The Silent Barricade

Silent Barricade, The (1949)

The Silent Barricade is czechoslovak war film from the period of the Prague uprising , which in 1949 made ​​the director Otakar Vavra, was filmed by the same story dumb barricade Jan Drda. The story here describes the struggle of several Holešovice citizens and one Polkas Halina (Barbara Drapinska) with German troops that retreat from the east and at any price they want to break through the Pilsen captured U.S. troops. The Troja bridge is built barricade, which must be kept before arriving Soviet tanks.

The following guns were used in the 1949 Czechoslovak film Silent Barricade, The:

MP40

In the hands of SS but also resistance fighters appeared MP40 submachine gun.

MP40 - 9mm.

SS soldier armed MP40 submachine gun.

A barricade fighter used loot MP40 submachine gun.

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Hosek jr. (Antonín Sura) and Halina (Barbara Drapinska) with loot MP40 submachine gun and Panzerfaust.

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In apartment of old woman the german sniper was hiding.

The sergeant (Robert Vrchota) gives instructions for the battle: do not shoot just yet!

Patrolman Brucek (Jaroslav Marvan) with MP40 at the barricade.

Communist interbrigadist Kroupa (Vladimir Smeral) writes password: NO PASARAN!

PPSh-41 / PPSh-43 Submachine Gun

Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

The Soviet soldier on a tank T-34 armed with a PPSh-41 machine gun.

Karabiner 98k

The main weapon of resistance fighters was a Karabiner 98k rifle.

Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm

Wehrmacht soldiers with their Karabiner 98k's.

Hosek (Jaroslav Prucha) takes aim with his Karabiner 98k.

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A barricade fighters with loot Karabiner 98k´s.

Patrolman Brucek (Jaroslav Marvan) with Karabiner 98k at the barricade.

Nedvědová (Marie Vásová) to learn to handle a Karabiner 98k.

Nedvedová (Marie Vásová) revenged to Germans for a fallen son.

Halina (Barbara Drapinska) has sights rifle on next SS man.

MG17

MG17 machine gun 7.92x57mm Mauser

The German guards equipped MG17 machine gun.

MG42

The fundamental prey for czech insurgents was the MG42 machine gun.

MG42 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum

Barricade fighters at the station also captured one MG42 machine gun.

Czech insurgent firing a MG42 machingune at the Germans.

Walther P38

Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm

Pistol Walther P38 found in a german sniper hideout.

Luger P08

Luger P08 9x19mm

German officer armed Luger P08 pistol.

CZ 38

9×17mm Browning Short

Patrolman Brucek (Jaroslav Marvan) with service pistol CZ 38.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

The film's heroes were also equipped with the Model 24 Stielhandgranate.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Hosek jr. (Antonín Sura) seized one handgranate.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

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Halina (Barbara Drapinska) lets a grenade wounded sergeant (Robert Vrchota).

Model 39 Eihandgranate

Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm

Grenade which german sniper hid in its hiding place.

Panzerfaust

The main role in the original book of story of this movie plays the Panzerfaust.

Luger P08 9x19mm

The barricade fighters armed Panzerfaust´s.

Hosek jr. (Antonín Sura) is going to use the Panzerfaust.

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He managed to destroy a german Tiger tank!