The Assassination (Atentát) is a Czech black-and-white war drama directed by Jirí Sequens from 1964. The story depicting the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in 1942 which was perpetrated by parachutists from the group ANTHROPOID sent from England. For those interested in war history this is cult film.
The following guns were used in 1964 Czechoslovak film The Assassination (Atentát) :
Pistols CZ 38 Czechoslovak paratroopers use the CZ 38 pistols as their issue sidearm.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 9×17mm Browning Short File:Radoslav Brzobohatý-CZ 38 pistol.jpg 1st Lt. Král (Radoslav Brzobohatý ). File:Rudolf Jelínek-CZ 38 pistol.jpg Sgt. Strnad (Rudolf Jelínek ) saves his last round for himself. File:Jirí Kodet-CZ 38 pistol.jpg Sgt. Tousek (Jirí Kodet ) uses his CZ 38 to defend the entrance of the church crypt. File:Ladislav Mrkvicka-CZ 38 pistol.jpg Sgt. Vyskocil (Ladislav Mrkvicka ) gives his friend a CZ 38 . Walther P38 The paratroopers also have a captured Walther P38 pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm File:Rudolf Jelínek-Walther P38.jpg Sgt. Strnad (Rudolf Jelínek ) holds a Walther P38. File:Ladislav Mrkvicka-Walther 38.jpg Sgt. Vyskocil (Ladislav Mrkvicka ) decides to use the P38 to commit suicide. Luger P08 SS and SD officers, as well as Gestapo agents, use the Luger P08 as a service weapon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 9x19mm File:Oldrich Velen-Luger P08 pistol.jpg Commissioner of Gestapo Sleicher (Oldrich Velen ) holds his Luger. File:Germans-atnt-Luger P08.jpg SS-officer (Jirí Cimický ) aims a Luger. File:German-atnt-Luger P08 pistol.jpg SD-officer (Oto Sevcík ) holds a Luger P08 as he examines a map of the crypt. SACM M1935A Error creating thumbnail: File missing SACM M1935A - 7.65 x 22mm Longue File:Rudolf Jelínek-CZ 27 pistol.jpg Sgt. Strnad (Rudolf Jelínek ) puts his personal weapon, a SACM M1935A pistol, on the table. Submachine guns Sten The main weapon of Czechoslovak paratroopers in England were Sten submachine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sten Mk II - 9x19mm File:Josef Vinklár-Sten.jpg Sgt. Vrbas (Josef Vinklár ) marches with a Sten at jump school. File:Mrkvicka-sten-detail.jpg Sgt. Vyskocil's (Ladislav Mrkvicka ) Sten gun, true to form, fails when needed. File:Radoslav Brzobohatý-Sten.jpg 1st Lt. Král (Radoslav Brzobohatý ) watchs from the church with a slung Sten gun. File:Rudolf Jelínek-Sten.jpg Sgt. Strnad (Rudolf Jelínek ) fires on the Germans from the church gallary. File:Jirí Kodet-Sten.jpg Sgt. Toušek (Jirí Kodet ) fires at an SS trooper descending into teh church crypt. File:Ladislav Mrkvicka-Sten.jpg Sgt. Vyskočil, Sten in hand, refuses to surrender. MP40 SS soldiers carry MP40 submachine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm File:Germans-atnt-MP40.jpg Rifles VZ-24 Czech Mauser Czechoslovak army soldiers used VZ-24 Czech Mauser rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Czech vz. 24 - 7.92x57mm Mauser File:Radoslav Brzobohatý-vz24 rifle.jpg 1st Lt. Král (Radoslav Brzobohatý ) during training in Scotland. Karabiner 98k The basic equipment was a for German soldier also Karabiner 98k rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm File:Germans-atnt-K98k.jpg Machine guns MG34 Germans was deploy against a paratroopers to hidden in the church also the MG34 machine gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum File:MG34-change-atnt.jpg MG42 The film got a little "renonc" when in the first moment in the window appeared MG42 , that was then swapped for the MG34 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG42 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum File:Germans-atnt-MG42.jpg Hand grenades Model 24 Stielhandgranate The SS men were completely equipped with a Model 24 Stielhandgranate .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate File:German-atnt-Model 24 grenade.jpg Training Grenade The czechoslovak troops use what look like modified Great War Italian Pineapple grenades. France purchased many Grenades from Italy during WW1 and started building their own after a while. Though this film takes place in the post-WW2 years, the production seemed to use Italian Pineapple style training grenades, to impersonate French F1s or American Mk IIs.
File:Rudolf Jelínek-Mills bomb.jpg Stg. Strnad (Rudolf Jelínek ) demonstrates that the instructor a paratroopers training how can wield the hand grenade. Trivia 10,5 cm Flak 38 Planes with paratroopers and also night bombers were under heavy fire from 10.5 cm FlaK 38 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Flak 38 105 mm anti-aircraft gun File:Germans-flak38.jpg 
