Walter Defends Sarajevo
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Walter Defends Sarajevo Valter brani Sarajevo ) is a 1972 Yugoslavian partisan film directed by Hajrudin Krvavac and starring Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic as "Walter", the commander of Yugoslavian partisans in Sarajevo in Autumn 1944. Walter's group has the mission to break the fuel supply from Sarajevo to the troops of Wehrmacht Heeresgruppe E that starts retreat from the Balkans. Meanwhile SS-Standartenführer Von Dietrich (Hannjo Hasse ) infiltrates his agent in the partisan group.
The following weapons were used in the film Walter Defends Sarajevo (Valter brani Sarajevo) :
Revolvers Arminius HW-3 Sead Kapetanovic (Rade Markovic ) uses the anachronistic Arminius HW-3 revolver during the shootout at the clock tower.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arminius HW-3 - .22 LR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kapetanovic draws the revolver from the cache in Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kapetanovic fires. Smith & Wesson Military & Police What appears to be the Smith & Wesson Military & Police is used by Suri (Slobodan Dimitrijevic ) in one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver with 5" Barrel - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Suri draws the revolver on Zis. Pistols Walther P38 Walther P38 pistols are widely used by Wehrmacht and SS officers, Gestapo agents and Yugoslavian partisans, notably by Walter (Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic ), Suri (Slobodan Dimitrijevic ), Zis (Ljubisa Samardzic ) and Kondor (Dragomir Bojanic-Gidra ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War II dated - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Malisa (Igor Galo ) fires the P38 at Gestapo agents. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walter draws his Walther. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A plainclothes Gestapo agent fires the P38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SS-Hauptsturmführer Bischoff (Rolf Römer ) holds the P38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kondor fires the P38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Suri with P38 and Zis with MP40. Vis wz. 35 When Walter (Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic ) is arrested by the German patrol, the Vis wz. 35 is taken from him.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vis wz. 35 - 9x19mm - Left side Error creating thumbnail: File missing The German NCO disarms Walter. Beretta M1934 In one scene Kondor (Dragomir Bojanic-Gidra ) fires the pistol that appears to be the Beretta M1934 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beretta Model 1934 - .380 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kondor draws the pistol... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and readies to fire. TT-33/Zastava M57 In the final scene SS-Hauptsturmführer Bischoff (Rolf Römer ) holds the pistol that is possibly the TT-33 or Zastava M57 instead of his previously used Walther P38 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zastava M57 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bischoff holds the pistol. Unidentified pistols Ivan (Voja Miric ) fires an unidentified pistol during the shootout with Gestapo agents.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivan's pistol is seen at the right. The Gestapo agent (Zoran Becic ) holds the unidentified pistol during the shootout at the clock tower.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The agent is shot and drops his pistol. Unidentified pistol is briefly seen in Mirna's (Neda Spasojevic) drawer. It is taken from her by Zis (Ljubisa Samardzic ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mirna opens the drawer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zis examines the pistol. Submachine Guns MP40 Most German soldiers are armed with MP40s . MP40s are also widely used by the partisans, including Walter (Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic ), Suri (Slobodan Dimitrijevic ), Zis (Ljubisa Samardzic ) and Boro (Boro Begovic ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Suri, disguised as a German soldier, carries the MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A group of partisans, disguised as the German Feldgendarmerie patrol with MP40s). Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with MP40s in the scene of the shootout at the clock tower. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan of Walter's group fires the MP40. The blank firing muzzle adapter is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Boro, disguised as German soldier, carries the MP40 at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zis fires the MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires the MP40 during the scene on the train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SS-Hauptsturmführer Bischoff (Rolf Römer ) holds the MP40 in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walter (at the right) and Suri fire MP40s in the same scene. MP38 In the final scene Suri (Slobodan Dimitrijevic ) uses the MP38 , captured from a German soldier.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP38 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Suri fires the MP38. Sten Mk III The Sten Mk III is found when Germans perform search in Zis' workshop.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sten Mk III - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The German soldier finds the SMG in cache. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Feldgendarmerie NCO holds the Sten. Rifles Karabiner 98k Some German soldiers carry Karabiner 98k rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k rifles stacked in pyramid are seen at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier holds the 98k rifle during the shootout at the clock tower. Machine Guns and Autocannons MG42 MG42 machine guns are used by German soldiers in several scenes. During the shootout at the clock tower Walter (Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic ) captures the MG42.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG42 Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther fires the MG42 from the clock tower. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires the MG42 in the final scene. Degtyaryov DT Degtyaryov DT machine guns are mounted on T-34-85 tanks that stand for German tanks.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing DT machine gun - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Front-mounted DT on T-34-85. 2cm FlaK 30 What appears to be the 2cm FlaK 30 is seen in the opening scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2 cm FlaK 30 - 20x138mm B Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flak fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel matches Flak 30. Flakvierling 38 Several Flakvierling 38 quad mountings are seen in Sarajevo.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flakvierling 38 - 20x138mm B Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Von Dietrich (Hannjo Hasse ) and Bischoff (Rolf Römer ) walk near the positions of Flakvierlings. Trivia Armour T-34-85 tanks, SU-100 SPGs and M3 Scout Car APCs stand for German armoured vehicles. They aren't visually modified, unlike many other WW2 movies.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing T-34-85 on march. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SU-100 on march. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SU-100 and M3 Scout Car on the road. Artillery Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trucks tow 10.5 cm LeFH 18/40 field howitzers. 
