Front Without Mercy (Front ohne Gnade) - Part 4

Front Without Mercy (Front ohne Gnade) DVD Cover Country East Germany Language German Channel DDR1 Creator DEFA Broadcast 1984 No. of Seasons 1 No. of Episodes 13 Main Cast Character Actor Hermann Anders Jürgen Zartmann Albert Günter Naumann Lydia Messmer Renate Blume Fjodor Semjonovich Vladimir Smirnov Maas Alfred Struwe Menge Klaus-Peter Thiele Cyrus Rosenfeld Hans Teuscher

Front Without Mercy (Front ohne Gnade) is a 1984 East German TV series directed by Rudi Kurz. The story depicts the activities of a group of Communist anti-Nazi resistance in Germany in 1930s-1940s, lead by Hermann Anders (Jürgen Zartmann). The fourth part (Eps. 12-13) is set after the war, in Summer 1949. Anders and his comrades-in-arms counter the activities of Gehlen Organization in the East Germany.

The following weapons were used in the film Front ohne Gnade:

Pistols

TT-33

In "Fesseln fur die Morder" (Ep.13) Soviet counterintellegence officers Alexej (Stanislaw Brankatschk) and Fjodor Semjonovich (Vladimir Smirnov) are armed with TT-33 pistols.

Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Post-1947 version

Alexej readies his pistol.

Alexej carries the TT in his belt.

A closer view of the pistol. It has post-1947 slide serration.

Alexej holds the TT during the shootout in the mine.

Fjodor Semjonovich holds a TT.

Luger P08

In "Fesseln fur die Morder" (Ep.13) Gehlen Organization saboteurs Max Krauthaar (Kaspar Eichel) and his unnamed companion (Gerd Michael Henneberg) are armed with Luger P08 pistols.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm

Max Krauthaar holds a Luger.

Another view of his pistol.

The second saboteur draws his pistol.

Krauthaar fires at Alexej.

Walther P38

In "Fesseln fur die Morder" (Ep.13) East German state security operatives are armed with Walther P38 pistols.

Walther P38 - 9x19mm

State security operatives arrest saboteurs.

Submachine Guns

PPSh-41

In "Todesplan fur den Schacht" (Ep.12) Gehlen Organization saboteurs, disguised as Soviet soldiers, are armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns.

PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

Saboteurs with PPSh submachine guns.

A saboteur with PPSh and F-1 hand grenade.

A saboteur fires at livestock.

A saboteur hides a PPSh and Soviet uniform.

M3A1 "Grease Gun"

In "Todesplan fur den Schacht" (Ep.12) US Army soldiers carry M3A1 "Grease Gun" submachine guns.

M3A1 "Grease Gun" - .45 ACP

An American soldier on guard in POW camp.

A closer view of the M3. It seems to lack the crank lever so appears to be M3A1.

A soldier at the left carries a "Grease Gun".

Another view of M3A1.

Sten Mk II

In "Todesplan fur den Schacht" (Ep.12) British soldiers carry Sten Mk II] submachine guns. Both British and Canadian versions can be seen.

Sten Mk II - 9x19mm

Sten Mk II (Canadian) - 9x19mm

A soldier with Canadian Sten.

A soldier with British Sten.

A guard at the doors of the headquarter of British intellegence service in West Germany.

One more view of a Sten.

Other Weapons

F-1 Hand Grenade

In "Todesplan fur den Schacht" (Ep.12) Gehlen Organization saboteurs, disguised as Soviet soldiers, use F-1 hand grenades.

F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

A saboteur throws a grenade at livestock.

Two more F-1s are seen on his belt.

Another saboteur throws an F-1.

Model 39 Eihandgranate

In "Fesseln fur die Morder" (Ep.13) during the operation in uranium mine Gehlen Organization saboteurs use an Model 39 Eihandgranate as a booby trap.

The Model 39 Eihandgranate hand grenade