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[[File:Westerplatte-Vis-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''Porucznik'' (Lt.) Zdzislaw Kregielski ([[Andrzej Zaorski]]) draws a pistol.]] | [[File:Westerplatte-Vis-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''Porucznik'' (Lt.) Zdzislaw Kregielski ([[Andrzej Zaorski]]) draws a pistol.]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-Vis-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jan Gryczman carries a Vis tucked at his belt in the final scene.]] | [[File:Westerplatte-Vis-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jan Gryczman carries a Vis tucked at his belt in the final scene.]] | ||
== Luger P08 == | |||
An SS officer is briefly seen holding a [[Luger P08]] pistol. | |||
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[File:Westerplatte-Luger1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer with his Luger.]] | |||
= Submachine Guns = | = Submachine Guns = | ||
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[[Image:mp28.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II Submachine Gun - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:mp28.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II Submachine Gun - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-MP28-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier at the right fires an MP28.]] | [[File:Westerplatte-MP28-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier at the right fires an MP28.]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-MP28-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:Westerplatte-MP28-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Edmund Szamlewski ([[Józef Nalberczak]]) with a captured MP28.]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-MP28-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:Westerplatte-MP28-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Szamlewski fires his SMG.]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-MP28-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Westerplatte-MP28-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers examine the MP28.]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-MP28-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:Westerplatte-MP28-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Szamlewski shows the proper handling of MP28.]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-MP28-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SS-man ([[Lech Grzmocinski]]) holds an MP28 in the final scene.]] | [[File:Westerplatte-MP28-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SS-man ([[Lech Grzmocinski]]) holds an MP28 in the final scene.]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-MP28-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same character with MP28 on a promotion still.]] | [[File:Westerplatte-MP28-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same character with MP28 on a promotion still.]] | ||
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[[File:Westerplatte-KbK98-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Polish soldiers stand in formation with their Kbk wz. 98 rifles.]] | [[File:Westerplatte-KbK98-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Polish soldiers stand in formation with their Kbk wz. 98 rifles.]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-KbK98-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Piotr Buder ([[Józef Nowak]]) breaks a window with a buttstock of his rifle.]] | [[File:Westerplatte-KbK98-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Piotr Buder ([[Józef Nowak]]) breaks a window with a buttstock of his rifle.]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-KbK98-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:Westerplatte-KbK98-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Franciszek Magdziarz ([[Janusz Mirczewski]]) aims his KbK 98. This is a version with bend bolt handle.]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-KbK98-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:Westerplatte-KbK98-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Marian Dobies ([[Jerzy Trojan]]) with a KbK 98, a version with straight bolt handle.]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-KbK98-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers hold KbK 98 rifles with attached bayonets.]] | [[File:Westerplatte-KbK98-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers hold KbK 98 rifles with attached bayonets.]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-KbK98-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier cleans his rifle.]] | [[File:Westerplatte-KbK98-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier cleans his rifle.]] | ||
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German soldiers carry [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles. | German soldiers carry [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles. | ||
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-98k-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An SS soldier at the left aims his | [[File:Westerplatte-98k1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier behind Col. Karl Henke ([[Andrzej Krasicki]]) on the right is armed with a Kar98k.]] | ||
== Mauser Vz. 33 == | |||
A German soldier has a Czech [[Vz. 33]] Mauser. | |||
[[Image:Vz33-CzM.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Czech vz. 16/33 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[File:Westerplatte-98k-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An SS soldier at the left aims his Mauser at surrendering Polish officers.]] | |||
= Machine Guns = | = Machine Guns = | ||
== Browning wz. 1928 == | == Browning wz. 1928 == | ||
Several Browning wz. 1928 machine guns, a Polish version of [[Browning Automatic Rifle]], are used by Polish soldiers. Screen | Several Browning wz. 1928 machine guns, a Polish version of [[Browning Automatic Rifle]], are used by Polish soldiers. Screen used wz. 28s belong to the late version of this machine gun that has a "fish tail" buttstock, larger cooling fins and a conical flash hider. | ||
[[Image:Browning wz. 1928.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Polish Browning wz. 1928 - 7,92 x 57 mm Mauser.]] | [[Image:Browning wz. 1928.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Polish Browning wz. 1928 - 7,92 x 57 mm Mauser.]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-Wz28-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier carries a wz. 28 machine gun.]] | [[File:Westerplatte-Wz28-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier carries a wz. 28 machine gun.]] | ||
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== Ckm wz.30 == | == Ckm wz.30 == | ||
[[Ckm wz.30]] heavy machine guns are also used by Polish soldiers. | [[Ckm wz. 30]] heavy machine guns are also used by Polish soldiers. | ||
[[File:Wz.30.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ckm wz.30 with tripod - 8x57mm IS]] | [[File:Wz.30.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ckm wz.30 with tripod - 8x57mm IS]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-Wz30-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers carry wz. 30 machine gun and tripod.]] | [[File:Westerplatte-Wz30-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers carry wz. 30 machine gun and tripod.]] | ||
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[[File:Westerplatte-Wz30-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A wz. 30 is mounted on pivot.]] | [[File:Westerplatte-Wz30-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A wz. 30 is mounted on pivot.]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-Wz30-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Warrant Officer Jan Gryczman ([[Tadeusz Schmidt]]) mans a machine gun.]] | [[File:Westerplatte-Wz30-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Warrant Officer Jan Gryczman ([[Tadeusz Schmidt]]) mans a machine gun.]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-Wz30-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A gunner ([[Andrzej Jurczak]]) fires the wz.30.]] | |||
=== Ckm wz. 30 Mockup === | === Ckm wz. 30 Mockup === | ||
In several scenes Ckm wz. 30 machine guns are substituted with some other machine gun, visually modified. | In several scenes Ckm wz. 30 machine guns are substituted with some other machine gun, visually modified. | ||
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Westerplatte is a 1967 Polish war movie directed by Stanislaw Różewicz. It depicts the Battle of Westerplatte in the first days of World War II.
The following weapons were used in the film Westerplatte:
Handguns
Vis wz. 35
Vis wz. 35 pistols are service sidearms of Polish officers and NCOs.
Luger P08
An SS officer is briefly seen holding a Luger P08 pistol.
Submachine Guns
Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II
Some German soldiers are armed with Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II SMGs. Polish soldiers use captured MP28s.
Rifles
Karabinek wz. 1898
Most Polish soldiers are armed with KbK wz. 1898 carbines, a Polish version of German Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine. They appeared with both bend (early version) and straight (late version) bolt handles.
Karabiner 98k
German soldiers carry Karabiner 98k rifles.
Mauser Vz. 33
A German soldier has a Czech Vz. 33 Mauser.
Machine Guns
Browning wz. 1928
Several Browning wz. 1928 machine guns, a Polish version of Browning Automatic Rifle, are used by Polish soldiers. Screen used wz. 28s belong to the late version of this machine gun that has a "fish tail" buttstock, larger cooling fins and a conical flash hider.
Ckm wz.30
Ckm wz. 30 heavy machine guns are also used by Polish soldiers.
Ckm wz. 30 Mockup
In several scenes Ckm wz. 30 machine guns are substituted with some other machine gun, visually modified.
MG34
MG34 machine guns are used by German troops.
Other Weapons
F-1 Hand Grenades
Polish soldiers use F-1 hand grenades, standing for original Polish wz. 33 grenades.
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
German soldiers use Model 24 Stielhandgranate hand grenades.
81-mm Mortar wz. 31
Polish soldiers use several mortars that appear to be authentic 81-mm wz. 31.
45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K)
A 45-mm M1937 AT gun is used by Polish soldiers. It stands for original 37-mm Bofors wz. 36 AT gun.
Trivia
Polish soldiers use a 75-mm or 76.2-mm field cannon of WW1 pattern.
