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{{Infobox Movie
{{Infobox Movie
|name = Soldat Blanc<br>
|name = White Soldier
|picture = Soldat Blanc.jpg
|picture = Soldat Blanc.jpg
|caption = ''Movie Poster''
|caption = ''French Movie Poster''
|country = [[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France
|country = [[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France
|director = Eric Zonca
|director = Eric Zonca
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|actor2=Emile Berling
|actor2=Emile Berling
|character3=Quoc
|character3=Quoc
|actor3=Mike NGuyen
|actor3=Mike Nguyen


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}}


'''''Soldat Blanc''''' (English translation : '''''White Soldier''''') is a 2019 French DTV war movie directed by Eric Zonca. Taking place during the Indochina war. The story about the friendship of 2 French soldiers. Robert Tual a WW2 veteran and André Cariou a young enlisted. Both they will be the witnesses of a growning conflict and they will choose very different ways.
'''''White Soldier''''' (French title: '''''Soldat blanc''''') is a 2014 French DTV war movie directed by Eric Zonca. Set during the First Indochina War, the story chronicles the friendship of two French soldiers- Robert Tual (Abraham Belaga), a WWII veteran and André Cariou (Emile Berling), a young enlisted man. They witness the growing conflict and will choose very different paths.




{{Film Title|Soldat Blanc}}
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=Pistols=
=Pistols=


==Lüger==
==Luger P08==
« Black Commando » members, use [[Luger P08]] as secondary weapons, including Tual and Cariou.
Black Commando members, including Tual and Cariou, use [[Luger P08]]s as secondary weapon.
[[Image:Luger.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Luger P08 with black grips – 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Luger.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Luger P08 with black grips – 9x19mm]]
[[Image:SB Luger 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cariou threatens a prisonner with his Lüger after the village raid.]]
[[Image:SB Luger 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cariou threatens a prisoner with his Luger after the village raid.]]
[[Image:SB Luger 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tual executes a Vietminh prisonner.]]
[[Image:SB Luger 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tual executes a Việt Minh prisoner.]]
[[Image:SB Luger 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tual aims his pistol at a Vietminh soldier.]]
[[Image:SB Luger 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tual aims his pistol at a Việt Minh soldier.]]


==Browning Hi-Power==
==Browning Hi-Power==
Before he becomes the leader of the commando Tual briefly carries a [[Browning Hi-Power]].
Before he becomes the leader of the commandos, Tual briefly carries a [[Browning Hi-Power]].
[[Image:BrowningHiPowerPistol9mm.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Classic Commercial Browning Hi-Power (Belgian manufacture) – 9x19mm]]
[[Image:BrowningHiPowerPistol9mm.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Classic Commercial Browning Hi-Power (Belgian manufacture) – 9x19mm]]
[[Image:SB Browning 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tual with a [[Browning Hi-Power]].]]
[[Image:SB Browning 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tual with a [[Browning Hi-Power]].]]


==Tokarev TT-33==
==Tokarev TT-33==
The [[Tokarev TT-33]] is used by Vietminh officers. During the ambush of a small French unit, Cariou executes an officer with the pistol.
The [[Tokarev TT-33]] is used by Việt Minh officers. During the ambush of a small French unit, Cariou executes an officer with the pistol.
[[Image:TT-33-Wartime.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version.]]
[[Image:TT-33.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Post-1947 version.]]
[[Image:SB Tokarev 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cariou takes the pistol from the political officer.]]
[[Image:SB Tokarev 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cariou takes the pistol from the political officer.]]
[[Image:SB Tokarev 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cariou shot the French Lieutenant, to prove that he is now a real communist. Despite he killed few French soldiers just before.]]
[[Image:SB Tokarev 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cariou shoots the French Lieutenant, to prove that he is now a real communist, despite the fact he killed a few French soldiers just minutes before.]]


==Sauer Model 1913==
A Japanese officer is seen with what appears to be a German [[Sauer Model 1913]].
[[Image:Sauer_1913.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Sauer Model 1913 - .32 ACP]]
[[Image:SB Jap 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:SB Jap 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Japanese officer commits suicide.]]


=Rifles=
=Rifles=


==MAS-36==
==MAS-36==
Several French soldiers are seen with the Mas-36 rifle. Some are prop.
The primary rifle of the French forces in Indochina is the [[MAS-36]]. Some are non-firing props.
[[Image:MAS36.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm French]]
[[Image:MAS36.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm French]]
[[Image:SB Mas36 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French sodier landing with a Mas-36.]]
[[Image:SB Mas36 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier landing with a MAS-36.]]
[[Image:SB Mas36 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Quoc with the rifle.]]
[[Image:SB Mas36 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Quoc (Mike Nguyen) with the rifle.]]
[[Image:SB Mas36 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Quoc aims his rifle at Japanese officer when he draws his pistol to commit suicide.]]
[[Image:SB Mas36 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Quoc aims his rifle at a Japanese officer when he draws his pistol to commit suicide.]]
[[Image:SB Mauser 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French soldiers at checkpoint.]]
[[Image:SB Mauser 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French soldiers at a checkpoint.]]
[[Image:SB Mas36 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Prop rifle during Cao Bang evacuation.]]
[[Image:SB Mas36 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A prop rifle during the evacuation of Cao Bang.]]


==Berthier==
==Berthier Model 1916 Carbine==
Few French soldiers are seen carrying [[Berthier Model 1916 Carabine]].
A few French soldiers are seen carrying the [[Berthier Model 1916 Carabine]].
[[Image:Bert-c92 70.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Berthier Model 1916 Carabine - 8x50mm R]]
[[Image:Bert-c92 70.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Berthier Model 1916 Carabine - 8x50mmR]]
[[Image:SB Berthier 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldier in foreground carries a Berthier.]]
[[Image:SB Berthier 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier in foreground carries a Berthier.]]
[[Image:SB Berthier 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Same soldier in the middle.]]
[[Image:SB Berthier 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same soldier in the middle.]]
[[Image:SB Berthier 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:SB Berthier 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


==M1 Carbine==
==M1 Carbine==
French troops and commandos use M1 carbines against Vietminh.
French troops and commandos use [[M1 Carbine]]s against the Việt Minh.
[[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine. Most of the World War II variations of the M1 Carbine were sent back to the Military Arsenals and retrofitted with the Bayonet Lug and adjustable rear sight. This is the version seen after late 1945 and all the way until the 1960s. This version is seen most often in World War II movies, despite being anachronistic for most World War II battles]]
[[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Korean War era M1 Carbine, with birch stock, adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine]]
[[Image:SB USM1 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tual adjuste sight during practice shooting with a M1.]]
[[Image:SB USM1 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tual adjusts the sights during practice shooting with an M1.]]
[[Image:SB USM1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Commandos with carbines during the village raid.]]
[[Image:SB USM1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Commandos with carbines during the village raid.]]
[[Image:USM1 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Commandos fighting in jungle.]]
[[Image:USM1 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Commandos fighting in the jungle.]]


==Karabiner 98k==
==Mauser Karabiner 98k==
Seen in hands of French soldiers and Vietminh.
The [[Karabiner 98k]] is seen in the hands of French soldiers and Việt Minh guerillas.
[[File:Mauser98-Amberg1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[File:Mauser98-Amberg1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:SB Mauser 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldier in the middle with Kar98k.]]
[[Image:SB Mauser 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier in the middle with a Kar98k.]]
[[Image:SB Mauser 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tual inspect a captured rifle.]]
[[Image:SB Mauser 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tual inspects a captured rifle.]]
[[Image:SB Mauser 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A corporal with a Kar98k.]]
[[Image:SB Mauser 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A corporal with a Kar98k.]]
[[Image:SB Mauser 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nice view of the rifle.]]
[[Image:SB Mauser 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nice view of the rifle.]]
[[Image:SB Mauser 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Various seapons captured after the fall of the French fort. A lot of Kar98k.]]
[[Image:SB Mauser 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Various weapons captured after the fall of the French fort. A lot of Kar98ks included.]]


==Norinco Type 56 Carbine==
==Norinco Type 56 Carbine==
Vietminhs soldiers and some colonial soldiers carry Type 56 rifle without bayonet throughout the movie.
Việt Minh soldiers and some colonial soldiers carry [[Norinco Type 56 Carbine]]s without bayonets.
[[File:ChineseType56Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Norinco Type 56 Carbine - 7.62x39mm]]
[[File:ChineseType56Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Norinco Type 56 Carbine - 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:SB SKS 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French colonial soldiers with SKS during beach battle.]]
[[Image:SB SKS 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French colonial soldiers with SKSs during the beach battle.]]
[[Image:SB SKS 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonial soldiers.]]
[[Image:SB SKS 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonial soldiers.]]
[[Image:SB SKS 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Black commando member with captured SKS.]]
[[Image:SB SKS 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Black Commando member with a captured SKS.]]
[[Image:SB SKS 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vietminh troops advancing at a surrender Cariou.]]
[[Image:SB SKS 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Việt Minh troops advancing on the surrendering Cariou.]]
[[Image:SB SKS 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A vietminh loot the bodies of dead French soldiers. The space for the bayonet is pretty visible.]]
[[Image:SB SKS 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Việt Minh guerilla loots the bodies of dead French soldiers. The space for the bayonet is pretty visible.]]


==Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine==
==Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine==
Japanese soldiers are wrongly equiped with Mosin Nagant carbines. Vietminh guerilla use it too.
Japanese soldiers are incorrectly equipped with the [[Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine]]. Việt Minh guerillas use these rifles as well.
[[File:M44Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine, with attached side-folding bayonet - 7.62x54mm R.]]
[[File:M44Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine, with attached side-folding bayonet - 7.62x54mmR]]
[[Image:SB Mosin 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vietminhs ambush French soldiers.]]
[[Image:SB Mosin 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Việt Minh forces ambush French soldiers.]]
[[Image:SB Mosin 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A vietminh escort French POWs.]]
[[Image:SB Mosin 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Việt Minh guerilla escorts French POWs.]]
 
==Unknown Rifle==
French troops capture some rifles, but it is hard to determinate what rifles they are.
[[Image:SB Silex 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tual with a captured rifle.]]


=Submachine Guns=
=Submachine Guns=


==MAS-38==
==MAS-38==
French army soldiers, especially Robert Tual use [[MAS-38]].
French Army soldiers, most prominently Robert Tual (Abraham Belaga), use the [[MAS-38]].
[[Image:Mas38 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MAS-38 -  7.65x20mm Longue]]
[[Image:Mas38 1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MAS-38 -  7.65x20mm Longue]]
[[Image:SB Mas38 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tual firing the Mas-38 during the battle on the beach.]]
[[Image:SB Mas38 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tual firing the MAS-38 during the battle on the beach.]]
[[Image:SB Mas38 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Charging Tual.]]
[[Image:SB Mas38 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Charging Tual.]]
[[Image:SB Mas38 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French soldier hidding in jungle with the Mas-38. we can distinguish the offset sight.]]
[[Image:SB Mas38 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier hiding in the jungle with the MAS-38. We can distinguish the offset sight.]]
[[Image:SB Mas38 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tual's Mas-38 at river checkpoint.]]
[[Image:SB Mas38 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tual's MAS-38 at the river checkpoint.]]


==Thompson SMG==
==M1928A1 Thompson==
Several commandos use [[M1928A1 Thompson]] with a 20 rounds magazines. Tual and Quoc use their SMGs without stock.
Several commandos use [[M1928A1 Thompson]]s with a 20-round magazines. Tual and Quoc use their SMGs without stocks.
[[File:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP]]
[[File:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:SB Thompson 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tual shows how neutralise a sentry.]]
[[Image:SB Thompson 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tual shows how neutralize a sentry.]]
[[Image:SB Thompson 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cariou with his Thompson during the village raid.]]
[[Image:SB Thompson 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cariou with his Thompson during the village raid.]]
[[Image:SB Thompson 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Commando discovers dead French soldiers. ]]
[[Image:SB Thompson 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A commando discovers dead French soldiers. ]]


==Sten==
==Sten==
Half of the movie, numerous French soldiers are equiped with the [[Sten]].
Numerous French soldiers are equipped with the [[Sten]].
[[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Sten Mk II (Canadian) - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sten Mk II (Canadian) - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:SB Sten 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French soldiers learn the disassembly of the weapon at the beginning of the film.]]
[[Image:SB Sten 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French soldiers learn the disassembly of the weapon at the beginning of the film.]]
[[Image:SB Sten 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French soldier fighting on the beach.]]
[[Image:SB Sten 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier fighting on the beach.]]
[[Image:SB Sten 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The French Lieutenant carry the Sten in a very curious way.]]
[[Image:SB Sten 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The French Lieutenant holds the Sten in a very curious way.]]
[[Image:SB Sten 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cariou's Sten.]]
[[Image:SB Sten 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cariou's Sten.]]
[[Image:SB Sten 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cariou firing the Sten, the only time where a soldier keep it correctly when firing.]]
[[Image:SB Sten 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cariou firing the Sten, the only time in the film when the Sten is held in (what is usually considered) the proper way- by the receiver, not the magazine.]]


==MP41==
==MP41==
[[MP41]] Briefly seen during the beach battle.
An [[MP41]] is briefly seen during the beach battle.
[[File:Mp41-1.jpg|none|400px|none|MP41 - 9x19mm]]
[[File:Mp41-1.jpg|thumb|450px|none|MP41 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:SB MP41.jpg|thumb|none|600px|MP41 circled in red.]]
[[Image:SB MP41.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The MP41 circled in red.]]


==PPSH 41==
==PPSh-41==
Vietminh and Vietnamese commandos use PPSH.
Việt Minh troops and Vietnamese commandos use the [[PPSh-41]].
[[File:Ppsh41.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPSh-41 with 35-round box magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
[[File:Ppsh41.jpg|thumb|none|450px|PPSh-41 with 35-round box magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
[[Image:SB PPSH 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French commando with captured PPSH.]]
[[Image:SB PPSH 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French commando with a captured PPSH.]]


==PPS 43==
==PPS-43==
Several Vietminh fighters and later the traitor Cariou use [[PPS-43]] (or chineses copy) against French troops.
Several Việt Minh fighters and later the traitor Cariou use the [[PPS-43]] (or Chinese copy) against French troops.
[[File:PPSh-43-Submachine-Gun.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
[[File:PPSh-43-Submachine-Gun.jpg‎|thumb|none|450px|PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
[[Image:SB PPS 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cariou and group of Vietminh ambush a small French recon unit.]]
[[Image:SB PPS 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cariou and group of Việt Minh ambush a small French recon unit.]]
[[Image:SB PPS 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Same scene.]]
[[Image:SB PPS 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Same scene.]]


=Machineguns=
=Machine Guns=


==Bren==
==Bren Mk1 (M)==
Used by Black commando.
A [[Bren]] is used by a Black Commando member. It appears to be the Mk1 (M) variant.
[[Image:SB Bren 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A commando attacking a Vietminh village.]]
[[Image:Bren gun.JPG|thumb|none|450px|Bren Mk1 (M) - .303 British]]
[[Image:SB Bren 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A commando attacking a Việt Minh village.]]
[[Image:SB Bren 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:SB Bren 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


=Mix of weapons=
=Other=
 
==Japanese Weapons==
At the end of the WWII, Japanese troops occupying Indochina surrender to the French Army. They drop their weapons, but none look accurate for the Imperial Japanese Army.
[[Image:SB Jap 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Japanese" weapons surrendered to French troops. A [[Kar98k]], [[Mosin Nagant]] and a few [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mark III*]]s.]]
 
=Note=


==Japanese weapons==
==Roger Vanderberghe==
At the end of the WW2, Japanese troops occupying Indochina surrender to the French army.
They drop their weapons, but none look accurate for Japanese army.
[[Image:SB Jap 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''Japanese'' weapons. [[Kar98k]], [[Mosin Nagant]] and a kind of SMLE.]]
[[Image:SB Jap 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese officer commits suicide with hard to identify pistol, definitely not a Nambu.]]
[[Image:SB Jap 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


==Unknow rifle==
The character depicted by [[Abraham Belaga]], Robert Tual, is heavly inspirated by the Chief Warrant Officer Roger Vanderberghe. A resistant fighter at age of 16 and who joined regular army with his brother after WW2 for duty in Indochina. In 1948 his brother, his last family, is KIA. He becomes Sergeant and lead a recon platoon composed only by anticommunist local soldiers. The efficients of all actions behind ennemy lines are due that Vanderberghe use non conventional warfare tactics and copy the same strategy and use similar uniform than the Việt Minh. Later finally promuted Chief Warrant Officer, his commando, the number 24, whose the members are nicknamed '''The Black Tigers''' is one of the best unit of the war, even the Việt Minh command put a reward over Vanderberghe (a reward that Vanderberghe stole after pretending being captured, but the soldiers who claimed the reward were in fact his own). All the members of the commando are Vietnamese soldiers and ex Việt Minh soldiers, only the officers and NCOs are French. But in January 1952, he is assassinated while sleeping at age of 24, betrayed by an ex Việt Minh figther, who was infiltrated. He was the most decorated NCOs of 20th century with 5 medals and 18 citations, he was also wounded 8 times. General De Lattre de Tassigny said of him. ''Let France give me 100 Vanderberghe, and we will defeat the Việt Minh... ''
French troops capture some platines rifles, but hard to determinate what rifles are they.
[[Image:SB Silex 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tual with a captured platine rifle.]]


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White Soldier
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French Movie Poster
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Directed by Eric Zonca
Release Date 2014
Language French
Studio Canal +
Main Cast
Character Actor
Sergeant Robert Tual Abraham Belaga
André Cariou Emile Berling
Quoc Mike Nguyen


White Soldier (French title: Soldat blanc) is a 2014 French DTV war movie directed by Eric Zonca. Set during the First Indochina War, the story chronicles the friendship of two French soldiers- Robert Tual (Abraham Belaga), a WWII veteran and André Cariou (Emile Berling), a young enlisted man. They witness the growing conflict and will choose very different paths.



The following weapons were used in the film White Soldier:


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Pistols

Luger P08

Black Commando members, including Tual and Cariou, use Luger P08s as secondary weapon.

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Luger P08 with black grips – 9x19mm
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Cariou threatens a prisoner with his Luger after the village raid.
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Tual executes a Việt Minh prisoner.
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Tual aims his pistol at a Việt Minh soldier.

Browning Hi-Power

Before he becomes the leader of the commandos, Tual briefly carries a Browning Hi-Power.

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Classic Commercial Browning Hi-Power (Belgian manufacture) – 9x19mm
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Tual with a Browning Hi-Power.

Tokarev TT-33

The Tokarev TT-33 is used by Việt Minh officers. During the ambush of a small French unit, Cariou executes an officer with the pistol.

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Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Post-1947 version.
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Cariou takes the pistol from the political officer.
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Cariou shoots the French Lieutenant, to prove that he is now a real communist, despite the fact he killed a few French soldiers just minutes before.

Sauer Model 1913

A Japanese officer is seen with what appears to be a German Sauer Model 1913.

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Sauer Model 1913 - .32 ACP
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The Japanese officer commits suicide.

Rifles

MAS-36

The primary rifle of the French forces in Indochina is the MAS-36. Some are non-firing props.

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MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm French
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A French soldier landing with a MAS-36.
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Quoc (Mike Nguyen) with the rifle.
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Quoc aims his rifle at a Japanese officer when he draws his pistol to commit suicide.
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French soldiers at a checkpoint.
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A prop rifle during the evacuation of Cao Bang.

Berthier Model 1916 Carbine

A few French soldiers are seen carrying the Berthier Model 1916 Carabine.

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Berthier Model 1916 Carabine - 8x50mmR
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A soldier in foreground carries a Berthier.
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The same soldier in the middle.
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M1 Carbine

French troops and commandos use M1 Carbines against the Việt Minh.

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Korean War era M1 Carbine, with birch stock, adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine
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Tual adjusts the sights during practice shooting with an M1.
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Commandos with carbines during the village raid.
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Commandos fighting in the jungle.

Mauser Karabiner 98k

The Karabiner 98k is seen in the hands of French soldiers and Việt Minh guerillas.

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Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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A soldier in the middle with a Kar98k.
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Tual inspects a captured rifle.
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A corporal with a Kar98k.
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Nice view of the rifle.
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Various weapons captured after the fall of the French fort. A lot of Kar98ks included.

Norinco Type 56 Carbine

Việt Minh soldiers and some colonial soldiers carry Norinco Type 56 Carbines without bayonets.

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Norinco Type 56 Carbine - 7.62x39mm
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French colonial soldiers with SKSs during the beach battle.
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Colonial soldiers.
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A Black Commando member with a captured SKS.
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Việt Minh troops advancing on the surrendering Cariou.
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A Việt Minh guerilla loots the bodies of dead French soldiers. The space for the bayonet is pretty visible.

Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine

Japanese soldiers are incorrectly equipped with the Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine. Việt Minh guerillas use these rifles as well.

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Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine, with attached side-folding bayonet - 7.62x54mmR
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Việt Minh forces ambush French soldiers.
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A Việt Minh guerilla escorts French POWs.

Unknown Rifle

French troops capture some rifles, but it is hard to determinate what rifles they are.

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Tual with a captured rifle.

Submachine Guns

MAS-38

French Army soldiers, most prominently Robert Tual (Abraham Belaga), use the MAS-38.

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MAS-38 - 7.65x20mm Longue
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Tual firing the MAS-38 during the battle on the beach.
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Charging Tual.
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A French soldier hiding in the jungle with the MAS-38. We can distinguish the offset sight.
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Tual's MAS-38 at the river checkpoint.

M1928A1 Thompson

Several commandos use M1928A1 Thompsons with a 20-round magazines. Tual and Quoc use their SMGs without stocks.

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M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP
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Tual shows how neutralize a sentry.
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Cariou with his Thompson during the village raid.
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A commando discovers dead French soldiers.

Sten

Numerous French soldiers are equipped with the Sten.

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Sten Mk II (Canadian) - 9x19mm
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French soldiers learn the disassembly of the weapon at the beginning of the film.
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A French soldier fighting on the beach.
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The French Lieutenant holds the Sten in a very curious way.
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Cariou's Sten.
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Cariou firing the Sten, the only time in the film when the Sten is held in (what is usually considered) the proper way- by the receiver, not the magazine.

MP41

An MP41 is briefly seen during the beach battle.

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MP41 - 9x19mm
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The MP41 circled in red.

PPSh-41

Việt Minh troops and Vietnamese commandos use the PPSh-41.

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PPSh-41 with 35-round box magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
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A French commando with a captured PPSH.

PPS-43

Several Việt Minh fighters and later the traitor Cariou use the PPS-43 (or Chinese copy) against French troops.

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PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
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Cariou and group of Việt Minh ambush a small French recon unit.
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Same scene.

Machine Guns

Bren Mk1 (M)

A Bren is used by a Black Commando member. It appears to be the Mk1 (M) variant.

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Bren Mk1 (M) - .303 British
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A commando attacking a Việt Minh village.
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Other

Japanese Weapons

At the end of the WWII, Japanese troops occupying Indochina surrender to the French Army. They drop their weapons, but none look accurate for the Imperial Japanese Army.

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"Japanese" weapons surrendered to French troops. A Kar98k, Mosin Nagant and a few Lee-Enfield No.1 Mark III*s.

Note

Roger Vanderberghe

The character depicted by Abraham Belaga, Robert Tual, is heavly inspirated by the Chief Warrant Officer Roger Vanderberghe. A resistant fighter at age of 16 and who joined regular army with his brother after WW2 for duty in Indochina. In 1948 his brother, his last family, is KIA. He becomes Sergeant and lead a recon platoon composed only by anticommunist local soldiers. The efficients of all actions behind ennemy lines are due that Vanderberghe use non conventional warfare tactics and copy the same strategy and use similar uniform than the Việt Minh. Later finally promuted Chief Warrant Officer, his commando, the number 24, whose the members are nicknamed The Black Tigers is one of the best unit of the war, even the Việt Minh command put a reward over Vanderberghe (a reward that Vanderberghe stole after pretending being captured, but the soldiers who claimed the reward were in fact his own). All the members of the commando are Vietnamese soldiers and ex Việt Minh soldiers, only the officers and NCOs are French. But in January 1952, he is assassinated while sleeping at age of 24, betrayed by an ex Việt Minh figther, who was infiltrated. He was the most decorated NCOs of 20th century with 5 medals and 18 citations, he was also wounded 8 times. General De Lattre de Tassigny said of him. Let France give me 100 Vanderberghe, and we will defeat the Việt Minh...