Error creating thumbnail: File missing Everyman's War (2009)Everyman's War is a 2009 war film directed by Thad Smith. It stars Cole Carson as Don Smith, a young man drafted into the 94th Infantry Division during World War Two and sent into combat in France and Germany with a Heavy Machine Gun Section.
The following weapons were used in the film Everyman's War :
Rifles M1903A4 Springfield An M1903A4 Springfield sniper rifle is used by sharpshooter Pvt. Briggs (Aaron Glass ) in the first battle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1903A4 Springfield sniper variant with M84 scope - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Briggs (Aaron Glass ) fires his scoped M1903A4 Springfield. M1 Garand Despite being the standard-issue combat rifle for the U.S. Armed Forces during World War Two, the M1 Garand is seen scarcely throughout the movie. This is historically accurate, for weapons squads such as the one depicted in the film would normally be issued lighter weapons such as the M1 Carbine. The most notable user is Pvt. Karl Heinrich (Brian Julian ), the section ammunition carrier.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Garand Semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A GI enters the mess tent with his M1 Garand rifle slung. Note the trench knife stuck into his pack (left side). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Karl Heinrich (Brian Julian ), seated on the left, holds an M1 Garand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heinrich jumps from the Deuce-and-a-Half with his M1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heinrich, carrying his M1, slips in the slow whilst dodging enemy bullets. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heinrich pours down covering fire with his M1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing S/Sgt. Don Smith (Cole Carson ) hitches a ride back to M Company, resting an M1 Garand in his lap. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith and his buddy approach a farmhouse, M1 rifle at the ready. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith holds his M1 on a German prisoner (Micah Klatt ). M1 Carbine The M1 Carbine is used by two men on the machine gun section, Pvt. Anthony Benedetto (Sean McGrath ) and Pvt. Robert Fuller (Eric Martin Reid ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing World War II Era M1 Carbine, with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WWII, shown with khaki sling and oiler and a period twin magazine pouch for buttstock - .30 Carbine Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M1 Carbine lies next to a dozing GI. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Robert Fuller (Eric Martin Reid ) squeezes off rounds at advancing German infantry with his Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Anthony Benedetto (Sean McGrath ) with his Carbine slung as he unloads a Deuce-and-a-Half truck. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Carbine-carrying GI moves out to the front. Error creating thumbnail: File missing S/Sgt. Ray Speck (Rick Magistrale ) with his Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A silhouetted Pvt. Benedetto holds an M1 Carbine. Karabiner 98k German soldiers in the film use the Karabiner 98k as their main battle rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier carries a slung Karabiner 98k. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier carrying a 98k. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier works the bolt on his 98k. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German NCO carrying a 98k motions his troops forward. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires his 98k. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier holds his 98k on Cpl. Don Smith (Cole Carson ). Gewehr 43 During the final battle of the film, a German soldier can be seen using a Gewehr 43 Semiautomatic rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gewehr 43 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier raises his Gewehr 43. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier squeezes off several rounds. Submachine Guns M1A1 Thompson Several American GI's can be seen using M1A1 Thompson Submachine Guns in battle with the German forces.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing An American GI riding in a jeep carries an M1A1 Thompson. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The GI prods a German prisoner with the Thompson. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A rifleman holds his Thompson. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rifleman fires single shots at the German soldiers. MP40 Several German soldiers and Officers carry and use the German MP40 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German Noncom holds his MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Noncom fires his MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German sentry stands at attention with the MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier carrying an MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German Panzer Officer fires his MP40 at Cpl. Don Smith (Cole Carson ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier aims his MP40. Machine Guns Browning M1917 As Heavy Machine Gunners, the GI's of the Section depicted onscreen operate a Browning M1917 in battle against the Germans.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1917 machine gun with tripod and ammo box - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cpl. Starks (Mike Prosser ) and Pvt. Don Smith (Cole Carson ) on watch in their bunker with the Browning M1917. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Starks, with Smith as his No. 2, fires the M1917. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Robert Fuller (Eric Martin Reid ) hands the M1917 to Pvt. Anthony Benedetto (Sean McGrath ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fuller holds the M1917. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A GI Machine Gun Crew displace with their M1917. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fuller loads a .30-06 round belt into the M1917. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cpl. Smith and Fuller with the M1917. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fuller (one hand on the trigger and the other handling the ammunition belt) fires the M1917. Browning M1919 Towards the end of the film, American GI's are seen with a Browning M1919 in a defensive position inside a townhouse.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1919 on M2 tripod - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A GI MG team on watch with a Browning M1919. Browning M2HB A Browning M2HB is mounted on a US Army Jeep transporting Cpl. Starks (Mike Prosser ) and Pvt. Don Smith (Cole Carson ) to the front lines.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Browning M2HB mounted on a jeep. Bren Gun A bipod-mounted Bren Gun is manned in a defensive position by Maurice (Nico Izambard ), a member of the French Maquis.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bren Mk1 - .303 caliber Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maurice (Nico Izambard ) in his foxhole with the Bren Gun. MG34 Several German soldiers use the MG34 Light Machine Gun, the earlier version of the infamous MG42 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier carries an MG34. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German Machine Gunners deploy an MG34. MG42 The MG42 is used by numerous German soldiers in battle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG42 Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing German Machine Gunners open up with an MG42. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Machine Gunners pour down fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German Crew fire their MG42. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Gunner lugs his MG42. Sidearms Colt M1911A1 The Colt M1911A1 is carried by the Machine Gunners, in particular Cpl. Starks (Mike Prosser ) and Pvt. (later Cpl.) Don Smith (Cole Carson ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing World War Two issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cpl. Starks (Mike Prosser ) with his holstered Colt M1911A1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Starks and Pvt. Don Smith (Cole Carson ) with holstered .45's. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A .45 pistol sitting on a Clerk's desk. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cpl. Smith loads his .45. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith with the .45. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Robert Fuller (Eric Martin Reid ) clutches a .45. Makarov PM A Makarov PM , thrown into a river by a surrendering German Officer, is used by a German Prisoner of War (Micah Klatt ) to commit suicide. Although the Makarov was not standard issue for German Officers, it's presence in the film is not unrealistic; it could have been easily taken as a souvenir from the Eastern Front. For instance, many German soldiers picked up PPSh-41 Submachine Guns from the Russians.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov Error creating thumbnail: File missing The German POW (Micah Klatt ) checks to see if the Makarov PM he just recovered from the river is loaded. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The POW holds the Makarov to his temple. Grenades Mk 2 Hand Grenade A Mk 2 Hand Grenade is seen in Maurice's (Nico Izambard ) foxhole and on his belt.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Antipersonnel fragmentation M24 Stielhandgranate. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier primes a Model 24 Stielhandgranate. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Stielhandgranate comes to a rest in the snow. 
