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'''Sokolovo''' is Czechoslovak | '''''Sokolovo''''' is Czechoslovak World War II film directed by [[Otakar Vávra]], filmed in 1975. The film depicts the events in occupied Czechoslovakia after the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich and also parallel to the formation of the Czechoslovak foreign troops in the USSR. The movie culminates in the '''Battle of Sokolovo''', the first time a foreign military unit, in this case the First Czechoslovak Independent Field Battalion, fought alongside the Soviet Red Army. | ||
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Some characters are seen with a [[Walther P38]] pistol. | Some characters are seen with a [[Walther P38]] pistol. | ||
[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Hannjo_Hasse-Walther_P38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|Reinhard Heydrich ([[Hannjo Hasse]]) holds his sidearm in hand.]] | [[Image:Hannjo_Hasse-Walther_P38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|Reinhard Heydrich ([[Hannjo Hasse]]) holds his sidearm in hand. Heydrich carried a [[Luger P08]] during the real attack.]] | ||
[[Image:Germans-skl-Walther_P38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|An SS officer executes the inhabitants of Lidice with his P38.]] | [[Image:Germans-skl-Walther_P38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|An SS officer executes the inhabitants of Lidice with his P38.]] | ||
=Submachine | =Submachine Guns= | ||
== Sten == | == Sten == | ||
British paratroopers | British paratroopers are equipped with the [[Sten]]. | ||
[[Image:Sten.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk II - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:Sten.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk II - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Sten-gun-sklv.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Sten-gun-sklv.jpg|thumb|none|600px|As in the real attack, a Sten jams before it can be unloaded into Heydrich.]] | ||
== MP40 == | == MP40 == | ||
A German soldiers | A German soldiers carry the [[MP40]] submachine gun. | ||
[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 - 9mm.]] | [[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 - 9mm.]] | ||
[[Image:Germans-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Germans-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== PPSh-41 == | == PPSh-41 == | ||
Red Army and Czechoslovak soldiers | Red Army and Czechoslovak soldiers are armed with [[PPSh-41]] submachine guns. | ||
[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | [[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
[[Image:Czs-PPSh-41-Sok.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Czechoslovak soldier holding a position with a submachine gun in his hand.]] | [[Image:Czs-PPSh-41-Sok.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Czechoslovak soldier holding a position with a submachine gun in his hand.]] | ||
[[Image:Rudolf_Jelínek-PPSh-41.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Platoon commander Lt. Sochor ([[Rudolf Jelínek]]) gives orders with his submachine gun slung over shoulder.]] | [[Image:Rudolf_Jelínek-PPSh-41.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Platoon commander Lt. Sochor ([[Rudolf Jelínek]]) gives orders with his submachine gun slung over his shoulder.]] | ||
[[Image:Renáta Dolezelova | [[Image:Renáta Dolezelova-PPSh-41.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nurse Anka Kadlecová ([[Renáta Doleželová]]) used a [[PPSh-41]] belonging to wounded Karel Horák ([[Jirí Krampol]]).]] | ||
[[Image:Martin_Stepánek-PPSh-41.jpg.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The company commander 1st Lt. Otakar Jaroš ([[Martin Stepánek]]) | [[Image:Martin_Stepánek-PPSh-41.jpg.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The company commander 1st Lt. Otakar Jaroš ([[Martin Stepánek]]) fires his submachine gun at the attacking Germans.]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
== Karabiner 98k == | == Karabiner 98k == | ||
The German firing squad, armed with [[Karabiner 98k]]s, | The German firing squad, armed with [[Karabiner 98k]]s, murder the population of Lidice. | ||
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm]] | [[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm]] | ||
[[Image:Germans-rifle-detail.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | [[Image:Germans-rifle-detail.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | ||
== Mosin Nagant Rifle == | == Mosin Nagant Rifle == | ||
Soviet and Czech infantry carry | Soviet and Czech infantry carry [[Mosin Nagant Rifle|Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifle]]s. | ||
[[Image:M9130.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54R]] | [[Image:M9130.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54R]] | ||
[[Image:Czs-MN-Rifle-Sok.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Czechoslovak troops | [[Image:Czs-MN-Rifle-Sok.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Czechoslovak troops with Mosin Nagants at the Buzuluk training camp.]] | ||
[[Image:Ss-MN-Rifle-Sok.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Ss-MN-Rifle-Sok.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A nurse welcome Soviet soldiers, one of whom carries a slung rifle.]] | ||
== PTRD-41 == | |||
Pvt. Rataj ([[Jan Kanyza]]) fires a [[PTRD-41]] anti-tank rifle. | |||
[[Image:PTRD-41.jpg|thumb|none|450px|PTRD-41 Anti-tank rifle - 14.5x114mm]] | |||
[[Image:Jan_Kanyza-antitank_rifle.jpg |thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
== Tokarev SVT-40 Rifle == | == Tokarev SVT-40 Rifle == | ||
The Czechoslovak unit at the | The Czechoslovak unit at the Battle of Sokolovo carry [[SVT-40]] rifles. | ||
[[Image:SVT-40.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR]] | [[Image:SVT-40.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR]] | ||
[[Image:Sklv-SVT40.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An SVT-40 belonging to a Czechoslovakian unit.]] | [[Image:Sklv-SVT40.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An SVT-40 belonging to a Czechoslovakian unit.]] | ||
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=Machine guns= | =Machine guns= | ||
== MG34 Machine Gun == | == MG34 Machine Gun == | ||
German troops use | German troops use [[MG34]] machine guns. | ||
[[Image:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with front and rear sights folded down.]] | [[Image:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with front and rear sights folded down.]] | ||
[[Image:MG34-skl-hackel.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:MG34-skl-hackel.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== Maxim == | == Maxim == | ||
The [[Maxim]] machine | The [[Maxim]] machine gun is used by Soviet and Czechoslovakian troops. | ||
[[Image:S_maxim.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum]] | [[Image:S_maxim.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum]] | ||
[[Image:Czs-M1910-Sok.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Czechoslovak gunners | [[Image:Czs-M1910-Sok.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Czechoslovak gunners fire a machine gun during training in Buzuluk.]] | ||
[[Image:CZ-maxim.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Rataj ([[Jan Kanyza]]) mowing down German infantry advancing behind tanks.]] | [[Image:CZ-maxim.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Rataj ([[Jan Kanyza]]) mowing down German infantry advancing behind tanks.]] | ||
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=Hand Grenades= | =Hand Grenades= | ||
== No. 73 Mk. I hand grenade == | == No. 73 Mk. I hand grenade == | ||
Jan Kubiš ([[Miroslav Rataj]]) | As in the real attack, Jan Kubiš ([[Miroslav Rataj]]) throws a [[No. 73 Grenade|No. 73 Mk. I hand grenade]] at Heydrich's car. | ||
[[Image:Thermos.jpg|thumb|none|100px|No. 73 MK. 1 Anti-Tank hand grenade "Thermos/Flask".]] | [[Image:Thermos.jpg|thumb|none|100px|No. 73 MK. 1 Anti-Tank hand grenade "Thermos/Flask".]] | ||
[[Image:Hand_grenade-sklv.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|Jan Kubiš with a grenade in hand during the assassination.]] | [[Image:Hand_grenade-sklv.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|Jan Kubiš with a grenade in hand during the assassination.]] | ||
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[[Image:RA-RG-42.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|]] | [[Image:RA-RG-42.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:Antonín_Krafka-hand_grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|]] | [[Image:Antonín_Krafka-hand_grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:Martin_Stepanek-hand_grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|1st Lt. Otakar Jaroš ([[Martin Stepánek]]) | [[Image:Martin_Stepanek-hand_grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|1st Lt. Otakar Jaroš ([[Martin Stepánek]]) does not have enough to time to throw a grenade.]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
==SPSh Flare Pistol== | ==SPSh Flare Pistol== | ||
Czechoslovak soldier gives the signal to launch an attack with [[SPSh Flare Pistol]]. | A Czechoslovak soldier gives the signal to launch an attack with an [[SPSh Flare Pistol]]. | ||
[[Image:SPSh Flare Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Russian SPSh Flare Pistol 26.5mm]] | [[Image:SPSh Flare Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Russian SPSh Flare Pistol 26.5mm]] | ||
[[Image:Czs-Flare-Sok.jpg|none|thumb|600px|]] | [[Image:Czs-Flare-Sok.jpg|none|thumb|600px|]] | ||
== 82mm BM-37 mortar == | == 82mm BM-37 mortar == | ||
Czechoslovak unit also | The Czechoslovak unit also use [[BM-37]] mortars. | ||
[[Image:82mm BM-37 Mortar.jpg|thumb|none|400px|82mm BM-37 mortar]] | [[Image:82mm BM-37 Mortar.jpg|thumb|none|400px|82mm BM-37 mortar]] | ||
[[Image:82mmBM-37-Sok.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:82mmBM-37-Sok.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== 45mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) == | == 45mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) == | ||
Soviet artillery use the [[45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K)]] during the battle. | Soviet artillery troops use the [[45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K)]] during the battle. | ||
[[Image:53-K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1937 (53-K) Soviet anti-tank gun - 45 mm (1.77 in)]] | [[Image:53-K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1937 (53-K) Soviet anti-tank gun - 45 mm (1.77 in)]] | ||
[[Image:Sokolovo-53-K.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Sokolovo-53-K.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== 122mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) == | == 122mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) == | ||
Soviet | Soviet [[122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30)]] are used against the Germans. | ||
[[Image:Howitzer_M1938.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Soviet 121.92 mm (4.8 inch) howitzer]] | [[Image:Howitzer_M1938.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Soviet 121.92 mm (4.8 inch) howitzer]] | ||
[[Image:Sokolovo-Zis-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Sokolovo-Zis-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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== Flammenwerferpanzer 35R == | == Flammenwerferpanzer 35R == | ||
[[Image:Ger-Flam-Sok.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German | [[Image:Ger-Flam-Sok.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German uses a Flammenwerferpanzer 35R.]] | ||
== Tiger I == | == Tiger I == | ||
[[Image:Sokolovo-Tigr-tanks.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German troops | [[Image:Sokolovo-Tigr-tanks.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German troops are supported by Panzer VI Tiger I heavy tanks. The Christie suspension would indicate that this tank is actually a dressed up T-44, which is typical in post-war films.]] | ||
== T-34 tanks == | == T-34 tanks == | ||
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Sokolovo is Czechoslovak World War II film directed by Otakar Vávra, filmed in 1975. The film depicts the events in occupied Czechoslovakia after the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich and also parallel to the formation of the Czechoslovak foreign troops in the USSR. The movie culminates in the Battle of Sokolovo, the first time a foreign military unit, in this case the First Czechoslovak Independent Field Battalion, fought alongside the Soviet Red Army.
The following guns were used in the 1975 Czechoslovak film Sokolovo:
Pistols
Walther P38
Some characters are seen with a Walther P38 pistol.
Submachine Guns
Sten
British paratroopers are equipped with the Sten.
MP40
A German soldiers carry the MP40 submachine gun.
PPSh-41
Red Army and Czechoslovak soldiers are armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns.
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
The German firing squad, armed with Karabiner 98ks, murder the population of Lidice.
Mosin Nagant Rifle
Soviet and Czech infantry carry Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles.
PTRD-41
Pvt. Rataj (Jan Kanyza) fires a PTRD-41 anti-tank rifle.
Tokarev SVT-40 Rifle
The Czechoslovak unit at the Battle of Sokolovo carry SVT-40 rifles.
Machine guns
MG34 Machine Gun
German troops use MG34 machine guns.
Maxim
The Maxim machine gun is used by Soviet and Czechoslovakian troops.
Degtyaryov DP-28 machine gun
Soviet troops also use the Degtyaryov DP-28 machine gun.
Hand Grenades
No. 73 Mk. I hand grenade
As in the real attack, Jan Kubiš (Miroslav Rataj) throws a No. 73 Mk. I hand grenade at Heydrich's car.
RPG-40
Soviet and Czechoslovakian troops are equipped with RPG-40 anti-tank grenades.
Other
SPSh Flare Pistol
A Czechoslovak soldier gives the signal to launch an attack with an SPSh Flare Pistol.
82mm BM-37 mortar
The Czechoslovak unit also use BM-37 mortars.
45mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K)
Soviet artillery troops use the 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) during the battle.
122mm howitzer M1938 (M-30)
Soviet 122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) are used against the Germans.
