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The [[MP40]] submachine gun is the most commonly seen weapon in the hands of German soldiers. Popular culture has portrayed the MP40 as the most common weapon in the hands of German soldiers during World War II. This is incorrect, as the bolt-action Kar 98k was more common, but in films, television, and especially in video games, the MP40 will be seen issued on at least a one-to-one basis with the Kar 98k, and is often more common than it. | The [[MP40]] submachine gun is the most commonly seen weapon in the hands of German soldiers. Popular culture has portrayed the MP40 as the most common weapon in the hands of German soldiers during World War II. This is incorrect, as the bolt-action Kar 98k was more common, but in films, television, and especially in video games, the MP40 will be seen issued on at least a one-to-one basis with the Kar 98k, and is often more common than it. | ||
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 - 9mm.]] | [[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 - 9mm.]] | ||
[[Image:GEMP40-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:GEMP40-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Luftwaffe Guards armed with MP40s.]] | ||
[[Image:GEMP40-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Guard holds his MP40 on Capt. Hilts ([[Steve McQueen]]) when he tries to stop the guards from shooting Ives ([[Angus Lennie]]) when he climbs the fence, snapping under the pressure when the Germans find their tunnel "Tom".]] | [[Image:GEMP40-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Guard holds his MP40 on Capt. Hilts ([[Steve McQueen]]) when he tries to stop the guards from shooting Ives ([[Angus Lennie]]) when he climbs the fence, snapping under the pressure when the Germans find their tunnel "Tom".]] | ||
[[Image:GEMP40-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant Strackwitz ([[Harry Riebauer]]) holds his MP40 on the POWs after the escape gets interupted midway with 79 escapes.]] | [[Image:GEMP40-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant Strackwitz ([[Harry Riebauer]]) holds his MP40 on the POWs after the escape gets interupted midway with 79 escapes.]] | ||
[[Image:GEMP40-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:GEMP40-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Wehrmacht Soldiers point their MP40s at Hilts after they shoot his Motorcycle and he skids into barbed wire. Without the bolts cocked back, the guns are rather useless.]] | ||
[[Image:GEMP40-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French resistance | [[Image:GEMP40-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French resistance fighter with an MP40 hands Sedgewick over to a Spanish guide.]] | ||
==Luger P08== | ==Luger P08== | ||
Revision as of 06:22, 20 October 2014
The Great Escape is the classic 1963 World War II escape thriller directed by John Sturges based on the true story of one of the largest escape attempts made by Allied prisoners from a German POW camp during the war. The all-star cast included Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Coburn, Donald Pleasence, Charles Bronson, and David McCallum.
The following guns were used in the film The Great Escape:
Karabiner 98k
Luftwaffe soldiers at the camp are seen armed with Karabiner 98k rifles, although like many WWII films between 1960-1980, the MP40 is innaccurately portrayed as the main weapon of the German Army.
MP40
The MP40 submachine gun is the most commonly seen weapon in the hands of German soldiers. Popular culture has portrayed the MP40 as the most common weapon in the hands of German soldiers during World War II. This is incorrect, as the bolt-action Kar 98k was more common, but in films, television, and especially in video games, the MP40 will be seen issued on at least a one-to-one basis with the Kar 98k, and is often more common than it.
Luger P08
All high ranking officers and soldiers at the camp keep Luger P08 pistols as their sidearms. After the escape, Cpt. Hilts (Steve McQueen) plants clear wire on a road way and causes a German soldier on a bike (secretivly played by Steve McQueen) to crash. He steals the soldier's uniform and Luger before eventually being captured.
MG42
Luftwaffe guards man MG42 machine guns in the camp perimeter towers. One of the French resistance soldiers is also seen mowing down Germans with one during a drive by shooting. The final time one is used by the SS to massacre the 50 excaped POWs, even though in actually history, they were executed at different times.
Walther PP
Some of the Germans trying to track the escaped POWs use Walther PP pistols.
1934 Mauser pocket pistol
A German officer stops Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett "Big X" (Richard Attenborough) on the street and holds a Mauser 1934 "Humpback" pistol on him before being convinced he is a citizen by his fluent German and authentic papers. While it could be a Mauser 1910 or 1914 pistol, it is likely a 1934 since this is a WWII film.
Mauser Competition Rifle
A Wehrmacht soldier is seen using an unknown sniper rifle to shoot Flight Lt. Colin Blythe "The Forger" (Donald Pleasence). It would appear to be a sporterized Kar98k with a scope, although an actually Kar98k sniper rifle issued at the time was not sporterized.
Unknown Revolver
SS officers at the train station are seen with revolvers of unknown make and model.
