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|country = [[File:Czech-republic-flag.jpg|25px]] Czechoslovakia<BR>[[File: | |country = [[File:Czech-republic-flag.jpg|25px]] Czechoslovakia<BR>[[File:GDR.jpg|25px]] GDR<BR>[[Image:SOV.jpg|25px]] USSR | ||
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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.
