Europa Europa
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Main Cast
Character
Actor
Salomon „Sally“ Perel
Marco Hofschneider
Leni
Julie Delpy
Isaak Perel
René Hofschneider
David Perel
Piotr Kozlowski
Robert Kellermann
André Wilms
Captain von Lereneau
Hanns Zischler
Europa Europa Hitlerjunge Salomon ; Hitler Youth Salomon) is a 1990 German-Polish-French film by Agnieszka Holland. Shortly before the beginning of the war, the Jewish family Perel flees from the Nazis and settles in the Polish Lódz. But the Nazis catch up with them, and in the turmoil of the occupation, the brothers Sally and David are separated from the family and try to make their way into the USSR. The brothers also lose sight of each other. Sally lodges in a Soviet orphanage. After the German invasion, he is captured by Wehrmacht soldiers and pretends to be Volksdeutscher . Sally becomes the darling of the troupe as Josef Periel, becomes a hero, and is even sent to a Nazi elite school.
The following weapons were used in the film Europa Europa :
Pistols Luger P08 During the final defance of the Hitlerjugend , Hauptmann (Captain) von Lereneau (Hanns Zischler ) is seen with a Luger P08 pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 with black grips - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The wounded Captian holds his Luger while shouting at Salomon. Error creating thumbnail: File missing After Salomon decided to run, he and other Hitlerjungen starts firing. Tokarev TT-33 A Tokarev TT-33 is the duty sidearm of a Soviet Major (Aleksy Awdiejew), who hands it over to a freed KZ inmate.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The former inmate points the Tokarev at Salomon who realizes that this could be the end of the line. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A different angle of this scene shows the front side of the pistol. Submachine Guns MP40 MP40s are used by a German Feldgendarmerie (Military Police) on the train and some Volkssturm members.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Feldgedarm with the submachine gun enters the compartment coach. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Volkssturm member fires the MP40 next to Salomon's ear. PPSh-41 Soviet Soldiers are armed with PPSh-41 . Like the M44 carbine, it is first seen in 1939.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 with 71-round drum magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing A PPSh held by a Soviet soldier in the background. Rifles Karabiner 98k Karabiner 98ks are used by German soldiers including Ulmayer (Martin Maria Blau), Robert Kellermann (André Wilms), and the Feldwebel (Sergeant) (Bernhard Howe). Salomon also uses a Kar98k while he pretends to be Josef „Jupp“ Peters. Numerous Hitler Youth and Volkssturm members can also be seen with the carbines.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ulmayer with his forward slung Karabiner controls Soviet P.o.W.s. Note the late war front barrel band. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Isn't it unbelievable that we have found such a diamond in this human crap. " Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers marching through a swamp carry the carbines. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Jupp" holds the carbine up in the air while running to the Soviet position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Later in the school, he and other students practice their bayonet attack skills on a Jewish puppet. Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine Soviet soldiers are mainly armed with Mosin Nagant M44 Carbines which are first seen during the Soviet occupation of Poland in 1939.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine, with attached side-folding bayonet - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet soldier stands guard with his Mosin Nagant Carbine at the KZ. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two soldiers accompany Salomon with their M44s to the Major. Mosin Nagant M91/30 Some full-length Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles are also used by Soviet soldiers; notably at the end.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Full-length Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Soviet soldier at the Komsomol School (Jaroslaw Gruda) walks the rifle fitted with the bayonet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Salomon is surrounded by Soviets armed with Mosin-Nagants and PPSh-41s. Mauser Puška vz. 24 Two German soldiers can be seen with a VZ-24 Czech Mausers . When Salomon is drafted into Volkssturm , he wields this rifle with a Kar98k-style bolt handle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Puška vz. 24 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing The first soldier carrying the rifle over his back takes Salomon prisoner. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A slightly different view reveals the turned bolt handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The other soldier gets off his motorcycle. This rifle has a straight bolt-handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view of the middle part. Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the last stand, Salomon holds a Czech Mauser. Mauser Karabiner 98AZ At least, one Mauser 98AZ Carbine is briefly seen carried by a German soldier.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Karabiner 98AZ - 7.92x57mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier on the left props himself with his carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A top view of the tangent-leaf rear sight... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and a view of the front sight. Note the grasping groove and the lack of the stacking hook. Machine Guns Degtyaryov DP-27/28 A Degtyaryov DP-28 can be seen resting on the shore.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyarov DP-28 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing The DP-27/28 in the middle. Note the anachronistic PPSh-41 (for 1939) on the right. MG 42 What appears to be an anachronistic MG42 (for 1941) is mounted on a post-war ZiS BTR-152 truck, mocked up to resemble a German half-track.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maschinengewehr 42 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing The mounted MG42 in the background while the Germans posing for a picture with the captured Yakov Dzhugashvili (Wlodzimierz Press ) who was the eldest son of Joseph Stalin. MG 34 The MG34 is used by German soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maschinengewehr 34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Jupp" mans the MG34 mounted on the motorcycle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A member of theVolkssturm fires the MG34 at attacking Russians soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Captain gets his hands on an MG34. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The MG is removed from the position by the Volkssturm member after it jammed. Maxim M1910/30 An abandoned Maxim M1910/30 lies next to a cleared-out Soviet trench.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Maxim 1910/30, post-1941 manufacture with top hatch on cooling jacket allowing it to be filled more quickly or with snow - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Maxim next to the trench. Other 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) Throughout the movie a 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) is seen several times.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1937 (53-K) Soviet anti-tank gun - 45mm (1.77 in) Error creating thumbnail: File missing The 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 on the shore in 1939. Model 24 Stielhandgranate German soldiers use Model 24 Stielhandgranates .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate Error creating thumbnail: File missing A pair of grenades stuck in the belt of Ulmayer. 
