Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Battle of Neretva (1969)The Battle of Neretva (Original: Bitka na Neretvi ) is a 1969 Yugoslavian war drama recounting the largest combat encounter between the Axis occupiers and the partisans in the territory of the former Yugoslavia during WWII. The film was an Italian-German coproduction directed by Veljko Bulajic and was the most expensive film produced in the then-Yugoslavia country. The film also featured an international cast including Yul Brynner , Orson Welles , Sergei Bondarchuk , Hardy Krüger , Curt Jürgens , Franco Nero and Sylva Koscina and is also notable for the massive amount of Soviet-made armor used in the production.
The following guns were used in The Battle of Neretva :
Handguns Luger P08 Partisans commanders and officers use in the film classic German Luger P08 pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 9x19mm Partisan commander Vlado (Yul Brynner ) drew his weapon in defense of the bridge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan Nikola (Oleg Vidov ) (left) aims a Luger P08 pistol at Capt. Michele Riva (Franco Nero ). Walther P38 The Walther P38 pistol appears in movie sporadically in hand of the partisan´s and chetnik´s officers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wounded partisan officer pulls his trophy pistol in the battle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chetnik (Dusan Bulajic ) commander holds gun in his hand. Submachine Guns MP40 The MP40 submachine guns was used by German soldiers and widely also a resistance fighters, partisans and chetniks.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9mm. File:Hardy Krüger-BN.jpg Col. Kranzer (Hardy Krüger ) (left) holds a submachine gun in his hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan Nikola (Oleg Vidov ) fires a submachine gun in the combat with the German infantry. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan girl Danica (Sylva Koscina ) used also a German submachine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Comander Stole (Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic ) (right) fires a submachine gun at chetnik´s cavalry. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chetnik on the horse have a submachine gun across his chest. Beretta Model 38 Partisans besides German also used captured Italian Beretta M38A and Beretta Model 38/42 submachine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beretta Model 38A - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Commander with a submachine gun in his hand trying to defend the guerrilla in retreat. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan aims his gun at Nikola. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ustasha commander (Miha Baloh ) is going fire at Novak from submachine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beretta Model 38/42 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan aims at German infantry men his submachine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Serbian chetnik on a horse holds a submachine gun in his hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Serbian chetnik fire his submachine gun. Machine Guns MG42 Partisans had a plenty of in the fight captures German MG42 machine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG42 Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldier fire MG42 machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan Stipe (Boris Dvornik ) on motorcycle with a machine gun on his back. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan commander Vlado (Yul Brynner ) fired a machine gun at the aircraft. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan gunner Novak (Ljubisa Samardzic ) served his machine gun in the fight. MG34 Also the German MG34 machine gun was extended between the two warring parties.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan machine gunner fire a MG34 machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chetniks was are killed next to their gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Machinegunner Novak (Ljubisa Samardzic ) with MG34. Breda Modello 37 Italian troops was armed by heavy Breda Modello 37 machine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Breda Modello 37 - 8x59mm RB Breda Error creating thumbnail: File missing Italian machinegunner fires on the attacking partisans. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Also camp of Serbian chetniks guards a Italian machine gun. Rifles Karabiner 98k Both sides of the conflict, German and Partisan forces, widely use a Karabiner 98k rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing German infantry used the rifles in single combat. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan fired at a chetniks from his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Serbian chetnik reciprocates a fire. Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifle The military patrol of Ustasha is armed with a Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Gewehr 1898 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Carcano M91 Rifle Italian infantry weapons were Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine and Carcano M91/38 Short Rifles .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine with folded bayonet - 6.5mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Italian soldier running toward the train carries this rifle in his hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan woman (Milena Drapcevic ) holds the loot italian rifle in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Carcano M91/38 Short Rifle - 6.5mm - 6.5mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Italian soldier (left) carries a rifle on his back. Hand Grenades Model 39 Eihandgranate Partisans in movie frequently use a very practical German Model 39 Eihandgranates .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan danced with a hand grenades hanging from his belt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan wants trigger a hand grenades in front of him on the ground. Error creating thumbnail: File missing At the belt of dead Novak (Ljubisa Samardzic ) hangs a several hand grenades. Model 24 Stielhandgranate German infantry and some partisans were equipped with a conventional Model 24 Stielhandgranates .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan is going to throw grenades volume at an Italian armored car. Mk 2 hand grenade In the film several flashes also a Mk 2 hand grenades .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan girl is about to throw a grenade at attacking chetnik´s cavalry. "Molotov coctail" Partisans had to save grenades in combat and therefore use the incendiary Molotov cocktails.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan woman (Milena Drapcevic ) throw a "Molotov coctail" in fight with German tanks. Unidentified bomb The Partisans for disposal of bridge or stockpiles of enemies weapons use a unidentified bombs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Commander Vlado (Yul Brynner ) holds a unidentified grenades volume in his hand. Other Kampfpistole Z After the conquest of the other side of river gives gunner Novak (Ljubisa Samardzic ) signal using a gun similar as a Kampfpistole Z .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing German Flare Gun 1944 No. 2 PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle Partisans have a platoon men equipped with PTRS-41 rifles .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle 14.5x114mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan aims at German tank his anti-tank gun. Kurzer 8 cm Granatwerfer 42 (GrW 34) In addition to medium mortar used by the Germans appear in this film as well also Kurzer 8 cm Granatwerfer 42 mortars as weapon Serbian chetniks.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kurzer 8 cm Granatwerfer 42 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chetniks starts at position of partisans fires from a mortars ... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ... their commander (Dusan Bulajic ) personally charged! Flak 38 Partisans also acquired as booty the German Flakvierling 38 anti-aircraft gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flakvierling 38 - 20x138mm B Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1939 (52-K) Soviet 85mm Anti Aircraft Gun Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan commander Martin (Sergey Bondarchuk ) fire a 85mm M1939 (52-K) on aircrafts. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans liquidates before a retreated into the mountains their heavy artillery. 7,5 cm PaK 40 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans fire a 7,5 cm PaK 40 cannon. Armor One of the most interesting aspects of this film was the massive amount of Soviet-era armor lent to the production including the following:
Tank T-34 The unmodified T-34 Russian tank is the most widely seen armored vehicle in the film, which was typically seen utilized by the German forces.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing German forces are seen using Soviet T-34's. Tiger I Tank What appear to be Tiger I tanks are also seen used by German forces in the film. In reality, these were T-34's with modified turrets to resemble the Tiger. These mockups were so well detailed that three of them were eventually reused in the 1970 Clint Eastwood war film Kelly's Heroes
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tiger I tanks are also seen used by German forces. These were modified T-34's and were subsequently reused in the film Kelly's Heroes Tank M4 Sherman Strangely, American M4 Sherman tanks are also seen depicted as German armor in the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing An American M4 Sherman tank painted in German colors. 
