Trois Jours en Juin
(Three Days of June)
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Movie Poster
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| Country
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 France
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| Directed by
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Philippe Venault
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| Release Date
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2004
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| Language
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French
German
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| Studio
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Cinétévé
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Trois Jours en Juin is a 2004 French World War II movie directed by Philippe Venault. In 1940 during the very last days of battle of France, a handful of French soldiers choose to resist at German invaders on the river Loire.
The following weapons were used in the film Trois Jours en Juin:
Pistols and Revolvers
Mle 1892
French soldiers and sergeant Henri Dragance (Patrick Catalifo) carry a Mle 1892 as secondary weapon. They firing the revolvers at villagers.
Modèle d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver - 8x27mm SR
Dragance draws the
Mle 1892 to constrain deserting soldier to continue fighting.
Other angle of same scene.
Dragance shows how use the revolver to Sylvie.
Ruby
Numerous French officers uncluding Colonel Valadon (Guy Marchand), Captain Rollet and Lieutenant Samboura are equiped with Ruby pistols.
Captain Rollet draws is
Ruby to afraid a French sentinel whose fall asleep.
Captain Rollet with the Ruby pistol.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
Haudrusse Étienne Chicot is seen with a Smith & Wesson Model 10 when villagers attacking French troops.
Smith & Wesson Model of 1899 M&P (1899-1902) - .38 Special
Haudrusse shot while carrying is S&W Mle 10.
Walther PP
Oberst Kopler, execute Colonel Valadon with a Walther PP, when the French Colonel asked to be killed like his fellow soldiers whose are crushed by a Panzer II after their surrender.
War Time Walther PP - .32 ACP
German officer execute the French Colonel.
The pistol jams after the shot, whe clearly see the case stuck.
Rifles and Carbines
Fusil Modèle 1916 Carabine
Majority of metropolitan French soldiers are armed with Berthier Mle 1916 Carbine.
Berthier Model 1916 Carabine - 8x50mm R
French soldiers with Mle 16 Carbines.
A French soldier return fire at villagers before getting shot.
A French soldier in gunfight with hostile villagers.
Fusil Modèle 1907-16 Rifle
French Colonial soldiers are armed with Berthier rifles ; Mle 1907-15 and 1907-16.
Berthier Mle 1907-16 Rifle - 8x50mm R
French Colonial troops are armed with various Berthier models, Mle 15 and 16.
We can clearly see the distinguable extend magazine, from the Mle 16 rifles.
Fusil Modèle 1907-15 Rifle
French Colonial troops with Berthier Mle 1907-15.
Berthier Model 1907-15 Rifle - 8x50mm R
A Berthier Mle 15 is circled in red.
Soldier manning the machingun with Mle 15 Rifle.
Lebel 1886
At least one Colonial soldier carry a Lebel 1886.
Lebel Model 1886 - 8x50mmR Lebel
A Lebel 1886 is circled in red.
Karabiner 98K
German troops have Karabiner 98k as their main weapon.
Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser. Manufactured in Germany, 1937.
A German soldier seems to be satisfied when a French Colonial soldier is shot in head by an another hidden French soldier to prevent him to be crushed by a tank.
German soldiers force French Colonial troops to lay down for the Panzer roll over them.
Moment before the crime of war.
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
French villagers used 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun against French troops. The Mayor kills Haudrusse with the shotgun, because Haudrusse pushed villagers to attack the French soldiers.
1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 gauge
First confrontation between villagers and French army.
The French soldiers confiscate the 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotguns.
The Mayor take his gun to confront villagers before the coward attack.
Villagers arriving from behind the French defensive position.
A villager kills an unexpected French soldier.
Gunfight against the French troops.
The Mayor kills Haudrusse for convincing villagers to attack the French soldiers.
Machineguns and Automatic Rifles
Chatellerault M1924/29
A FM 24/29 is seen in defensive position at the bridge. The soldier whose use it successfully shot down a Stuka.
French soldier stand ready with the FM 24/29.
The soldier firing and successfully shot down a Stuka.
The Captain Rollet congrats the soldier for the shot. Note the double trigger.
MAS AA-52
What appear an anachronistic MAS AA-52 seems to be used by French Colonial troops. Probably standing for a Hotchkiss Mle 1914.
MAS AA-52 GPMG - 7.5x54mm French
French Colonial troops are armed with a
MAS AA-52, standing for a Hotchkiss Mle 1914.
Trivia
Canon Antichar de 25mm
The French troops protecting the bridge use an effective 25mm Antitank cannon that Dragance bring with him.
Abandonned 25mm Antitank cannon.
Dragance arrives at the bridge with his find.
The cannon in defensive position.
Panzer II
The German armored unit is composed with Panzer II. In fact, only one tank was used in the movie, the others were numerics add, that's why all the tanks have the same "304" number.
Only the first tank is real, the others were added numerically.
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