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'''''Arms for Prague (Zbrane pro Prahu)''''' is a Czechoslovak war film from the period of the Prague uprising. Action drama, set in occupied Czechoslovakia, in which a group of resistance fighters operating out of a railway station must ensure a shipment of arms reaches their fellow rebels without being detected by the Nazis. Was filmed director Ivo Toman on a story of Rudolf Cerný ''Pancérový vlak'' (Armoured train).
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'''''Arms for Prague (Zbrane pro Prahu)''''' is a 1974 Czechoslovak war film directed by Ivo Toman set during the Prague uprising in May 1945. The film is based on the story "Pancérový vlak" (Armoured train) by Rudolf Cerný.  
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In occupied Czechoslovakia, a group of resistance fighters operating out of a railway station must ensure a shipment of arms reaches their fellow rebels without being detected by the Nazis.
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'''The following guns were used in  ''[[Arms for Prague (Zbrane pro Prahu)]]'':'''
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== Luger P08 ==
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Jan Chýn ([[Karel Hlusicka]]) carries a [[Luger P08]].
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[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
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[[Image:Karel_Hlusicka-Luger_108_pistol.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
== MP40 ==
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== Walther P38 ==
[[MP40]] submachine gun was used by German soldiers and widely also the resistance fighters.
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Some Germans and resistance fighters are seen with [[Walther P38]]s.
[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 - 9mm.]]
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[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Germans-SMG40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldier armed MP40 submachine gun.]]
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[[Image:Resistance-Walther_P38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|]]
[[Image:Hanacizkova-MP40-fire.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jiřina Doubravová ([[Hana Cízková]]) fires a MP40 submachine gun.]]
 
[[Image:Bronislav_Poloczek-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A insurgent ([[Bronislav Poloczek]]) aims an loot German submachine gun.]]
 
[[Image:Jiri_Kodet-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|1st Lt. Sauer ([[Jirí Kodet]]) with a MP40 submachine gun in his hands.]]
 
  
== PPSh-41 / PPS-43 ==
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== MP 40 ==
Red Army soldiers were armed with [[PPSh-41]] and [[PPS-43]] submachine guns.
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The German soldiers and the resistance fighters use [[MP 40]]s.
[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
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[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MP 40 - 9x19mm]]
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[[Image:Germans-SMG40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier armed with an MP 40.]]
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[[Image:Hanacizkova-MP40-fire.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jiřina Doubravová ([[Hana Cízková]]) fires an MP 40.]]
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[[Image:Bronislav_Poloczek-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An insurgent ([[Bronislav Poloczek]]) aims a looted German submachine gun.]]
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[[Image:Jiri_Kodet-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|1st Lt. Sauer ([[Jirí Kodet]]) with an MP 40 in his hands.]]
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== PPSh-41 ==
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Red Army soldiers are armed with the [[PPSh-41]].  
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[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg‎|thumb|none|450px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
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[[Image:RedArmy-PPSh-41%2BPPS-43.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet soldiers on a T-34 tank armed with a PPSh-41 and PPS-43 submachine guns.]]
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==PPS-43==
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The [[PPS-43]] is also used by the Red Army.
 
[[Image:PPSh-43-Submachine-Gun.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|Soviet PPS-43 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
 
[[Image:PPSh-43-Submachine-Gun.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|Soviet PPS-43 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
[[Image:RedArmy-PPSh-41%2BPPS-43.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Soviet soldier on a tank T-34 armed with a PPSh-41 and PPS-43 submachine guns.]]
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[[Image:RedArmy-PPSh-41%2BPPS-43.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet soldiers on a T-34 tank armed with a PPSh-41 and PPS-43 submachine guns.]]
  
 
== Karabiner 98k ==
 
== Karabiner 98k ==
No battle scene is complete without a [[Karabiner 98k]] rifle.
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The [[Karabiner 98k]] is frequently seen, used by German forces and resistance fighters.
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg‎|thumb|400px|none|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm]]
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[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg‎|thumb|450px|none|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm]]
[[Image:Wache-Karabiner_98k.jpg‎|thumb|600px|none|German train escort is armed with Karabiner 98k.]]
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[[Image:Wache-Karabiner_98k.jpg‎|thumb|600px|none|A German train guard is armed with a Karabiner 98k.]]
[[Image:Resistance-Karabiner98k.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Resistance fighters shot from Karabiner 98k.]]
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[[Image:Resistance-Karabiner98k.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Resistance fighters fire Karabiner 98ks.]]
[[Image:Roman_Skamene-K_98.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Resistance fighter ([[Roman Skamene]]) with loot Karabiner 98k.]]
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[[Image:Roman_Skamene-K_98.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A resistance fighter ([[Roman Skamene]]) with a looted Karabiner 98k.]]
  
== MG34 ==
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==MG 34==
The resistance fighters also captured a [[MG34]] machine gun.
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The resistance fighters also captured an [[MG 34]].
[[Image:mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum]]
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[[Image:mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG 34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:Resistance-MG34%2BMP40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Resistance fighter fire from MG34 machine gun at the Germans.]]
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[[Image:Resistance-MG34%2BMP40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Resistance fighter fire an MG 34 at the Germans.]]
 
[[Image:Resistance-MG34.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Resistance-MG34.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Karel_Hlusicka-MG34.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jan Chýn ([[Karel Hlusicka]]) fired MG34.]]
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[[Image:Karel_Hlusicka-MG34.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jan Chýn ([[Karel Hlusicka]]) fires an MG 34.]]
 
 
== Walther P38 ==
 
[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm]]
 
[[Image:Resistance-Walther_P38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|Resistance fighter (right) armed [[Walther P38]] pistol.]]
 
 
 
== Luger P08 ==
 
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 9x19mm]]
 
[[Image:Karel_Hlusicka-Luger_108_pistol.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jan Chýn ([[Karel Hlusicka]]) used [[Luger P08]] pistol.]]
 
  
 
== Panzerfaust ==
 
== Panzerfaust ==
In the hands of Germans and Resistance appeared also [[Panzerfaust]].
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The [[Panzerfaust]] is seen in the hands of German forces and the Czechoslovak resistance.
[[Image:Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead]]
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[[Image:Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead]]
[[Image:German-Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldier is going to use the Panzerfaust.]]
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[[Image:German-Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier prepares to use the Panzerfaust.]]
[[Image:Hlusicka%2BKodet-Guns.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jan Chýn ([[Karel Hlusicka]]) (left) to MG34, and 1st Lt. Sauer ([[Jirí Kodet]]) (right) to Panzerfaust prepared for used.]]
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[[Image:Hlusicka%2BKodet-Guns.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jan Chýn ([[Karel Hlusicka]]) (left) with an MG 34 and 1st Lt. Sauer ([[Jirí Kodet]]) (right) with a Panzerfaust prepared for use.]]
  
 
== Flak 38 Zwilling ==
 
== Flak 38 Zwilling ==
The AA Flak 38 Zwilling was corrected for a Czech resistance fighters and manipulated by the father Chýn ([[Ladislav H. Struna]]).
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A Flak 38 Zwilling AA gun is captured by Czech resistance fighters and operated by Chýn ([[Ladislav H. Struna]]).
 
[[Image:Resistance-FlakZwilling.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Anti-aircraft "twins" gun mounted on an armored train.]]
 
[[Image:Resistance-FlakZwilling.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Anti-aircraft "twins" gun mounted on an armored train.]]
[[Image:FlakZwilling.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Anti-aircraft weapon in ground combat.]]
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[[Image:FlakZwilling.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The anti-aircraft weapon used for ground combat.]]
  
  

Latest revision as of 21:43, 9 April 2024


Arms for Prague (Zbrane pro Prahu)
DVD film-cover.jpg
DVD Cover
Country CZE.jpg Czechoslovakia
Directed by Ivo Toman
Release Date 1974
Language Czech
Studio Filmové studio Barrandov
Main Cast
Character Actor
Jan Chýn Karel Hlusicka
1st Lt. Sauer Jirí Kodet
Jiřina Doubravová Hana Cízková
Father Chýn Ladislav H. Struna
The insurgent Bronislav Poloczek



Arms for Prague (Zbrane pro Prahu) is a 1974 Czechoslovak war film directed by Ivo Toman set during the Prague uprising in May 1945. The film is based on the story "Pancérový vlak" (Armoured train) by Rudolf Cerný.

In occupied Czechoslovakia, a group of resistance fighters operating out of a railway station must ensure a shipment of arms reaches their fellow rebels without being detected by the Nazis.
The following weapons were used in the film Arms for Prague (Zbrane pro Prahu):


Luger P08

Jan Chýn (Karel Hlusicka) carries a Luger P08.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm
Karel Hlusicka-Luger 108 pistol.jpg

Walther P38

Some Germans and resistance fighters are seen with Walther P38s.

Walther P38 - 9x19mm
Resistance-Walther P38.jpg

MP 40

The German soldiers and the resistance fighters use MP 40s.

MP 40 - 9x19mm
A German soldier armed with an MP 40.
Jiřina Doubravová (Hana Cízková) fires an MP 40.
An insurgent (Bronislav Poloczek) aims a looted German submachine gun.
1st Lt. Sauer (Jirí Kodet) with an MP 40 in his hands.

PPSh-41

Red Army soldiers are armed with the PPSh-41.

Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Soviet soldiers on a T-34 tank armed with a PPSh-41 and PPS-43 submachine guns.

PPS-43

The PPS-43 is also used by the Red Army.

Soviet PPS-43 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Soviet soldiers on a T-34 tank armed with a PPSh-41 and PPS-43 submachine guns.

Karabiner 98k

The Karabiner 98k is frequently seen, used by German forces and resistance fighters.

Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm
A German train guard is armed with a Karabiner 98k.
Resistance fighters fire Karabiner 98ks.
A resistance fighter (Roman Skamene) with a looted Karabiner 98k.

MG 34

The resistance fighters also captured an MG 34.

MG 34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Resistance fighter fire an MG 34 at the Germans.
Resistance-MG34.jpg
Jan Chýn (Karel Hlusicka) fires an MG 34.

Panzerfaust

The Panzerfaust is seen in the hands of German forces and the Czechoslovak resistance.

Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead
A German soldier prepares to use the Panzerfaust.
Jan Chýn (Karel Hlusicka) (left) with an MG 34 and 1st Lt. Sauer (Jirí Kodet) (right) with a Panzerfaust prepared for use.

Flak 38 Zwilling

A Flak 38 Zwilling AA gun is captured by Czech resistance fighters and operated by Chýn (Ladislav H. Struna).

Anti-aircraft "twins" gun mounted on an armored train.
The anti-aircraft weapon used for ground combat.

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