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== Luger P08 ==
 
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SS and SD officers and members of the Gestapo used the [[Luger P08]] as a service weapon.
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SS and SD officers and members of the Gestapo use the [[Luger P08]] as a service weapon.
 
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 9x19mm]]
 
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[[Image:Oldrich_Velen-Luger_P08_pistol.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Commissioner of ''Gestapo'' Sleicher ([[Oldrich Velen]]).]]
 
[[Image:Oldrich_Velen-Luger_P08_pistol.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Commissioner of ''Gestapo'' Sleicher ([[Oldrich Velen]]).]]

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Atentát
Cinema poster
Country CZE.jpg Czechoslovakia
Directed by Jirí Sequens
Release Date 1964
Language Czech, German
Studio Filmové studio Barrandov
Main Cast
Character Actor
1st Lt. Král Radoslav Brzobohatý
1st Lt . Sedlák Ludek Munzar
Sgt. Strnad Rudolf Jelínek
Sgt. Tousek Jirí Kodet
Sgt. Vyskocil Ladislav Mrkvicka
Sgt. Vrbas Josef Vinklár
The gamekeeper Oldrich Lukes
Ondra Pavelka Jirí Holý
Col. Moravec Jirí Vrstala


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 service weapon.

9×17mm Browning Short
File:Radoslav Brzobohatý-CZ 38 pistol.jpg
1st Lt. Král (Radoslav Brzobohatý) prevents gallery of the church with a gun.
File:Rudolf Jelínek-CZ 38 pistol.jpg
Sgt. Strnad (Rudolf Jelínek) had "the last round" for himself.
File:Jirí Kodet-CZ 38 pistol.jpg
Sgt. Tousek (Jirí Kodet) with pistol CZ 38 to defend the entrance the crypt of the church.
File:Ladislav Mrkvicka-CZ 38 pistol.jpg
Sgt. Vyskocil (Ladislav Mrkvicka) give to his friend the CZ 38 pistol.

Walther P38

The paratroopers had also a trophy Walther P38 pistol.

Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm
File:Ladislav Mrkvicka-Walther 38.jpg
Sgt. Vyskocil (Ladislav Mrkvicka) decided to use a Walther P38 for his "last shot".

Luger P08

SS and SD officers and members of the Gestapo use the Luger P08 as a service weapon.

Luger P08 9x19mm
File:Oldrich Velen-Luger P08 pistol.jpg
Commissioner of Gestapo Sleicher (Oldrich Velen).
File:German-atnt-Luger P08 pistol.jpg
SD-officer (Oto Sevcík) above the map of the crypt.

SACM M1935A

SACM M1935A - 7.65 x 22mm Longue
File:Rudolf Jelínek-CZ 27 pistol.jpg
Sgt. Strnad (Rudolf Jelínek) puts his personal weapon, a SACM M1935A pistol, on the table.

Submachine guns

Sten

The main weapon of Czechoslovak paratroopers in England were Sten submachine guns.

Sten Mk II - 9x19mm
File:Josef Vinklár-Sten.jpg
Sgt. Vrbas (Josef Vinklár) marches with a Sten in the training center of parachutists.
File:Mrkvicka-sten-detail.jpg
The Sten gun in the hands of Sgt. Vyskocil (Ladislav Mrkvicka) failed at the wrong moment.
File:Radoslav Brzobohatý-Sten.jpg
1st Lt. Král (Radoslav Brzobohatý) to watch from the church with a Sten submachine gun on his shoulder.
File:Rudolf Jelínek-Sten.jpg
Sgt. Strnad (Rudolf Jelínek) fired on the Germans from the gallery of the church.
File:Jirí Kodet-Sten.jpg
Sgt. Toušek (Jirí Kodet) fire at an SS man who tried to descend to the crypt of the church.
File:Ladislav Mrkvicka-Sten.jpg
Sgt. Vyskočil (Ladislav Mrkvicka) cries from the crypt: "Never we give up!".

MP40

SS soldiers were armed with MP40 submachine guns.

MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm

Rifles

VZ-24 Czech Mauser

Czechoslovak army soldiers used VZ-24 Czech Mauser rifle.

Czech vz. 24 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
File:Radoslav Brzobohatý-vz24 rifle.jpg
1st Lt. Král (Radoslav Brzobohatý) during training in Scotland.

Karabiner 98k

The basic equipment was a for German soldier also Karabiner 98k rifle.

Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm

Machine guns

MG34

Germans was deploy against a paratroopers to hidden in the church also the MG34 machine gun.

MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum

MG42

The film got a little "renonc" when in the first moment in the window appeared MG42, that was then swapped for the MG34.

MG42 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum

Hand grenades

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

The SS men were completely equipped with a Model 24 Stielhandgranate.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Mills bomb

Mills Bomb High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
File:Rudolf Jelínek-Mills bomb.jpg
Stg. Strnad (Rudolf Jelínek) demonstrates that the instructor a paratroopers training how can wield the hand grenade.

Trivia

10,5 cm Flak 38

Planes with paratroopers and also night bombers were under heavy fire from 10.5 cm FlaK 38.

A Flak 38 105 mm anti-aircraft gun

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