Passchendaele
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Country
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Directed by
Paul Gross
Release Date
2008
Language
English
Studio
Damberger Film & Cattle
Distributor
Alliance Films
Passchendaele Paul Gross ) of the 10th Battalion CEF during the Battle Of Passchendaele and while recruiting on the home front.
The following weapons were used in the film Passchendaele :
Allied Weapons Handguns Webley Mk.VI The Webley Mk VI is carried by Canadian officers throughout the movie, although the Canadian Corps was actually issued the Smith & Wesson Mk.II Hand Ejector, and the first troops to arrive in France (which included the 10th Battalion) were issued Colt 1911s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley Mk. VI .455 Webley Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 10th Battalion company commander takes cover with his Webley. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 10th Battalion company commander shouts orders while carrying his Webley. Rifles Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* Most Canadian soldiers carry Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* rifles, including Sgt. Dunne (Paul Gross ), Pte. Highway (Michael Greyeyes ) and Pte. Mann (Joe Dinicol ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt Dunne takes cover with his SMLE. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pte Highway runs with his SMLE. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt Dunne sets his SMLE to the side while using a McAllister trench periscope. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 10th Battalion soldiers aims his SMLE. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Dunne fixes a P'07 bayonet to his SMLE. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Dunne cradles his SMLE. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pte. Mann cradles his mud-covered SMLE at Passchendaele Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 10th Battalion soldier fires SMLE at Passchendaele. Note the ejected casing Error creating thumbnail: File missing An 8th Battalion soldier lies prone with his SMLE. Note that it's cocked. Also note the cocking piece is the later flat version, suggesting a Mk. III*, though the round knob could be found with or without the magazine cutoff. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Special - the 10th Battalion's deputy commander indicates a position with a .303 Mk.VII cartridge. This is an error, as at Passchendaele the Canadian Corps was still using the round-nosed Mk.VI round. Machine Guns Lewis Gun The Lewis Gun is used by Canadian soldiers through the Passchendaele scenes, most noticeably Pte. Godin (Justin Michael Carriere ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lewis gun .303 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pte. Godin carries his Lewis gun, demonstrating that the 30lb gun was light in relative terms only. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pte. Godin tries to keep his Lewis gun above water. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier from the 8th Battalion (Winnipeg Rifles) fires his Lewis gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pte. Godin mans his Lewis gun while cursing in French. The movie never explains why a Quebecois is serving in an Albertan battalion. Vickers MK1 Machine Gun A Vickers MK1 Machine Gun is mounted on display at a recruiting tent in Calgary..
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Vickers gun on display outside of a recruiting tent in Calgary. Other Ordnance QF 18 Pdr Fired at German lines at the opening of the Passchendaele attack.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ordnance QF 18 Pounder Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ordnance QF 18 Pdrs prepare to open fire on the German positions. No.36 Mills Bomb Sgt. Dunne uses a Mills Bomb to kill the German machine gun crew.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mills Bomb High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Dunne prepares his Mills bomb - note that his fingers should be holding the safety lever. German Weapons Handguns Mauser C/96 "Bolo Model" A German Sergeant is seen with what appears to be a postwar Mauser C96 "Bolo" model .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser C96 7.63x25mm Mauser - Short Barreled "Bolo" Model Error creating thumbnail: File missing The German Sergeant aims his Mauser pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pte. Mann is captured by the Mauser-carrying Sergeant Error creating thumbnail: File missing The German Sergeant fires his Mauser Rifles Turkish Mauser 1903 German soldiers throughout the Passchendaele battle carry Turkish Mauser 1903 . According the movies' armorer, a supply of correct German Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles was located for this film, but could not be imported in time and the Turkish model was substituted.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim MG08 7.92x57mm Mauser on sled mount Error creating thumbnail: File missing The German machine gun crew fires their Maxim Error creating thumbnail: File missing The German crew commander spots for targets. Other 17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer Seen being fired at Canadian troops during the Passchendaele attack.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer Error creating thumbnail: File missing German troops load the Minenwerfer. 
