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The Battleflag
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The Battleflag (Die Standarte) is a 1977 Austrian-German-Spanish movie directed by Ottokar Runze. Last year of war in October 1918. The end of the war is looming. The young sergeant Herbert Menis experiences his first love with the young lady-in-waiting Resa Lang and must watch a little later, as his ideals are broken into pieces: a whole regiment of Ruthenian, Polish and Galician soldiers begin to mutiny against the military superiors and thus to rebel against the imperial family. Menis receives from the hand of a dying comrade the regimental standard, the symbol of the decaying Habsburg Empire. With the preservation of the standard, the ensign is now more concerned about life and death: It is about the honor - his and those of the fatherland.
The following weapons were used in the film The Battleflag:
Handguns
Colt M1911
The Colt M1911 is used by Austro-Hungarian officers including Herbert Menis (Simon Ward), standing for correct Steyr M1912 pistols.
Savage 1907
Count Bottenlauben (Siegfried Rauch) uses a Savage 1907 pistol as his personal firearm.
Unknown Revolver
The British officer (David Robb) draws an unknown revolver that seems like a Spanish copy of a Colt or Smith & Wesson variant.
Rifles
Spanish Mauser 1893
Austro-Hungarian soldiers use 1893 Spanish Mauser rifles standing in for correct Steyr Mannlicher M1895 rifles.
Spanish Mauser 1895 carbine
The Carbine of the 1893 Spanish Mauser is also used standing in for Steyr Repertier-Stutzen M1895 carbines. British soldiers are also seen with this carbine standing for Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*.
Spanish Mauser M43
Some anachronistic M43 Spanish Mausers are also seen.
Machine Guns
Vickers Mk. I
The régiment royal Allemand use British Vickers Mk I machine guns standing for Schwarzlose Machine Gun Model 07/12.
Maxim MG 08
A Maxim MG 08 is also used by the regiment.
