The Bridge (2008)

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The Bridge (2008)

The Bridge (German title: Die Brücke) is a 2008 German war movie and remake of the eponymous 1959 film. In the closing days of World War Two, seven idealistic teenagers are drafted into the Hitler Youth and sent to defend a bridge against the allied advance. Abandoned by the retreating, demoralized Wehrmacht, they slowly lose their idealism as they are left in a life or death battle to survive.

The following weapons appear in the film The Bridge:

Sidearms

Colt M1911A1

An American Sergeant carries what appears to be a Colt M1911A1 in a holster.

Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP

The American Sergeant has a Colt M1911A1 holstered.

Luger P08

Walter Forst (Lars Steinhöfel) and other German soldiers use the Luger P08.

Luger P08 - 9x19m

Walter Forst (Lars Steinhöfel) drunkenly fires a Luger P08.

Walter threatens his maid with the Luger.

Several German soldiers struggle over a Luger.

A German soldier aims his Luger.

Submachine Guns

MP38

Military Policemen carry the MP38.

MP38 - 9x19mm

A German Military Policemen holds an MP38.

German MP's with MP38's.

A suspicious MP with an MP38.

Close-up of the gun. Note the unique dog tags - German soldiers in WW2 referred to MP's as chained dogs. It was not an affectionate nickname.

M1928A1 Thompson

The main weapon of the US soldiers in the film is the M1928A1 Thompson. This is inaccurate; the main service weapon of the US Army in World War Two was the M1 Garand; the Thompson was used less frequently.

M1928A1 Thompson - .45 ACP

A US Army Sergeant fires his M1928A1 Thompson. Note the Fourth Armored patch on his sleeves.

A Thompson firing.

A soldier fires his Thompson.

US Army soldiers firing their weapons.

A soldier takes cover from a sniper with his Thompson.

A US soldier firing his M1928A1 Thompson from a window.

Rifles

Mauser Gewehr 1898

The Hitler Youth and Wehrmacht soldiers use the Mauser Gewehr 1898. Juergen Neuhaus (Daniel Axt) uses a Gewehr 1898 with a telescopic sight.

Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Siegi Lindner (Florian Heppert) with a Mauser Gewehr 1898.

Ernst Scholten (Alexander Becht) aims his Gewehr 1898.

A German soldier aims his Gewehr 98.

Line-up of the Gewehr 98 rifles.

Several Gewehr rifles stacked up.

Walter Forst (Lars Steinhöfel) uses his helmet as sniper bait.

Mauser "Radfahrer Gewehr" (Bicycle Troops Rifle) 1898 with scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Juergen Neuhaus (Daniel Axt) readies his scoped Mauser Gewehr 1898.

Juergen firing his rifle.

Juergen picks off a US soldier.

Bolting the rifle.

M1 Garand

American soldiers use the M1 Garand. Walter Forst (Lars Steinhöfel) can be briefly seen using a captured M1 with bayonet fixed.

M1 Garand - .30-06 Springfield

A US Army soldier sweeps a room with his M1 Garand, fixed with M7 bayonet.

The rifle lying by the foot of the stairs.

Walter Forst (Lars Steinhöfel) grabs the M1...

...and holds it on the US soldier.

Advancing US soldiers carry M1 Garand rifles.

US soldiers with their M1's.

Sturmgewehr 44

Several Wehrmacht soldiers use the Sturmgewehr 44. Albert Mutz (François Goeske) uses an Stg 44 at the end of the movie.

Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm

Numerous Sturmgewehr 44 rifles in a weapons depot.

A German soldier with an Stg 44.

An Stg 44 in the back of a truck.

Albert Mutz (François Goeske) holds a Sturmgewehr 44.

Machine Guns

Maxim MG08

Ernst Scholten (Alexander Becht) uses the Maxim MG08 in defense of the bridge.

Maxim MG08 on sledge mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser

A Maxim MG08 in a weapons depot.

German soldiers set up a Maxim.

Ernst Scholten (Alexander Becht) prepares to open fire with the MG08. Albert Mutz (François Goeske) is handling the ammunition belt.

Close-up of the trigger.

The weapon in action.

The destroyed Maxim emplacement.

MG34

An MG34 is used in defense of the bridge. It is never seen firing though, possibly due to lack of blank ammunition.

MG34 with 50-round drum magazine - 7.92x57mm Mauser

An MG34 can be seen on a crate in the lower right.

An MG34 in a sandbag mount.

Hitler Youth soldiers ready an MG34.

The MG34 ready to fire.

MG42

Klaus Schröder (Robert Höller) fires 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

Browning M2HB

The Browning M2HB can be seen in an M51 Quad Mounted System on an M3 Halftrack.

Browning M2HB's in M51 Quad Mounted System - .50 BMG