Archiv des Todes

Archiv des Todes Error creating thumbnail: File missing Country File:Flag GDR German Democratic Republic.jpg GDR Language German Channel DDR1 Creator Deutsche Film (DEFA) Genre Espionage Broadcast 1980 No. of Seasons 1 No. of Episodes 13 Main Cast Character Actor Georg Jürgen Zartmann Boris Gojko Mitic Hauptmann Ernst Gerd Blahuschek Janek Leon Niemczyk Heiner Krzysztof Stroinski Standartenführer Hauk Alfred Struwe Major Zirrgiebel Hannjo Hasse Hauptmann Frenzel Harald Warmbrunn Obergefreiter Henselmann Helmut Schellhardt Renate Wiesner Renate Blume

Archiv des Todes (English: Archive of death) is a East German produced spy adventure television series. The storyline centers around four World War II resistance fighters who attempt to get the location of a secret Third Reich archive to the allies before it is moved to avoid the advance of Soviet forces. The show was produced in 1979 and its 13 episodes were finally broadcast one year later on DDR1.

The following weapons were used in the television series Archiv des Todes:

Pistols

Luger P08

The Luger P08 can be seen by numerous characters in the series.

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Luger P08 - 9x19mm

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Georg (Jürgen Zartmann) in hiding armed with a Luger P08 pistol.

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Major Zirrgiebel (Hannjo Hasse) fires upon Boris with his Luger P08.

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A German military police sergeant attempts to shoot Georg with his pistol.

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Boris (Gojko Mitic) holds a German soldier in check with his Luger P08.

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Renate Wiesner (Renate Blume) fires in self-defense with her service pistol.

Walther PP

The Walther PP is used by Obersturmfuhrer Beisel (Joachim Tomascewsky).

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War Time Walther PP Pistol.The lesser-known, full-length barreled Walther PP is available in .22LR, 6.35mm auto (.25 ACP), 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP) Auto or 9x17mm (.380 ACP)

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Obersturmführer Beisel (Joachim Tomaschewsky) unloads his Walther PP pistol at Georg.

Mauser Pocket Pistol

The Mauser Pocket Pistol is used by Hanka (Barbara Brylska) when she confronts a doctor.

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1934 Mauser Pocket Pistol - 6.35mm

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Hanka (Barbara Brylska) holds a Mauser Pocket Pistol to the doctor´s head .

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Submachine guns

MP40

The MP40 is also seen by a numerous amount of characters in the series.

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MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm

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A Wehrmacht soldier opens fire on Boris with his MP40 from the sidecar of a motorcycle.

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Hauptmann Ernst (Gerd Blahuschek)(right) disguised as a military patrolman armed with the MP40.

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Boris (Gojko Mitic) picks up the submachine gun.

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Heiner (Krzysztof Stroinski) in the uniform of a German soldier with a submachine gun.

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Hanka (Barbara Brylska) wields a MP40.

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Georg (Jürgen Zartmann) disguised as an MP searches the apartement of Biesel.

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Janek (Leon Niemczyk) (right) reloads his MP40.

PPSh-41

The PPSh-41 is used by the Red Army soldiers.

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Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

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Red Army soldiers were armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns.

Rifles

Karabiner 98k

The Karabiner 98k is used by Janek (Leon Niemczyk), and numerous guards.

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Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser

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Janek (Leon Niemczyk) armed with a Karabiner 98k rifle.

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A guard fires on the fleeing prisoners.

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The army deserter points his Karabiner 98k rifle.

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German firing squad with rifles.

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Machine guns

MG34

German soldiers can be seen equipped with MG34 machine guns.

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MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum

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German soldiers equipped with MG34 machine gun

Hand grenades

F-1 hand grenade

F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

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German soldier hung with F1 hand grenades.

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Boris (Gojko Mitic) throws grenades at his the pursuers.

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Heiner (Krzysztof Stroinski) connects the hand grenades to his belt.

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Obersturmführer Beisel (Joachim Tomaschewsky) wants to blow himself and Georg into the air.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

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Model 24 Stielhandgranate

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German troops were equipped with Model 24 Stielhandgranaten.

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Standartenführer Hauk (Alfred Struwe) prepares to throw a hand grenade into the shaft below the archive.

Others

Kampfpistole Z

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German Flare Gun 1944 No. 2

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A German officer with Kampfpistole Z

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Hauptmann Ernst (Gerd Blahuschek) is going to fire a flare.

Panzerfaust

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Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead

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Georg (Jürgen Zartmann) equipped with the Panzerfaust.