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[[File:Diplomatie-Karabiner3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A full left side view of one Kar98k lies next to von Choltitz on a chimney.]] | [[File:Diplomatie-Karabiner3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A full left side view of one Kar98k lies next to von Choltitz on a chimney.]] | ||
[[File:Diplomatie-Karabiner4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the same Karabiner.]] | [[File:Diplomatie-Karabiner4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the same Karabiner.]] | ||
[[File:Diplomatie-Karabiner5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French | [[File:Diplomatie-Karabiner5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French engineer Jacques Lanvin ([[Jean-Marc Roulot]]) with a carbine at the crucial moment.]] | ||
[[File:Diplomatie-Karabiner6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Kar98k held by a Résistance fighter.]] | [[File:Diplomatie-Karabiner6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Kar98k held by a Résistance fighter.]] | ||
==Mauser Rifle== | ==Mauser Rifle== | ||
Some unknown Mauser Short Rifles are also used by German soldiers. A Free French Army soldier escorting von Choltitz carries this rifle at the end of the movie. | |||
[[File:Diplomatie-Mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier behind the Lieutenant | [[File:Diplomatie-Mauser0.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier on the left holds his Mauser rifle.]] | ||
[[File:Diplomatie-Mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The French soldier behind the Lieutenant wields his Mauser rifle with a grasping groove.]] | |||
[[File:Diplomatie-Mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A top view of the Mauser offers a view of the tangent-leaf rear sight.]] | [[File:Diplomatie-Mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A top view of the Mauser offers a view of the tangent-leaf rear sight.]] | ||
[[File:Diplomatie-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|It has a parade hook and under-mounted sling swivels.]] | [[File:Diplomatie-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|It has a parade hook and under-mounted sling swivels.]] | ||
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==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
The [[M1 Carbine]] with late | The [[M1 Carbine]] with late WWII bayonet lug is also used by two U.S. soldiers. | ||
[[File:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine]] | [[File:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine]] | ||
[[File:Diplomatie-MCar1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bottom left; a GI without a helmet holds the M1 Carbine.]] | [[File:Diplomatie-MCar1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bottom left; a GI without a helmet holds the M1 Carbine.]] | ||
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==Browning M2HB== | ==Browning M2HB== | ||
An American M3 half-track transport vehicle | An American M3 half-track transport vehicle and M4 Sherman tanks are equipped with [[Browning M2HB]] machine guns. | ||
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]] | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]] | ||
[[File:Diplomatie-Browning1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Browning is seen on the right.]] | [[File:Diplomatie-Browning1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Browning is seen on the right.]] | ||
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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 der Infanterie (Lieutenant General) von Choltitz (Niels Arestrup).
Walther PPK
Leutnant (Lt.) Bressensdorf (Robert Stadlober) makes his way through the Paris Metro with a Walther PPK.
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.
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 appears to be an M1A1 Thompson is briefly seen carried by one US soldier.
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k is widely used by German soldiers, but also by some American soldiers and French Resistance fighters.
Mauser Rifle
Some unknown Mauser Short Rifles are also used by German soldiers. A Free French Army soldier escorting von Choltitz carries this rifle at the end of the movie.
M1 Garand
Some US troops carry M1 Garands at the end of the film.
M1 Carbine
The M1 Carbine with late WWII bayonet lug is also used by two U.S. soldiers.
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 and M4 Sherman tanks are equipped with Browning M2HB machine guns.
