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[[Image:The_Liberation_of_Prague.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|Liberation of Prague, The|The Liberation of Prague (1978)]]
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{{Infobox Movie
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'''The Liberation of Prague''' is Czechoslovak war film from the period of the Prague uprising directed by Otakar Vávra in 1978. The film has no central hero and as a continuation to the previous of Vávra´s movie titled [[Sokolovo]], stand out in it also the characters from the film - Anka Kadlecová ([[Renáta Doleželová]]) and Karel Horák ([[Jirí Krampol]]). The film was made for the propaganda of a 30th anniversary of the liberation by the Red Army. In a cinema, however, came with a delay. Therefore, the German actor who played the commander of the SS troops in Bohemia and Moravia [[Horst Preusker]] died before its premiere.
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|name=''The Liberation of Prague''<br>''Osvobození Prahy''
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|picture=The_Liberation_of_Prague.jpg
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|caption=''DVD Cover''
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|country=[[File:Czech-republic-flag.jpg|25px]] Czechoslovakia<BR>[[File:GDR.jpg|25px]] GDR<BR>[[File:SOV.jpg|25px]] USSR
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|director=[[Otakar Vávra]]
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|date=1978
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|language=Czech<BR>Slovak<BR>German<BR>Russian<BR>English
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|studio=Filmové studio Barrandov<BR>Deutsche Film (DEFA)<BR>Mosfilm
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|distributor=
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|character1=Lt. Karel Horák
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|actor1=[[Jirí Krampol]]
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|character2=2Lt Anka Kadlecová
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|actor2=[[Renáta Doleželová]]
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|character3=Standa Horák
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|actor3=[[Vítezslav Jandák]]
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|character4=Antonín Horák
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|actor4=[[Jaroslav Rozsíval]]
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|character5=Dr. Václav Vacek
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|actor5=[[Vladimír Šmeral]]
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|character6=Gen. Ludvík Svoboda
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|actor6=[[Ladislav Chudík]]
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|character7=Gen. Kutlvasr
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|actor7=[[Jirí Holý]]
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|character8=Broadcaster
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|actor8=[[Vladimír Brabec]]
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|character9=Protectorate officer
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|actor9=[[Jan Preucil]]
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|character10=Gen. SS Pückler
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|actor10=[[Horst Preusker]]
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}}
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'''''The Liberation of Prague'' is a Czechoslovakian war film about Prague uprising directed by [[Otakar Vávra]] in 1978. The film has no central hero and is a continuation to the previous of Vávra´s movie titled [[Sokolovo]]. The film was made as propaganda for the 30th anniversary of the Red Army's liberation of the city. However, it was late to the cinema, and [[Horst Preusker]], who played the SS commander, died before the premiere.
  
 
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'''The following guns were used in the 1978 Czechoslovak film ''[[Liberation of Prague, The|The Liberation of Prague]]'':'''
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{{Film Title}}
  
 
=Pistols=
 
=Pistols=
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== Walther P38 ==
 
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[[Image:P38.jpg‎|thumb|none|350px|Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm]]
 
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[[Image:HJ-Walther_P38.jpg|thumb|none|500px|none|A Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) soldier executes a captured insurgent with his [[Walther P38]].]]
 
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[[Image:Puckler-Walther_P38.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|none|SS General Pückler ([[Horst Preusker]]) commits suicide with his P38.]]
 
  
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== CZ 27 ==
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==CZ 27==
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[[Image:CzechCZ27Pistol.jpg‎|thumb|none|200px|CZ 27 - .32 ACP]]
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The Protectorate officer ([[Jan Preucil]]) wields a [[CZ 27]].
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[[Image:VV-CZ_27.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|none|The officer of the government troops ([[Jan Preucil]]) holds his issue CZ 27 pistol.]]
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[[File:CzechCZ27Pistol.jpg‎|thumb|none|300px|CZ 27 - .32 ACP]]
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[[File:VV-CZ_27.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|none|]]
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==Unidentified pistol==
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He also holds another unidentified pistol.
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[[File:TLoP-uP-01.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|none|An insurgent fighter ([[Miroslav Zounar]]) disarms an officer.]]
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[[File:TLoP-uP-02.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|none|]]
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==Walther P38==
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Various Nazis carry [[Walther P38]] pistols.
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[[File:P38.jpg‎|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 - 9x19mm Parabellum]]
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[[File:HJ-Walther_P38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|A ''Hitlerjugend'' (Hitler Youth) soldier executes a captured insurgent with his [[Walther P38]].]]
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[[File:Puckler-Walther_P38.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|none|SS General Pückler ([[Horst Preusker]]) commits suicide with his P38.]]
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=Submachine Guns=
  
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=Submachine guns=
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==MP 40==
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== MP40 ==
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The [[MP 40]] is widely used by German soldiers and resistance fighters.
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The [[MP40]] submachine gun is widely used by German soldiers and resistance fighters.
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[[File:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP 40 - 9x19mm Parabellum]]
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[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MP40 - 9mm.]]
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[[File:German-op-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier aims his MP 40 from the hip.]]
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[[Image:German-op-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier aims his MP40 from the hip.]]
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[[File:HJ-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A ''Hitlerjugend'' (Hitler Youth) carries his MP 40.]]
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[[Image:HJ-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) carries his MP40.]]
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[[File:CzI-panzerfaust%2BMP40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Czech insurgent is seen with an MP 40.]]
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[[Image:CzI-panzerfaust%2BMP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Czech insurgent is seen with an MP40.]]
 
  
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== PPSh-41 ==
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==PPSh-41==
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Red Army and Czechoslovak soldiers were armed with [[PPSh-41]] submachine guns.
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Russian and Czechoslovakian soldiers were armed with [[PPSh-41]]s.
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[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|450px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
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[[File:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|400px|PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
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[[Image:RA-PPSh-41.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|A Russian soldier helps a wounded comrade with a PPSh-41 slung on his back.]]
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[[File:RA-PPSh-41.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A Russian soldier helps a wounded comrade with a PPSh-41 slung on his back.]]
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[[Image:Krampol-PPSh-41.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|Karel Horák ([[Jirí Krampol]]), a Czech soldier fires his PPSh-41.]]
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[[File:Krampol-PPSh-41.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Karel Horák ([[Jirí Krampol]]), a Czech soldier, fires his PPSh-41.]]
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[[Image:Doleželová-PPSh-41.jpg‎‎‎|thumb|none|500px|Anka Kadlecová ([[Renáta Doleželová]]) carries a slung PPSh-41.]]
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[[File:Doleželová-PPSh-41.jpg‎‎‎|thumb|none|600px|2Lt. Anka Kadlecová ([[Renáta Doleželová]]) carries a slung PPSh-41.]]
  
 
=Rifles=
 
=Rifles=
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== Karabiner 98k ==
 
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[[Karabiner 98k]] rifles captured from the Germans are the standard insurgent weapons.
 
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[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg‎|thumb|450px|none|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm]]
 
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[[Image:Germans-op-K98k.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
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[[Image:Jandák-K98.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Standa Horák ([[Vítezslav Jandák]]), a Czech insurgent, fires his Kar98k.]]
 
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[[Image:CzI-K98k.jpg‎ |thumb|500px|none|]]
 
  
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=Machine guns=
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==Mauser Puška vz. 24==
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== MG34 ==
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Czech police and government troops are armed with [[VZ-24 Czech Mauser]] rifles.
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The [[MG34]] machine guns is used by the Germans, Czech insurgents, and Soviet troops.
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[[File:Czech_vz._24.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Puška vzor 24 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
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[[Image:mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum]]
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[[File:Gos-Lop--VZ24-CzM.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]]
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[[Image:Germans-MG34%2BKarabiner_98k.jpg|thumb|none|500px| German troops prepare an MG34.]]
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[[Image:CzI-MG34.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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==Karabiner 98k==
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[[Image:RA-MG34.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|]]
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The [[Karabiner 98k]] is the standard weapon for both sides
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[[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg‎|thumb|450px|none|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
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[[File:GS-LoP-K98k.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]]
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[[File:Germans-op-K98k.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]]
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[[File:Jandák-K98.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Standa Horák ([[Vítezslav Jandák]]), a Czech insurgent, fires his Kar98k.]]
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[[File:CzI-K98k.jpg‎ |thumb|600px|none|]]
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=Machine Guns=
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==MG 34==
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The [[MG 34]] is used by the Germans, Czech insurgents, and Soviet troops.
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[[File:mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG 34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
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[[File:Germans-MG34%2BKarabiner_98k.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German troops prepare an MG 34.]]
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[[File:CzI-MG34.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
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[[File:RA-MG34.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px]]
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==Degtyarev DP-27==
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Soviet troops also use the [[Degtyarev DP-27]].
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[[File:DP-28.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Degtyarev DP-27 - 7.62x54mmR]]
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[[File:RA-kulomet-DP1.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A Soviet soldier fires on hidden Germans.]]
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[[File:RA-kulometDP-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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==Degtyaryov DT==
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The radio operator in a Soviet T-34 fires a [[Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun|Degtyaryov DT]]
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[[File:DT tank machine gun TBiU 11.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Degtyaryov DT - 7.62x54mmR]]
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[[File:Sov-LoP-DTMG.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
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=Hand grenades=
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==Model 24 Stielhandgranate==
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The German soldiers and insurgents use [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s.
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[[File:24-43_grenade.jpg‎|thumb|none|300px|Stielhandgranate Modell 24]]
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[[File:CzI-Model_24_hg.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|none|]]
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[[File:Krampol-M24-Sthg.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|none|Lt. Karel Horák ([[Jirí Krampol]]) wears hand grenades in his belt.]]
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=Others=
  
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== Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun ==
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==Panzerfaust==
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Soviet troops also use the [[Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun]].
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The insurgents use [[Panzerfaust]] anti-tank rockets against German armored vehicles. They are shown firing them from the shoulder bazooka-style, rather than the official under-the-arm method.
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[[Image:DP-28.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun, 7.62x54mm R]]
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[[File:Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead]]
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[[Image:RA-kulomet-DP1.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|A Soviet soldier fires on hidden Germans.]]
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[[File:CzI-LoP-Pf.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A insurgent fires a Panzerfaust from a window at an armoured car.]]
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[[Image:RA-kulometDP-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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[[File:Civil-Panzerfaust.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A resistance fighter aims a Panzerfaust from behind a barricade.]]
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[[File:Krampol-M24-Sthg.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Karel Horák ([[Jirí Krampol]]) carries a Panzerfaust in his hand.]]
  
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=Other=
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==85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K)==
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== Model 24 Stielhandgranate ==
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The Germans use [[85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K)]]s standing in for the [[8.8 cm FlaK]] to bombard the city.
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The resistance also also use the [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]].
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[[File:85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K).jpg|thumb|none|400px|85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K) - 85x629mm R]]
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[[Image:24-43_grenade.jpg‎|thumb|none|200px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]
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[[File:Gs-LoP-Flak-88.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[Image:CzI-Model_24_hg.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|none|]]
 
  
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== Panzerfaust ==
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==Hetzer==
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The insurgents use the [[Panzerfaust]] as their defense against German armoured vehicles. They are shown firing them from the shoulder bazooka-style, rather than the official under-the-arm method.
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[[File:Gw-LoP-H-T38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German Hetzer tank destroyer engages insurgents.]]
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[[Image:Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead]]
 
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[[Image:Civil-Panzerfaust.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|A resistance fighter aims a Panzerfaust from behind a barricade.]]
 
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[[Image:Krampol-Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Soviet soldier uses a Panzerfaust during street fighting.]]
 
  
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==Panzer VI Tiger I (Mock Up)==
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A mocked-up Tiger tank is seen
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[[File:Gw-LoP-Pzkw-IV.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
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==T-34-85==
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Soviet T-34-85s are seen on their way to Prague.
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[[File:SA-LoP-T-34.jpg|thumb|none|600px|T-34-85s en route.]]
  
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Latest revision as of 06:17, 8 August 2024


The Liberation of Prague
Osvobození Prahy
The Liberation of Prague.jpg
DVD Cover
Country CZE.jpg Czechoslovakia
GDR.jpg GDR
SOV.jpg USSR
Directed by Otakar Vávra
Release Date 1978
Language Czech
Slovak
German
Russian
English
Studio Filmové studio Barrandov
Deutsche Film (DEFA)
Mosfilm
Main Cast
Character Actor
Lt. Karel Horák Jirí Krampol
2Lt Anka Kadlecová Renáta Doleželová
Standa Horák Vítezslav Jandák
Antonín Horák Jaroslav Rozsíval
Dr. Václav Vacek Vladimír Šmeral
Gen. Ludvík Svoboda Ladislav Chudík
Gen. Kutlvasr Jirí Holý
Broadcaster Vladimír Brabec
Protectorate officer Jan Preucil
Gen. SS Pückler Horst Preusker


The Liberation of Prague is a Czechoslovakian war film about Prague uprising directed by Otakar Vávra in 1978. The film has no central hero and is a continuation to the previous of Vávra´s movie titled Sokolovo. The film was made as propaganda for the 30th anniversary of the Red Army's liberation of the city. However, it was late to the cinema, and Horst Preusker, who played the SS commander, died before the premiere.



The following weapons were used in the film The Liberation of Prague:

Pistols

CZ 27

The Protectorate officer (Jan Preucil) wields a CZ 27.

CZ 27 - .32 ACP
VV-CZ 27.jpg

Unidentified pistol

He also holds another unidentified pistol.

An insurgent fighter (Miroslav Zounar) disarms an officer.
TLoP-uP-02.jpg

Walther P38

Various Nazis carry Walther P38 pistols.

Walther P38 - 9x19mm Parabellum
A Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) soldier executes a captured insurgent with his Walther P38.
SS General Pückler (Horst Preusker) commits suicide with his P38.

Submachine Guns

MP 40

The MP 40 is widely used by German soldiers and resistance fighters.

MP 40 - 9x19mm Parabellum
A German soldier aims his MP 40 from the hip.
A Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) carries his MP 40.
A Czech insurgent is seen with an MP 40.

PPSh-41

Russian and Czechoslovakian soldiers were armed with PPSh-41s.

PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
A Russian soldier helps a wounded comrade with a PPSh-41 slung on his back.
Lt. Karel Horák (Jirí Krampol), a Czech soldier, fires his PPSh-41.
File:Doleželová-PPSh-41.jpg
2Lt. Anka Kadlecová (Renáta Doleželová) carries a slung PPSh-41.

Rifles

Mauser Puška vz. 24

Czech police and government troops are armed with VZ-24 Czech Mauser rifles.

Puška vzor 24 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Gos-Lop--VZ24-CzM.jpg

Karabiner 98k

The Karabiner 98k is the standard weapon for both sides

Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser
GS-LoP-K98k.jpg
Germans-op-K98k.jpg
File:Jandák-K98.jpg
Standa Horák (Vítezslav Jandák), a Czech insurgent, fires his Kar98k.
CzI-K98k.jpg

Machine Guns

MG 34

The MG 34 is used by the Germans, Czech insurgents, and Soviet troops.

MG 34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
German troops prepare an MG 34.
CzI-MG34.jpg
RA-MG34.jpg

Degtyarev DP-27

Soviet troops also use the Degtyarev DP-27.

Degtyarev DP-27 - 7.62x54mmR
A Soviet soldier fires on hidden Germans.
RA-kulometDP-2.jpg

Degtyaryov DT

The radio operator in a Soviet T-34 fires a Degtyaryov DT

Degtyaryov DT - 7.62x54mmR
Sov-LoP-DTMG.jpg

Hand grenades

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

The German soldiers and insurgents use Model 24 Stielhandgranates.

Stielhandgranate Modell 24
CzI-Model 24 hg.jpg
Lt. Karel Horák (Jirí Krampol) wears hand grenades in his belt.

Others

Panzerfaust

The insurgents use Panzerfaust anti-tank rockets against German armored vehicles. They are shown firing them from the shoulder bazooka-style, rather than the official under-the-arm method.

Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead
A insurgent fires a Panzerfaust from a window at an armoured car.
A resistance fighter aims a Panzerfaust from behind a barricade.
Lt. Karel Horák (Jirí Krampol) carries a Panzerfaust in his hand.

85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K)

The Germans use 85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K)s standing in for the 8.8 cm FlaK to bombard the city.

85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K) - 85x629mm R
Gs-LoP-Flak-88.jpg

Hetzer

A German Hetzer tank destroyer engages insurgents.

Panzer VI Tiger I (Mock Up)

A mocked-up Tiger tank is seen

Gw-LoP-Pzkw-IV.jpg

T-34-85

Soviet T-34-85s are seen on their way to Prague.

T-34-85s en route.
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