The Bridge (1959)

’’The Bridge (1959)

The Bridge (German title: Die Brücke) was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film in 1960 and considered by many to be the greatest German film about World War II and among the greatest anti-war films of all time. Based on the novel by Manfred Gregor and directed by Bernhard Wicki, the film depicts the last months of the war, during which the Germans conscripted teenagers and old men to defend the crumbling Reich. The retreating, demoralized Wehrmacht abandons seven teens in a life or death battle to defend a worthless bridge against advancing Americans. The following weapons appear in the film The Bridge:

Walther PPK

Throughout the film, Jϋrgen Borchert (Frank Glaubrecht) carries his father’s Walther PPK.

Walther PPK

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Luger P08

A German police officer challenges Corporal Heilmann (Günter Pfitzmann) with his Luger P08.

Luger P08 - 9x19m

MP38

Military policemen and German officers carry the MP38.

MP38 - 9x19mm

A German Military Policemen holds an MP38.

German MP's with MP38's.

An Stg 44 in the back of a truck.

A suspicious MP with an MP38.

Mauser Gewehr 1898

Wehrmacht soldiers use the Mauser Gewehr 1898.

Mauser Gewehr 1898

Conscripts train with Mauser Gewehr 1898s.

Conscripts clean their Mauser Gewehr 1898s.

Cpl. Heilmann inspects Jϋrgen’s Mauser.

The armory.

M1 Garand

American soldiers use the M1 Garand.

M1 Garand - .30-06 Springfield

A US Army sniper aims his M1 Garand with an M84 telescope.

A US sniper has Jϋrgen in his sight.

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A US sniper scores a kill.

M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun"

Throughout the film, US soldiers use the M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun"

M3A1 "Grease Gun"

Sturmgewehr 44

Jϋrgen Borchert (Frank Glaubrecht) uses a Sturmgewehr 44 as a sniper rifle.

Sturmgewehr 44

MG34

Karl Horber (Karl Michael Balzer) and Klaus Hager (Volker Lechtenbrink) defend the bridge with a MG34 .

MG34 with 50-round drum magazine - 7.92x57mm Mauser

MG42

Hans Scholten (Folker Bohnet) and Albert Mutz (Fritz Wepper) fire an MG42 during the defense of the bridge.

MG42 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Browning M1919A4

The Browning M1919A4 can be seen mounted on an M4 Sherman tank.

Browning M1919A4 - .30-06 Springfield

A Browning M1919A4 mounted in the hull of an M4 Sherman tank.

Panzerfaust

Walter Forst (Michael Hinz) uses the Panzerfaust to knock out several enemy tanks.

Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead

Anti-tank grenades loaded into a truck.