
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A 10th Battalion company commander takes cover with his Webley.
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A 10th Battalion company commander shouts orders while carrying his Webley.

Rifles

Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*

Most Canadian soldiers carry Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* rifles, including Sgt. Dunne (Paul Gross), Pte. Highway (Michael Greyeyes) and Pte. Mann (Joe Dinicol).

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Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British
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Sgt Dunne takes cover with his SMLE.
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Pte Highway runs with his SMLE.
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Sgt Dunne sets his SMLE to the side while using a McAllister trench periscope.
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A 10th Battalion soldiers aims his SMLE.
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Sgt. Dunne fixes a P'07 bayonet to his SMLE.
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Sgt. Dunne cradles his SMLE.
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Pte. Mann cradles his mud-covered SMLE at Passchendaele
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A 10th Battalion soldier fires SMLE at Passchendaele. Note the ejected casing
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An 8th Battalion soldier lies prone with his SMLE. Note that it's cocked. Also note the cocking piece is the later flat version, suggesting a Mk. III*, though the round knob could be found with or without the magazine cutoff.
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Special - the 10th Battalion's deputy commander indicates a position with a .303 Mk.VII cartridge. This is an error, as at Passchendaele the Canadian Corps was still using the round-nosed Mk.VI round.

Machine Guns

Lewis Gun

The Lewis Gun is used by Canadian soldiers through the Passchendaele scenes, most noticeably Pte. Godin (Justin Michael Carriere).

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Lewis gun .303
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Pte. Godin carries his Lewis gun, demonstrating that the 30lb gun was light in relative terms only.
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Pte. Godin tries to keep his Lewis gun above water.
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A soldier from the 8th Battalion (Winnipeg Rifles) fires his Lewis gun.
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Pte. Godin mans his Lewis gun while cursing in French. The movie never explains why a Quebecois is serving in an Albertan battalion.

Vickers MK1

A Vickers MK1 Machine Gun is mounted on display at a recruiting tent in Calgary.

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Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun
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A Vickers gun on display outside of a recruiting tent in Calgary.

Other

Ordnance QF 18 Pdr

Fired at German lines at the opening of the Passchendaele attack.

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Ordnance QF 18 Pounder
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Ordnance QF 18 Pdrs prepare to open fire on the German positions.

No.36 Mills Bomb

Sgt. Dunne uses a Mills Bomb to kill the German machine gun crew.

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Mills Bomb High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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Sgt. Dunne prepares his Mills bomb - note that his fingers should be holding the safety lever.

German Weapons

Handguns

Mauser C/96 "Bolo Model"

A German Sergeant is seen with what appears to be a postwar Mauser C96 "Bolo" model.

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Mauser C96 7.63x25mm Mauser - Short Barreled "Bolo" Model
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The German Sergeant aims his Mauser pistol.
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Pte. Mann is captured by the Mauser-carrying Sergeant
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The German Sergeant fires his Mauser

Rifles

Mauser Model 1938

German soldiers throughout the Passchendaele battle carry anachronistic Turkish Mauser M1938 rifles fitted with M98/29 Persian Mauser and AS.FA M1935 Knife bayonets. According to the movies' armorer, a supply of correct German Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles was located for this film, but could not be imported in time and the Turkish model was substituted.

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Turkish Mauser Model 1938 - 7.92x57mm ("8mm Mauser")
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German soldiers advance with their Mausers in No Man's Land.
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Another German soldier aims his Mauser with the Persian bayonet. Note the smaller stripper clip bridges what makes it different to the M1903.

Machine Guns

Maxim MG08

A German Maxim MG08 is seen placed in a shelled-out church at the beginning of the film.

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Maxim MG08 7.92x57mm Mauser on sled mount
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The German machine gun crew fires their Maxim
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The German crew commander spots for targets.

Other

10.5 cm leFH 16

What appears to be a leFH 16 is briefly seen left behind on the battlefield.

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Krupp 10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 16.
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The gun on the battlefield while an enemy target marker is in the air.

17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer

Seen being fired at Canadian troops during the Passchendaele attack.

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17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer
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German troops load the Minenwerfer.

9.15 cm Minenwerfer

A 9.15 cm Minenwerfer is also seen briefly on the battlefield.

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9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz.
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The Minenwerfer behind Michael Dunne.