The Battle of Neretva: Difference between revisions
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The Battle of Neretva: Difference between revisions
[[Image:M39_Eihandgranate.JPG|thumb|none|150px|The Model 39 Eihandgranate hand grenade]]
[[Image:M39_Eihandgranate.JPG|thumb|none|150px|The Model 39 Eihandgranate hand grenade]]
[[Image:M39Eg-detail-BN.jpg|thumb|none|500px|none|Partisan danced with a hand grenades hanging from his belt.]]
[[Image:M39Eg-detail-BN.jpg|thumb|none|500px|none|A Partisan dances with hand grenades hanging from his belt.]]
[[Image:Partisan-M39Eg-BN.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Partisan wants trigger a hand grenades in front of him on the ground.]]
[[Image:Partisan-M39Eg-BN.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:LS-M39Eg-BN.jpg|thumb|none|500px|none|At the belt of dead Novak ([[Ljubisa Samardzic]]) hangs a several hand grenades.]]
[[Image:LS-M39Eg-BN.jpg|thumb|none|500px|none|Several grenades are seen on Novak's ([[Ljubisa Samardzic]]) belt.]]
== Model 24 Stielhandgranate ==
== Model 24 Stielhandgranate ==
Revision as of 21:24, 6 January 2013
The Battle of Neretva (Original: Bitka na Neretvi) is a 1969 Yugoslavian war drama recounting the largest combat encounter between the Axis occupiers and the partisans in the territory of the former Yugoslavia during WWII. The film was an Italian-German coproduction directed by Veljko Bulajic and was the most expensive film produced in the then-Yugoslavia country. The film also featured an international cast including Yul Brynner, Orson Welles, Sergei Bondarchuk, Hardy Krüger, Curt Jürgens, Franco Nero and Sylva Koscina and is also notable for the massive amount of Soviet-made armor used in the production.
Partisans had to save grenades in combat and therefore use the incendiary Molotov cocktails.
Unidentified bomb
The Partisans for disposal of bridge or stockpiles of enemies weapons use a unidentified bombs.
Other
Kampfpistole Z
After the conquest of the other side of river gives gunner Novak (Ljubisa Samardzic) signal using a gun similar as a Kampfpistole Z.
PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle
Partisans have a platoon men equipped with PTRS-41 rifles.
Kurzer 8 cm Granatwerfer 42 (GrW 34)
In addition to medium mortar used by the Germans appear in this film as well also Kurzer 8 cm Granatwerfer 42 mortars as weapon Serbian chetniks.
Flak 38
Partisans also acquired as booty the German Flakvierling 38 anti-aircraft gun.
M1939 (52-K) Soviet 85mm Anti Aircraft Gun
7,5 cm PaK 40
Armor
One of the most interesting aspects of this film was the massive amount of Soviet-era armor lent to the production including the following:
Tank T-34
The unmodified T-34 Russian tank is the most widely seen armored vehicle in the film, which was typically seen utilized by the German forces.
Tiger I Tank
What appear to be Tiger I tanks are also seen used by German forces in the film. In reality, these were T-34's with modified turrets to resemble the Tiger. These mockups were so well detailed that three of them were eventually reused in the 1970 Clint Eastwood war film Kelly's Heroes.
Tank M4 Sherman
Strangely, American M4 Sherman tanks are also seen depicted as German armor in the film.