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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = Ernst Thälmann - Leader of his Class<br />Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse | |name = Ernst Thälmann - Leader of his Class<br />Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse | ||
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|director = Kurt Maetzig | |director = Kurt Maetzig | ||
|date = October 7, 1955 | |date = October 7, 1955 | ||
|language = German<br /> Russian | |language =German<br /> Russian | ||
|studio=DEFA | |studio=DEFA | ||
|distributor = Progress Film | |distributor = Progress Film | ||
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|character7=Wilhelm Florin | |character7=Wilhelm Florin | ||
|actor1=Günther Simon | |actor1=Günther Simon | ||
|actor2=Hans-Peter Minetti | |actor2=[[Hans-Peter Minetti]] | ||
|actor3=Karla Runkehl | |actor3=Karla Runkehl | ||
|actor4=Paul R. Henker | |actor4=Paul R. Henker | ||
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[[Luger P08]] pistols are used by German police, SS guards, and some soldiers. ''Obersturmbanführer'' Quadde ([[Werner Peters]]) is briefly seen with a P08 during an attempt to free Thälmann | [[Luger P08]] pistols are used by German police, SS guards, and some soldiers. ''Obersturmbanführer'' Quadde ([[Werner Peters]]) is briefly seen with a P08 during an attempt to free Thälmann | ||
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Luger1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Luger1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Police officers pulls out his Luger pistol at a roadblock.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Luger2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Luger2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same policeman gives signal withhis piostol to withdraw.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Luger3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Luger3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|After the plan to free Thälmann was exposed, the communist in disguise shots at the prison window.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Luger4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Luger4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The German General ([[Frithjof Ruede]] surrenders his Luger to the Russians.]] | ||
==FN Model 1922== | ==FN Model 1922== | ||
Fiete Jansen ([[Hans-Peter Minetti]]) is seen leading a charge with an [[FN Model 1922]] during the Spanish Civil War. | Fiete Jansen ([[Hans-Peter Minetti]]) is seen leading a charge with an [[FN Model 1922]] during the Spanish Civil War. | ||
[[File:Browning 1922.jpg|thumb|none|300px|FN Model 1922 - .32 ACP]] | [[File:Browning 1922.jpg|thumb|none|300px|FN Model 1922 - .32 ACP]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-FNPistol.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-FNPistol.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Fiete holds his FN pistol.]] | ||
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
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Most Soviet Soldiers are armed with [[PPSh-41]] submachine guns, as well, Fiete Jansen. | Most Soviet Soldiers are armed with [[PPSh-41]] submachine guns, as well, Fiete Jansen. | ||
[[File:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPSh-41 Submachine Gun with 71-round drum magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | [[File:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPSh-41 Submachine Gun with 71-round drum magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPSH1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPSH1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Fiete Jansen carries a PPSh during the deployment of the Soviet battalion "Ernst Thälmann".]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPSH2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPSH2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Closer view of the front barrel and sight.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPSH3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPSH3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He looks after the rolling out tanks.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPSH4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPSH4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Soviet soldier on the right guards captured SS officers including arrogant Quadde.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPSH5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPSH5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soviet soldiers preparing a BM-13 Katyusha rocket launcher have PPSh with 25-round magazines.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPSH6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPSH6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A partisan with his PPSh-41 over his back.]] | ||
==PPS-43== | ==PPS-43== | ||
Some [[PPS-43]] are also seen wield by Red Army soldiers. | Some [[PPS-43]] are also seen wield by Red Army soldiers. | ||
[[File:PPSh-43-Submachine-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | [[File:PPSh-43-Submachine-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPS1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPS1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldier sitting in the middle has PPS-43.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPS2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-PPS2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same tank reached the German HQ, note the two soldiers with the SMGs.]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
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The most seen rifle is the [[Belgian Mauser 1889]]/36 which is first used by Berlin police forces in 1930. | The most seen rifle is the [[Belgian Mauser 1889]]/36 which is first used by Berlin police forces in 1930. | ||
[[Image:Belgian 1889 carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Belgian 1889 Mauser Carbine - 7.65x53mm Mauser, for comparision.]] | [[Image:Belgian 1889 carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Belgian 1889 Mauser Carbine - 7.65x53mm Mauser, for comparision.]] | ||
[[Image:Belgian Mauser 1935.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Belgian Mauser Model 1935 - 7.65x53mm]] | [[Image:Belgian Mauser 1935.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Belgian Mauser Model 1935 - 7.65x53mm, for comparision.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-BelgianMauser1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-BelgianMauser1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A farmer struggles with a policeman's Mauser. The striking magazine is seen.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-BelgianMauser2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-BelgianMauser2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A view of the front sights.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-BelgianMauser3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-BelgianMauser3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Left view of one Mauser held by a police officer.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-BelgianMauser4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-BelgianMauser4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A fighter of the Spanish International Brigade fires his Belgian rifle.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-BelgianMauser5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-BelgianMauser5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The young German soldiers fires his Mauser at an SS officer.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-BelgianMauser6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-BelgianMauser6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Note the typical "ear" protectors.]] | ||
==Gewehr 1898M== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898M== | ||
Two ''SA'' men are seen with [[Gewehr 98]]M rifles while guarding arrested communists. | Two ''SA'' (''Sturmabtelung'') men are seen with [[Gewehr 98]]M rifles while guarding arrested communists after the ''Reichstag'' Fire Decree of February 28, 1933. Contrary to what is portrayed in the film, it was only one communist, Dutch Marinus van der Lubbe, who set fire to the ''Reichstag'' building on February 27 and not a planned action by Hitler. However, this was a welcome opportunity for Nazi propaganda to crackdown on leftists. | ||
[[Image:MauserG98M.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898M - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:MauserG98M.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898M - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-GewehrM1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-GewehrM1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One ''SA'' henchmen brandishes his Gewehr. Despite the long bolt handle, this rifle has a notch for a turned-down one.]] | ||
==Karabiner 98k== | ==Karabiner 98k== | ||
The [[Karabiner 98k]] is briefly seen in the hands of German soldiers. | The [[Karabiner 98k]] is briefly seen in the hands of German soldiers. | ||
[[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Karabiner1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Karabiner1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Note the side-mounted sling slot and turned-down bolt handle.]] | ||
==Gewehr 1888/05== | ==Gewehr 1888/05== | ||
What appears to be a [[Gewehr 1888/05]] is briefly seen held by a guard at a barracks. | What appears to be a [[Gewehr 1888/05]] is briefly seen held by a guard at a barracks. | ||
[[Image:G88 05.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Gewehr 1888/05 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:G88 05.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Gewehr 1888/05 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-KGew.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-KGew.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldier in center.]] | ||
==Karabiner 1888== | ==Karabiner 1888== | ||
A liberated KZ prisoner has a [[Karabiner 1888]] over his shoulder. | A liberated KZ prisoner has a [[Karabiner 1888]] over his shoulder. | ||
[[Image:Karabiner88.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 1888 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:Karabiner88.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 1888 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Kar88-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Kar88-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The man in the foreground left carries the Kar 88 over his back. Note the muzzle and hole in the magazine's bottom.]] | ||
==Mosin Nagant== | ==Mosin Nagant== | ||
Some Red Army soldiers are also armed with [[Mosin Nagant]] Rifles. | Some Red Army soldiers are also armed with [[Mosin Nagant]] Rifles. | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Mosin1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Mosin1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldiers next to Fiete.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Mosin2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Mosin2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of a Mosin-Nagant on the right.]] | ||
== | ==Lebel 1886== | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | Some Spanish Republican fighters can be seen with French rifles that appear to be [[Lebel 1886]]s. | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Rifle2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:Modele1886Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lebel Model 1886 - 8x50mmR Lebel]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Rifle3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The magazine matches a Steyr-type rifle.]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One fighter chambers a round on his rifle.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Rifle4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Rifle2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another Republican charges with his rifle equipped with a “Rosalie” bayonet.]] | ||
==Unknown Rifle== | |||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Rifle3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The not so straight magazine matches a Steyr-type rifle but the rest part to a Kar 88 with straight bolt-handle.]] | |||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Rifle4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the same rifle on the far left.]] | |||
=Assault Rifles= | =Assault Rifles= | ||
==Sturmgewehr 44== | ==Sturmgewehr 44== | ||
The [[Sturmgewehr 44]] is the second most used rifle. | The [[Sturmgewehr 44]] is the second most used rifle by German soldiers and liberated prisoners. | ||
[[File:Sturmgewehr 44.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm.]] | [[File:Sturmgewehr 44.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-STG1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-STG1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier with an M35 ''Stahlhelm'' in camouflage holds his STG.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-STG2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-STG2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A happy KZ prisoner celebrates with his Soviet liberators.]] | ||
==MKb 42(H)== | ==MKb 42(H)== | ||
At the end of the movie, two prison guards of the ''KZ Buchenwald'' are armed with [[MKb 42(H)]] assault rifles. | At the end of the movie, two prison guards of the ''KZ Buchenwald'' are armed with [[MKb 42(H)]] assault rifles. | ||
[[Image:German WW2 MP-44 copy Sport-Systeme Dittrich 'BD42(H)' designed from the MKB42(H).jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sport Systeme Dittrich reproduction of the Haenel MKb 42(H) - 7.92x33mm.]] | [[Image:German WW2 MP-44 copy Sport-Systeme Dittrich 'BD42(H)' designed from the MKB42(H).jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sport Systeme Dittrich reproduction of the Haenel MKb 42(H) - 7.92x33mm.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-MKB1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"''Guess you know what comes next!''"]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-MKB1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|'''Guard''':"''Guess you know what comes next!''"<br /> | ||
'''Thälmann''':"''Yes! A better Germany!''"]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
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German soldiers use [[MG34]]s. | German soldiers use [[MG34]]s. | ||
[[Image:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]] | [[Image:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-MG34-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-MG34-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An MG34 behind its dead user on the Eastern Front.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-MG34-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-MG34-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An SS officers opens fire at three incoming Soviet parliamentaries.]] | ||
==MG42== | ==MG42== | ||
Two [[MG42]]s are transported by prisoners. | Two [[MG42]]s are transported by prisoners. | ||
[[Image:MG42.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG42 Light Machine Gun 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:MG42.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG42 Light Machine Gun 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-MG42-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-MG42-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The MG42s carried in the background.]] | ||
==Maxim MG 08== | ==Maxim MG 08== | ||
One [[Maxim MG08]] is seen among the smuggled in weapons for the prisoners. | One [[Maxim MG08]] is seen among the smuggled in weapons for the prisoners. | ||
[[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]] | [[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]] | ||
[[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Maxim.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ErnstThälmannLeader-Maxim.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The spade grips of the Maxim are seen behind the PPShs.]] | ||
=Launchers= | =Launchers= | ||
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Ernst Thälmann - Leader of his Class is a 1955 East-German movie directed by Kurt Maetzig. The second part covers the period from 1930 until Thälmann's assassination in 1944. It shows Thälmann's struggle for the united front of the German workers against the National Socialists, his arrest after Hitler's seizure of power, and the eleven years of imprisonment in which he remains steadfast until his death. An attempt by the comrades to liberate him fails and Thälmann rejects a corrupting offer of freedom by Göring. And he has to witness how his brave fellow fighter Änne Jansen is killed in a bomb attack in the women's prison across the street. Änne's husband Fiete Jansen, who was already at Thälmann's side as a friend and fighter in the first part, becomes the second supporting figure of the film. As commander of the Thälmann Battalion, he fights for the people's cause in Spain and later in the ranks of the Red Army for a quick end to the fascist war.
The following weapons were used in the film Ernst Thälmann - Leader of his Class:
Pistols
Luger P08
Luger P08 pistols are used by German police, SS guards, and some soldiers. Obersturmbanführer Quadde (Werner Peters) is briefly seen with a P08 during an attempt to free Thälmann
FN Model 1922
Fiete Jansen (Hans-Peter Minetti) is seen leading a charge with an FN Model 1922 during the Spanish Civil War.
Submachine Guns
PPSh-41
Most Soviet Soldiers are armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns, as well, Fiete Jansen.
PPS-43
Some PPS-43 are also seen wield by Red Army soldiers.
Rifles
Mauser Model 1889/36
The most seen rifle is the Belgian Mauser 1889/36 which is first used by Berlin police forces in 1930.
Mauser Gewehr 1898M
Two SA (Sturmabtelung) men are seen with Gewehr 98M rifles while guarding arrested communists after the Reichstag Fire Decree of February 28, 1933. Contrary to what is portrayed in the film, it was only one communist, Dutch Marinus van der Lubbe, who set fire to the Reichstag building on February 27 and not a planned action by Hitler. However, this was a welcome opportunity for Nazi propaganda to crackdown on leftists.
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k is briefly seen in the hands of German soldiers.
Gewehr 1888/05
What appears to be a Gewehr 1888/05 is briefly seen held by a guard at a barracks.
Karabiner 1888
A liberated KZ prisoner has a Karabiner 1888 over his shoulder.
Mosin Nagant
Some Red Army soldiers are also armed with Mosin Nagant Rifles.
Lebel 1886
Some Spanish Republican fighters can be seen with French rifles that appear to be Lebel 1886s.
Unknown Rifle
Assault Rifles
Sturmgewehr 44
The Sturmgewehr 44 is the second most used rifle by German soldiers and liberated prisoners.
MKb 42(H)
At the end of the movie, two prison guards of the KZ Buchenwald are armed with MKb 42(H) assault rifles.
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Thälmann:"Yes! A better Germany!"
Machine Guns
MG34
German soldiers use MG34s.
MG42
Two MG42s are transported by prisoners.
Maxim MG 08
One Maxim MG08 is seen among the smuggled in weapons for the prisoners.
Launchers
Panzerfaust
Some Landsers are seen with Panzerfausts.
Panzerschreck
A single Panzerschreck, that appears to be a mock-up, is carried by one German soldier.
Other
15cm sFH 18
Various schwere Feldhaubitzen 18 can be seen at a weapons factory.
