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[[Image:The_Liberation_of_Prague.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Liberation of Prague, The|The Liberation of Prague (1978)]] | [[Image:The_Liberation_of_Prague.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Liberation of Prague, The|The Liberation of Prague (1978)]] | ||
'''The Liberation of Prague''' is Czechoslovak war film from the period of the Prague uprising directed by Otakar Vávra. The film has no central hero and as a continuation to the previous of Vávra´s movie titled [[Sokolovo]], stand out in it also the characters from the film - Anka Kadlecová ([[Renáta Doleželová]]) and Karel Horák ([[Jirí Krampol]]). The film was made for the propaganda of a 30th anniversary of the liberation by the Red Army. | '''The Liberation of Prague''' is Czechoslovak war film from the period of the Prague uprising directed by Otakar Vávra. The film has no central hero and as a continuation to the previous of Vávra´s movie titled [[Sokolovo]], stand out in it also the characters from the film - Anka Kadlecová ([[Renáta Doleželová]]) and Karel Horák ([[Jirí Krampol]]). The film was made for the propaganda of a 30th anniversary of the liberation by the Red Army. In a cinema, however, came with a delay. Therefore, the German actor who played the commander of the SS troops in Bohemia and Moravia [[Horst Preusker]] died before its premiere. | ||
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=Submachine guns= | =Submachine guns= | ||
== MP40 == | == MP40 == | ||
The [[MP40]] submachine gun is | The [[MP40]] submachine gun is widely used by German soldiers and resistance fighters. | ||
[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MP40 - 9mm.]] | [[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MP40 - 9mm.]] | ||
[[Image:German-op-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier aims his MP40 from the hip.]] | [[Image:German-op-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier aims his MP40 from the hip.]] | ||
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Red Army and Czechoslovak soldiers were armed with [[PPSh-41]] submachine guns. | Red Army and Czechoslovak soldiers were armed with [[PPSh-41]] submachine guns. | ||
[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | [[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
[[Image:RA-PPSh-41.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A | [[Image:RA-PPSh-41.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Russian soldier helps a wounded comrade with a PPSh-41slung on his back.]] | ||
[[Image:Krampol-PPSh-41.jpg|thumb|none|500px| Karel Horák ([[Jirí Krampol]]), a Czech soldier fires his PPSh-41.]] | [[Image:Krampol-PPSh-41.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karel Horák ([[Jirí Krampol]]), a Czech soldier fires his PPSh-41.]] | ||
[[Image:Doleželová-PPSh-41.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Anka Kadlecová ([[Renáta Doleželová]]) carries a slung PPSh-41.]] | [[Image:Doleželová-PPSh-41.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Anka Kadlecová ([[Renáta Doleželová]]) carries a slung PPSh-41.]] | ||
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The insurgents uses the [[Panzerfaust]] as their defense against German armoured vehicles. They are shown firing them from the shoulder bazooka-style, rather than the official under-the-arm method. | The insurgents uses the [[Panzerfaust]] as their defense against German armoured vehicles. They are shown firing them from the shoulder bazooka-style, rather than the official under-the-arm method. | ||
[[Image:Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead]] | [[Image:Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead]] | ||
[[Image:Civil-Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|500px| A resistance fighter aims a Panzerfaust from behind a | [[Image:Civil-Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A resistance fighter aims a Panzerfaust from behind a barricade.]] | ||
[[Image:Krampol-Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Soviet soldier uses a Panzerfaust during street fighting.]] | [[Image:Krampol-Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Soviet soldier uses a Panzerfaust during street fighting.]] | ||
Revision as of 21:16, 25 March 2012
The Liberation of Prague is Czechoslovak war film from the period of the Prague uprising directed by Otakar Vávra. The film has no central hero and as a continuation to the previous of Vávra´s movie titled Sokolovo, stand out in it also the characters from the film - Anka Kadlecová (Renáta Doleželová) and Karel Horák (Jirí Krampol). The film was made for the propaganda of a 30th anniversary of the liberation by the Red Army. In a cinema, however, came with a delay. Therefore, the German actor who played the commander of the SS troops in Bohemia and Moravia Horst Preusker died before its premiere.
The following guns were used in the 1978 Czechoslovak film The Liberation of Prague:
Pistols
Walther P38
CZ 27
Submachine guns
MP40
The MP40 submachine gun is widely used by German soldiers and resistance fighters.
PPSh-41
Red Army and Czechoslovak soldiers were armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns.
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
Karabiner 98k rifles captured from the Germans are the standard insurgent weapons .
Machine guns
MG34
The MG34 machine guns is used by the Germans, Czech insurgents, and Soviet troops.
Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun
Soviet troops also use the Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun.
Other
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
The resistance also also use the Model 24 Stielhandgranate.
Panzerfaust
The insurgents uses the Panzerfaust as their defense against German armoured vehicles. They are shown firing them from the shoulder bazooka-style, rather than the official under-the-arm method.
