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==7.5 cm le.IG 18==
The [[7.5 cm le.IG 18]] infantry support gun is used by German soldiers to punch a hole through the Ghetto wall and get to the resistance fighters.
The [[7.5 cm le.IG 18]] infantry support gun is used by German soldiers to punch a hole through the Ghetto wall and get to the resistance fighters.
[[File:le.IG 18.JPG|thumb|400px|none|7.5cm leIG 18 Infantry Support Gun]]
[[File:le.IG 18.JPG|thumb|400px|none|7.5 cm le.IG 18 - 75x89 mm R ]]
[[Image:TPgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers with the 75mm leIG 18.]]
[[Image:TPgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers with the 75mm leIG 18.]]
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The Pianist Roman Polanski and starring Adrien Brody as Wladyslaw Szpilman, a pianist who witnesses the German occupation of Poland. The film was adapted from Szpliman's autobiographical novel of the same name and would go on to be nominated for seven Academy Awards, receiving two for Best Director and Best Actor.
The following weapons were used in the film The Pianist :
Pistols Luger P08 The Luger P08 is used by a brutal SS officer, primarily in summary executions.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The SS officer selecting Jews with his Luger P08. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Note the fake post-production muzzle flash. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The SS officer kills a Jewish woman for asking a question. You can tell the armorer only loaded the Luger with one round as the action locks back after the officer fires this shot. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The SS NCO executes several Jewish workers for looking weak. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The SS NCO draws a new magazine... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ... and reloads his P08. Walther P38 Walther P38s are smuggled into the Warsaw Ghetto and later used by resistance fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 - WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Władysław Szpilman (Adrian Brody ) finds a Walther P38 being smuggled in with potatoes. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A resistance fighter helping a wounded comrade has a Walther P38 in his free hand. Tokarev TT-33 The Tokarev TT-33 can be seen in a holster of Polish police officers, but they never pull it out.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Polish police officer has a holster for a Tokarev TT-33. In real life, the Polish police at this time used Nagant M1895 revolvers . Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Polish soldier on the left has a holster for a Tokarev TT-33, but the gun itself is not seen. Walther PP The Walther PP is seen in a holster of Captain Wilm Hosenfeld (Thomas Kretschmann ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther PP - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Walther PP in a holster of Captain Wilm Hosenfeld (Thomas Kretschmann ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing When Hosenfeld stands straight, you can see the Walther PP magazine extension. Submachine Guns MP40 The MP40 is used by German soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing An SS soldier takes cover with an MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier with an MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing War criminal Heinrich Klaustermeyer (center right) holds an MP40. This view is most likely a reference to a photograph taken during the uprising . Steyr-Solothurn S1-100 The Steyr-Solothurn S1-100 is used by German soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steyr-Solothurn S1-100/MP34 submachine gun - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing An SS soldier with a Steyr-Solothurn S1-100 (circled in red). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two SS soldiers on the left and right hold Steyr-Solothurn S1-100s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German medic holds a Steyr-Solothurn S1-100. Sten Mk II The Sten Mk II is used by resistance fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sten Mk II - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Sten Mk II next to several rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A resistance fighter helping a wounded comrade has a Sten slung over his back. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another resistance fighter is shot while firing his Sten. PPSh-41 Some of Polish soldiers are armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet PPSh-41 submachine gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Polish soldier on the left holds his PPSh-41 while confronting Władysław Szpilman (Adrien Brody ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet soldier with his PPSh-41 stands among German POWs. Rifles Karabiner 98k Most of German soldiers use Karabiner 98k rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Władysław Szpilman (Adrien Brody ) and his father watch the Wehrmacht troops march into Warsaw. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier (Joachim Paul Assböck ) with a 98k slung over his back. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A pair of German soldiers are armed with Karabiner 98k rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An SS soldier searches the building for resistance fighters. Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine A few of Polish soldiers are seen carrying Mosin Nagant M38 Carbines , notably the one that confronts Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody ) after confusing him as a German soldier.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Polish soldier on the right holds his Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine while confronting Władysław Szpilman (Adrien Brody ). Machine Guns MG34 An MG34 can be seen being lugged on the shoulders of German soldiers marching into Warsaw.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Some German soldiers at the head of the column march with MG34s. Degtyaryov DP-28 The Degtyaryov DP-28 is used by resistance fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DP-28 light machine gun - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A resistance fighter in the middle is carrying a DP-28. Hand Grenades Model 24 Stielhandgranate Several Model 24 Stielhandgranates can be seen in the resistance weapons cache. Wehrmacht soldiers also throw these grenades at resistance fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranates being moved by a resistance member. Model 39 Eihandgranate Several Model 39 Eihandgranates can be seen in the resistance weapons cache.
Model 39 Eihandgranate Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 39 Eihandgranates are seen. F-1 Hand Grenade What appears to be an F-1 hand grenade is used by a Polish soldier confronting Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody ).
F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Polish soldier throwing an F-1 hand grenade (circled in red). Other 7.5 cm le.IG 18 The 7.5 cm le.IG 18 infantry support gun is used by German soldiers to punch a hole through the Ghetto wall and get to the resistance fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 7.5 cm le.IG 18 - 75x89 mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with the 75mm leIG 18. Panzerfaust The Panzerfaust is used by resistance fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Panzerfaust 44mm with 149mm warhead Error creating thumbnail: File missing A resistance fighter on the balcony fires a Panzerfaust into the German military hospital. PIAT The PIAT is used by resistance fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT) - 3.25 in Error creating thumbnail: File missing A resistance fighter in the background carries a PIAT. Flammenwerfer 41 The Flammenwerfer 41 is used by German soldiers to clear out resistance fighters in the buildings around the military hospital.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flammenwerfer 41 flamethrower Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires the Flammenwerfer 41. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Good view of the backpack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Good view of the nozzle. 
