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Some US troops carry [[M1 Garand]]s at the end of the film. | Some US troops carry [[M1 Garand]]s at the end of the film. | ||
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle - .30-06]] | [[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle - .30-06]] | ||
[[File:Diplomatie-Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A GI watches German | [[File:Diplomatie-Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A GI watches German POWs in the background in front of Hôtel Le Meurice.]] | ||
==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
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Diplomacy is a 2014 Franco-German movie directed by Volker Schlöndorff (The Tin Drum). On August 25, 1944, the battle for France seemed over. The French Second Armored Division is at the gates of Paris and it can only be a matter of time before the Allies free the French capital from the clutches of the Nazis. But the German city commander Dietrich von Choltitz is not thinking of letting the artistic and architectural treasures of Paris fall into the hands of the Allies. He is determined to carry out Hitler's orders and blow up half the city with all its wonders. The only chance for Paris is the Swedish consul-general Raoul Nordling, who tries with all diplomatic and rhetorical means to save the city from destruction. He visits von Cholitz for an all-important conversation.
The 1966 French movie Is Paris Burning? tells a similar representation, starring Gert Fröbe as Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz.
The following weapons were used in the film Diplomacy:
Handguns
Walther PP
A Walther PP pistol is the personal firearm of General von Choltitz (Niels Arestrup).
Walther PPK
Leutnant Bressensdorf (Robert Stadlober) makes his way through the Paris Metro with a Walther PPK.
Mle 1892 Revolver
A Free French Army officer (maybe Henri Karcher) takes General von Choltitz prisoner with an Mle 1892 Revolver.
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k is widely used by German soldiers, but also by Americans and French Resistance fighters.
M1 Garand
Some US troops carry M1 Garands at the end of the film.
M1 Carbine
The M1 Carbine with late WW2 bayonet lug is also used by two U.S. soldiers.
Submachine Guns
MP40
German soldiers are also armed with MP40s. In the end, some Free French Army soldiers and Resistance fighters are seen with these submachine guns.
M1A1 Thompson
What seems to be an M1A1 Thompson is briefly seen carried by one US soldier.
Machine Guns
MG42
MG42s are seen in defense positions in Paris like on the rooftop of von Choltitz's HQ.
Browning M2HB
An American M3 half-track transport vehicle is equipped with a Browning M2HB.
