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== Flak 38 == | == Flak 38 == |
Revision as of 07:23, 5 December 2012
The Battle of Neretva (Original: Bitka na Neretvi) is a 1969 Yugoslavian war drama recounting the largest combat encounter between the Axis occupiers and the partisans in the territory of the former Yugoslavia during WWII. The film was an Italian-German coproduction directed by Veljko Bulajic and was the most expensive film produced in the then-Yugoslavia country. The film also featured an international cast including Yul Brynner, Orson Welles, Sergei Bondarchuk, Hardy Krüger, Curt Jürgens, Franco Nero and Sylva Koscina and is also notable for the massive amount of Soviet-made armor used in the production.
The following guns were used in The Battle of Neretva:
Handguns
Luger P08
Partisans commanders and officers use in the film classic German Luger P08 pistols.
Walther P38
The Walther P38 pistol appears in movie sporadically in hand of the partisan´s and chetnik´s officers.
Submachine Guns
MP40
The MP40 submachine guns was used by German soldiers and widely also a resistance fighters, partisans and chetniks.
Beretta Model 38
Partisans besides German also used captured Italian Beretta M38A and Beretta Model 38/42 submachine guns.
Machine Guns
MG42
Partisans had a plenty of in the fight captures German MG42 machine guns.
MG34
Also the German MG34 machine gun was extended between the two warring parties.
Breda Modello 37
Italian troops was armed by heavy Breda Modello 37 machine guns.
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
Both sides of the conflict, German and Partisan forces, widely use a Karabiner 98k rifles.
Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifle
The military patrol of Ustasha is armed with a Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles.
Carcano M91 Rifle
Italian infantry weapons were Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine and Carcano M91/41 rifles.
Hand Grenades
Model 39 Eihandgranate
Partisans in movie frequently use a very practical German Model 39 Eihandgranates.
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
German infantry and some partisans were equipped with a conventional Model 24 Stielhandgranates.
Mk 2 hand grenade
In the film several flashes also a Mk 2 hand grenades.
"Molotov coctail"
Partisans had to save grenades in combat and therefore use the incendiary Molotov cocktails.
Unidentified bomb
The Partisans for disposal of bridge or stockpiles of enemies weapons use a unidentified bombs.
Other
Kampfpistole Z
After the conquest of the other side of river gives gunner Novak (Ljubisa Samardzic) signal using a gun similar as a Kampfpistole Z.
PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle
Partisans have a platoon men equipped with PTRS-41 rifles.
Kurzer 8 cm Granatwerfer 42 (GrW 34)
In addition to medium mortar used by the Germans appear in this film as well also Kurzer 8 cm Granatwerfer 42 mortars as weapon Serbian chetniks.
Flak 38
Partisans also acquired as booty the German Flakvierling 38 anti-aircraft gun.
M1939 (52-K) Soviet 85mm Anti Aircraft Gun
7,5 cm PaK 40
Armor
One of the most interesting aspects of this film was the massive amount of Soviet-era armor lent to the production including the following:
Tank T-34
The unmodified T-34 Russian tank is the most widely seen armored vehicle in the film, which was typically seen utilized by the German forces.
Tiger I Tank
What appear to be Tiger I tanks are also seen used by German forces in the film. In reality, these were T-34's with modified turrets to resemble the Tiger. These mockups were so well detailed that three of them were eventually reused in the 1970 Clint Eastwood war film Kelly's Heroes.
Tank M4 Sherman
Strangely, American M4 Sherman tanks are also seen depicted as German armor in the film.