Diplomacy Diplomatie
Movie Poster
Diplomacy is a 2014 Franco-German movie directed by Volker Schlöndorff (The Tin Drum ). On August 25, 1944, the battle for France seemed over. The French Second Armored Division is at the gates of Paris and it can only be a matter of time before the Allies free the French capital from the clutches of the Nazis. But the German city commander Dietrich von Choltitz is not thinking of letting the artistic and architectural treasures of Paris fall into the hands of the Allies. He is determined to carry out Hitler's orders and blow up half the city with all its wonders. The only chance for Paris is the Swedish consul-general Raoul Nordling, who tries with all diplomatic and rhetorical means to save the city from destruction. He visits von Cholitz for an all-important conversation.
The 1966 French movie Is Paris Burning? tells a similar representation, starring Gert Fröbe as Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz.
The following weapons were used in the film Diplomacy :
Handguns
Walther PP
A Walther PP pistol is the personal firearm of General der Infanterie (Lieutenant General) von Choltitz (Niels Arestrup ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Post war Walther PP - .32 ACP
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Von Choltitz moves the slide of his pistol...
Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and puts it into the drawer.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pistol in the opened drawer.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing He removes the pistol to lie it on his desk.
Walther PPK
Leutnant (Second lieutenant) Bressensdorf (Robert Stadlober ) makes his way through the Paris Metro with a Walther PPK .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther PPK - .32 ACP
Error creating thumbnail: File missing After Bressensdorf left the HQ, he immediately takes cover behind a pillar from French snipers with his drawn Walther in hand.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A shocked Bressensdorf holds his pistol.
MAS Mle. 1892
At the end of the movie, a Free French Army Lieutenant (the character is not credited as Henri Karcher) is seen taking General von Choltitz prisoner with an Mle 1892 Revolver .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Revolver d'ordonnance modèle 1892 - 8x27mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer indicates his revolver in the direction in which von Choltitz must go.
Submachine Guns
MP40
German soldiers are also armed with MP40s . In the end, some Free French Army soldiers and Resistance fighters are seen with these submachine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The escorting soldier (Jochen Hägele) of Lt. Bressensdorf points his MP40 at the French architect.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Landser (left) with an MP40 listening to the last speech of General von Choltitz.
M1A1 Thompson
What appears to be an M1A1 Thompson is briefly seen carried by one US soldier.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier at the truck near the pillar.
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k is widely used by German soldiers, but also by some American soldiers and French Resistance fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier (Johannes Klaußner) with a Kar98k over his back speaks with Raoul Nordling (André Dussollier ) while keeping an eye on him.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two soldiers behind sandbags hold their carbines at the ready as Lt. Bressensdorf he runs into the street.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A full left side view of one Kar98k lies next to von Choltitz on a chimney.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same Karabiner.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing French engineer Jacques Lanvin (Jean-Marc Roulot) with a carbine during the briefing of Oberleutnant (First lieutenant) Hegger (Thomas Arnold ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Kar98k held by a Résistance fighter.
Mauser Rifle
Some unknown Mauser Short Rifles are also used by German soldiers. A Free French Army soldier escorting von Choltitz carries this rifle at the end of the movie.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier on the left holds his Mauser rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The French soldier behind the Lieutenant wields his Mauser rifle with a grasping groove.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A top view of the Mauser offers a view of the tangent-leaf rear sight.
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M1 Garand
Some US troops carry M1 Garands at the end of the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Garand - .30-06
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A GI in the background watches German POWs lined up in front of Hôtel Le Meurice.
M1 Carbine
The M1 Carbine with late WWII bayonet lug is also used by two U.S. soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bottom left; a GI without a helmet holds the M1 Carbine.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The bayonet lug can be seen on the right.
Machine Guns
MG42
MG42s are seen in defense positions in Paris like on the rooftop of von Choltitz's HQ.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maschinengewehr 42 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Schütze (Private) checks his MG42 on the rooftop.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same soldier tries to close the top cover several times.
Browning M2HB
An American M3 half-track transport vehicle and M4 Sherman tanks are equipped with Browning M2HB machine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Browning is seen on the right.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A slightly different view shows the barrel.