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Battle of Britain

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Battle of Britain (1969)

Battle of Britain is a 1969 World War II film that depicts the events surrounding the British RAF's defense of London against the German Luftwaffe in 1940. The film was directed by Guy Hamilton and featured an all-star cast including Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Ian McShane, Edward Fox and Robert Shaw (Fox and Shaw would reunite with Guy Hamilton for Force 10 from Navarone.)

The following weapons appear in the film Battle of Britain:



MG15 Machine Gun

During the Battle of Britain, Heinkel He-111 bombers can be seen armed with MG15 machine guns as defensive armament.

MG15 machine gun 7.92x57mm Mauser
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MG17 Machine Gun

German Me-109 fighters are seen equipped with MG17 machine guns as their primary armament.

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Browning AN/M2 Machine Gun

The RAF Spitfire warplanes can be seen armed with the Mk 2 machine guns, the British version of the American Browning AN/M2 machine gun as the main armament, chambered for the .303 British round instead of the American .30-06 cartridge.

Browning Mk 2 machine gun .303 British
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MG34

An MG34 is briefly seen in a bunker on the German airfield.

MG34 light machine gun
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Mauser Karabiner 98k

German soldiers are seen armed with Mauser Kar98k rifles.

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII* Rifle

British troops are seen on the airfield armed with Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII* Rifles.

Example of Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* Rifle used in film
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Browning M2 Quad Mount

What appears to be Browning M2's in a Quad Mount is seen on a German transport train.

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