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==Luger P08== | ==Luger P08== | ||
Franz Lang ([[Götz George]]) owns a [[Luger P08]] which he referred to as a "Mauser Pistole". The pistol is also held by Siebert (Wilfried Elste). | Franz Lang ([[Götz George]]) owns a [[Luger P08]] which he referred to as a "Mauser Pistole". The pistol is also held by Siebert (Wilfried Elste). | ||
[[File:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | [[File:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm Parabellum]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Luger1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Franz | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Luger1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Franz looks at the uncovered Luger. The magazine is seen lying beneath it.]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Luger2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|After inserting the magazine he moves the toggle-action.]] | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Luger2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|After inserting the magazine he moves the toggle-action.]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Luger3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Luger in the hand of Siebert as a | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Luger3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Luger in the hand of Siebert as a symbol of his offer.]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Luger4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Having accepted the offer Franz aims the Luger.]] | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Luger4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Having accepted the offer Franz aims the Luger.]] | ||
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A US MP has a [[Colt M1911A1]] in his holster. | A US MP has a [[Colt M1911A1]] in his holster. | ||
[[File:Colt1911A1PreWar.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP]] | [[File:Colt1911A1PreWar.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Colt1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Colt1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The MP escorts Franz Lang to the interrogation.]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben- | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Colt2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The end of the grip is visible in the white holster.]] | ||
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
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==MP 40== | ==MP 40== | ||
Some Waffen SS soldiers are armed with [[MP40]]s. | Some Waffen SS soldiers are armed with [[MP40]]s. | ||
[[File:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm]] | [[File:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm Parabellum]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-MP1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An SS soldier which appears to be | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-MP1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An SS soldier which appears to be a ''Rottenführer'' (Corporal) watches working KZ inmates with his MP 40. Judging by the slab-sided magazine well this is the earlier variant.]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-MP2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another SS guard carries a late variant with a ribbed magazine well.]] | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-MP2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another SS guard carries a late variant with a ribbed magazine well.]] | ||
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==Karabiner 98k== | ==Karabiner 98k== | ||
The [[Karabiner 98k]] is widely used throughout the movie by German soldiers including Becker (uncredited), Schrader (Peter Franke), and Schmitz (Hermann Günther). Its appearance during the First World War | The [[Karabiner 98k]] is widely used throughout the movie by German soldiers including Becker (uncredited), Schrader (Peter Franke), and Schmitz (Hermann Günther). Its appearance in 1917 during the First World War is clearly an anachronism, in addition, it is the late WWII variant and in the scenes set from 1941 onwards, it can only be seen from afar being carried by SS soldiers. | ||
[[File:Mauser 98K with bayonet.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k with S84/98 bayonet - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[File:Mauser 98K with bayonet.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k with S84/98 bayonet - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Karabiner1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers including young Franz (Kai Taschner) and Schrader resting with their carbines.]] | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Karabiner1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers including young Franz (Kai Taschner) and Schrader resting with their carbines next to them.]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Karabiner2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Franz holds Schrader at gunpoint. Note the | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Karabiner2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Franz holds Schrader at gunpoint. Note the front sights have large protective "ears".]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Karabiner3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close-up of a Karabiner | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Karabiner3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close-up of a Karabiner equipped with an S84/98 bayonet held by a ''Freikorps Roßbach'' member in 1920. The welded barrel band indicates a late WWII variant.]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Karabiner4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A good view of Franz's Kar98k after firing. The white painted swastika was a sign of a warlike appearance for some ''Freikorps'' paramilitaries.]] | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Karabiner4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A good view of Franz's Kar98k after firing. The white painted swastika on his ''Stahlhelm'' M16 was a sign of a warlike appearance for some ''Freikorps'' paramilitaries and thus has a different meaning in comparison to the later.]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Karabiner5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A smoking SS guard holds his Karabiner in a courtyard in Auschwitz.]] | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Karabiner5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A smoking SS guard holds his Karabiner in a courtyard in Auschwitz.]] | ||
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A full-length Mauser rifle is briefly seen in a gun rack which appears to be a [[Gewehr 98]]. | A full-length Mauser rifle is briefly seen in a gun rack which appears to be a [[Gewehr 98]]. | ||
[[File:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[File:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The long Mauser rifle can be seen next to opened door next to Franz Land and | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The long Mauser rifle can be seen next to opened door next to SS-''Sturmbannführer'' (Major) Franz Land and ''Obersturmführer'' (First lieutenant) Setzler ([[Claus-Dieter Reents]]). Note the longer barrel and parade hook compared to the Kar98ks next to it.]] | ||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
==Maxim MG 08== | ==Maxim MG 08== | ||
During the World War One scene, a [[Maxim MG08]] is used by Becker (uncredited) and Schmitz (Hermann Günther). | |||
[[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG 08 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG 08 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Maxim1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The unused Maxim among resting soldiers.]] | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Maxim1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The unused Maxim among resting soldiers.]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Maxim2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Becker and Schmitz pick | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Maxim2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Becker and Schmitz pick the machine gun up to transport it.]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Maxim3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The squad with the | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Maxim3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The squad with the deployed Maxim in a trench. In this picture, the different tasks of a German MG crew can be seen well: The ''Unteroffizier'' (Corporal) observes the action, gunner 3 loads the belt into the gun, gunner 2 fires it, and the first gunner has constant eye contact with the officer to pass on his orders.]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Maxim4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A view of the left side.]] | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Maxim4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A view of the left side while firing.]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Maxim5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Schmitz now acts as the | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Maxim5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Schmitz now acts as the second gunner.]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Maxim6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Schmitz carries the Maxim.]] | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Maxim6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Schmitz carries the Maxim.]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Maxim7.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Maxim7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|After returning to ''Hauptmann'' (Captain) Günther (Siegurd Fitzek) exhausted Franz lies next to the Maxim which offers a view of the right side.]] | ||
=Hand Grenades= | =Hand Grenades= | ||
==Model 24 Stielhandgranate== | ==Model 24 Stielhandgranate== | ||
Three German soldiers are seen with [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s. | Three German soldiers are seen with anachronistic [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s standing in for the [[Model 17 Stielhandgranate|Model 17]]. | ||
[[File:M24handgrenade.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] | [[File:M24handgrenade.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] | ||
[[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Stielhandgranate1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldier next to the Maxim, the one above the ammunition, and the one who in turn above him have the stick grenades.]] | [[File:AuseinemdeutschenLeben-Stielhandgranate1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldier next to the Maxim, the one above the ammunition, and the one who in turn above him have the stick grenades.]] | ||
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Death is My Trade is a 1977 German movie written and directed by Theodor Kotulla and starring Götz George. The adaptation of the script is based on the 1952 French novel La mort est mon métier by Robert Merle. Like the novel, the film is based on interrogation transcripts from the trial of Rudolf Höß, SS officer and commandant of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp, as well as on his autobiographical notes, which he wrote while in British custody and, after his extradition, in Polish custody in 1946/47 before he was executed as a convicted war criminal. Instead of the name Rudolf Höß, on whose biography the plot is based, the pseudonym Franz Lang is used in the film following an anonymizing intention. The real Rudolf Höß had initially gone into hiding under this name after the Second World War as a supposed boatmate until he was unmasked and arrested in 1946.
The following weapons were used in the film Death is My Trade:
Handguns
Luger P08
Franz Lang (Götz George) owns a Luger P08 which he referred to as a "Mauser Pistole". The pistol is also held by Siebert (Wilfried Elste).
Rast & Gasser 1898
A Rast & Gasser 1898 is used by Franz Lang.
Colt M1911A1
A US MP has a Colt M1911A1 in his holster.
Submachine Guns
MP 40
Some Waffen SS soldiers are armed with MP40s.
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k is widely used throughout the movie by German soldiers including Becker (uncredited), Schrader (Peter Franke), and Schmitz (Hermann Günther). Its appearance in 1917 during the First World War is clearly an anachronism, in addition, it is the late WWII variant and in the scenes set from 1941 onwards, it can only be seen from afar being carried by SS soldiers.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
A full-length Mauser rifle is briefly seen in a gun rack which appears to be a Gewehr 98.
Machine Guns
Maxim MG 08
During the World War One scene, a Maxim MG08 is used by Becker (uncredited) and Schmitz (Hermann Günther).
Hand Grenades
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
Three German soldiers are seen with anachronistic Model 24 Stielhandgranates standing in for the Model 17.
