Sokolovo

Sokolovo (1978)

Sokolovo is Czechoslovak war film from the period of WWII directed by Otakar Vávra made in 1975. The film describes the events in occupied Czechoslovakia after the assassination of Heydrich and also parallel to the formation of the Czechoslovak foreign troops in the USSR. The movie culminates to views of the battle of Sokolovo as first appearance of the Czechoslovak troops alongside the Red Army at the front against the Germans.

The following guns were used in the 1975 Czechoslovak film Sokolovo:

Pistols

Walther P38

Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm

Reinhard Heydrich (Hannjo Hasse) after the assassination with Walther P38 pistol in hand.

An SS officer executes the inhabitants of Lidice with his P38.

Submachine guns

Sten

British paratroopers were equipped with a Sten.

Sten Mk II - 9x19mm

The Sten jams.

MP40

The MP40 submachine gun is widely used by German soldiers and resistance fighters.

MP40 - 9mm.

A German soldier advances with his MP40 submachine gun.

PPSh-41

Red Army and Czechoslovak soldiers were armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns.

Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

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A Czech soldier holds his PPSh-41.

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Private Josef Černý (Antonín Krafka) mows down SS soldiers with his submachine gun.

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Platoon commander Lt. Sochor (Rudolf Jelínek) gives orders with his submachine gun slung.

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Private Anka Kadlecová (Renáta Doleželová)fires his submachine gun at the Germans.

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1st Lt. Otakar Jaroš (Martin Stepánek) dies firing his submachinegun.

Rifles

Karabiner 98k

Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm

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The German firing squad shoots at the people of Lidice.

Detail of their Karabiner 98k rifles.

Tokarev SVT-40 Rifle

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Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR

An SVT-40 boloning to a Czechoslovakian unit .

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LCpl. Hugo Redisch (Ladislav Lakomý) defendes his observation post with his SVT-40.

Machine guns

MG34 Machine Gun

German troops use the MG34 machine gun.

MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with front and rear sights folded down.

Maxim

The Maxim machine guns is used by Soviet troops and Czechoslovak troops.

MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum

The machine gunner Rataj (Jan Kanyza) wants separated the German infantry from the tanks.

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Karel Horák (Jirí Krampol) is trying to repair a machine gun.

Interbrigadist from Spain Ignac Špígl (Stefan Kvietik) died beside his machine gun in the battle of Sokolovo.

Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun

Soviet troops also use the Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun.

Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun, 7.62x54mm R.

Hand Grenades

Mk 1 hand grenade

British anti-tank hand grenade No 73 Mark 1.

The second assassin threw a Mk 1 hand grenade at the car with Heydrich.

RGD-33 stick grenade

RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation stick grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve.

The soviet soldier throws at the enemies tank volume of RGD-33 stick grenades.

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Private Black (Antonín Krafka) destroys by a hand grenade the armored to vehicle with the crew.

1st Lt. Otakar Jaroš (Martin Stepánek) has not enough to time to throw a grenade.

Other

PTRD-41

PTRD-41 Anti-tank rifle - 14.5x114mm

Private Rataj (Jan Kanyza) fire by PTRD-41 anti-tank rifle.

45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K)

Czechoslovak unit use the 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) during the battle.

M1937 (53-K) Soviet anti-tank gun - 45 mm (1.77 in)

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122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30)

M1942 divisional gun (ZiS-3) - 76mm

Russian 122 mm howitzer M1938 in action.

Tiger I

German troops were supported by heavy tanks Tiger I. The Christie suspension would indicate that this tank is actually a dressed up T-34, which is typical in post-war films.

T-34 tanks

T-34-76 with the hex turret, T-34-85 with the longer barrels