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Sokolovo

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Sokolovo (1975)

Sokolovo is Czechoslovak war film from the period of WWII directed by Otakar Vávra made in 1975. The film describes the events in occupied Czechoslovakia after the assassination of Heydrich and also parallel to the formation of the Czechoslovak foreign troops in the USSR. The movie culminates to views of the Battle of Sokolovo as first appearance of the Czechoslovak troops alongside the Red Army at the front against the Germans.



The following guns were used in the 1975 Czechoslovak film Sokolovo:

Pistols

Walther P38

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Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm
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Reinhard Heydrich (Hannjo Hasse) after the assassination with Walther P38 pistol in hand.
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An SS officer executes the inhabitants of Lidice with his P38.

Submachine guns

Sten

British paratroopers were equipped with a Sten.

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Sten Mk II - 9x19mm
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The Sten jams.

MP40

The MP40 submachine gun is widely used by German soldiers and resistance fighters.

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MP40 - 9mm.
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A German soldier advances with his MP40 submachine gun.

PPSh-41

Red Army and Czechoslovak soldiers were armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns.

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Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
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Czechoslovak soldier holding a position with a submachine gun in his hand.
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Platoon commander Lt. Sochor (Rudolf Jelínek) gives orders with his submachine gun slung over shoulder.
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Nurse Pvt. Anka Kadlecová (Renáta Doleželová) fires her submachine gun at the attacking Germans.
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The company commander 1st Lt. Otakar Jaroš (Martin Stepánek) dies firing his submachine gun.

Rifles

Karabiner 98k

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Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm

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The German firing squad equipped by Karabiner 98k rifles shoots at the people of Lidice.

Tokarev SVT-40 Rifle

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Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR
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An SVT-40 belonging to a Czechoslovakian unit.
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LCpl. Hugo Redisch (Ladislav Lakomý) defends his observation post with his SVT-40.

Machine guns

MG34 Machine Gun

German troops use the MG34 machine gun.

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MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with front and rear sights folded down.
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Maxim

The Maxim machine guns is used by Soviet troops and Czechoslovak troops.

MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum
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Rataj (Jan Kanyza) machine-guns German troops, leaving the tank vulnerable to infantry assault.
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Karel Horák (Jirí Krampol) tries to repair czechoslovak machine gun.

Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun

Soviet troops also use the Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun.

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Degtyaryov DP-28 machine gun, 7.62x54mm R.
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Hand Grenades

No. 73 Mk. I hand grenade

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British anti-tank hand grenade No 73 Mark I.
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The second assassin throws a No. 73 Mk. I grenade at Heydrich's car.

RGD-33 stick grenade

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RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation stick grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve.
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A Soviet soldier throws at the enemies tank volume of RGD-33 stick grenades.
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Private Black (Antonín Krafka) destroys by a hand grenade the armored to vehicle with the crew.
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1st Lt. Otakar Jaroš (Martin Stepánek) has not enough to time to throw a grenade.

Other

PTRD-41

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PTRD-41 Anti-tank rifle - 14.5x114mm
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Private Rataj (Jan Kanyza) fire by PTRD-41 anti-tank rifle.

45mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K)

Czechoslovak unit use the 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) during the battle.

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M1937 (53-K) Soviet anti-tank gun - 45 mm (1.77 in)
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122mm howitzer M1938 (M-30)

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Soviet 121.92 mm (4.8 inch) howitzer
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Tiger I

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German troops were supported by heavy tanks Tiger I. The Christie suspension would indicate that this tank is actually a dressed up T-34, which is typical in post-war films.

T-34 tanks

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T-34-76 with the hex turret, T-34-85 with the longer barrels