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| + | The Black Battalion is czechoslovak war film from the war in Indochina was shot by Vladimir Cech. Former members of the French Foreign Legion of Czechoslovak origin are returning home. The mother of Václav Malý ([[Jaroslav Mares]]) from Plzeň is waiting for her son at the airport, but he is not among the home-comers. In a fortress in the middle of the jungle, he's made friends with his fellow countryman Petr ([[František Peterka]]), Tadeusz ([[Tadeusz Schmidt]]) from Poland and Gerhardt ([[Günther Simon]]) from Germany. They all want to desert, because they can't take the cruel treatment from sergeant Storch ([[Kurt Oligmüller]])any longer. Storch lost a golden statuette gambling, but didn't accept his loss. Václav became an accidental witness to the treacherous murder of Storch's opponent, lived through a dangerous fight in the jungle, and witnessed a massacre in a village. Retreating, he found wounded Lieutenant Wolf ([[Hannjo Hasse]]) in the jungle, and saved his life. Wolf took over the command of the troop, and offered Václav the position of his batman. Václav accepted the offer, despite his friends' disapproval. But when he found out that Wolf was an ex-SS officer who served in Plzeň at the end of the war, he realized that this was the man who murdered his sister and his father. He decided to kill Wolf. He joined Wolf on a reconnaissance in the jungle as a volunteer. Neither one of them returned. The next plane is landing in Prague. Petr is on board. However, he can't bring himself to tell Vaclav's mother. | ||
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[[Image:The_Black_Batalion-poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Black Battalion (1958)]] | [[Image:The_Black_Batalion-poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Black Battalion (1958)]] | ||
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[[Image:Legie-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Legionnaire shoots from MP40 at the Vietnamese villagers.]] | [[Image:Legie-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Legionnaire shoots from MP40 at the Vietnamese villagers.]] | ||
[[Image:Frantisek_Peterka-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Legionnaire Peter ([[Frantisek Peterka]]) in fight with guerrillas rescued by exact dose from submachine gun Václav´s life.]] | [[Image:Frantisek_Peterka-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Legionnaire Peter ([[Frantisek Peterka]]) in fight with guerrillas rescued by exact dose from submachine gun Václav´s life.]] | ||
| − | [[Image:Legionaries-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | + | [[Image:Legionaries-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sgt. Storch ([[Kurt Oligmüller]]) with a legionaries armed MP40 submachine guns.]] |
== Sten == | == Sten == | ||
Revision as of 22:51, 18 March 2012
The Black Battalion is czechoslovak war film from the war in Indochina was shot by Vladimir Cech. Former members of the French Foreign Legion of Czechoslovak origin are returning home. The mother of Václav Malý (Jaroslav Mares) from Plzeň is waiting for her son at the airport, but he is not among the home-comers. In a fortress in the middle of the jungle, he's made friends with his fellow countryman Petr (František Peterka), Tadeusz (Tadeusz Schmidt) from Poland and Gerhardt (Günther Simon) from Germany. They all want to desert, because they can't take the cruel treatment from sergeant Storch (Kurt Oligmüller)any longer. Storch lost a golden statuette gambling, but didn't accept his loss. Václav became an accidental witness to the treacherous murder of Storch's opponent, lived through a dangerous fight in the jungle, and witnessed a massacre in a village. Retreating, he found wounded Lieutenant Wolf (Hannjo Hasse) in the jungle, and saved his life. Wolf took over the command of the troop, and offered Václav the position of his batman. Václav accepted the offer, despite his friends' disapproval. But when he found out that Wolf was an ex-SS officer who served in Plzeň at the end of the war, he realized that this was the man who murdered his sister and his father. He decided to kill Wolf. He joined Wolf on a reconnaissance in the jungle as a volunteer. Neither one of them returned. The next plane is landing in Prague. Petr is on board. However, he can't bring himself to tell Vaclav's mother.
The Black Battalion (original: Cerný prapor) is a 1958 Czech War film featuring Jaroslav Mares and Hannjo Hasse.
The following guns were used in the 1958 Czechoslovak film The Black Battalion:
MP40
In service the French foreign legion has occurred also at the MP40 submachine gun.
Legionnaire Peter (Frantisek Peterka) in fight with guerrillas rescued by exact dose from submachine gun Václav´s life.
Sgt. Storch (Kurt Oligmüller) with a legionaries armed MP40 submachine guns.
Sten
To fight in the jungle was Sten used by both sides of Indochina´s war.
File:Zdenek Kryzánek-Sten.jpg
The commander Ketham (Zdenek Kryzánek) was very fond of the Sten submachine gun.
M1 Carbine
The legionaires also was used a U.S. M1 Carbine of various types.
MAS-38
New commander Wolf (Hannjo Hasse) with his submachine gun in hand.
File:Malý+Wolf.jpg
Both men with fingers on triggers disappear in the jungle ...
Mk 2 hand grenade
File:Frantisek Peterka-US Mk2 “Pineapple”.jpg
Legionnaire Petr (František Peterka) is addition equipped with a submachine gun also by pair of the grenades.