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|picture = ErnstThälmannLeaderPoster.jpg | |picture = ErnstThälmannLeaderPoster.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | ||
|country = | |country =[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] East Germany | ||
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|director = Kurt Maetzig | |director = Kurt Maetzig | ||
|date = October 7, 1955 | |date = October 7, 1955 | ||
|language =German<br /> Russian | |language =German<br />Russian | ||
|studio=DEFA | |studio=DEFA | ||
|distributor = Progress Film | |distributor = Progress Film | ||
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'''''Ernst Thälmann - Leader of his Class''''' is a 1955 East-German movie directed by Kurt Maetzig. The second part covers the period from 1930 until Thälmann's assassination in 1944. It shows Thälmann's struggle for the united front of the German workers against the National Socialists, his arrest after Hitler's seizure of power, and the eleven years of imprisonment in which he remains steadfast until his death. An attempt by the comrades to liberate him fails and Thälmann rejects a corrupting offer of freedom by Göring. And he has to witness how his brave fellow fighter Änne Jansen is killed in a bomb attack in the women's prison across the street. Änne's husband Fiete Jansen, who was already at Thälmann's side as a friend and fighter in the first part, becomes the second supporting figure of the film. As commander of the Thälmann Battalion, he fights for the people's cause in Spain and later in the ranks of the Red Army for a quick end to the fascist war. | '''''Ernst Thälmann - Leader of his Class''''' is a 1955 East-German movie directed by Kurt Maetzig and the sequel of ''[[Ernst Thälmann - Son of his Class]]''. The second part covers the period from 1930 until Thälmann's assassination in 1944. It shows Thälmann's struggle for the united front of the German workers against the National Socialists, his arrest after Hitler's seizure of power, and the eleven years of imprisonment in which he remains steadfast until his death. An attempt by the comrades to liberate him fails and Thälmann rejects a corrupting offer of freedom by Göring. And he has to witness how his brave fellow fighter Änne Jansen is killed in a bomb attack in the women's prison across the street. Änne's husband Fiete Jansen, who was already at Thälmann's side as a friend and fighter in the first part, becomes the second supporting figure of the film. As commander of the Thälmann Battalion, he fights for the people's cause in Spain and later in the ranks of the Red Army for a quick end to the fascist war. | ||
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[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Luger1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Police officers pulls out his Luger pistol at a roadblock.]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Luger1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Police officers pulls out his Luger pistol at a roadblock.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Luger2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same policeman | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Luger2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same policeman brandishes his pistol giving the signal to withdraw.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Luger3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|After the plan to free | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Luger3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|After the plan to free Ernst was exposed, the communist in disguise shots at the prison window.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Luger4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The German General ([[Frithjof Ruede]] surrenders his Luger to the Russians.]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Luger4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The German General ([[Frithjof Ruede]]) surrenders his Luger to the Russians.]] | ||
==FN Model 1922== | ==FN Model 1922== | ||
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==PPSh-41== | ==PPSh-41== | ||
Most Soviet Soldiers are armed with [[PPSh-41]] submachine guns, as well, Fiete Jansen. | Most Soviet Soldiers are armed with [[PPSh-41]] submachine guns, as well, Fiete Jansen. | ||
[[File:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPSh-41 | [[File:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPSh-41 with 71-round drum magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPSH1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Fiete Jansen carries a PPSh during the deployment of the Soviet battalion "Ernst Thälmann".]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPSH1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Fiete Jansen carries a PPSh during the deployment of the Soviet battalion "Ernst Thälmann".]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPSH2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Closer view of the front barrel and sight.]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPSH2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Closer view of the front barrel and sight.]] | ||
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==PPS-43== | ==PPS-43== | ||
Some [[PPS-43]] are also seen | Some [[PPS-43]]s are also seen wielded by Red Army soldiers. | ||
[[File:PPSh-43-Submachine-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | [[File:PPSh-43-Submachine-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPS1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldier sitting in the middle has PPS-43.]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPS1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldier sitting in the middle has PPS-43.]] | ||
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==Mauser Model 1889/36== | ==Mauser Model 1889/36== | ||
The most seen rifle is the [[Belgian Mauser 1889]]/36 which is first used by Berlin police forces in 1930. | The most-seen rifle is the [[Belgian Mauser 1889]]/36 which is first used by Berlin police forces in 1930. | ||
[[Image:Belgian 1889 carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Belgian 1889 Mauser Carbine - 7.65x53mm Mauser, for comparision.]] | [[Image:Belgian 1889 carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Belgian 1889 Mauser Carbine - 7.65x53mm Mauser, for comparision.]] | ||
[[Image:Belgian Mauser 1935.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Belgian Mauser Model 1935 - 7.65x53mm, for comparision.]] | [[Image:Belgian Mauser 1935.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Belgian Mauser Model 1935 - 7.65x53mm, for comparision.]] | ||
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[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-BelgianMauser3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Left view of one Mauser held by a police officer.]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-BelgianMauser3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Left view of one Mauser held by a police officer.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-BelgianMauser4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A fighter of the Spanish International Brigade fires his Belgian rifle.]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-BelgianMauser4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A fighter of the Spanish International Brigade fires his Belgian rifle.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-BelgianMauser5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The young German | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-BelgianMauser5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The young German soldier aims his Mauser at an SS officer.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-BelgianMauser6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Note the typical "ear" protectors.]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-BelgianMauser6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Note the typical "ear" protectors.]] | ||
==Mauser Gewehr 1898M== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898M== | ||
Two ''SA'' (''Sturmabtelung'') men are seen with [[Gewehr 98]]M rifles while guarding arrested communists after the ''Reichstag'' Fire Decree of February 28, 1933. Contrary to what is portrayed in the film, it was only one communist, Dutch Marinus van der Lubbe, who set fire to the ''Reichstag'' building on February 27 and not a planned action by Hitler. However, this was a welcome opportunity for Nazi propaganda to crackdown on leftists. | Two ''SA'' (''Sturmabtelung'') men are seen with [[Gewehr 98]]M rifles while guarding arrested communists after the ''Reichstag'' Fire Decree of February 28, 1933. Contrary to what is portrayed in the film, it was only one communist, Dutch Marinus van der Lubbe, who set fire to the ''Reichstag'' building on February 27 and not a planned action by Hitler. However, this was a welcome opportunity for Nazi propaganda to crackdown on leftists. | ||
[[ | [[File:MauserG98M.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898M - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-GewehrM1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One ''SA'' henchmen brandishes his Gewehr. Despite the long bolt handle, this rifle has a notch for a turned-down one.]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-GewehrM1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One ''SA'' henchmen brandishes his Gewehr. Despite the long bolt handle, this rifle has a notch for a turned-down one.]] | ||
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==Karabiner 1888== | ==Karabiner 1888== | ||
A liberated KZ prisoner has a [[Karabiner 1888]] over his shoulder. | A liberated KZ prisoner has a [[Karabiner 1888]] over his shoulder. | ||
[[ | [[File:Karabiner88.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 1888 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Kar88-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The man in the foreground left carries the Kar 88 over his back. Note the muzzle and hole in the magazine's bottom.]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Kar88-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The man in the foreground left carries the Kar 88 over his back. Note the muzzle and hole in the magazine's bottom.]] | ||
===Custom Karabiner 1888=== | |||
Another liberated KZ prisoner is briefly seen with a Kar 88 with a straight bolt-handle that is also most likely used in the 1978 movie ''[[Severino#Custom_Karabiner_1888|Severino]]''. | |||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Rifle3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The not so straight magazine matches a Steyr-type rifle but the rest part to a Kar 88 with straight bolt-handle.]] | |||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Rifle4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the same rifle on the far left.]] | |||
==Mosin Nagant== | ==Mosin Nagant== | ||
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==Lebel 1886== | ==Lebel 1886== | ||
Some Spanish Republican fighters can be seen with French rifles that appear to be [[Lebel 1886]]s. | Some Spanish Republican fighters can be seen with French rifles that appear to be [[Lebel 1886]]s. | ||
[[ | [[File:Modele1886Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lebel Model 1886 - 8x50mmR Lebel]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One fighter chambers a round on his rifle.]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One fighter chambers a round on his rifle.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Rifle2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another Republican charges with his rifle equipped with a “Rosalie” bayonet.]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Rifle2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another Republican charges with his rifle equipped with a “Rosalie” bayonet.]] | ||
=Assault Rifles= | =Assault Rifles= | ||
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==MKb 42(H)== | ==MKb 42(H)== | ||
At the end of the movie, two prison guards of the ''KZ Buchenwald'' are armed with [[MKb 42(H)]] assault rifles. | At the end of the movie, two prison guards of the ''KZ Buchenwald'' are armed with [[MKb 42(H)]] assault rifles. | ||
[[ | [[File:German WW2 MP-44 copy Sport-Systeme Dittrich 'BD42(H)' designed from the MKB42(H).jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sport Systeme Dittrich reproduction of the Haenel MKb 42(H) - 7.92x33mm.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-MKB1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|'''Guard''':"''Guess you know what comes next!''"<br /> | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-MKB1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|'''Guard''':"''Guess you know what comes next!''"<br /> | ||
'''Thälmann''':"''Yes! A better Germany!''"]] | '''Thälmann''':"''Yes! A better Germany!''"]] | ||
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==MG34== | ==MG34== | ||
German soldiers use [[MG34]]s. | German soldiers use [[MG34]]s. | ||
[[ | [[File:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-MG34-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An MG34 behind its dead user on the Eastern Front.]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-MG34-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An MG34 behind its dead user on the Eastern Front.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-MG34-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An SS officers opens fire at three incoming Soviet parliamentaries.]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-MG34-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An SS officers opens fire at three incoming Soviet parliamentaries.]] | ||
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==MG42== | ==MG42== | ||
Two [[MG42]]s are transported by prisoners. | Two [[MG42]]s are transported by prisoners. | ||
[[ | [[File:MG42.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maschinengewehr 42 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-MG42-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The MG42s carried in the background.]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-MG42-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The MG42s carried in the background.]] | ||
==Maxim MG 08== | ==Maxim MG 08== | ||
One [[Maxim MG08]] is seen among the smuggled | One [[Maxim MG08]] is seen among the smuggled weapons for the prisoners. | ||
[[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]] | [[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Maxim.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The spade grips of the Maxim are seen behind the PPShs.]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Maxim.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The spade grips of the Maxim are seen behind the PPShs.]] | ||
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==Panzerschreck== | ==Panzerschreck== | ||
A single [[Panzerschreck]], | A single [[Panzerschreck]], which appears to be a mock-up, is carried by one German soldier. | ||
[[File:Tank h5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPzB 54 "Panzerschreck" rocket launcher - 88mm]] | [[File:Tank h5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPzB 54 "Panzerschreck" rocket launcher - 88mm]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Panzerschreck1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Panzerschreck1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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=Other= | =Other= | ||
== | ==15 cm sFH 18== | ||
Various | Various [[15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 18]] can be seen at a weapons factory. | ||
[[File:1024px-German SFH 18 150 mm Howitzer, CFB Borden, 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[File:1024px-German SFH 18 150 mm Howitzer, CFB Borden, 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Schwere Feldhaubitze 18 displayed at CFB Borden Military Museum, Ontario, Canada - 150mm]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-sFH1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-sFH1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-sFH2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-sFH2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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Ernst Thälmann - Leader of his Class is a 1955 East-German movie directed by Kurt Maetzig and the sequel of Ernst Thälmann - Son of his Class. The second part covers the period from 1930 until Thälmann's assassination in 1944. It shows Thälmann's struggle for the united front of the German workers against the National Socialists, his arrest after Hitler's seizure of power, and the eleven years of imprisonment in which he remains steadfast until his death. An attempt by the comrades to liberate him fails and Thälmann rejects a corrupting offer of freedom by Göring. And he has to witness how his brave fellow fighter Änne Jansen is killed in a bomb attack in the women's prison across the street. Änne's husband Fiete Jansen, who was already at Thälmann's side as a friend and fighter in the first part, becomes the second supporting figure of the film. As commander of the Thälmann Battalion, he fights for the people's cause in Spain and later in the ranks of the Red Army for a quick end to the fascist war.
The following weapons were used in the film Ernst Thälmann - Leader of his Class:
Pistols
Luger P08
Luger P08 pistols are used by German police, SS guards, and some soldiers. Obersturmbanführer Quadde (Werner Peters) is briefly seen with a P08 during an attempt to free Thälmann
FN Model 1922
Fiete Jansen (Hans-Peter Minetti) is seen leading a charge with an FN Model 1922 during the Spanish Civil War.
Submachine Guns
PPSh-41
Most Soviet Soldiers are armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns, as well, Fiete Jansen.
PPS-43
Some PPS-43s are also seen wielded by Red Army soldiers.
Rifles
Mauser Model 1889/36
The most-seen rifle is the Belgian Mauser 1889/36 which is first used by Berlin police forces in 1930.
Mauser Gewehr 1898M
Two SA (Sturmabtelung) men are seen with Gewehr 98M rifles while guarding arrested communists after the Reichstag Fire Decree of February 28, 1933. Contrary to what is portrayed in the film, it was only one communist, Dutch Marinus van der Lubbe, who set fire to the Reichstag building on February 27 and not a planned action by Hitler. However, this was a welcome opportunity for Nazi propaganda to crackdown on leftists.
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k is briefly seen in the hands of German soldiers.
Gewehr 1888/05
What appears to be a Gewehr 1888/05 is briefly seen held by a guard at a barracks.
Karabiner 1888
A liberated KZ prisoner has a Karabiner 1888 over his shoulder.
Custom Karabiner 1888
Another liberated KZ prisoner is briefly seen with a Kar 88 with a straight bolt-handle that is also most likely used in the 1978 movie Severino.
Mosin Nagant
Some Red Army soldiers are also armed with Mosin Nagant Rifles.
Lebel 1886
Some Spanish Republican fighters can be seen with French rifles that appear to be Lebel 1886s.
Assault Rifles
Sturmgewehr 44
The Sturmgewehr 44 is the second most used rifle by German soldiers and liberated prisoners.
MKb 42(H)
At the end of the movie, two prison guards of the KZ Buchenwald are armed with MKb 42(H) assault rifles.
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Thälmann:"Yes! A better Germany!"
Machine Guns
MG34
German soldiers use MG34s.
MG42
Two MG42s are transported by prisoners.
Maxim MG 08
One Maxim MG08 is seen among the smuggled weapons for the prisoners.
Launchers
Panzerfaust
Some Landsers are seen with Panzerfausts.
Panzerschreck
A single Panzerschreck, which appears to be a mock-up, is carried by one German soldier.
Other
15 cm sFH 18
Various 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 18 can be seen at a weapons factory.
