Krupp: A Family Between War and PeaceKrupp: A Family Between War and Peace - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video GamesKrupp: A Family Between War and Peace
Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace is a 2009 German three-part miniseries based on a screenplay by Christian Schnalke and directed by Carlo Rola. It tells the story of the last four generations of the Krupp industrial dynasty, focusing on the two most important figures of the Krupp dynasty in the 20th century, Bertha Krupp and her son Alfried. The dramaturgical bracket of the fictional film is formed by a heated dispute between Bertha and Alfried in 1957, shortly before Bertha's death. Within this framework, the heyday and decline of the company and the Krupp family are recounted in large, chronologically ordered flashbacks via memories, arguments, and a gradual approach to the "sore points" of the family's history.
The following weapons were used in the television series Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace:
Members of the Rote Ruhrarmee (Ruhr Red Army; an army of left-wing workers during the 1920 Ruhr Uprising) and Reichswehr soldiers in Episode 1 "Aufstieg & Leidenschaft" and 2 "Liebe & Verhängnis" are armed with Gewehr 1888/05 rifles.
German soldiers are also armed with M43 Spanish Mausers. They first appear in the second Episode, set in 1940.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingMosquetón Mauser Coruña modelo 1943 - 7.92x57mm MauserError creating thumbnail: File missingA soldier aims his Spanish Mauser (Ep. 02).Error creating thumbnail: File missingEckbert von Bohlen und Halbach (Emil Reinke) searching a house ruin holds his Spanish Mauser at the ready at San Martino, 1945. Note his shoulder insignia is a Leutnant (Second lieutenant); in the same episode he also had Oberleutnant (First lieutenant) insignias.Error creating thumbnail: File missingHe advances carefully the corridor. The auxiliary bayonet lug is visible.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA view of the left side shows the side-mounted sling swivels as he aims at American soldiers (Ep. 03). During the actual circumstances of his death on April 25, 1945, he was ambushed by Italian partisans.
M1 Garand
Several U.S. soldiers can be seen wielding M1 Garands.
During hunting in Episode 2, Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (Heino Ferch) and his son Gustav (Theo Trebs) are seen with Drillings. The older Alfried (Benjamin Sadler) carries one in a vision in the third Episode.
An unknown Maxim gun is seen at the end of the first Episode.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe gun appears to have a smaller water-cooling jacket and is equipped with an anti-aircraft ring front sight. The spade grips are also smaller compared to other Maxim guns.
MG 42
An MG42 is briefly seen manned by a German soldier in Episode 2. This appearance is an anachronism because this scene took place in 1940.
In the first episode, a kurze Marinekanone 14 L/12 siege howitzer is seen at the shooting range Meppen in 1915 which appears to be a mix of CGI and a replica.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingKurze Marinekanone 14 L/12 Minenwerfer-Gerät Dicke Bertha - 420mmError creating thumbnail: File missingThe right side of the Dicke Bertha watched by Gustav, Wilhelm II (Michael Schenk) and other high-ranking German officers during the demonstration. Three 420mm shells lie next to it.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSoldiers prepare the siege howitzer. Note the Stahlhelm M16 worn by the soldiers which is a bit out of time since the first copies of the helmet were only successfully tested at the front in December 1915.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe siege howitzer before firing at the target in 5 km distance. This scene is clearly computer generated.
80 cm Kanone (E)
The 80 cm Kanone (E) railway gun is seen in the second Episode which is completely computer generated in which Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (Benjamin Sadler) and an engineer talk about the problems. Engineer: "The problem is the inner barrel. It wears out far beyond the prohitted service life of a hundred rounds." Alfried: "Up to how much is the hit position good?" Engineer: "No more than fifteen shots." Alfried: "We need five transport trains, four superstructure trains, a three-track superstructure line, a two-track firing position, we build a gun on eight five-axle bogies with its own power supply and get the nitro with cooling car to the front; to fire fifteen rounds?!" Engineer: "One direct hit is enough! The moral effect is resounding."
Error creating thumbnail: File missing80 cm Kanone (E) Schwerer Gustav - 800mmError creating thumbnail: File missingA sketch of the 80 cm Kanone (E) railroad gun in 1937.Error creating thumbnail: File missingHarald looks at the Schwerer Gustav stationed behind him before firing at an unknown coastal city. According to the series, this scene should take place in 1940 or 41. However, the first combat operation took place in June 1942 on the Crimean peninsula during the Siege of Sevastopol. It is true that this gun was designed specifically to act against fortifications of the Maginot Line, but it was not operational because of the rapid advance (Blitzkrieg) of the German troops during the Battle of France.
Trivia
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSome computer generated Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger tanks in winter camouflage are seen during the 1940 invasion of France which were not yet produced at that time. Also, several CGI Junkers Ju 87 dive bombers are seen in the sky.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA CGI Panzerkampfwagen II advances in Kramatorsk, Ukraine in 1941. Note, the field is the same, which can also be seen for the invasion of France scenario above.
