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The main weapon of Czechoslovak paratroopers in England were [[Sten]] submachine guns. | The main weapon of Czechoslovak paratroopers in England were [[Sten]] submachine guns. | ||
[[File:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Sten Mk II - 9x19mm]] | [[File:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Sten Mk II - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Josef_Vinklár-Sten.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sgt. Vrbas (Josef | [[Image:Josef_Vinklár-Sten.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sgt. Vrbas ([[Josef Vinklár]]) marches with a Sten in the training center of parachutists.]] | ||
[[Image:Mrkvicka-sten-detail.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Sten gun in the hands of Sgt. Vyskocil ([[Ladislav Mrkvicka]]) failed at the wrong moment.]] | [[Image:Mrkvicka-sten-detail.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Sten gun in the hands of Sgt. Vyskocil ([[Ladislav Mrkvicka]]) failed at the wrong moment.]] | ||
[[Image:Radoslav_Brzobohatý-Sten.jpg|thumb|none|500px|1st Lt. Král ([[Radoslav Brzobohatý]]) to watch from the church with a Sten submachine gun on his shoulder.]] | [[Image:Radoslav_Brzobohatý-Sten.jpg|thumb|none|500px|1st Lt. Král ([[Radoslav Brzobohatý]]) to watch from the church with a Sten submachine gun on his shoulder.]] | ||
Revision as of 10:54, 21 May 2012
Atentát (English: The Assassination) is a Czech black-and-white war drama directed by Jiří Sequens from 1964. The story depicting the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in 1942 which was perpetrated by parachutists from the group ANTHROPOID sent from England. For those interested in war history this is cult film.
The following guns were used in the 1964 Czechoslovak film Atentát:
Pistols
CZ 38
Czechoslovak paratroopers use the CZ 38 pistols as their service weapon.
Walther P38
The paratroopers had also a trophy Walther P38 pistol.
Luger P08
Army officers and members of the Gestapo used the Luger P08 as a service weapon.
SACM M1935A
Submachine guns
Sten
The main weapon of Czechoslovak paratroopers in England were Sten submachine guns.
MP40
SS soldiers were armed with MP40 submachine guns.
Rifles
VZ-24 Czech Mauser
Czechoslovak army soldiers used VZ-24 Czech Mauser rifle.
Karabiner 98k
The basic equipment was a for German soldier also Karabiner 98k rifle.
Machine guns
MG34
Germans was deploy against a paratroopers to hidden in the church also the MG34 machine gun.
MG42
The film got a little "renonc" when in the first moment in the window appeared MG42, that was then swapped for the MG34.
Hand grenades
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
The SS men were completely equipped with a Model 24 Stielhandgranate.
Mills bomb
Trivia
10,5 cm Flak 38
Planes with paratroopers and also night bombers were under heavy fire from 10.5 cm FlaK 38.
