Trois Jours en Juin (Three Days of June)
Movie Poster
Trois Jours en Juin is a 2004 French World War II movie directed by Philippe Venault. In 1940 during the very last days of battle of France, a handful of French soldiers choose to resist at German invaders on the river Loire.
The following weapons were used in the film Trois Jours en Juin :
Pistols and Revolvers
Mle 1892
French soldiers and sergeant Henri Dragance (Patrick Catalifo ) carry a Mle 1892 as secondary weapon. They firing the revolvers at villagers.
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Ruby
Numerous French officers uncluding Colonel Valadon (Guy Marchand ), Captain Rollet and Lieutenant Samboura are equiped with Ruby pistols.
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Smith & Wesson Model 10
Haudrusse Étienne Chicot is seen with a Smith & Wesson Model 10 when villagers attacking French troops.
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Walther PP
Oberst Kopler, execute Colonel Valadon with a Walter PP , when the French Colonel asked to be killed like his fellow soldiers whose are crushed by a Panzer II after their surrender.
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Rifles and Carbines
Fusil Modèle 1916 Carabine
Majority of metropolitan French soldiers are armed with Berthier Mle 1916 Carbine .
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Fusil Modèle 1907-16 Rifle
French Colonial soldiers are armed with Berthier rifles ; Mle 1907-15 and 1907-16.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing We can clearly see the distinguable extend magazine, from the Mle 16 rifles.
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Fusil Modèle 1907-15 Rifle
French Colonial troops with Berthier Mle 1907-15.
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Lebel 1886
At least one Colonial soldier carry a Lebel 1886 .
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Karabiner 98K
German troops have Karabiner 98K as their main weapon.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier seems to be satisfied when a French Colonial soldier is shot in head by an another hidden French soldier to prevent him to be crushed by a tank.
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12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
French villagers used 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun against French troops. The Mayor kills Haudrusse with the shotgun, because Haudrusse push villagers to attack the French soldiers.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing First confrontation between villagers and French army.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The French soldiers confiscate the 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotguns.
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Machineguns and Automatic Rifles
Chatellerault M1924/29
A FM 24/29 is seen in defensive position at the bridge. The soldier whose use it successfully shot down a Stuka.
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MAS AA-52
What appear an anachronistic MAS AA-52 seems to be used by French Colonial troops. Probably standing for a Hotchkiss Mle 1914.
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Trivia
Canon Antichar de 25mm
The French troops protecting the bridge use an effective 25mm Antitank cannon that Dragance bring with him.
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Panzer II
The German armored unit is composed with Panzer II. In fact, only one tank was used in the movie, the others were numerics add, that's why all the tanks have the same "304" number.
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