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Signum Laudis
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Signum Laudis (English title: The Medal) is a 1980 Czechoslovak war film. The story takes place on the Eastern Front of WWI. Corporal Hoferik (Vlado Müller), a devoted soldier in service to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, leads a daring, but costly attack on an enemy position. For this, he is awarded the Signum Laudis, a medal for military merit. But when the tides turn and his unit's position is surrounded by the enemy, Corporal Hoferik learns the hard way that the officers who once praised him and he respected will do anything to save their own skins.
The film's title refers to the Military Merit Medal (German: Militär-Verdienstmedaille), an Austro-Hungarian war medal, often referred to as the "Signum Laudis" (Latin for "sign of praise"), the inscription present on the reverse side of the medal.
The following weapons were used in the film Signum Laudis:
Steyr M1912
Austro-Hungarian Army officers use the Steyr M1912 as a service sidearm.
Steyr Mannlicher M1895
The standard weapon of Austro-Hungarian Army riflemen is the Steyr Mannlicher M1895.
Maxim MG08/15
Austro-Hungarian soldiers use Maxim MG08/15 machine guns.
ZB-53 / Vz.37
Multiple ZB-53 / Vz.37 machine guns appear, mocked-up as Schwarzlose M1907/24 and Maxim M1910 heavy machine guns.
Model 43 Stielhandgranate
Corporal Hoferik (Vlado Müller) and other soldiers in the film use anachronistic Model 43 Stielhandgranates, likely standing in for older Model 15 or Model 16 Stielhandgranates
