To Hell and Back: Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
To Hell and Back: Difference between revisions
[[Image:THAB11.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German troops advance with K98k rifles.]]
[[Image:THAB11.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German troops advance with G98 rifles.]]
[[Image:THAB12.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German troops advance with K98k rifles.]]
[[Image:THAB12.jpg|600px|thumb|none|German troops advance with G98 rifles.]]
[[Image:THAB13.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Advancing German troops are cut down with their K98k's.]]
[[Image:THAB13.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Advancing German troops are cut down with their G98's.]]
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To Hell and Back is the 1955 biopic focusing on the early life and wartime exploits of Audie Murphy, the most decorated US soldier of World War II. The film begins with his childhood in Texas, where he became the head of his family at a young age, then follows his enrollment in the Army where he was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division. He fought in North Africa, Sicily and Italy before landing in southern France and eventually fighting in Germany. In addition to being a Medal of Honor recipient, he also received battle honors from the French and Belgian government. For the scenes set in World War II, Audie Murphy portrays himself. The battle scenes were reused in the 1967 film The Young Warriors.
The Browning M2HB is seen mounted on Sherman tanks. Audie Murphy uses one to defeat an enemy infantry attack, earning him the Medal of Honor. In the actual battle Audie Murphy fired the Browning M2 from an M10 Tank Destroyer. Also, while the film depicts this action as having taken place in balmy weather and good visibility in rolling terrain, it actually took place in the bitter winter of 1945, at the edge of a forest and in conditions of poor visibility.
MG42
The MG42 is used heavily by the German soldiers in the film. Audie Murphy also uses one in a scene.
Anti-Tank Weapons
M20B1 "Super Bazooka"
The M20B1 "Super Bazooka" is used by US soldiers to take out a German tank (actually a dressed-up US M41 Walker Bulldog) in Italy.
Grenades
Mk 2 Hand Grenade
Notes
The battle scenes were reused in Universal's The Young Warriors based on a novel by Richard Matheson, who served as an infantryman in World War II.