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The following guns were used in the film Valkyrie:

Valkyrie (2008)

Valkyrie is the modern telling of the plot to kill Hitler. The main character is decorated war hero and senior German army officer Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise). The plot to place a bomb underneath the table where Hitler is meeting his generals is a well known historical story. What is not often known is that this was one of 20 known attempts on Hitler's life by his own military. Apparently more than a few Germans saw the evil that was their leader.

Karabiner 98k

Seen in many of the massing army sequences, in Berlin and in North Africa, the Karabiner 98k is the most commonly seen firearm in the film, and is used by much of the Nazi soldiers.

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm.

Home Guard Reserve troops in Berlin assemble with Karabiner 98k rifles slung on their backs.

German soldiers guarding "The Wolf's Lair" (Hitler's Prussian Field Bunker) armed with Karabiner 98k.

A Home Guard troop armed with a Kar98k.

A member of the German Firing Squad aims his Kar98k.

The German Firing Squad at the end of the film, all using Kar98k Rifles. This is a shot used primarily for the trailer, and is never seen from this angle in the actual film.

Walther PPK

Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise), as well as most of the German officers use Walther PPKs as their sidearms, most notably General Ludwig Beck (Terence Stamp) and Major Otto Ernst Remer (Thomas Kretschmann).

Walther PPK - 7.65x17mm Auto (.32 ACP).

An officer keeps his Walther PPK laying on his desk in an attempt to intimidate Major-General Henning von Tresckow (Kenneth Branagh) when suspecting him of giving the dud wine crate bomb to Hitler (David Bamber).

Stauffenberg's Walther PPK, holster, and hat laying on a table in "The Wolf's Lair", leaving him as a prime suspect in the failed bombing attempt.

Lieutenant Werner von Haeften (Jamie Parker) holds his Walther PPK on General Friedrich Fromm (Tom Wilkinson).

Stauffenberg chambers his Walther PPK by pushing it against the desk edge, incapable of properly charging the weapon due to his right arm being amputated from an injury in Africa.

General Ludwig Beck (Terrence Stamp) is handed a Walther PPK to commit suicide with.

MP40

Many of the Wehrmacht soldiers are seen carrying MP40 submachine guns.

MP40 - 9mm.

A soldier at the airport holds his MP40.

A guard at one of "The Wolf's Lair" gates armed with an MP40.

A Home Guard Reserve troop guards the streets of Berlin armed with an MP40.

A German armed with an MP40 arrests General Erich Fellgiebel (Eddie Izzard).

MG42

An MG42 is seen briefly when the Home Guard is mobilized during Operation Valkyrie. One is also carried by a D.A.K. (Afrika Korp) soldier in North Africa.

MG42 - 7.92x57mm Mauser.

A soldier in the background carries an MG42 on his shoulder.

Home Guard soldiers set up an MG42 on the streets of Berlin.

MG34

MG34s are seen briefly being used by the military guards surrounding the forests leading to "The Wolf's Lair" (Hitler's Prussian Field Bunker).

MG34 with 75-round drum - 7.92x57mm Mauser.

A Home Guard soldier carries an MG34 when called to assembly.

Soldiers man MG34s surrounding "The Wolf's Lair".

Luger P08

A Luger P08 is seen in the hands of an SS officer, who fires it at Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise) and his men.

Luger P08 - 9mm.

An SS officer fires his Luger P08. Note the toggle in mid-cycle to the right.

Walther P38

Surprising seen very little, Walther P38s are mostly in the hands of SS or Polizei officers.

Walther P38 (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War Two dated - 9mm.

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An officer at the border of "The Wolf's Lair" has a Walther P38 as indicated by his holster.

A German police officer arrests Police Chief Wolf-Heinrich von Helldorf (Waldemar Kobus) while armed with a Walther P38.

Flak 38

Flak 38 20mm cannons are used by the D.A.K. (Afrika Korp) in North Africa to fire on British fighter planes. They are also used by the Home Guard Reserve troops to guard the streets of Berlin.

Germans fire a Flak 38 20mm at British incoming British planes.

A Flak 38 mounted on a German APC.

Home Guard set up a Flak 38 on the streets.

Home Guard roll away their Flak 38 when "Operation Valkyrie" is called off.

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 [[Image:Walther-PPK.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Walther PPK - 7.65x17mm Auto (.32 ACP).]]
 [[Image:Valkyrie-WaltherPPK-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An officer keeps his Walther PPK laying on his desk in an attempt to intimidate Major-General Henning von Tresckow ([[Kenneth Branagh]]) when suspecting him of giving the dud wine crate bomb to Hitler ([[David Bamber]]).]]
-[[Image:Valkyrie-WaltherPPK-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stauffenberg's Walther PPK, holster, and hat laying on a table in "The Wolf's Layer", leaving him as a prime suspect in the failed bombing attempt.]]
+[[Image:Valkyrie-WaltherPPK-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stauffenberg's Walther PPK, holster, and hat laying on a table in "The Wolf's Lair", leaving him as a prime suspect in the failed bombing attempt.]]
 [[Image:Valkyrie-WaltherPPK-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lieutenant Werner von Haeften ([[Jamie Parker]]) holds his Walther PPK on General Friedrich Fromm ([[Tom Wilkinson]]).]]
 [[Image:Valkyrie-WaltherPPK-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stauffenberg chambers his Walther PPK by pushing it against the desk edge, incapable of properly charging the weapon due to his right arm being amputated from an injury in Africa.]]