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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = The Caravan of Sailors <br> Die Karawane der Matrosen | |name = ''The Caravan of Sailors''<br>''Die Karawane der Matrosen'' | ||
|picture = KarawaneHetzjagd.jpg | |picture = KarawaneHetzjagd.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | ||
|country = | |country =[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] Germany | ||
[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] Germany | |||
|director = Jürgen Stumpfhaus | |director = Jürgen Stumpfhaus | ||
|date=October 6, 2006 | |date=October 6, 2006 | ||
|language = German<br | |language = German<br>Turkish | ||
|studio=Lichtblick Film- und Fernsehproduktion | |||
|character1= | |distributor=ARTE<br>Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)<br>Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) | ||
|character1=Hellmuth von Mücke | |||
|actor1=Oliver Kniffki | |||
|character2=Matrose Pinkert | |character2=Matrose Pinkert | ||
|actor2=Olaf Stieg | |||
|character3=Mtr. Berg | |character3=Mtr. Berg | ||
|actor3=Berg Andreas | |||
|character4=Mtr. Keil | |character4=Mtr. Keil | ||
|actor4=Hartmann Claus | |||
|character5=Narrator | |character5=Narrator | ||
|actor5=Otto Sander | |||
|actor5= | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''The Caravan of Sailors''' is a 2006 German | '''''The Caravan of Sailors''''' is a 2006 German docudrama directed by Jürgen Stumpfhaus. German Navy base in Qingdao, China: World War I begins on August 4, 1914. The light cruiser SMS ''Emden'', which Count Spee releases from his unit, becomes a successful privateer in the Indian Ocean. But the cruiser is finally sunk by the Australian warship ''Sydney'' off Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean. 50 survivors set off on the adventurous journey back home, which takes them across the Arabian Peninsula and right through the middle of a war zone. | ||
{{Film Title | {{Film Title}} | ||
__TOC__<br clear=all> | __TOC__<br clear=all> | ||
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==Luger P08 Marine== | ==Luger P08 Marine== | ||
A [[Luger]] Marine Modell is seen used by | A [[Luger]] Marine Modell is seen used by Hellmuth von Mücke (Oliver Kniffki) before landing on Cocos Islands. | ||
[[File:Luger P08 Marine.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Marine Luger | [[File:Luger P08 Marine.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Marine Luger - 9x19mm Parabellum]] | ||
[[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Luger1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|His Luger in the opend drawer.]] | [[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Luger1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|His Luger in the opend drawer.]] | ||
[[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Luger2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Von Mücke took the pistol to put it in his holster.]] | [[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Luger2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Von Mücke took the pistol to put it in his holster what offers a look at the longer barrel.]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
== | ==Gewehr 1888/05== | ||
Many sailors of the ''Emden'' landing party are armed with [[Gewehr 88/05]] rifles. Turkish troops in al-Hudaida can also be seen with Gewehr 88s which is a correct choice since the Germans largely supplied the Ottoman Empire with these rifles apart from their own [[1903 Turkish Mauser|variants]]. Some of [[Lawrence of Arabia|Lawrence]]'s Bedouins also use the Gew. 88 during the ambush in the desert. | |||
[[File:G88_05.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Gewehr 1888/05 - 7.92x57mm | [[File:G88_05.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Gewehr 1888/05 - 7.92x57mm (8x57 IS)]] | ||
[[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Gew88-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Turkish soldiers standing guard with their Gewehr.]] | [[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Gew88-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Turkish soldiers standing guard with their Gewehr.]] | ||
[[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Gew88-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closer view of the same rifles shows the muzzles.]] | [[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Gew88-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closer view of the same rifles shows the muzzles.]] | ||
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==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ||
[[Gewehr | Some [[Gewehr 98]]s are also used by the sailors. It is accurate in this plot which is set in 1914/15 that the Turks are not equipped with this Mauser rifle that was only supplied by their German allies toward the last years of the war. | ||
[[ | [[File:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm]] | ||
[[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Gew98-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A sailor on the left covers von Mücke trying to convince the Turkish Bedouins that are allies.]] | [[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Gew98-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A sailor on the left covers von Mücke trying to convince the Turkish Bedouins with the ''Reichskriegsflagge'' (German war flag during this time) that are allies.]] | ||
[[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Gew98-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Three Gewehr 98s stacked together.]] | [[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Gew98-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Three Gewehr 98s stacked together.]] | ||
[[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Gew98-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This rifle has a raised ''Lange Visier'' rear sight.]] | [[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Gew98-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This rifle has a raised ''Lange Visier'' rear sight.]] | ||
[[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Gew98-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another sailor holds his Mauser at the ready.]] | [[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Gew98-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another sailor in the center holds his Mauser at the ready.]] | ||
==Ottoman Musket== | ==Ottoman Musket== | ||
Turkish Bedouins confronting the landed sailors are seen with [[Ottoman Musket]]s. | After reaching the southwest part of the Arabian peninsula, Turkish Bedouins confronting the landed sailors are seen with [[Ottoman Musket]]s. | ||
[[ | [[File:Ottoman musket.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Ottoman Musket]] | ||
[[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Musket1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Three Bedouins welcome the | [[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Musket1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Three Bedouins welcome the German officers with their muskets.]] | ||
[[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Musket2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Von Mücke hands over a ''Reichsmark'' coin to one of the Bedouins.]] | [[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Musket2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Von Mücke hands over a ''Reichsmark'' coin to one of the Bedouins.]] | ||
[[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Musket3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bedouins riding camels hold their muskets.]] | [[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Musket3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bedouins riding camels hold their muskets.]] | ||
==Enfield P14== | ==Enfield P14== | ||
Matrose Pinkert ( | Matrose Pinkert (Olaf Stieg) captured a [[Pattern 1914 Enfield]] from hostile Bedouins. It is called a "brand new British Enfield" by the narrator (Otto Sander). | ||
[[ | [[File:Pattern1914.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Pattern M1914 (P 14) Enfield - .303 UK]] | ||
[[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Enfield1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pinkert returns with the captured Enfield over his back.]] | [[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Enfield1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pinkert returns with the captured Enfield over his back.]] | ||
[[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Enfield2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clibbing over the sand dune shows the short grasping groove.]] | [[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Enfield2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clibbing over the sand dune shows the short grasping groove.]] | ||
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==Maxim MG 08== | ==Maxim MG 08== | ||
Two [[MG08]]s mounted on ''Dreifuss'' 16 tripods are used by the sailors. | |||
[[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim | [[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG 08 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Maxim1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Maxim being fired at hostile forces.]] | [[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Maxim1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Maxim being fired at hostile forces.]] | ||
[[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Maxim2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gun crew awaits further attacks.]] | [[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Maxim2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gun crew awaits further attacks.]] | ||
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==Cruiser ''Aurora''== | ==Cruiser ''Aurora''== | ||
The SMS (abbreviation for ''Seine Majestät Schiff''; His Majesty Ship) ''Emden'' is portrayed by the Russian Cruiser ''Aurora''. | The SMS (abbreviation for ''Seine Majestät Schiff''; His Majesty Ship) ''Emden'' is portrayed by the Russian Cruiser ''Aurora'', currently a museum ship in Saint Petersburg. | ||
[[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Aurora.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Right side up of the ''Aurora'' with its | [[File:KarawaneMatrosen-Aurora.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Right side up of the ''Aurora'' with its 152 mm/L45 (6 in) Pattern 1892 Canet guns.]] | ||
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[[Category:Television]] | [[Category:Television]] | ||
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The Caravan of Sailors is a 2006 German docudrama directed by Jürgen Stumpfhaus. German Navy base in Qingdao, China: World War I begins on August 4, 1914. The light cruiser SMS Emden, which Count Spee releases from his unit, becomes a successful privateer in the Indian Ocean. But the cruiser is finally sunk by the Australian warship Sydney off Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean. 50 survivors set off on the adventurous journey back home, which takes them across the Arabian Peninsula and right through the middle of a war zone.
The following weapons were used in the film The Caravan of Sailors:
Pistols
Luger P08 Marine
A Luger Marine Modell is seen used by Hellmuth von Mücke (Oliver Kniffki) before landing on Cocos Islands.
Rifles
Gewehr 1888/05
Many sailors of the Emden landing party are armed with Gewehr 88/05 rifles. Turkish troops in al-Hudaida can also be seen with Gewehr 88s which is a correct choice since the Germans largely supplied the Ottoman Empire with these rifles apart from their own variants. Some of Lawrence's Bedouins also use the Gew. 88 during the ambush in the desert.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Some Gewehr 98s are also used by the sailors. It is accurate in this plot which is set in 1914/15 that the Turks are not equipped with this Mauser rifle that was only supplied by their German allies toward the last years of the war.
Ottoman Musket
After reaching the southwest part of the Arabian peninsula, Turkish Bedouins confronting the landed sailors are seen with Ottoman Muskets.
Enfield P14
Matrose Pinkert (Olaf Stieg) captured a Pattern 1914 Enfield from hostile Bedouins. It is called a "brand new British Enfield" by the narrator (Otto Sander).
Machine Guns
Maxim MG 08
Two MG08s mounted on Dreifuss 16 tripods are used by the sailors.
Other
Cruiser Aurora
The SMS (abbreviation for Seine Majestät Schiff; His Majesty Ship) Emden is portrayed by the Russian Cruiser Aurora, currently a museum ship in Saint Petersburg.
