The Turncoat
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Main Cast
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The Turncoat John Rabe , Colonia ) based on the novel of the same name by Siegfried Lenz. Summer 1944: Wehrmacht soldier Walter Proska has to go back to the Eastern Front. There he ends up with the unit of Willy Stehauf, a ruined bunch that fights in vain in the swamps of Rokitno against mosquitoes, partisans, and gradual madness. His officer's cruelty, his regime-critical comrade Wolfgang, but above all his love for partisan Wanda, also make Walter increasingly doubt the meaning of the war.
The following weapons can be seen in the miniseries The Turncoat :
Pistols Luger P08 German officer Wilhelm „Willi“ Stehauf (Rainer Bock ) is armed with a Luger P08 pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 with black grips - 9x19mm File:Überläufer-Luger1.jpg Stehauf unlocks his Luger (Ep. 1). File:Überläufer-Luger2.jpg He pulls the pistol at Walter (Ep. 1). File:Überläufer-Luger3.jpg The Luger being fired by him (Ep. 2). Tokarev TT-33 The Tokarev TT-33 is used by the Polish partisan Wanda Zielinski (Malgorzata Mikolajczak ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version. File:Überläufer-TT1.jpg Wanda points her TT at Walter's head to wake him up (Ep. 2). File:Überläufer-TT2.jpg Again, she is seen holding the pistol at Walter (Ep. 2). Walther P38 The leader of the partisan group is seen with a Walther P38 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm File:Überläufer-Walther1.jpg He threatens Zwiczosbirski (Ep. 2). File:Überläufer-Walther2.jpg A few moments later, he takes aim at Walter (Ep. 2). File:Überläufer-Walther3.jpg A view of the black grips (Ep. 2). Submachine Guns MP40 MP40 are used by Stehauf and some partisans in Episode 2.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm File:Überläufer-MP1.jpg Stehauf opens fire with his MP. File:Überläufer-MP2.jpg The partisan in center. Note the Kar98 on the left with straight bolt handle. File:Überläufer-MP3.jpg Another partisan about to disarm Walter with his MP40 in hand. PPSh-41 PPSh-41 submachine guns with 35-stick and 71-drum magazines are used by Soviet Soldiers. Zwiczosbirski (Adam Venhaus ) brings two captured PPShs to Stehauf. In the third episode, Walter uses a PPSh against some Volkssturm members.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 with 35-round box magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun with 71-round drum magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev File:Überläufer-PPsh1.jpg Zwiczosbirski with his captured PPShs enters the bunker (Ep. 2). File:Überläufer-PPsh2.jpg At the end of the second episode, two Soviet soldiers force Walter to surrender. File:Überläufer-PPsh3.jpg Walter, now in the Red Army, make use of a PPSh with stick magazine (Ep. 3). File:Überläufer-PPsh4.jpg He searches Kurt Rogalski's (Shenja Lacher ) farmhouse (Ep. 3). File:Überläufer-PPsh5.jpg Soviet guards with PPShs at the Hohenschönhausen prison, which was used as a concentration camp and later as a Stasi prison (Ep. 3). File:Überläufer-PPsh6.jpg Some Soviet soldiers at the Inner German border carry their submachine guns (Ep. 3). PPS-43 Some PPS-43 submachine guns are also used by Soviet soldiers in Episode 3.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev File:Überläufer-PPS1.jpg The soldier on the left. File:Überläufer-PPS2.jpg A PPS being fired. Rifles Karabiner 98k Walter Proska (Jannis Niewöhner ), Wolfgang Kürschner (Sebastian Urzendowsky ), Paul Zacharias (Florian Lukas ), Zwiczosbirski (Adam Venhaus ), Helmut Poppek (Mathias Herrmann ) and the soldier on the train (Holger Handtke ) are seen with Karabiner 98ks .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser File:Überläufer-Kar1.jpg The Kar98k of the soldier on the train with late war welded barrel band (Ep. 1). File:Überläufer-Kar2.jpg Walter takes his Karabiner after the train crash (Ep. 1). File:Überläufer-Kar3.jpg Wolfgang leans on with his carbine (Ep. 1). File:Überläufer-Kar4.jpg First person view of Walter's Kar98 (Ep. 2). File:Überläufer-Kar5.jpg Paul on patrol carries his rifle (Ep. 2). File:Überläufer-Kar6.jpg Walter chambers his carbine (Ep. 2). File:Überläufer-Kar7.jpg Zwiczosbirski points his Kar98k at his officer Zwiczosbirski (Ep. 2). File:Überläufer-Kar8.jpg A young Volkssturm member aims his Mauser at Walter (Ep. 3). Mauser Gewehr 1898 Feldgendarmerie at a railwaystation are seen with Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser File:Überläufer-Gew1.jpg Soldier on the left. File:Überläufer-Gew2.jpg A good view of the Lange Visier rear sight. Mosin Nagant M91/30 Some Polish partisans and Soviet soldiers are armed with Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles. As in the Soviet Army, Wolfgang Kürschner uses also one of them.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Full-length Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR File:Überläufer-Mosin1.jpg Mosin-Nagant rifles put together (Ep. 3). File:Überläufer-Mosin2.jpg Wolfgang with his Mosin-Nagant (Ep. 3). File:Überläufer-Mosin3.jpg A Soviet soldier with his slung rifle (Ep. 3). Machine Guns MG34 One MG34 is mounted on a post-war OT-810 half-track standing for an Sd.Kfz. 251.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1942 (ZiS-3) 76mm Divisional Gun - 76mm File:Überläufer-ZIS.jpg F-1 hand grenade What appears to be an F-1 hand grenade is thrown by a Soviet soldier in Episode 3.
F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade File:Überläufer-grenade.jpg 
