Legend of the Living Dead (Legenda o živých mrtvých)

Legenda o živých mrtvých Country Czech Republic Language Czech Channel Československá televize Creator Petr Tucek Genre War Broadcast 1971 No. of Seasons 1 No. of Episodes 4 Main Cast Character Actor Major Lenz Jirí Dušek Vasil Ladislav Vecera Michal Josef Šebek Saša Eliška Balzerová Helenka Renáta Doleželová Countess Eva Vlasta Fialová Lieblein Ladislav Lakomý Klein Rudolf Jurda Tony Adler Stanislav Zindulka MUDr. Vinkler Bohumil Slezácek

Legend of the Living Dead (Legenda o živých mrtvých) is a 1971 Czech TV four-part series about the partisan movement in Moravia at the end of WWII.

The following weapons can be seen in the TV series Legenda o živých mrtvých:

Handguns

Walther P38

German officers and also resistance fighters used a Walther P38 pistol.

Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War II dated - 9x19mm.

Major Lenz (Jirí Dušek) holds his gun in hand.

A young resistance fighter Standa (Miroslav Streda) aims pistol from the window.

Willy Kraus (Václav Kyzlink) (left) drew his gun on Tony Adler (Stanislav Zindulka).

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SS lieutenant Lieblein (Ladislav Lakomý) standing over the dead radio operators with a pistol.

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Ludwig Schrott (Milan Holubár) aims his Walther P38.

Steyr 1912 pistol

Gestapo officers also used a Steyr 1912 pistol, modified to fit in a breast pocket.

Steyr Hahn Model 1912 (1913 mfg) - 9x23mm

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Kurt Klein (Rudolf Jurda) aims at Mjr. Lenz with a Steyr M1912 pistol.

Walther PPK

Countess Eva (Vlasta Fialová) aims and fires from a Walther PPK at Major Lenz.

Walther PPK - 9mm Kurz aka .380 ACP

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Baby Browning

Countess Eva (Vlasta Fialová) aims her Baby Browning at Mjr. Lenz.

Baby Browning - .25 ACP

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CZ DUO pocket pistol

MUDr. Vinkler (Bohumil Slezácek) decides to kill himself and his wife with CZ DUO pocket pistol.

CZ DUO - 0,25 ACP-side L

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Nagant M1895

Some Soviet partisans carry the Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolver

Nagant M1895 Pistol - 7.62x38N cartridge (aka 7.62 Nagant ammo). This example was dated 1939 manufacture and was a War time Issued weapon.

A pair of female Soviet radio operators, Tanya (Jana Švandová) and Valya (Zdena Kruzíková), decided commit suicide during the siege.

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Michal (Josef Šebek) dressed as a doctor with a his revolver in action.

Vasil (Ladislav Vecera) in the final battle with Klein.

Submachine guns

MP40

The Germans and the partisans was widely used MP40 submachine gun.

MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm

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An MP40 is seen in the radio operator's hut.

Tony Adler (Stanislav Zindulka) (right) executes ​​the judgment on the traitor.

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Student (Alois Liskutín) was always in the front line and defend their commander.

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Saša (Eliška Balzerová) watches his comrade's back.

Ludwig Schrott (Milan Holubár) prepares a pitfall for major Lenz in the castle.

Beretta Model 38/42

Among the German soldiers, partisans and ROA are sporadic seen also Beretta Model 38/42 mocked as MP41 submachine guns.

Beretta Model 38/42 - 9x19mm

German soldier (left) armed with a Beretta Model 38/42 as MP41 submachine gun.

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Helenka (Renáta Doleželová) (left) carries a submachine gun in her hand.

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Tony Adler (Stanislav Zindulka) armed by rare model of submachine gun.

Russian ROA soldier (left) fire from her "MP41" submachine gun.

PPSh-41

The main weapon of partisan troops in Czechoslovak was a Soviet PPSh-41 submachine gun.

Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

Vasil (Ladislav Vecera) and Michal (Josef Šebek) (right) are going to attack a German convoy.

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Saša (Eliška Balzerová) marching among other guerrillas with a PPSh-41 over his shoulder.

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Karel Vaněk (Jirí Papez) fell into an ambush and was killed in combat with a superiority.

The encircled girls - radio operators fired at their attackers.

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Helenka (Renáta Doleželová) in the surrounded shoots from a PPSh-41.

Rifles

VZ-24 Czech Mauser

German soldiers and partisans carry also a VZ-24 Czech Mauser rifles.

Czech VZ-24 Mauser rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Geran military patrol armed with a VZ-24 Czech Mauser.

František Kopečný (Oldrich Vykypel) (left) used a rifle.

Detail of his VZ-24 Czech Mauser.

Mosin Nagant Rifle

German and ROA (Russian Liberation Army) soldiers are equipped with a Soviet Mosin Nagant sniper rifle.

Full-length, Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle with Russian PU 3.5x sniper scope and down turned bolt handle - 7.62x54mm R

A soldier fires a Mosin Nagant sniper rifle.

Machine guns

MG42

Partisans frequently use the captured German MG42 machine guns.

MG42 Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Fleeing partisan with a MG42 machine gun on his back.

Partisan´s machine gunner sits behind traitor Felix (Ivan Palúch).

Unknown machine gun

An unknown machine gun is used in a German ambush. It is not an MG30, as the Mg30 is magazine-fed and the weapon in the movie is belt-fed.

Hand grenades

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Dead German had a Model 24 Stielhandgranate in his belt.

F-1 hand grenade

The partisan marched through the woods with a F1 hand grenade hanging on his back.

Commander Vasil (Ladislav Vecera) in addition to the revolver has also a several hand grenades.

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Michal (Josef Šebek) destroyed with a grenade a German machine gun, but was seriously wounded.