Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace Krupp - Eine deutsche Familie
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Bertha Krupp
Valerie Koch /Iris Berben
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
Theo Trebs / Benjamin Sadler
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
Heino Ferch / Thomas Thieme
Margarethe Krupp
Barbara Auer
Fritz Krupp
Fritz Karl
Anneliese Bahr
Mavie Hörbiger
Barbara Krupp
Marie Zielcke / Sunnyi Melles
Wilhelm II
Michael Schenk
Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace is a 2009 German three-part miniseries based on a screenplay by Christian Schnalke and directed by Carlo Rola. It tells the story of the last four generations of the Krupp industrial dynasty, focusing on the two most important figures of the Krupp dynasty in the 20th century, Bertha Krupp and her son Alfried. The dramaturgical bracket of the fictional film is formed by a heated dispute between Bertha and Alfried in 1957, shortly before Bertha's death. Within this framework, the heyday and decline of the company and the Krupp family are recounted in large, chronologically ordered flashbacks via memories, arguments, and a gradual approach to the "sore points" of the family's history.
The following weapons were used in the television series Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace :
Pistols
Luger P08
In Ep. 03 "Untergang & Versöhnung", a Gestapo man and a Waffen SS soldier are seen using Luger P08 pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Gestapo man arrests Tilo von Wilmosky (Volkmar Kleinert) with his Luger.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing An SS-Schütze (Private) about to execute an exhausted KZ inmate.
Colt M1911A1
Colt M1911A1 Pistols are seen in the holsters of American Military Police personnel at Landsberg Prison in the third Episode.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grip can be seen inside the soldier's holster on the left.
Submachine Guns
MP 40
Some MP40s are carried by Wehrmacht and Waffen SS soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier jumps off a truck with his MP 40 in hand (Ep. 02).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two SS soldiers on the left armed with MP 40s (Ep. 03).
M1928A1 Thompson
One American soldier is briefly seen with an M1928A1 Thompson .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier on the right holds his Thompson (Ep. 03).
Rifles
Gewehr 1888/05
Members of the Rote Ruhrarmee (Ruhr Red Army;) and Reichswehr soldiers in Episode 1 "Aufstieg & Leidenschaft" and 2 "Liebe & Verhängnis" are armed with Gewehr 1888/05s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gewehr 1888/05 - 7.92x57mm (8x57 IS)
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several insurgents aim their Gewehrs behind a roadblock in Essen in 1920.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view of the top part of one Gewehr (Ep. 01).
Mosin Nagant M91/30
At least one of the Rote Ruhrarmee members has an anachronistic Mosin Nagant M91/30 .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The insurgent points his Mosin Nagant at Gustav (Ep. 01).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close-up of the Mosin Nagant which has a pre-1936 hex receiver (Ep. 02).
Mauser Gewehr 1898
What appears to be a Gewehr 1898 is seen in the hands of a Rote Ruhrarmee insurgent in Episode 2 "Liebe & Verhängnis".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The insurgent to the far left has the full-length Mauser rifle. Note the Lange Visier rear sight.
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k is used by Harald von Bohlen und Halbach (Barnaby Metschurat) and German soldiers in Episode 2 "Liebe & Verhängnis".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers getting out a truck with their Karabiners.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A line of soldiers including Harald lined up during the 1940 invasion of France.
Mauser Model 1943
German soldiers are also armed with M43 Spanish Mausers . They first appear in the second Episode, set in 1940.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier aims his Spanish Mauser (Ep. 02).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Eckbert von Bohlen und Halbach (Emil Reinke) searching a house ruin holds his Spanish Mauser at the ready at San Martino, 1945.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The auxiliary bayonet lug is visible.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view of the left side shows the side-mounted sling swivels (Ep. 03).
M1 Garand
Several U.S. soldiers can be seen wielding M1 Garands .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Garand with leather M1917 sling - .30-06
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A GI aims his Garand outside as window.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same soldier immediately turns around after hearing a noise.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The right soldier stands with his slung Garand (Ep. 03).
M1 Carbine
At least one American soldier is seen with an M1 Carbine in Episode 3.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier sitting to the right in the jeep holds the M1 Carbine.
Unknown Rifles
Some unknown rifles are seen in Episode 1 lying next to dead French soldiers during the battle of Verdun in 1916.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Various dead French soldiers lying on the battlefield.
Shotguns
Percussion Shotgun
A Percussion Shotgun is used by Rote Ruhrarmee insurgents.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Double Barreled Percussion Shotgun - 10 Gauge
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing An insurgent threatens Gustav.
Drilling
During hunting in Episode 2, Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (Heino Ferch ) and his son Gustav (Theo Trebs) are seen with Drillings. The older Alfried (Benjamin Sadler) carries one in a vision in the third Episode.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Three-barreled Drilling combination gun, marked Waffenhaus Kneifel-Eisenrich - 16 gauge & .303 British
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gustav takes aim at a deer with his Drilling.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Young Alfried prepares the Drilling received from his father.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A scoped Drilling carried by Johan.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A promotional image of the two Drillings in Ep. 02.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Older Alfried carries the Drilling.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing He takes aim at a deer.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close-up of the trigger part.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alfried looks at the three barrels imaging the three-ring Krupp Logo.
Machine Guns
Maxim
An unknown Maxim gun is seen at the end of the first Episode.
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MG 42
An MG42 is briefly seen manned by a German soldier in Episode 2. This appearance is an anachronism because this scene took place in 1940.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The MG 42 is seen in the background.
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Browning M2 Aircraft
American soldiers use Browning M2 Aircrafts .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A machine gun team fires the Browning.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A full view of the Browning's right side mounted on a Jeep. The gun lacks a charging handle. In reality, the jeep was equipped with a ground variant .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alfried sits on the Jeep with the mounted Browning M2 (Ep. 03). This whole scene is a recreation of the actual arrest of Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach on April 11, 1945 .
Other
42 cm kurze Marinekanone 14 L/12
In the first episode, a kurze Marinekanone 14 L/12 siege howitzer is seen at the shooting range Meppen in 1915 which appears to be a mix of CGI and a replica.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kurze Marinekanone 14 L/12 Minenwerfer-Gerät Dicke Bertha - 420mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The right side of the Dicke Bertha . Three 420mm shells lie next to it.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers prepare the siege howitzer. Note the Stahlhelm M16 worn by the soldiers which is a bit out of time since the first copies of the helmet were only successfully tested at the front in December 1915.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The siege howitzer before firing at the target in 5 km distance. This is clearly computer generated.
80 cm Kanone (E)
The 80 cm Kanone (E) railway gun is seen in the second Episode which is completely computer generated in which Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (Benjamin Sadler) and an engineer talk about the problems.
Engineer : "The problem is the inner barrel. It wears out far beyond the prohitted service life of a hundred rounds. "
Alfried : "Up to how much is the hit position good? "
Engineer : "No more than fifteen shots. "
Alfried : "We need five transport trains, four superstructure trains, a three-track superstructure line, a two-track firing position, we build a gun on eight five-axle bogies with its own power supply and get the nitro with cooling car to the front; to fire fifteen rounds?! "
Engineer : "One direct hit is enough! The moral effect is resounding. "
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Schwerer Gustav is seen in the background behind Harald von Bohlen und Halbach.