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MP 40
Popular culture has portrayed the MP40 as the most common weapon in the hands of WW2 German soldiers; this is actually incorrect, as the bolt-action Kar 98 was more common, but in movies and especially in videogames the MP40 will be seen issued on at least a one-to-one basis with the Kar 98, and is often more common than it.
There are a number of common errors related to the magazine; the MP40's straight dual-column, single-feed magazine was notoriously prone to misfeeding if used as a grip, and the correct grip is to grasp the top of the magazine well. However, it is not strictly incorrect for an actor to grip the magazine, as a wealth of stock photographs exist of real soldiers holding their weapons in this way. Additionally, the MP40 magazine was prone to spring failures if fully loaded; rather than being loaded with a full 32 rounds, soldiers would typically use 30 or 28. Videogames will almost always show them with a full 32 rounds.
The MP40 sub-machine gun (or one of its variants) can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
MP40
Specifications
(1940 - 1944)
- Type: Submachine Gun
- Caliber: 9x19mm
- Weight: 8.82 lbs (4 kg)
- Length: 32.8 in (83.3 cm) stock extended, 24.8 in (63 cm) stock folded
- Barrel length: 9.9 in (25.1 cm)
- Capacity: 32
- Fire Modes: ?
Film
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat! | 1962-1967 | |||
| The Man From U.N.C.L.E. | 1964-1968 | |||
| Hogan's Heroes | 1965-1971 | |||
| Mission Impossible | 1966-1973 | |||
| Stawka wieksza niz zycie | Stanislaw Mikulski | Hans Kloss | 1966-1968 | |
| Janina Boronska | Irena | 1/ "Wiem kim jestes" | ||
| Andrzej May | Jacek | 1/ "Wiem kim jestes" | ||
| Andrzej Polkowski | Hugon | 11/ "Haslo" | ||
| Beata Tyszkiewicz | Christin Kield | 12/ "Zdrada" | ||
| Saturnin Zórawski | Otto Fahrenwirst | 18/ "Poszukiwany gruppenführer Wolf" | ||
| Zygmunt Kestowicz | Ohlers | 18/ "Poszukiwany gruppenführer Wolf" | ||
| German soldiers and Polish partisans | ||||
| Rat Patrol | 1966-1968 | |||
| Bors | 1968 | |||
| Legenda o živých mrtvých | Ladislav Lakomý | Lieblein | 2/ "Štvanice" | 1971 |
| Milan Holubár | Ludwig Schrott | |||
| Alois Liskutín | Student | |||
| Eliška Balzerová | Saša | |||
| Stanislav Zindulka | Tony Adler | |||
| German soldiers and partisans | ||||
| 30 Cases of Major Zeman | Jan Kanyza | German Werwolf | 2nd/ "Vyznavaci ohne" | 1971 |
| Jirí Nemecek | "Kapitán" | 10th/ "Vrah se skrývá v poli" | ||
| Zdenek Kutil | Benes | 10th/ "Vrah se skrývá v poli" | ||
| Jaroslav Rozsíval | Bosák | 10th/ "Vrah se skrývá v poli" | ||
| German Werwolves | 2nd/ "Vyznavaci ohne" | |||
| Archiv des Todes | Jürgen Zartmann | Georg | 1980 | |
| Gojko Mitic | Boris | |||
| Gerd Blahuschek | Hauptmann Ernst | |||
| Krzysztof Stroinski | Heiner | |||
| Leon Niemczyk | Janek | |||
| Barbara Brylska | Hanka | |||
| German soldiers and polish resistance fighters | ||||
| The State Border: Film 5 | German soldiers & Russian Border guards | 1986 | ||
| The State Border: Film 6 | Ukrainian Insurgents | 1987 | ||
| The State Border: Film 7 | Saboteurs | 1988 | ||
| Brigada | 1989-2000 | |||
| Band of Brothers | German soldiers | 2001 | ||
| CSI: NY | German SS Officers | "Yahrezit" (S05E22) | 2004-Present | |
| Liquidation (Likvidatsiya) | Criminals | 2007 | ||
| Guns | Athena Karkanis | ATF Agent Mendoza | 2008 | |
| Caprica | 2010 | |||
| Sanctuary / Normandy | Used by German Soldiers | 2011 |
Video Games
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleseed | Street thug | 1988 | |
| Gunsmith Cats | Can be seen in the home of Rally Vincent | 1995 - 1996 | |
| Kochikame | 1996 - 2005 | ||
| Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade | Sect members | 1998 | |
| Hellsing | Nazi soldiers | 2001-2002 | |
| Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey - Outside Legend | Kei Yuki | 2002 | |
| The Incredibles | A Robber | 2004 | |
| The Skull Man | White Bell cultists | 2007 | |
| Archer | 2009 |
MP38
Specifications
(1938 - 1940)
- Type: Submachine Gun
- Caliber: 9x19mm
- Weight: 9.5 lbs (4.31 kg)
- Length: 32.7 in (83.0 cm) stock extended, 24.4 in (62 cm) stock folded
- Barrel length: 9.4 in (25.1 cm)
- Capacity: 32
- Fire Modes: ?
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation Amsterdam | Peter Swanwick | Peter | 1959 | |
| At Your Threshold (U Tvoyego Poroga) | German soldiers | 1964 | ||
| The Lark (Zhavoronok) | German soldier | 1964 | ||
| Teheran 43 | Hijacker | 1981 | ||
| The Keep | German soldiers | 1983 | ||
| Copper Angel (Medny angel) | Leonid Kuravlyov | Professor Larsen and several gangsters | 1984 | |
| Enemy at the Gates | German NCOs | 2001 | ||
| Brother 2 (Brat 2) | Sergei Bodrov | Danila Bagrov | 2000 | |
| Captain Corelli's Mandolin | German NCO | 2001 | ||
| The Grey Zone | German SS NCOs | 2001 | ||
| Downfall (Der Untergang) | German Soldier | 2004 | ||
| The Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost) | Some German soldiers and officers | 2006 | ||
| Bastards (Svolochi) | Young saboteurs | 2006 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Cases of Major Zeman | Josef Vinklár | Jula | 8th/ "Strach" | 1974-1979 |
| Jan Tríska | Eda | 8th/ "Strach" | ||
| The State Border: Film 5 | German soldiers and Russian Border guards | 1986 | ||
| The State Border: Film 6 | Ukrainian Insurgents | 1987 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fallout Tactics | 2001 | ||
| Silent Storm | 2003 | ||
| ÜberSoldier | MP40 | 2006 | |
| Dino D-Day | MP40 | 2012 |
MP41
Haenel/Schmeisser MP41 was a copy of the MP40 produced from 1941-42. It saw usage with the SS and Police during World War II. It featured wooden furniture and a wooden stock. Production ended because of legal action by the designers of the MP40.
Specifications
(1941 - 1942)
- Type: Submachine Gun
- Caliber: 9x19mm
- Weight: 8.2 lbs (3.7 kg)
- Length: 34 in (86.4 cm)
- Barrel length: 9.9 in (25.1 cm)
- Capacity: 30
- Fire Modes: ?
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enemy at the Gates | German Soldier | 2001 | ||
| Hart's War | 2002 | |||
| Mr. Bean's Holiday | 2007 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legenda o živých mrtvých | Renáta Doleželová | Helena | 1971 | |
| Stanislav Zindulka | Tony Adler | "Štvanice" | ||
| German soldiers |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silent Storm | Includes a silenced version | 2003 | |
| Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 | MP41 SMG | 2006 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade | 1998 |