Death Is Called Engelchen (Smrt sa volá Engelchen)

Smrt sa volá Engelchen File:Smrt sa volá Engelchen.jpg Country Czechoslovakia Language Slovak Channel ČT Bratislava Creator Ivan Balada Genre War Broadcast 1971 No. of Seasons 1 No. of Episodes 1 Main Cast Character Actor Volodya Ivan Mistrík Nikolaj Leopold Haverl Grigorij Vlado Müller Marta Kveta Fialová Fred Stefan Kvietik Peter Július Vasek Jožina Elena Pappová-Zvaríková

Smrt sa volá Engelchen (English: Death Is Called Engelchen) is a Slovak black-and-white war TV drama directed by Ivan Balada on based novel of Ladislav Mnacko about partisan movement at end of WWII. Starring Ivan Mistrík, Stefan Kvietik, Július Vasek and Kveta Fialová. This is the first Slovak television feature film.

The following weapons can be seen in the TV drama Smrt sa volá Engelchen:

Handguns

Luger P08

Commander Nikolaj (Leopold Haverl) used captured German Luger P08. His deputy Grigorij (Vlado Müller) wears it also.

Luger P08 9x19mm

Commander Nikolaj (right).

Deputy commander Grigorij (left).

CZ 27

Peter (Július Vasek) and Fred (Stefan Kvietik) wore as their personalty weapons a CZ 27 pistols.

CZ 27 - .32 ACP

Peter views the weapon confiscated at the captured German officer.

Volodya confiscated Fred´s gun, when make his arrested.

1910 Mauser Pocket Pistol

Marta (Kveta Fialová) shoot German general from her Mauser Pocket Pistol.

1910 Mauser Pocket Pistol - 6.35mm

Russian Nagant M1895

Volodya (Ivan Mistrík) have also a Nagant M1895 revolver.

Nagant M1895 Pistol - 7.62x38N cartridge (aka 7.62 Nagant ammo).

PPSh-41

Partisans in the film use mostly a PPSh-41 submachine guns with drum magazine.

Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

Volodya (Ivan Mistrík) with a submachine gun leads the captured German officer.

Peter (Július Vasek) mowing down by firing from his submachine gun attacking SS.

Fred (Stefan Kvietik) armed with a PPSh-41 and a Model 24 Stielhandgranate.

MP40

German soldiers and some partisans are armed with a MP40 submachine guns.

MP40 - 9mm.

VZ-24 Czech Mauser

Among partisans are seen VZ-24 Czech Mauser rifles from the Slovak army.

Czech vz. 24 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Karabiner 98k

The German rear units are in abundance equipped with a Karabiner 98k rifles.

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser

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Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine

Jožina (Elena Pappová-Zvaríková) carries a Soviet Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine.

Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine - 7.62x54R

ZB26 Machine Gun

The partisans also have the ZB26 machine gun from armament of the Slovak Army.

ZB26 Light Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm

Hand grenades

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

The partisans are a standard equipped with the Model 24 Stielhandgranates.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade

Wounded Volodya (Ivan Mistrík) has a German hand grenade in his belt.

Panzerfaust

The Panzerfaust loot of partisans has became fatal for their commander Nikolaj (Leopold Haverl).

Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead

Commander Nikolaj holds a new model of Panzerfaust in his hand.

Volodya (Ivan Mistrík) and Peter (Július Vasek) explores this gun.