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|picture = The_Liberation_of_Prague.jpg | |picture = The_Liberation_of_Prague.jpg | ||
|caption = ''DVD Cover'' | |caption = ''DVD Cover'' | ||
|country = [[File:Czech-republic-flag.jpg|25px]] Czechoslovakia | |country = [[File:Czech-republic-flag.jpg|25px]] Czechoslovakia<BR>[[File:GDR.jpg|25px]] GDR<BR>[[Image:SOV.jpg|25px]] USSR | ||
|director = [[Otakar Vávra]] | |director = [[Otakar Vávra]] | ||
|date= 1978 | |date= 1978 | ||
|language = Czech | |language = Czech<BR>Slovak<BR>German<BR>Russian<BR>English | ||
|studio=Filmové studio Barrandov | |studio=Filmové studio Barrandov<BR>Deutsche Film (DEFA)<BR>Mosfilm | ||
|distributor= | |distributor= | ||
|character1=Lt. Karel Horák | |character1=Lt. Karel Horák | ||
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|character4=Antonín Horák | |character4=Antonín Horák | ||
|actor4=[[Jaroslav Rozsíval]] | |actor4=[[Jaroslav Rozsíval]] | ||
|character5= | |character5=Dr. Václav Vacek | ||
|actor5=[[Vladimír Šmeral]] | |actor5=[[Vladimír Šmeral]] | ||
|character6=Gen. Ludvík Svoboda | |character6=Gen. Ludvík Svoboda | ||
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'''''The Liberation of Prague'' (original: ''Osvobození Prahy'')''' is | '''''The Liberation of Prague'' (original: ''Osvobození Prahy'')''' is a Czechoslovakian war film about Prague uprising directed by [[Otakar Vávra]] in 1978. The film has no central hero and as a continuation to the previous of Vávra´s movie titled [[Sokolovo]]. The film was made as propaganda for the 30th anniversary of the Red Army's liberation of the city. However, it was late to the cinema and Horst Preusker, who played the SS commander, died before the premiere. | ||
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== CZ 27 == | == CZ 27 == | ||
The officer | The Protectorate officer ([[Jan Preucil]]) holds a [[CZ 27]] in his right hand | ||
[[Image:CzechCZ27Pistol.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:CzechCZ27Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|CZ 27 - .32 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:VV-CZ_27.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:VV-CZ_27.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|]] | ||
== Unidentified pistol == | |||
He also holds another unidentified pistol. | |||
[[Image:TLoP-uP-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|An insurgent fighter ([[Miroslav Zounar]]) disarms an officer.]] | |||
[[Image:TLoP-uP-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|]] | |||
== Walther P38 == | == Walther P38 == | ||
Various Nazis carry [[Walther P38]] pistols. | |||
[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:HJ-Walther_P38.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:HJ-Walther_P38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|A Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) soldier executes a captured insurgent with his [[Walther P38]].]] | ||
[[Image:Puckler-Walther_P38.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Puckler-Walther_P38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|SS General Pückler ([[Horst Preusker]]) commits suicide with his P38.]] | ||
= Submachine guns = | = Submachine guns = | ||
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== MP40 == | == MP40 == | ||
The [[MP40]] submachine gun is widely used by German soldiers and resistance fighters. | The [[MP40]] submachine gun is widely used by German soldiers and resistance fighters. | ||
[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 - 9mm.]] | ||
[[Image:German-op-MP40.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:German-op-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier aims his MP40 from the hip.]] | ||
[[Image:HJ-MP40.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:HJ-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) carries his MP40.]] | ||
[[Image:CzI-panzerfaust%2BMP40.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:CzI-panzerfaust%2BMP40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Czech insurgent is seen with an MP40.]] | ||
== PPSh-41 == | == PPSh-41 == | ||
Russian and Czechoslovakian soldiers were armed with [[PPSh-41]] submachine guns. | |||
[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
[[Image:RA-PPSh-41.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:RA-PPSh-41.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Russian soldier helps a wounded comrade with a PPSh-41 slung on his back.]] | ||
[[Image:Krampol-PPSh-41.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Krampol-PPSh-41.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Karel Horák ([[Jirí Krampol]]), a Czech soldier, fires his PPSh-41.]] | ||
[[Image:Doleželová-PPSh-41.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Doleželová-PPSh-41.jpg|thumb|none|600px|2Lt. Anka Kadlecová ([[Renáta Doleželová]]) carries a slung PPSh-41.]] | ||
= Rifles = | = Rifles = | ||
== VZ-24 Czech Mauser == | == VZ-24 Czech Mauser == | ||
Czech police and | Czech police and government troops are armed with [[VZ-24 Czech Mauser]] rifles. | ||
[[Image:Czech_vz._24.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Czech vz. 24 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:Czech_vz._24.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Czech vz. 24 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[Image:Gos-Lop--VZ24-CzM.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:Gos-Lop--VZ24-CzM.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
== Karabiner 98k == | == Karabiner 98k == | ||
The [[Karabiner 98k]] is the standard weapons both sides | |||
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm]] | [[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm]] | ||
[[Image:GS-LoP-K98k.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:GS-LoP-K98k.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:Germans-op-K98k.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:Germans-op-K98k.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:Jandák-K98.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:Jandák-K98.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Standa Horák ([[Vítezslav Jandák]]), a Czech insurgent, fires his Kar98k.]] | ||
[[Image:CzI-K98k.jpg |thumb| | [[Image:CzI-K98k.jpg |thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
= Machine guns = | = Machine guns = | ||
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The [[MG34]] machine guns is used by the Germans, Czech insurgents, and Soviet troops. | The [[MG34]] machine guns is used by the Germans, Czech insurgents, and Soviet troops. | ||
[[Image:mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum]] | [[Image:mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum]] | ||
[[Image:Germans-MG34%2BKarabiner_98k.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Germans-MG34%2BKarabiner_98k.jpg|thumb|none|600px| German troops prepare an MG34.]] | ||
[[Image:CzI-MG34.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:CzI-MG34.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:RA-MG34.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:RA-MG34.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun == | == Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun == | ||
Soviet troops also use the [[Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun]]. | Soviet troops also use the [[Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun|Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun]]. | ||
[[Image:DP-28.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun, 7.62x54mm R]] | [[Image:DP-28.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun, 7.62x54mm R]] | ||
[[Image:RA-kulomet-DP1.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:RA-kulomet-DP1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Soviet soldier fires on hidden Germans.]] | ||
[[Image:RA-kulometDP-2.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:RA-kulometDP-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== Degtyaryov DT machine gun == | == Degtyaryov DT machine gun == | ||
Soviet | The radio operator in a Soviet T-34 fires a [[Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun|Degtyaryov DT]] | ||
[[Image:DT tank machine gun TBiU 11.jpg|thumb|none|400px|DT machine gun - 7.62x54mm R]] | [[Image:DT tank machine gun TBiU 11.jpg|thumb|none|400px|DT machine gun - 7.62x54mm R]] | ||
[[Image:Sov-LoP-DTMG.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Sov-LoP-DTMG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
= Hand grenades = | = Hand grenades = | ||
== Model 24 Stielhandgranate == | == Model 24 Stielhandgranate == | ||
The German soldiers and insurgents use | The German soldiers and insurgents use [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s. | ||
[[Image:24-43_grenade.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] | [[Image:24-43_grenade.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] | ||
[[Image:CzI-Model_24_hg.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:CzI-Model_24_hg.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:Krampol-M24-Sthg.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Krampol-M24-Sthg.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|Lt. Karel Horák ([[Jirí Krampol]]) wears hand grenades in his belt.]] | ||
= Others = | = Others = | ||
== Panzerfaust == | == Panzerfaust == | ||
The insurgents use | The insurgents use [[Panzerfaust]] anti-tank rockets against German armoured vehicles. They are shown firing them from the shoulder bazooka-style, rather than the official under-the-arm method. | ||
[[Image:Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead]] | [[Image:Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead]] | ||
[[Image:CzI-LoP-Pf.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:CzI-LoP-Pf.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A insurgent fires a Panzerfaust from a window at an armoured car.]] | ||
[[Image:Civil-Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Civil-Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A resistance fighter aims a Panzerfaust from behind a barricade.]] | ||
[[Image:Krampol-M24-Sthg.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Krampol-M24-Sthg.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Karel Horák ([[Jirí Krampol]]) carries a Panzerfaust in his hand.]] | ||
==88mm Flak 18/36/37== | ==88mm Flak 18/36/37== | ||
The | The Germans use 88mm cannon to bombard the city | ||
[[Image:Gs-LoP-Flak-88.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Gs-LoP-Flak-88.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== Hetzer == | == Hetzer == | ||
[[Image:Gw-LoP-H-T38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German Hetzer tank destroyer engages insurgents ]] | |||
[[Image:Gw-LoP-H-T38.jpg|thumb|none| | |||
== Panzer | == Panzer VI Tiger 1 == | ||
[[Image:Gw-LoP-Pzkw-IV.jpg|thumb|none| | A mocked-up Tiger tank is seen | ||
[[Image:Gw-LoP-Pzkw-IV.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
== T-34 == | == T-34-85 == | ||
Soviet T-34 | Soviet T-34-85s are seen on their way to Prauge. | ||
[[Image:SA-LoP-T-34.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SA-LoP-T-34.jpg|thumb|none|600px|T-34-85s en route.]] | ||
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The Liberation of Prague (original: Osvobození Prahy) is a Czechoslovakian war film about Prague uprising directed by Otakar Vávra in 1978. The film has no central hero and as a continuation to the previous of Vávra´s movie titled Sokolovo. The film was made as propaganda for the 30th anniversary of the Red Army's liberation of the city. However, it was late to the cinema and Horst Preusker, who played the SS commander, died before the premiere.
The following guns were used in the 1978 Czechoslovak film The Liberation of Prague:
Pistols
CZ 27
The Protectorate officer (Jan Preucil) holds a CZ 27 in his right hand
Unidentified pistol
He also holds another unidentified pistol.
Walther P38
Various Nazis carry Walther P38 pistols.
Submachine guns
MP40
The MP40 submachine gun is widely used by German soldiers and resistance fighters.
PPSh-41
Russian and Czechoslovakian soldiers were armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns.
Rifles
VZ-24 Czech Mauser
Czech police and government troops are armed with VZ-24 Czech Mauser rifles.
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k is the standard weapons both sides
Machine guns
MG34
The MG34 machine guns is used by the Germans, Czech insurgents, and Soviet troops.
Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun
Soviet troops also use the Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun.
Degtyaryov DT machine gun
The radio operator in a Soviet T-34 fires a Degtyaryov DT
Hand grenades
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
The German soldiers and insurgents use Model 24 Stielhandgranates.
Others
Panzerfaust
The insurgents use Panzerfaust anti-tank rockets against German armoured vehicles. They are shown firing them from the shoulder bazooka-style, rather than the official under-the-arm method.
88mm Flak 18/36/37
The Germans use 88mm cannon to bombard the city
Hetzer
Panzer VI Tiger 1
A mocked-up Tiger tank is seen
T-34-85
Soviet T-34-85s are seen on their way to Prauge.
