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The Assassination (Atentát)
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The Assassination (Atentát) is a Czech black-and-white war drama directed by Jirí Sequens from 1964. The story depicting the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in 1942 which was perpetrated by parachutists from the group ANTHROPOID sent from England. For those interested in war history this is cult film.
The following guns were used in 1964 Czechoslovak film The Assassination (Atentát):
Pistols
CZ 38
Czechoslovak paratroopers use the CZ 38 pistols as their issue sidearm.
Walther P38
The paratroopers had also a trophy Walther P38 pistol.
Luger P08
SS and SD officers and members of the Gestapo use the Luger P08 as a service weapon.
SACM M1935A
Submachine guns
Sten
The main weapon of Czechoslovak paratroopers in England were Sten submachine guns.
MP40
SS soldiers were armed with MP40 submachine guns.
Rifles
VZ-24 Czech Mauser
Czechoslovak army soldiers used VZ-24 Czech Mauser rifle.
Karabiner 98k
The basic equipment was a for German soldier also Karabiner 98k rifle.
Machine guns
MG34
Germans was deploy against a paratroopers to hidden in the church also the MG34 machine gun.
MG42
The film got a little "renonc" when in the first moment in the window appeared MG42, that was then swapped for the MG34.
Hand grenades
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
The SS men were completely equipped with a Model 24 Stielhandgranate.
Training Grenade
The czechoslovak troops use what look like modified Great War Italian Pineapple grenades. France purchased many Grenades from Italy during WW1 and started building their own after a while. Though this film takes place in the post-WW2 years, the production seemed to use Italian Pineapple style training grenades, to impersonate French F1s or American Mk IIs.
Trivia
10,5 cm Flak 38
Planes with paratroopers and also night bombers were under heavy fire from 10.5 cm FlaK 38.
