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Some US troops carry [[M1 Garand]]s at the end of the film.
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Garand - .30-06]]
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Garand - .30-06]]
[[File:Diplomatie-Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A GI watches German POWs in the background in front of Hôtel Le Meurice.]]
[[File:Diplomatie-Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A GI in the background watches German POWs lined up in front of Hôtel Le Meurice.]]
==M1 Carbine==
==M1 Carbine==
Revision as of 16:34, 28 September 2022
Diplomacy
Movie Poster
Diplomacy The Tin Drum
The 1966 French movie Is Paris Burning? 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 der Infanterie (Lieutenant General) von Choltitz (Niels Arestrup ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Post war Walther PP - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Von Choltitz moves the slide of his pistol... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and puts it into the drawer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pistol in the opened drawer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He removes the pistol to lie it on his desk. Walther PPK Leutnant (Lt.) Bressensdorf (Robert Stadlober ) makes his way through the Paris Metro with a Walther PPK .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther PPK - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing After Bressensdorf left the HQ, he immediately takes cover behind a pillar from French snipers with his drawn Walther in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A shocked Bressensdorf holds his pistol. MAS Mle. 1892 At the end of the movie, a Free French Army Lieutenant (the character is not credited as Henri Karcher) is seen taking General von Choltitz prisoner with an Mle 1892 Revolver .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Modele d’Ordonnance Mle. 1892 - 8x27mm SR Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer indicates his revolver in the direction in which von Choltitz must go. 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The escorting soldier (Jochen Hägele) of Lt. Bressensdorf points his MP40 at the French architect. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Landser (left) with an MP40 listening to the last speech of General von Choltitz. M1A1 Thompson What appears to be an M1A1 Thompson is briefly seen carried by one US soldier.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1A1 Thompson - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier at the truck near the pillar. Rifles Karabiner 98k The Karabiner 98k is widely used by German soldiers, but also by some American soldiers and French Resistance fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier (Johannes Klaußner ) with a Kar98k over his back speaks with Raoul Nordling (André Dussollier ) while keeping an eye on him. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two soldiers behind sandbags hold their carbines at the ready as Lt. Bressensdorf he runs into the street. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A full left side view of one Kar98k lies next to von Choltitz on a chimney. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same Karabiner. Error creating thumbnail: File missing French architect Jacques Lanvin (Jean-Marc Roulot ) with a carbine at the crucial moment. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Kar98k held by a Résistance fighter. Mauser Rifle An unknown Mauser Short Rifle or Carbine is seen in the hands of a Free French Army soldier escorting von Choltitz.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier behind the Lieutenant carries his Mauser carbine with a grasping groove. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A top view of the Mauser inlcuding the tangent-leaf rear sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing It has a parade hook and under-mounted sling swivels. M1 Garand Some US troops carry M1 Garands at the end of the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Garand - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A GI in the background watches German POWs lined up in front of Hôtel Le Meurice. M1 Carbine The M1 Carbine with late WW2 bayonet lug is also used by two U.S. soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bottom left; a GI without a helmet holds the M1 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The bayonet lug can be seen on the right. Machine Guns MG42 MG42s are seen in defense positions in Paris like on the rooftop of von Choltitz's HQ.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maschinengewehr 41 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Schütze (Private) checks his MG42 on the rooftop. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same soldier tries to close the top cover several times. Browning M2HB An American M3 half-track transport vehicle is equipped with a Browning M2HB .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Browning is seen on the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A slightly different view shows the barrel. 
