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Difference between revisions of "Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?"
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At least one German soldier can be briefly seen carrying a [[Belgian Mauser Model 1935]] rifle. | At least one German soldier can be briefly seen carrying a [[Belgian Mauser Model 1935]] rifle. | ||
[[File:Belgian Mauser 1935.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Belgian Mauser Model 1935 - 7.65x53mm]] | [[File:Belgian Mauser 1935.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Belgian Mauser Model 1935 - 7.65x53mm]] | ||
| − | [[File:dywtlf- | + | [[File:dywtlf-BelMauser.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldier in the middle between chaplain Busch ([[Alexander Kerst]]) and Wisse. Note the typical "ear" protectors.]] |
==Carcano M91/38== | ==Carcano M91/38== | ||
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[[Image:Mauser Standard Modell.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Standard Modell - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:Mauser Standard Modell.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Standard Modell - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:dywtlf-Mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:dywtlf-Mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
| − | [[File:dywtlf-Mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:dywtlf-Mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|On the left.]] |
[[File:dywtlf-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:dywtlf-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:dywtlf_czech_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Romanian soldier with the rifle.]] | [[File:dywtlf_czech_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Romanian soldier with the rifle.]] | ||
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[[File:dywtlf_mp40_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major Linkmann with his MP to form a ''Kampfgruppe''.]] | [[File:dywtlf_mp40_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major Linkmann with his MP to form a ''Kampfgruppe''.]] | ||
[[File:dywtlf_mp3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sgt. Böse holds the submachine gun in the field hospital.]] | [[File:dywtlf_mp3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sgt. Böse holds the submachine gun in the field hospital.]] | ||
| − | [[File:dywtlf_mp40_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The MP41 of Major Linkmann on the left next to Wisse. Note the fire selector.]] | + | [[File:dywtlf_mp40_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The MP41 of Major Linkmann on the left next to Wisse. Note the fire selector and the plunger rotator on the end cap.]] |
==PPSh-41== | ==PPSh-41== | ||
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[[File:dywtlf_ppsh1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soviet soldiers with PPSh-41s during street fighting.]] | [[File:dywtlf_ppsh1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soviet soldiers with PPSh-41s during street fighting.]] | ||
[[File:dywtlf_ppsh2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Wisse looks at a dead Soviet lying next to an PPSh-41.]] | [[File:dywtlf_ppsh2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Wisse looks at a dead Soviet lying next to an PPSh-41.]] | ||
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:dywtlf_ppsh3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Red Army soldiers and disguised Wisse with their SMGs over the shoulders.]] |
[[File:dywtlf_ppsh_pro.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gerd Wisse with an PPSh-41 on a promotional picture.]] | [[File:dywtlf_ppsh_pro.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gerd Wisse with an PPSh-41 on a promotional picture.]] | ||
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[[File:M24handgrenade.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade]] | [[File:M24handgrenade.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade]] | ||
[[File:dywtlf_mg24_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] thrown.]] | [[File:dywtlf_mg24_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] thrown.]] | ||
| − | [[File:dywtlf_mg24_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gefreiter Krämer ([[Peter Carsten]]) with a grenade.]] | + | [[File:dywtlf_mg24_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gefreiter Krämer ([[Peter Carsten]]) with a grenade while presenting his new pal.]] |
=Other= | =Other= | ||
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[[File:Tellermine35.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Tellermine 35]] | [[File:Tellermine35.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Tellermine 35]] | ||
[[File:dywtlf_tellermine1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Wisse gives the mine to the Romanian.]] | [[File:dywtlf_tellermine1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Wisse gives the mine to the Romanian.]] | ||
| − | [[File:dywtlf_tellermine.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Romanian | + | [[File:dywtlf_tellermine.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Romanian placed the mine on the tank.]] |
==10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 18/40== | ==10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 18/40== | ||
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The Tanks in the movie are dummy tanks which had been mounted on a tractor. This configuration can be seen also in the 1959 movie ''The Journey''. | The Tanks in the movie are dummy tanks which had been mounted on a tractor. This configuration can be seen also in the 1959 movie ''The Journey''. | ||
[[File:dywtlf_tank.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Acting as a (not accurate) T-34/85.]] | [[File:dywtlf_tank.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Acting as a (not accurate) T-34/85.]] | ||
| − | [[File:dywtlf_tank1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[File:dywtlf_tank1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Acting as a German Panzer of Oberstleutnant Kesselbach ([[Richard Münch]]).]] |
| − | [[File:dywtlf_tank2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Acting as a German Panzer | + | [[File:dywtlf_tank2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Acting as a German Panzer of Generaloberst Hoth ([[Karl John]]).]] |
[[Category: Movie]] | [[Category: Movie]] | ||
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Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? (Hunde, wollt ihr ewig Leben?) is a 1959 West-German film, directed by Frank Wisbar and based on the novel of the same name by Fritz Wöss. The young, Nazi-influenced First Lieutenant Wisse is transferred in the fall of 1942 as a liaison officer to Stalingrad. Although the German troops have conquered the city with great losses, but are already encircled by the Red Army. Many of the ordinary soldiers have realized that they are at the mercy of the opponent. But with orders from the top, the officers under General Paulus still believe in victory. As the situation worsens dramatically, Wisse recognizes the futility of this war and turns more and more away from the Nazi ideology. In the freezing cold, almost without ammunition and food, he fights for survival on the side of the lost 6th Army.
The title is similar to the literary model by Fritz Wöss and is a reference to a quotation from Frederick the Great. He is said to have cried to his fleeing soldiers in anger during the battle of Kolin, who lost Prussia to Austria: "You damned rascals, do you want to live forever?". The movie was released almost simultaneously with the German award-winning film The Bridge and has many similarities to the years later appeared movie Stalingrad.
The following weapons were used in the film Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?:
Handguns
Luger P08
Oberleutnant Gerd Wisse (Joachim Hansen) is briefly seen with a Luger P08 pistol as he flees from Soviet soldiers in the ruins of Stalingrad.
Sauer Model 1913
The personal weapon of Major Linkmann (Wolfgang Preiss) is a Sauer Model 1913 Pocket Pistol which is only seen in one short scene in the movie.
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
German, Romanian and Soviet solders use Karabiner 98ks. It's correct for the Romanians to use this rifle but for the Soviets the rifle stands for the Mosin Nagant M91/30.
Belgian Mauser Model 1935
At least one German soldier can be briefly seen carrying a Belgian Mauser Model 1935 rifle.
Carcano M91/38
A Soviet soldier is briefly seen with an Italian Carcano M91/38 Short Rifle. Near at the end of the movie a German soldier throws a Carcano into a heap of weapons.
Mauser Rifles
Some German and Romanian soldiers are briefly seen with Mauser rifles with straight bolt handles.
Submachine Guns
MP41
German and Romanian soldier's main submachine gun is the MP41. It is used by Gerd Wisse, Feldwebel Böse (Horst Frank), Kunowski (Günter Pfitzmann), Leutnant Fuhrmann (Gunnar Möller) and Major Linkmann. Oddly enough, the wooden stocks were removed and replaced by MP40 stocks.
PPSh-41
PPSh-41 are the primary weapon of the Red Army. Oberleutnant Wisse exchanged his Luger P08 for an PPSh-41.
Machine Guns
MG 42
Various MG42s are used by German including Kunowski and Romanian soldiers. The MG is shown with post-1943 vertical charging handle instead of the period appropriate and rare slab-sided horizontal handle.
Hand Grenades
Geballte Ladung
During the first day of the Soviet attack, Oberleutnant Wisse uses a Geballte Ladung to destroy a Soviet T-34/65 "tank".
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
Gefreiter Krämer (Peter Carsten) throws a Model 24 Stielhandgranate at a Soviet squad. Later he is seen with a grenade on his belt.
Other
10.5 cm leFH 16
The Romanian battary of General Codreanu (Paul Hoffmann) is equipped with WW1 German Feldhaubitze 16 howitzers.
Tellermine 35
A Romanian soldier lays a Tellermine 35 on a Soviet tank.
10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 18/40
A 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze/Gebirgshaubitze 40 Howitzer can be seen.
Anti Tank Gun
German soldiers use an unknown AT Gun in the streets of Stalingrad.
Fake Tank
The Tanks in the movie are dummy tanks which had been mounted on a tractor. This configuration can be seen also in the 1959 movie The Journey.
