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==Mauser | |||
Most of the German soldiers are equipped with [[Karabiner 98k|Mauser | =Rifles= | ||
==M1 Garand Rifle== | |||
Numerous US soldiers (infantry and airborne) are armed with M1 Garands. | |||
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|400px|thumb|none|M1 Rifle - .30-06]] | |||
[[Image:LD21.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort ([[John Wayne]]) holding a [[M1 Garand|M1 Rifle]] that he is using as a crutch(note soldier in rear with improper post war M1 carbine)]] | |||
==Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer== | |||
[[Image:MSCarbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer Carbine - 6.5 x 54mm]] | |||
[[Image:LD11.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Brigadier Lord Lovat ([[Peter Lawford]]) carrying a [[Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer]] Carbine]] | |||
==Lee-Enfield No.4 MkI== | |||
Seen in the hands of British soldiers and Commandos. | |||
[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Lee-Enfield No.4 MkI - .303 British]] | |||
[[Image:LD15.jpg|600px|thumb|none|British Commando with [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.4 MkI ]] rifle]] | |||
==Mauser K98 Rifle== | |||
Most of the German soldiers are equipped with [[Karabiner 98k|Mauser K98 Rifle]]. In one scene, a soldier uses the bolt on the rifle to imitate the sound the "clickers" issued to the Americans make. This causes the soldier using his clicker to run out and get shot by the waiting German. | |||
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Mauser K98 Rifle - 7.92 x 57mm]] | [[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Mauser K98 Rifle - 7.92 x 57mm]] | ||
[[Image:LD22.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German Soldier loading a round into his [[Karabiner 98k|Mauser K98k Rifle]] after firing]] | [[Image:LD22.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German Soldier loading a round into his [[Karabiner 98k|Mauser K98k Rifle]] after firing]] | ||
=Submachine Guns= | |||
==M1 Thompson== | |||
Most Paratroopers are seen armed with the [[M1 Thompson]]. Some other Soldiers can be seen with Thompson. | |||
[[Image:M1Thompson.jpg|400px|thumb|none|M1 Thompson - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:LD8.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Pvt. Schultz ([[Richard Beymer]]) holding an [[Thompson Submachine Gun|M1 Thompson]]]] | |||
==M1 Carbine== | |||
[[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Late Model M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine]] | |||
[[Image:LD6.jpg|600px|thumb|none|An 82nd Airborne trooper holds an [[M1 Carbine]] after landing in Normandy.]] | |||
[[Image:LD10.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Private Morris ([[Roddy McDowall]]) firing a [[M1 Carbine]]]] | |||
==Sten MkII SMG== | ==Sten MkII SMG== | ||
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[[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Sten MkII Sub Machine Gun - 9mm]] | [[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Sten MkII Sub Machine Gun - 9mm]] | ||
[[Image:LD1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Major John Howard ([[Richard Todd]]) with a [[Sten|Sten MkII Sub Machine Gun]]]] | [[Image:LD1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Major John Howard ([[Richard Todd]]) with a [[Sten|Sten MkII Sub Machine Gun]]]] | ||
==MP40== | |||
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|400px|thumb|none|German MP40 SMG - 9mm]] | |||
[[Image:LD14.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German Soldier firing at US Rangers with a [[MP40|MP40 Sub Machine Gun]]]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | |||
==Chatellerault M1924/29 Light Machine Gun== | ==Chatellerault M1924/29 Light Machine Gun== | ||
A captured M1924/29 machine gun is wielded by a German Soldier. | A captured M1924/29 machine gun is wielded by a German Soldier. | ||
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[[Image:LD3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German Soldier firing a [[Chatellerault M1924/29|Chatellerault Model 1924/29 Light Machine Gun]]]] | [[Image:LD3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German Soldier firing a [[Chatellerault M1924/29|Chatellerault Model 1924/29 Light Machine Gun]]]] | ||
== | ==Bren Mark 1 Light Machine Gun== | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Bren gun.JPG|400px|thumb|none|Bren Mark 1 Light Machine Gun - .303 British]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:LD12.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Private Flanagan ([[Sean Connery]]) carrying a [[Bren gun|Bren MkI Light Machine Gun]]]] | ||
== | ==Browning Automatic Rifle== | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:BAR.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:LD13.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Ranger firing a [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] at German Position from behind a DUKW]] | |||
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==MG42 Light Machine Gun== | ==MG42 Light Machine Gun== | ||
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[[Image:LD7.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German manned [[MG42]] at Saint Mere-Eglise]] | [[Image:LD7.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German manned [[MG42]] at Saint Mere-Eglise]] | ||
== | ==Browning M2 Heavy Barrel== | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Browning M2 Heavy Barrel - .50 cal]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:LD19.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Cmdr. Kieffer ([[Christian Marquand]]) standing next a [[Browning M2]] .50cal Heavy Barrel mounted on Free French M4 Sherman Tank]] | ||
==Browning | ==Browning M2 Quad Mount== | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Browning M2 Heavy Barrel - .50 cal]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:LD2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|[[Browning M2|Browning M2 .50cal HMG's]] in Quad Mount at German Defense position]] | ||
==Maxim MG08== | ==Maxim MG08== | ||
[[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Maxim MG08 Machine Gun - 7.92 x 57mm]] | [[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Maxim MG08 Machine Gun - 7.92 x 57mm]] | ||
[[Image:LD17.jpg|600px|thumb|none|[[Maxim|Maxim MG08 Machine Gun]] in German defensive position on roof]] | [[Image:LD17.jpg|600px|thumb|none|[[Maxim|Maxim MG08 Machine Gun]] in German defensive position on roof]] | ||
=Handguns= | |||
==Luger P08 Pistol== | |||
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Luger P08 Pistol - 9mm]] | |||
[[Image:LD5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|French Resistance holding a [[Luger P08]]]] | |||
==Webley Mk VI Revolver== | |||
[[Image:Webley.JPG|400px|thumb|none|Webley Mk VI Revolver - .455 Webley]] | |||
[[Image:LD20.jpg|600px|thumb|none|RAF Flying Officer David Campbell ([[Richard Burton]]) holding a [[Webley Mk VI|Webley Mk VI Revolver]]]] | |||
==Heavy Weapons= | |||
==M20 Super Bazooka== | |||
[[Image:M20A1SuperBazooka.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M20 Super Bazooka - 3.5inch]] | |||
[[Image:LD9.jpg|600px|thumb|none|[[M1 Rocket Launcher "Bazooka"|M20 3.5inch Super Bazooka]] on the Beachhead]] | |||
==PIAT== | ==PIAT== | ||
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[[Image:LD18.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Free French Force firing a [[PIAT]] at German position]] | [[Image:LD18.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Free French Force firing a [[PIAT]] at German position]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category: B&W]] | [[Category: B&W]] | ||
Revision as of 23:23, 16 September 2010
The Longest Day is the 1962 World War II film based on a novel written by Cornelius Ryan about the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. The 3 hour film contained a cast of 42 stars including Kenneth More, Richard Todd, Richard Burton, Robert Mitchum, Sean Connery, Henry Fonda, Red Buttons, Leo Genn, Peter Lawford, Gert Frobe, John Wayne, Irina Demick, Curt Jurgens, Paul Anka, Eddie Albert, Mel Ferrer, Steve Forrest, Jeffrey Hunter, Sal Mineo, Edmond O'Brien, George Segal, Rod Steiger, Robert Wagner and Stuart Whitman. It was the most expensive black and white picture made until the release of Schindler's List (1993).
- Directors: Ken Annakin, Bernhard Wicki, Gerd Oswald, Darryl F. Zanuck
The following weapons were used in the film The Longest Day:
Rifles
M1 Garand Rifle
Numerous US soldiers (infantry and airborne) are armed with M1 Garands.
Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer
Lee-Enfield No.4 MkI
Seen in the hands of British soldiers and Commandos.
Mauser K98 Rifle
Most of the German soldiers are equipped with Mauser K98 Rifle. In one scene, a soldier uses the bolt on the rifle to imitate the sound the "clickers" issued to the Americans make. This causes the soldier using his clicker to run out and get shot by the waiting German.
Submachine Guns
M1 Thompson
Most Paratroopers are seen armed with the M1 Thompson. Some other Soldiers can be seen with Thompson.
M1 Carbine
Sten MkII SMG
A Sten MkV is also briefly seen when French Commandos attempt to contact tank support.
MP40
Machine Guns
Chatellerault M1924/29 Light Machine Gun
A captured M1924/29 machine gun is wielded by a German Soldier.
Bren Mark 1 Light Machine Gun
Browning Automatic Rifle
MG42 Light Machine Gun
Browning M2 Heavy Barrel
