The Black Battalion (Cerný prapor)

The Black Battalion (Cerný prapor) (1958)

The Black Battalion (Cerný prapor) is a 1958 Czechoslovakian film about Czech members of the French Foreign Legion fighting in the French Indo-China War.

The following guns were used in the 1958 Czechoslovak film The Black Battalion (Cerný prapor):

MP40

The French Foreign Legion uses MP40 submachine gun.

MP40 - 9mm.

A Legionnaire fires his MP40 at Vietnamese villagers.

Legionnaire Peter (František Peterka) fires his MP40 during a firefight.

Sgt. Storch (Kurt Oligmüller) and another Legionnaire carry MP40s.

Sten

To fight in the jungle was Sten used by both sides of Indochina´s war.

Sten Mk II - 9x19mm.

File:Zdenek Kryzánek-Sten.jpg

The commander Ketham (Zdenek Kryzánek) carriers his Sten.

A VPN guerrilla fighter hiding in the bushes mowns down French troops with his Sten

Legionaries carry Sten and MP40 submachineguns as they move through the jungle.

M1 Carbine

The legionaires also was used a U.S. M1 Carbine of various types.

M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine

The legionnaire hastily leaving the battlefield with a rifle on strap.

M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine

Václav Malý (Jaroslav Mareš) to way through the jungle with a M1A1 Carbine.

After return from a combat hang his rifle an at the bed.

MAS-38

MAS-38 Submachine gun - 7.65mm.

Václav (Jaroslav Mareš) consist ​​MAS-38 submachine gun for the commander Wolf.

New commander Wolf (Hannjo Hasse) with his submachine gun in hand.

Training Grenade

The legionnaires use what look like modified Great War Italian Pineapple grenades. France purchased many Grenades from Italy during WW1 and started building their own after a while. Though this film takes place in the post-WW2 years, the production seemed to use Italian Pineapple style training grenades, to impersonate French F1s or American Mk IIs.

Legionnaire hung with “Pineapple” grenades in his belt.

This a same type hand grenade was equipped also soldier VPN.

File:Frantisek Peterka-US Mk2 “Pineapple”.jpg

Legionnaire Petr (František Peterka) is addition equipped with a submachine gun also by pair of the grenades.