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'''''Land of Mine''''' (Danish title:''Under Sandet''; German title:''Unter dem Sand'') is a 2015 Danish-German drama film directed by Martin Zandvliet. After the surrender of the German Armed forces in May 1945, a group of young German POWs under the command of Sgt. Carl Rasmussen is forced to demine the Danish West Coast. Like so many of his fellow Danes, Sgt. Rasmussen has a deep hatred for the Germans after having suffered five years of hardships during the occupation. | '''''Land of Mine''''' (Danish title:''Under Sandet''; German title:''Unter dem Sand'') is a 2015 Danish-German drama film directed by Martin Zandvliet. After the surrender of the German Armed forces in May 1945, a group of young German POWs under the command of Sgt. Carl Rasmussen is forced to demine the Danish West Coast. Like so many of his fellow Danes, Sgt. Rasmussen has a deep hatred for the Germans after having suffered five years of hardships during the occupation. | ||
The film is based on true events. Since the Wehrmacht feared an invasion by the Allies, it had a complex system of tank traps, guard installations, bunkers, and land mines built: the Atlantic Wall. The west coast of Jutland, where more than two million land mines were buried, seemed to be a very likely invasion area. These had to be cleared again at the end of the war. Although the Geneva Convention of 1929 forbade any kind of forced labor for prisoners of war, the British military, in coordination with the Danish government, declared some of its German POWs to be volunteer personnel of the enemy. Part of this clearing squad were boys between 15 and 18 years of age who had been drafted shortly before from the school bench into the Wehrmacht or Volkssturm. These had to defuse the landmines in Denmark as "volunteers". They were neither trained for this nor did they have the appropriate equipment. From May 11 to October 4, 1945, these POWs cleared 1,402,000 mines, according to military documents. There are no exact figures on the number of people deployed. Depending on the source, the number was between 2,000 and 2,600. | |||
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The personal firearm of Sgt. Carl Rasmussen ([[Roland Møller]]) is a [[Bergmann-Bayard|Bergmann-Bayard M1910/21]] pistol which is only seen in his holster. | The personal firearm of Sgt. Carl Rasmussen ([[Roland Møller]]) is a [[Bergmann-Bayard|Bergmann-Bayard M1910/21]] pistol which is only seen in his holster. | ||
[[File:Bergmann1921.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Bergmann-Bayard M1910/21 - 9x23 mm Largo]] | [[File:Bergmann1921.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Bergmann-Bayard M1910/21 - 9x23 mm Largo]] | ||
[[File:LandofMine_bayard1.jpg|thumb|none|350px| | [[File:LandofMine_bayard1.jpg|thumb|none|350px|A pPromotional picture of Roland Møller with the pistol.]] | ||
[[File:LandofMine_bayard2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another promotional picture of Sgt. Carl Rasmussen holding the Bergmann-Bayard.]] | [[File:LandofMine_bayard2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another promotional picture of Sgt. Carl Rasmussen holding the Bergmann-Bayard.]] | ||
[[File:LandofMine_bayard3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good view of the holster.]] | [[File:LandofMine_bayard3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good view of the holster.]] | ||
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==Webley Mk. VI== | ==Webley Mk. VI== | ||
A British officer (Thomas Østergaard) is briefly seen with a [[Webley Mk VI]] revolver during the humiliation of the PoWs. | A British officer (Thomas Østergaard) is briefly seen with a [[Webley Mk VI]] revolver during the humiliation of the PoWs. | ||
[[File:Webley Mk VI.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley | [[File:Webley Mk VI.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mark VI - .455 Webley]] | ||
[[File:LandofMine-Webley1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He points his Webley at the prisoners after his comrades urinate and try to defecate on them.]] | [[File:LandofMine-Webley1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He points his Webley at the prisoners after his comrades urinate and try to defecate on them.]] | ||
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A Danish soldier is briefly seen with a [[Suomi KP/-31]] Submachine Gun with a 50-round stick magazine. | A Danish soldier is briefly seen with a [[Suomi KP/-31]] Submachine Gun with a 50-round stick magazine. | ||
[[File:SuomiM31.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Suomi KP/-31 - 9x19mm Parabellum]] | [[File:SuomiM31.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Suomi KP/-31 - 9x19mm Parabellum]] | ||
[[File:LandofMine_subm1.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:LandofMine_subm1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier with the submachine gun opens the camp gate. Note the Swedish M1926 helmets that are worn by the soldiers instead of their own M1923 helmet.]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
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==Mauser Model 1896== | ==Mauser Model 1896== | ||
Danish soldiers carry [[1896 Swedish Mauser]] rifles. | Danish soldiers carry [[1896 Swedish Mauser]] rifles. | ||
[[File:CarlGustavM96-1911SwedeMauser.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gevär m/ | [[File:CarlGustavM96-1911SwedeMauser.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gevär m/1896/11 (Carl Gustaf) - 6.5x55mm]] | ||
[[File:LandofMine_dmauser1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Danish soldiers on the left with Swedish Mausers.]] | [[File:LandofMine_dmauser1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Danish soldiers on the left with Swedish Mausers.]] | ||
[[File:LandofMine_dmauser2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldiers walk behind the POWs who are ordered to go over the minefield to make sure if it is clear.]] | [[File:LandofMine_dmauser2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldiers walk behind the POWs who are ordered to go over the minefield to make sure if it is clear.]] | ||
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==Tellermine 42== | ==Tellermine 42== | ||
The [[Tellermine 42]] is the most used mine on the beaches. All of Rasmussen's prisoners are seen handling | The [[Tellermine 42]] anti-tank mine is the most used mine on the beaches. All of Rasmussen's prisoners are seen handling them. | ||
[[ | [[File:Tellermine 42.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Tellermine 42]] | ||
[[File:LandofMine-tm1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Helmut Morbach ([[Joel Basman]]) defuses a Tellermine during the training.]] | [[File:LandofMine-tm1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Helmut Morbach ([[Joel Basman]]) defuses a Tellermine during the training.]] | ||
[[File:LandofMine_tm1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A mine taken by Werner Lessner ([[Oskar Belton]]).]] | [[File:LandofMine_tm1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A mine taken by Werner Lessner ([[Oskar Belton]]).]] | ||
[[File:LandofMine_tm2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ludwig Haffke ( | [[File:LandofMine_tm2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ludwig Haffke (Oskar Bökelmann) counts Tellerminen before the removal.]] | ||
[[File:LandofMine-tm2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A huge amount of Tellerminen.]] | [[File:LandofMine-tm2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A huge amount of Tellerminen.]] | ||
[[File:LandofMine_tm3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Albert Bewer ( | [[File:LandofMine_tm3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Albert Bewer (Levin Henning) loads a mine on the truck.]] | ||
==Holzmine 42== | ==Holzmine 42== | ||
German POWs are seen | All of the German POWs are seen handling several [[Holzmine 42]] anti-tank mines. | ||
[[ | [[File:Holzmine42.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Holzmine 42]] | ||
[[File:LandofMine-Holzmine1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sebastian Schumann ( | [[File:LandofMine-Holzmine1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sebastian Schumann (Louis Hofmann) takes the fuse of a Holzimine...]] | ||
[[File:LandofMine-Holzmine2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|... and removes it.]] | [[File:LandofMine-Holzmine2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|... and removes it.]] | ||
[[File:LandofMine-Holzmine3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The defused mine next to him]] | [[File:LandofMine-Holzmine3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The defused mine next to him.]] | ||
[[File:LandofMine_hm42.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several Holzminen at the gathering point piled up by Ludwig.]] | [[File:LandofMine_hm42.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several Holzminen at the gathering point piled up by Ludwig.]] | ||
==Stockmine M43== | ==Stockmine M43== | ||
The Stockmine M43 is the second most | The Stockmine M43 is the second most placed mine type on the beaches. | ||
[[ | [[File:Stockmine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Stockmine M43 or also called "Betonmine"]] | ||
[[File:LandofMine-stockmine1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ludwig and Sebastian removing the strings of Stockminen.]] | [[File:LandofMine-stockmine1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ludwig and Sebastian removing the strings of Stockminen.]] | ||
[[File:LandofMine_stockmine1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ernst Lessner ( | [[File:LandofMine_stockmine1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ernst Lessner (Emil Belton) next to a Stockmine.]] | ||
==Schützenmine 42== | |||
Wilhelm Hahn (Leon Seidel) is seen defusing a [[Schützenmine 42]]. | |||
[[File:Schützenmine 42.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Schützenmine 42]] | |||
[[File:UnderSandet-Schutzenmine1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
==S-Mine 35== | ==S-Mine 35== | ||
Some [[S-Mine]]s are rarely seen defused by the prisoners. | Some [[S-Mine]]s are rarely seen defused by the prisoners. | ||
[[ | [[File:Schrapnellmine 35 mine.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Schrapnellmine 35]] | ||
[[File:LandofMine_sm1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two defused S-Mines.]] | [[File:LandofMine_sm1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two defused S-Mines are taken by Ludwig.]] | ||
[[Category: Movie]] | [[Category: Movie]] | ||
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Land of Mine (Danish title:Under Sandet; German title:Unter dem Sand) is a 2015 Danish-German drama film directed by Martin Zandvliet. After the surrender of the German Armed forces in May 1945, a group of young German POWs under the command of Sgt. Carl Rasmussen is forced to demine the Danish West Coast. Like so many of his fellow Danes, Sgt. Rasmussen has a deep hatred for the Germans after having suffered five years of hardships during the occupation.
The film is based on true events. Since the Wehrmacht feared an invasion by the Allies, it had a complex system of tank traps, guard installations, bunkers, and land mines built: the Atlantic Wall. The west coast of Jutland, where more than two million land mines were buried, seemed to be a very likely invasion area. These had to be cleared again at the end of the war. Although the Geneva Convention of 1929 forbade any kind of forced labor for prisoners of war, the British military, in coordination with the Danish government, declared some of its German POWs to be volunteer personnel of the enemy. Part of this clearing squad were boys between 15 and 18 years of age who had been drafted shortly before from the school bench into the Wehrmacht or Volkssturm. These had to defuse the landmines in Denmark as "volunteers". They were neither trained for this nor did they have the appropriate equipment. From May 11 to October 4, 1945, these POWs cleared 1,402,000 mines, according to military documents. There are no exact figures on the number of people deployed. Depending on the source, the number was between 2,000 and 2,600.
The following weapons were used in the film Land of Mine:
Handguns
Bergmann-Bayard M1910/21
The personal firearm of Sgt. Carl Rasmussen (Roland Møller) is a Bergmann-Bayard M1910/21 pistol which is only seen in his holster.
Webley Mk. VI
A British officer (Thomas Østergaard) is briefly seen with a Webley Mk VI revolver during the humiliation of the PoWs.
Submachine Guns
Suomi KP/-31
A Danish soldier is briefly seen with a Suomi KP/-31 Submachine Gun with a 50-round stick magazine.
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III*
One Danish soldier is seen with a Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* at the beginning of the movie while escorting German POWs.
Mauser Model 1896
Danish soldiers carry 1896 Swedish Mauser rifles.
Karabiner 98k
Danish soldiers can also be seen with Karabiner 98ks at the beginning and as Sgt. Rasmussen is at the hospital.
Mines
Tellermine 42
The Tellermine 42 anti-tank mine is the most used mine on the beaches. All of Rasmussen's prisoners are seen handling them.
Holzmine 42
All of the German POWs are seen handling several Holzmine 42 anti-tank mines.
Stockmine M43
The Stockmine M43 is the second most placed mine type on the beaches.
Schützenmine 42
Wilhelm Hahn (Leon Seidel) is seen defusing a Schützenmine 42.
S-Mine 35
Some S-Mines are rarely seen defused by the prisoners.
