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|director = Georg Wilhelm Pabst
 
|director = Georg Wilhelm Pabst
|date= 1930
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|date= May 23, 1930
 
|language = French<br /> German
 
|language = French<br /> German
 
|character1=The Bavarian  
 
|character1=The Bavarian  
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'''Westfront 1918''' (''Vier von der Infanterie'') is a German anti-war film that tells the story of four German soldiers on the western front in France in World War One.
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'''Westfront 1918''' (''Vier von der Infanterie'') is a 1930 German anti-war film that tells the story of four German soldiers on the western front in France in World War One. The Bavarian sees the war primarily as an adventure. The student experiences his first great love with the Frenchwoman Yvette. Their superior, the lieutenant, knows only one thing, namely duty fulfillment. When Karl, the fourth in the league, returns to the front after a home leave in which he surprises his wife with another man in bed, the four fall victim to their fate. The movie was based on the novel ''Vier von der Infanterie'' by Ernst Johannsen and was released before [[All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)]].
 
 
The movie was based on the novel ''Vier von der Infanterie'' by Ernst Johannsen and was released before [[All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)]].
 
  
  
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A French soldier can be seen with a [[Star Ruby]] pistol duing a trench raid.
 
A French soldier can be seen with a [[Star Ruby]] pistol duing a trench raid.
 
[[Image:Star Ruby L.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Star Ruby .32 ACP]]
 
[[Image:Star Ruby L.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Star Ruby .32 ACP]]
[[File:wf_star_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:wf_star_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French soldier storming the German trench holding the pistol.]]
[[File:wf_star_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:wf_star_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The French retreating.]]
  
 
=Rifles=
 
=Rifles=
  
 
==Mauser Gewehr 1898==
 
==Mauser Gewehr 1898==
The [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] is the standard weapon for the German infantry in the movie.
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The [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] is the standard weapon for the German infantry in the movie. The Bavarian, Karl and the student use this rifle.
 
[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
 
[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[File:wf_g98_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Karl's rifle on the ground.]]
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[[File:wf_g98_0.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German artillery runner with a G98.]]
[[File:wf_g98_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Karl ([[Gustav Diessl]]) holds the Mauser.]]
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[[File:wf_g98_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The squad cleaning their rifles.]]
[[File:wf_g98_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Bavarian fires the rifle at french soldiers.]]
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[[File:wf_g98_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karl's rifle on the ground.]]
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[[File:wf_g98_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karl ([[Gustav Diessl]]) holds the Mauser.]]
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[[File:wf_g98_2_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He takes aim at the butcher.]]
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[[File:wf_g98_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Bavarian fires the rifle at french soldiers.]]
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==Mauser Gewehr 1871==
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The [[Mauser Rifle Series|Mauser Gewehr 1871]] is seen in the German artillery bunker and in the hands of a French soldier.
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[[Image:Mauser71.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1871 - 11 × 60 mm R.]]
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[[File:wf_g71_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The rifles behind the Meal Orderly ([[Wladimir Sokoloff]]).]]
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[[File:wf_g71_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The French soldier holding the rifle.]]
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[[File:wf_g71_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Promotional picture of the hospital. The Mauser is seen on the left next to sitting officer.]]
  
 
==Fusil Modèle 1907-15==
 
==Fusil Modèle 1907-15==
 
French soldiers can briefly seen with [[Berthier Rifles|Berthier 1907-15]] rifles.
 
French soldiers can briefly seen with [[Berthier Rifles|Berthier 1907-15]] rifles.
[[File:Fusil Mle 1907-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Berthier Model 1907-15 Rifle]]
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[[File:Fusil Mle 1907-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Fusil Modèle 1907-15 - 8x50mm R]]
[[File:wf_berthier_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French soldier with [[Berthier Rifles|Berthier 1907-15]] rifle.]]
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[[File:wf_berthier_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French soldier with [[Berthier Rifles|Berthier 1907-15]] rifle.]]
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==Chassepot 1866==
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Some French soldiers using [[Chassepot 1866]] rifles. Recognizable by the smooth receiver that differentiates it from the [[Gras Model 1874]].
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[[Image:Chassepot rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Chassepot 1866 - 11 mm]]
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[[File:wf_chass_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldier on the left holds the rifle. The receiver is seen.]]
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[[File:wf_chass_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldiier retreats with the rifle.]]
  
 
==Lebel 1886==
 
==Lebel 1886==
 
A [[Lebel 1886]] rifle can also briefly seen near a trench.
 
A [[Lebel 1886]] rifle can also briefly seen near a trench.
 
[[File:Modele1886Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8x50Rmm]]
 
[[File:Modele1886Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8x50Rmm]]
[[File:wf_lebel.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Lebel on the right.]]
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[[File:wf_lebel.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Lebel on the right.]]
  
 
=Machine Guns=
 
=Machine Guns=
  
 
==Maxim MG 08/15==
 
==Maxim MG 08/15==
A [[Maxim MG08/15]] is used by German soldiers.
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A [[Maxim MG08/15]] is used by German soldiers. Karl briefly fires the gun before he gets wounded.  
 
[[File:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
 
[[File:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[File:wf_15_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers prepare the light machine gun.]]
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[[File:wf_15_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers prepare the light machine gun.]]
[[File:wf_15_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:wf_15_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The MG team fire the gun.]]
  
 
=Hand Grenades=
 
=Hand Grenades=
  
 
==Model 17 Stielhandgranate==
 
==Model 17 Stielhandgranate==
German soldiers use correct [[Model 17 Stielhandgranate]]'s. Identifiable by belt clip.
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German soldiers use correct [[Model 17 Stielhandgranate]]'s. Identifiable by the belt clip.
 
[[File:German ww1 hand grenade.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Model 17 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade]]
 
[[File:German ww1 hand grenade.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Model 17 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[File:wf_m17_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Student tries to throw a [[Model 17 Stielhandgranate]].]]
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[[File:wf_m17_0.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Some M17s in the German trench.]]
[[File:wf_m17_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The grenade on the left.]]
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[[File:wf_m17_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Student tries to throw a [[Model 17 Stielhandgranate]].]]
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[[File:wf_m17_1_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Bavarian with M17s on his belt.]]
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[[File:wf_m17_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The grenade on the left.]]
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==Model 16 Stielhandgranate==
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Some older [[Model 16 Stielhandgranate]]s are also used by German soldiers.
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[[Image:M16stick.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Model 16 Stielhandgranate]]
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[[File:wf_m16_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Model 16 in the middle.]]
  
 
==Model 1914 Ball Grenade==
 
==Model 1914 Ball Grenade==
 
French soldiers also use Model 1914 Ball Grenades during the trench raid.
 
French soldiers also use Model 1914 Ball Grenades during the trench raid.
 
[[File:Mod1914a.jpg|thumb|none|250px|Model 1914 ball grenade without fuse.]]
 
[[File:Mod1914a.jpg|thumb|none|250px|Model 1914 ball grenade without fuse.]]
[[File:wf_ball.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:wf_ball1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French soldier on the left holds a Ball Grenade.]]
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[[File:wf_ball.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Ball Grenade in front of the Maxim.]]
  
 
=Other=
 
=Other=
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==French Tank==
 
==French Tank==
 
The french army use tanks that are mockup from a Schneider CA1 and a Renault FT-17.
 
The french army use tanks that are mockup from a Schneider CA1 and a Renault FT-17.
[[File:wf_tank.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:wf_tank.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
  
 
[[Category: Movie]]
 
[[Category: Movie]]
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[[Category:B&W]]
 
[[Category: War]]
 
[[Category: War]]
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[[Category:Drama]]
 
[[Category: German Produced/Filmed]]
 
[[Category: German Produced/Filmed]]

Revision as of 13:13, 29 December 2017


Westfront 1918
Vier von der Infanterie
Westfront.jpg
Movie Poster
Country GER.jpg Germany
Directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Release Date May 23, 1930
Language French
German
Main Cast
Character Actor
The Bavarian Fritz Kampers
Karl Gustav Diessl
The Student Hans-Joachim Moebis
The Lieutenant Claus Clausen


Westfront 1918 (Vier von der Infanterie) is a 1930 German anti-war film that tells the story of four German soldiers on the western front in France in World War One. The Bavarian sees the war primarily as an adventure. The student experiences his first great love with the Frenchwoman Yvette. Their superior, the lieutenant, knows only one thing, namely duty fulfillment. When Karl, the fourth in the league, returns to the front after a home leave in which he surprises his wife with another man in bed, the four fall victim to their fate. The movie was based on the novel Vier von der Infanterie by Ernst Johannsen and was released before All Quiet on the Western Front (1930).



The following weapons were used in the film Westfront 1918:


Handguns

Star Ruby

A French soldier can be seen with a Star Ruby pistol duing a trench raid.

File:Star Ruby L.jpg
Star Ruby .32 ACP
French soldier storming the German trench holding the pistol.
The French retreating.

Rifles

Mauser Gewehr 1898

The Mauser Gewehr 1898 is the standard weapon for the German infantry in the movie. The Bavarian, Karl and the student use this rifle.

Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
German artillery runner with a G98.
The squad cleaning their rifles.
Karl's rifle on the ground.
Karl (Gustav Diessl) holds the Mauser.
He takes aim at the butcher.
The Bavarian fires the rifle at french soldiers.

Mauser Gewehr 1871

The Mauser Gewehr 1871 is seen in the German artillery bunker and in the hands of a French soldier.

Mauser Gewehr 1871 - 11 × 60 mm R.
The rifles behind the Meal Orderly (Wladimir Sokoloff).
The French soldier holding the rifle.
Promotional picture of the hospital. The Mauser is seen on the left next to sitting officer.

Fusil Modèle 1907-15

French soldiers can briefly seen with Berthier 1907-15 rifles.

Fusil Modèle 1907-15 - 8x50mm R
French soldier with Berthier 1907-15 rifle.

Chassepot 1866

Some French soldiers using Chassepot 1866 rifles. Recognizable by the smooth receiver that differentiates it from the Gras Model 1874.

Chassepot 1866 - 11 mm
The soldier on the left holds the rifle. The receiver is seen.
The soldiier retreats with the rifle.

Lebel 1886

A Lebel 1886 rifle can also briefly seen near a trench.

Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8x50Rmm
The Lebel on the right.

Machine Guns

Maxim MG 08/15

A Maxim MG08/15 is used by German soldiers. Karl briefly fires the gun before he gets wounded.

Maxim MG08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
German soldiers prepare the light machine gun.
The MG team fire the gun.

Hand Grenades

Model 17 Stielhandgranate

German soldiers use correct Model 17 Stielhandgranate's. Identifiable by the belt clip.

Model 17 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade
Some M17s in the German trench.
The Student tries to throw a Model 17 Stielhandgranate.
The Bavarian with M17s on his belt.
The grenade on the left.

Model 16 Stielhandgranate

Some older Model 16 Stielhandgranates are also used by German soldiers.

Model 16 Stielhandgranate
The Model 16 in the middle.

Model 1914 Ball Grenade

French soldiers also use Model 1914 Ball Grenades during the trench raid.

Model 1914 ball grenade without fuse.
French soldier on the left holds a Ball Grenade.
A Ball Grenade in front of the Maxim.

Other

French Tank

The french army use tanks that are mockup from a Schneider CA1 and a Renault FT-17.

Wf tank.jpg

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