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|director = Tadeusz Chmielewski | |director = Tadeusz Chmielewski | ||
|date= 1970 | |date= 1970 | ||
|language = Polish | |language = Polish<BR>Serbo-Croatian<BR>Italian<BR>German<BR>French<BR>English | ||
|studio= PRF "Zespol Filmowy" | |studio= PRF "Zespol Filmowy" | ||
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'''How I Unleashed World War II''' (original: ''Jak rozpetalem druga wojne swiatowa'') is a 1970 Polish war comedy by Tadeusz Chmielewski on based of the popular novel ''Przygody kanoniera Dolasa'' (english: The Adventures of Gunner Dolas) by Kazimierz Sławinski. Starring [[Marian Kociniak]] as Pvt. Franek Dolas. The story is divided into three parts. In first part is hero captured by Germans, but he manages to escape from prison camp (Stalag). While trying to go back to Poland to join the battle against the occupiers, he unwillingly travels across Europe. In part two, he is forced into service in the French Foreign Legion in the Middle East. He manages to escape their service and wanted to join the British forces, but unwittingly fell into their captivity. Later he even manages to incorporate into the Italian army. The story concludes, in part three, with Franek returning to Poland, where he meets a partisans and falls in love with radio operator Teresa ([[Joanna Jedryka]]). Film, in a very funny way, shows European nations (Poles, Germans, French, Serbs, Greeks, British, Italians,) as seen by an average Pole. Originally black and white, it was digitally colorized in 2000 by the Hollywood company ''Dynacs Digital Studios'', as requested by the ''Studio Filmowe "Oko"'' and ''TV Polsat''. | |||
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= Pistols = | |||
= Pistols | |||
== Walther P38 pistol == | == Walther P38 pistol == | ||
German officers are seen with a [[Walther P38]] pistols. | German officers are seen with a [[Walther P38]] pistols. | ||
[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War II dated - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War II dated - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Gs-WaltherP38-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Gs-WaltherP38-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:SS-WaltherP38-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SS-WaltherP38-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== Beretta Model 1934 == | == Beretta Model 1934 == | ||
Italian Captain ([[Witold Kaluski]]) holds a service [[Beretta M1934]] pistol. | Italian Captain ([[Witold Kaluski]]) holds a service [[Beretta M1934]] pistol. | ||
[[Image:Beretta Model 1934 Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta Model 1934 - .380 ACP | [[Image:Beretta Model 1934 Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta Model 1934 - .380 ACP.]] | ||
[[Image:Witold Kaluski-Beretta M1934.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Witold Kaluski-Beretta M1934.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== SACM Model 1935A == | == SACM Model 1935A == | ||
Teresa ([[Joanna Jedryka]]) is armed with a [[SACM Model 1935A]] pistol. | Teresa ([[Joanna Jedryka]]) is armed with a [[SACM Model 1935A]] pistol. | ||
[[Image:SACMModel1935A.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SACM Model 1935A - 7.65 x 22mm Longue]] | [[Image:SACMModel1935A.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SACM Model 1935A - 7.65 x 22mm Longue]] | ||
[[Image:Joanna Jedryka-SACM Model 1935A.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Joanna Jedryka-SACM Model 1935A.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Teresa drew on Pvt. Franek Dolas a pistol hidden in a basket with a transmitter.]] | ||
[[Image:SACM Model 1935A-detail.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SACM Model 1935A-detail.jpg|thumb|none|600px|It was a type of pre-war French military pistol. The specimen in this picture is not working, so it was in the scene where she shoots replaced by anachronistic [[Tokarev TT-33|Pw wz. 33]].]] | ||
==Pw wz.33== | ==Pw wz.33== | ||
Teresa (Joanna Jedryka) fires a [[Tokarev TT-33|Polish Pw wz.33]] in Germans. | Teresa (Joanna Jedryka) fires a [[Tokarev TT-33|Polish Pw wz.33]] in Germans. | ||
[[Image:Polish M48 Tokarev.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Polish M48 Tokarev.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Pw wz.33 - 7.62x25mm. Produced at the Radom factory in Poland between 1952 and 1956.]] | ||
[[Image:Joanna Jedryka-portret.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Joanna Jedryka-portret.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
= Revolvers = | |||
== Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 == | == Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 == | ||
Capt. Letoux ([[Jan Swiderski]]) pulls a [[Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873]] revolver on Pvt. Franek Dolas. | Capt. Letoux ([[Jan Swiderski]]) pulls a [[Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873]] revolver on Pvt. Franek Dolas. | ||
[[Image:Chamelot-Delvigne-Model-1873A.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Chamelot-Delvigne-Model-1873A.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 revolver - 11 x 17mmR]] | ||
[[Image:Jan Swiderski-MAS1873.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Jan Swiderski-MAS1873.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
==Enfield No. 2 Mk I*== | ==Enfield No. 2 Mk I*== | ||
Trying to win the [[Enfield No. 2 Mk I*]] revolver, Dolas plays cards against another soldier, but loses his own shoes instead. | Trying to win the [[Enfield No. 2 Mk I*]] revolver, Dolas plays cards against another soldier, but loses his own shoes instead. | ||
[[File:Enfield No2.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Enfield No2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Enfield No. 2 Mk I* - .38 S&W]] | ||
[[Image:Pp-WebleyMk4.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Pp-WebleyMk4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== Nagant M1895 Revolver == | == Nagant M1895 Revolver == | ||
Partisan´s commander Józek Kryska ([[Wirgiliusz Gryn]]) with a [[Nagant Revolver#Russian Nagant M1895|Nagant revolver]] in his belt. In the end of the film he gives it to Pvt. Franek Dolas. | Partisan´s commander Józek Kryska ([[Wirgiliusz Gryn]]) with a [[Nagant Revolver#Russian Nagant M1895|Nagant revolver]] in his belt. In the end of the film he gives it to Pvt. Franek Dolas. | ||
[[Image:Nagant-1895.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Nagant-1895.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Nagant M1895 Pistol - 7.62x38N cartridge (aka 7.62 Nagant ammo).]] | ||
[[Image:Wirgiliusz Gryn-Nagant M1895.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Wirgiliusz Gryn-Nagant M1895.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
= Submachine guns = | = Submachine guns = | ||
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German soldiers and also partisans are armed with a [[MP40]] submachine guns. | German soldiers and also partisans are armed with a [[MP40]] submachine guns. | ||
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Gs-MP40-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Gs-MP40-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:Wirgiliusz Gryn-MP40-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Wirgiliusz Gryn-MP40-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Partisan´s commander Józek Kryska ([[Wirgiliusz Gryn]]) disguised as a German soldier.]] | ||
[[Image:Marian Kociniak-MP40.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Marian Kociniak-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Franek Dolas (Marian Kociniak) opens fire on Germans when the trigger accidentally snags on a tree limb.]] | ||
== Sten Mk II == | == Sten Mk II == | ||
Various characters used also a [[Sten Mk II]] submachine gun. | Various characters used also a [[Sten Mk II]] submachine gun. | ||
[[Image:Sten.jpg |thumb|none| | [[Image:Sten.jpg |thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk II - 9x19mm.]] | ||
[[Image:Lech Ordon-Sten.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Lech Ordon-Sten.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Hopkins ([[Lech Ordon]]) carries a Sten gun. ]] | ||
[[Image:Pr-Sten-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Pr-Sten-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Polish resistance fighter with a Sten gun fires in German soldiers.]] | ||
== Beretta Model 38/42 == | == Beretta Model 38/42 == | ||
Italian soldiers are equipped with a [[Beretta Model 38/42]] submachine guns. | Italian soldiers are equipped with a [[Beretta Model 38/42]] submachine guns. | ||
[[Image:Beretta_Model_38-42.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta Model 38/42 - 9x19mm.]] | [[Image:Beretta_Model_38-42.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta Model 38/42 - 9x19mm.]] | ||
[[Image:Waclaw Kowalski-submachine gun.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Waclaw Kowalski-submachine gun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Kiedros ([[Waclaw Kowalski]]) with his submachine gun.]] | ||
[[Image:Marian Kociniak-Beretta-38.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Marian Kociniak-Beretta-38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Italian soldier gives his submachine gun voluntarily to Pvt. Franek Dolas (Marian Kociniak).]] | ||
== Beretta Model 38A == | == Beretta Model 38A == | ||
Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion are seen also with a [[Beretta Model 38/42|Beretta M38]] submachine guns. | Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion are seen also with a [[Beretta Model 38/42|Beretta M38]] submachine guns. | ||
[[Image:Beretta Model 38A.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta Model 38A - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:Beretta Model 38A.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta Model 38A - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:FrL-BerettaM38.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:FrL-BerettaM38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== MAS-38 == | == MAS-38 == | ||
Capt. Letoux ([[Jan Swiderski]]) holds a [[MAS-38]] submachine gun in his hand. | Capt. Letoux ([[Jan Swiderski]]) holds a [[MAS-38]] submachine gun in his hand. | ||
[[Image:Mas38_1.jpg |thumb|none|400px|MAS-38 Submachine gun - 7.65mm.]] | [[Image:Mas38_1.jpg |thumb|none|400px|MAS-38 Submachine gun - 7.65mm.]] | ||
[[Image:Jan Swiderski-MAS-38.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Jan Swiderski-MAS-38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== Lanchester Mk. I == | == Lanchester Mk. I == | ||
Pvt. Franek Dolas (Marian Kociniak) loots a [[Lanchester Mk. I]] submachine gun. | Pvt. Franek Dolas (Marian Kociniak) loots a [[Lanchester Mk. I]] submachine gun. | ||
[[File:Lanchester early model.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lanchester Mk. I - 9x19mm]] | [[File:Lanchester early model.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lanchester Mk. I - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Marian Kociniak-Lanchester.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Marian Kociniak-Lanchester.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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== PPSh-41 == | == PPSh-41 == | ||
Polish partisan (left) armed with [[PPSh-41]] submachine guns with drum magazines. | Polish partisan (left) armed with [[PPSh-41]] submachine guns with drum magazines. | ||
[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
[[Image:Pr-PPSh-41-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Pr-PPSh-41-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
= Rifles = | = Rifles = | ||
== | == Karabinek wz. 1929 == | ||
Polish troops in 1939 are equipped with | Polish troops in 1939 are equipped with [[Karabinek wz.29]] rifles. | ||
[[Image:WZ29-rifle.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:WZ29-rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Polský WZ29 Mauser - 8x57mm]] | ||
[[Image:Ps-WZ29-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Ps-WZ29-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Polish soldier (left) with a rifle over his shoulder.]] | ||
[[Image:Marian Kociniak-WZ29.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Marian Kociniak-WZ29.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Franek Dolas slept with a rifle under his head in a train and woke up in Germany.]] | ||
== Carcano M91 Rifle == | == Carcano M91 Rifle == | ||
Italian soldier in the port holds a [[Carcano Rifle Series|Carcano M91 Rifle]] in hand. | Italian soldier in the port holds a [[Carcano Rifle Series|Carcano M91 Rifle]] in hand. | ||
[[Image:CarcanoM38CavCarbine.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:CarcanoM38CavCarbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine with folded bayonet - 6.5mm.]] | ||
[[Image:Is-CaranoM91R.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Is-CaranoM91R.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== Karabiner 98k == | == Karabiner 98k == | ||
German soldier (left) holds a [[Karabiner 98k]] rifle. | German soldier (left) holds a [[Karabiner 98k]] rifle. | ||
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[Image:Gs-weapons-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Gs-weapons-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== Lee-Enfield No.4 | == Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I == | ||
In the British army camp Pvt. Franek Dolas ran at a [[ | In the British army camp Pvt. Franek Dolas ran at a [[Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I]]. | ||
[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I - .303 British]] | ||
[[Image:Marian Kociniak-LeeEnfield.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Marian Kociniak-LeeEnfield.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
==Berthier Rifle== | ==Berthier Rifle== | ||
In the film, most of the French Foreign Legionnaires armed [[Berthier Rifles]]. But failed do captured high-quality shot, where it is able to identify. | In the film, most of the French Foreign Legionnaires armed [[Berthier Rifles]]. But failed do captured high-quality shot, where it is able to identify. | ||
[[Image:Fusil Mle 1907-15.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Fusil Mle 1907-15.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Berthier Model 1907-15 Rifle]] | ||
[[Image:FusilM1916.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:FusilM1916.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Berthier Model 1907-16 Rifle]] | ||
= Machine guns = | = Machine guns = | ||
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== Bren Gun == | == Bren Gun == | ||
Pvt. Franek Dolas (Marian Kociniak) worry attack on the [[Bren gun|Bren Gun]], carried by a legionnaire. | Pvt. Franek Dolas (Marian Kociniak) worry attack on the [[Bren gun|Bren Gun]], carried by a legionnaire. | ||
[[Image:Bren gun.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:Bren gun.JPG|thumb|none|450px|Bren Mk1 - .303 caliber]] | ||
[[Image:FrL-Bren Mk1.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:FrL-Bren Mk1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== Browning 1919A4 == | == Browning 1919A4 == | ||
French legionnaire is preparing to fire a [[Browning M1919A4|Browning 1919A4 | French legionnaire is preparing to fire a [[Browning M1919A4|Browning 1919A4]] heavy machine gun. | ||
[[Image:M1919a4 pre 1943.jpg| | [[Image:M1919a4 pre 1943.jpg|450px|thumb|none|Browning 1919A4, fitted with bolt latch - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:FrFL-Browning1919.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:FrFL-Browning1919.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== | == Degtyaryov DS-39 == | ||
Italian soldier with a [[Degtyaryov DS-39]] was captured by Pvt. Franek Dolas. In movie was probably used as a substitute for the Italian [[ | Italian soldier with a [[Degtyaryov DS-39]] was captured by Pvt. Franek Dolas. In movie was probably used as a substitute for the Italian [[Breda Modello 37]] machine gun. | ||
[[Image:Ds 39 machine gun.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Ds 39 machine gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Degtyaryov DS-39 - 7.62x54mmR]] | ||
[[Image:Is-Breda Model M37.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Is-Breda Model M37.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun == | == Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun == | ||
Polish partisans in guards post with a [[Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun|Degtyaryov DP-28]] machine gun. | Polish partisans in guards post with a [[Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun|Degtyaryov DP-28]] machine gun. | ||
[[Image:DP-28.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:DP-28.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun, 7.62x54mm R]] | ||
[[Image:Pr-DP-MG-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Pr-DP-MG-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== Maxim MG08 == | == Maxim MG08 == | ||
German soldiers in the guards post with a [[Maxim#Maxim M1910|Maxim MG08]] machine gun. | German soldiers in the guards post with a [[Maxim#Maxim M1910|Maxim MG08]] machine gun. | ||
[[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[Image:Gs-MaximMG08-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Gs-MaximMG08-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== MG42 == | |||
German guards in POW camp also use the [[MG42]]. | |||
[[Image:MG42.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG42 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[File:Jak rozpetalem druga wojne swiatowa-MG42-Add1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
= | = Hand grenades = | ||
== F-1 Hand Grenade == | == F-1 Hand Grenade == | ||
[[Image:Deactivated f1.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Deactivated f1.jpg|thumb|none|300px|F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]] | ||
[[Image:Marian Kociniak-Mk2hg.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Marian Kociniak-Mk2hg.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Franek Dolas (Marian Kociniak) is equipped with a [[F-1 hand grenade]].]] | ||
[[Image:Stanislaw Gronkowski-MP40.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Stanislaw Gronkowski-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Partisan called "The Wolf" ([[Stanislaw Gronkowski]]) with a [[MP40]] submachine gun and hand grenade on his belt.]] | ||
== Model 24 Stielhandgranate == | == Model 24 Stielhandgranate == | ||
Before German soldiers on the sandbags is a [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s. | Before German soldiers on the sandbags is a [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s. | ||
[[Image:24-43 grenade.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:24-43 grenade.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]] | ||
[[Image:Gs-weapons-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Gs-weapons-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
= Other = | |||
== PzB-39 | == PzB-39 == | ||
[[PzB-39]] German anti-tank rifle and [[Panzerfaust]]s can be seen on parapet of the sandbags. | [[PzB-39]] German anti-tank rifle and [[Panzerfaust]]s can be seen on parapet of the sandbags. | ||
[[Image:PzB-39.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:PzB-39.jpg|thumb|none|450px|PzB-39 Anti-tank rifle - 7.92×94 mm (Patrone 318)]] | ||
[[Image:Gs-PzB-39-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
== Panzerfaust == | |||
[[Image:Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead]] | [[Image:Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead]] | ||
[[Image:Gs-PzB-39-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Gs-PzB-39-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== 8 cm Paw 600 (8H63) == | == 8 cm Paw 600 (8H63) == | ||
The bridge over the river defended the 8 cm Paw 600 German anti-tank cannon. | The bridge over the river defended the 8 cm Paw 600 German anti-tank cannon. | ||
[[File:PWK 8H63.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Panzerwurfkanone PWK 8 H 63]] | [[File:PWK 8H63.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Panzerwurfkanone PWK 8 H 63]] | ||
[[Image:8 cm Paw 600-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:8 cm Paw 600-HIUWWII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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How I Unleashed World War II (original: Jak rozpetalem druga wojne swiatowa) is a 1970 Polish war comedy by Tadeusz Chmielewski on based of the popular novel Przygody kanoniera Dolasa (english: The Adventures of Gunner Dolas) by Kazimierz Sławinski. Starring Marian Kociniak as Pvt. Franek Dolas. The story is divided into three parts. In first part is hero captured by Germans, but he manages to escape from prison camp (Stalag). While trying to go back to Poland to join the battle against the occupiers, he unwillingly travels across Europe. In part two, he is forced into service in the French Foreign Legion in the Middle East. He manages to escape their service and wanted to join the British forces, but unwittingly fell into their captivity. Later he even manages to incorporate into the Italian army. The story concludes, in part three, with Franek returning to Poland, where he meets a partisans and falls in love with radio operator Teresa (Joanna Jedryka). Film, in a very funny way, shows European nations (Poles, Germans, French, Serbs, Greeks, British, Italians,) as seen by an average Pole. Originally black and white, it was digitally colorized in 2000 by the Hollywood company Dynacs Digital Studios, as requested by the Studio Filmowe "Oko" and TV Polsat.
The following weapons were used in the film How I Unleashed World War II:
Pistols
Walther P38 pistol
German officers are seen with a Walther P38 pistols.
Beretta Model 1934
Italian Captain (Witold Kaluski) holds a service Beretta M1934 pistol.
SACM Model 1935A
Teresa (Joanna Jedryka) is armed with a SACM Model 1935A pistol.
Pw wz.33
Teresa (Joanna Jedryka) fires a Polish Pw wz.33 in Germans.
Revolvers
Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873
Capt. Letoux (Jan Swiderski) pulls a Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 revolver on Pvt. Franek Dolas.
Enfield No. 2 Mk I*
Trying to win the Enfield No. 2 Mk I* revolver, Dolas plays cards against another soldier, but loses his own shoes instead.
Nagant M1895 Revolver
Partisan´s commander Józek Kryska (Wirgiliusz Gryn) with a Nagant revolver in his belt. In the end of the film he gives it to Pvt. Franek Dolas.
Submachine guns
MP40
German soldiers and also partisans are armed with a MP40 submachine guns.
Sten Mk II
Various characters used also a Sten Mk II submachine gun.
Beretta Model 38/42
Italian soldiers are equipped with a Beretta Model 38/42 submachine guns.
Beretta Model 38A
Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion are seen also with a Beretta M38 submachine guns.
MAS-38
Capt. Letoux (Jan Swiderski) holds a MAS-38 submachine gun in his hand.
Lanchester Mk. I
Pvt. Franek Dolas (Marian Kociniak) loots a Lanchester Mk. I submachine gun.
PPSh-41
Polish partisan (left) armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns with drum magazines.
Rifles
Karabinek wz. 1929
Polish troops in 1939 are equipped with Karabinek wz.29 rifles.
Carcano M91 Rifle
Italian soldier in the port holds a Carcano M91 Rifle in hand.
Karabiner 98k
German soldier (left) holds a Karabiner 98k rifle.
Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I
In the British army camp Pvt. Franek Dolas ran at a Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I.
Berthier Rifle
In the film, most of the French Foreign Legionnaires armed Berthier Rifles. But failed do captured high-quality shot, where it is able to identify.
Machine guns
Bren Gun
Pvt. Franek Dolas (Marian Kociniak) worry attack on the Bren Gun, carried by a legionnaire.
Browning 1919A4
French legionnaire is preparing to fire a Browning 1919A4 heavy machine gun.
Degtyaryov DS-39
Italian soldier with a Degtyaryov DS-39 was captured by Pvt. Franek Dolas. In movie was probably used as a substitute for the Italian Breda Modello 37 machine gun.
Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun
Polish partisans in guards post with a Degtyaryov DP-28 machine gun.
Maxim MG08
German soldiers in the guards post with a Maxim MG08 machine gun.
MG42
German guards in POW camp also use the MG42.
Hand grenades
F-1 Hand Grenade
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
Before German soldiers on the sandbags is a Model 24 Stielhandgranates.
Other
PzB-39
PzB-39 German anti-tank rifle and Panzerfausts can be seen on parapet of the sandbags.
Panzerfaust
8 cm Paw 600 (8H63)
The bridge over the river defended the 8 cm Paw 600 German anti-tank cannon.
