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'''''Downfall''''' (2004) , (the original German language/International title is ''' ''Der Untergang'' ''') is a visceral, dark and disturbing account of the last days of the Third Reich, most notably the story of '''Traudl Junge''', the young and pretty secretary for Adolf Hitler in his last days in the bunker. The movie chronicles the varied responses of the German military and civilian populations to the invasion of Berlin as Hitler insanely believes the war can still be won. The remaining fanatical Nazis collapse into violence as they try to stave off the Red Army and are caught in a fate of their own making, while other Germans try to survive the insanity and fruitlessly try to convince Hitler that the war is over and further loss of life is pointless. Being a German in Berlin in the spring of 1945 is about as close to Hell on Earth as one can imagine...
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|name = ''Downfall''<br />''Der Untergang''
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|picture = Downfall.jpg
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|caption = ''Movie Poster''
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|country = [[Image:AUT.jpg|25px]] Austria <br />[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] Germany<br />[[Image:ITA.jpg|25px]] Italy <br />[[Image:RUS.jpg|25px]] Russia
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|director = Oliver Hirschbiegel
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|date = September 16, 2004
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|language = German<BR>Russian
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|studio = Constantin Film
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|distributor = Constantin Film
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|character1=Adolf Hitler
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|actor1=[[Bruno Ganz]]
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|character2=Traudl Junge
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|actor2=[[Alexandra Maria Lara]]
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|character3=Joseph Goebbels
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|actor3=[[Ulrich Matthes]]
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|character4=Walther Hewel
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|actor4=[[Gerald Alexander Held]]
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|character5=Otto Günsche
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|actor5=[[Götz Otto]]
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|character6=Hermann Fegelein
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|actor6=[[Thomas Kretschmann]]
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|character7=Werner Haase
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|actor7=[[Matthias Habich]]
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|character8=Albert Speer
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|actor8=[[Heino Ferch]]
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|character9=General Mohnke
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|actor9=[[André Hennicke]]
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|character10=General Weidling
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|actor10=[[Michael Mendl]]
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}}
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'''''Downfall''''' (German language/International title: '''''Der Untergang''''') is a 2004 historical war drama chronicling the last ten days of Adolf Hitler's life during the Battle of Berlin. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, the film is based on numerous primary and secondary accounts of the final days of Adolf Hitler, set in and around Hitler's ''Führerbunker''. The film stars [[Bruno Ganz]] as Adolf Hitler. Filming took place in Berlin, Munich, and Saint Petersburg.
  
'''The following guns were used in ''Downfall'':'''
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'''Note: Spoilers are present in some image descriptions'''
 
 
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=Pistols=
 
=Pistols=
 
 
== Walther PP ==
 
== Walther PP ==
General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling ([[Michael Mendl]]) and SS-Oberscharführer Rochus Misch ([[Heinrich Schmieder]]) carry [[Walther PP]] pistols as their sidearm. Weilding's pistol is seen breifly when he turns it over before entering the bunker. Misch is seen gazing at his Walther PP pistol while manning the radio.
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General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling ([[Michael Mendl]]) and SS-''Oberscharführer'' (Technical Sergeant) Rochus Misch ([[Heinrich Schmieder]]) carry [[Walther PP]] pistols as their sidearm. Weidling's pistol is seen briefly when he hands it over before entering the bunker. Misch is seen gazing at his Walther PP while manning the radio.
[[Image:Walther_PP.jpg‎|thumb|400px|none|The lesser-known, full-length barreled [[Walther PP/PPK|Walther PP]] is available in 6.35mm auto (.25 ACP), 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP) Auto or 9x17mm (.380 ACP).]]
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[[Image:Walther_PP.jpg‎|thumb|300px|none|War-time Walther PP - .32 ACP]]
[[Image:Downfall WaltherPP 02.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|SS-Oberscharführer Rochus Misch contemplates suicide with his Walther PP pistol.]]
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[[Image:DownFallPP.JPG|thumb|none|600px|General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling ([[Michael Mendl]]) hands over his Walther PP sidearm before seeing Hitler.]]
[[Image:DownFallPP.JPG|thumb|none|600px|General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling turns over his Walther PP sidearm before seeing Hitler.]]
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[[Image:Downfall WaltherPP 02.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|SS-''Oberscharführer'' Rochus Misch contemplates committing suicide with his Walther PP.]]
  
 
== Walther PPK ==
 
== Walther PPK ==
Adolf Hitler's ([[Bruno Ganz]]) [[Walther PPK]] is seen lying on the floor of his study after he commits suicide. General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf carries a PPK as do other officers, and Nazi diplomats such a Walther Hewel.
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Adolf Hitler's ([[Bruno Ganz]]) [[Walther PPK]] is seen lying on the floor of his office after he commits suicide. General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf ([[Justus von Dohnányi]]) carries a PPK as do other officers, and Nazi diplomats such as Walther Hewel ([[Gerald Alexander Held]]).
[[Image:PPKNazi1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Early [[Walther PP/PPK|Walther PPK]] in 7.65x17mm Auto (.32 ACP)]]
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[[Image:PPKNazi1.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Early Walther PPK - .32 ACP]]
[[Image:DownFallPPK.JPG|thumb|600px|none|After committing suicide Hitler's Walther PPK pistol is seen on the floor of his study.]]
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[[Image:DownFallPPK.JPG|thumb|600px|none|Hitler's Walther PPK lies on the floor of his office following his suicide.]]
[[Image:DownFallPPK2.JPG|thumb|600px|none|Wilhelm Burgdorf uses his PPK to threaten to shoot Nazi Official Hans Fritzsche for wanting to surrender unconditionally to the Red Army.]]
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[[Image:DownFallPPK2.JPG|thumb|600px|none|Wilhelm Burgdorf ([[Justus von Dohnányi]]) uses his PPK to threaten to shoot Nazi Official Hans Fritzsche for wanting to surrender unconditionally to the Red Army.]]
[[Image:DownFallPPK3.JPG|thumb|600px|none|SS-Obersturmbannführer Franz Schädle ([[Igor Bubenchikov]]) decides to commit suicide rather than leave with SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke during the breakout.]]
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[[Image:DownFallPPK3.JPG|thumb|600px|none|SS-''Obersturmbannführer'' (Lieutenant Colonel) Franz Schädle (Igor Bubenchikov) decides to commit suicide rather than leave with SS-''Brigadeführer'' Wilhelm Mohnke during the breakout.]]
[[Image:DownFallPPK4.JPG|thumb|600px|none|Nazi Party Diplomat Walther Hewel keeps his promise to Hitler and commits suicide before the Russians can capture him.]]
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[[Image:DownFallPPK4.JPG|thumb|600px|none|Nazi Party Diplomat Walther Hewel ([[Gerald Alexander Held]]) keeps his promise to Hitler and commits suicide before the Russians can capture him.]]
  
 
== Walther Model 8 ==
 
== Walther Model 8 ==
After Hitler commits suicide a [[Walther Model 8]] pistol is seen lying on his coffee table. This is historically accurate according to Hitler's personal valet Heinz Linge, and his adjutant Otto Gunsche who testified that upon Hitlers suicide they discovered him with two pistols. A Walther Model 8, which Linge claimed Hitler often carried in a concealed pocket, and a Walther PP or PPK pistol. Gunsche unloaded the weapons and noted that the 7.65mm Walther  Model PP or PPK, he couldn’t recall the exact model, had been fired. The Walther Model 8 6.35mm had not been fired.
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After Hitler ([[Bruno Ganz]]) commits suicide, a [[Walther Model 8]] pistol is seen lying on his coffee table. This is historically accurate according to Hitler's personal valet Heinz Linge, and his adjutant Otto Günsche, who testified that upon Hitler's suicide they discovered him with two pistols: a 6.35mm Walther Model 8, which Linge claimed Hitler often carried in a concealed pocket, and a 7.65mm [[Walther PP]] or [[PPK]] pistol. Günsche unloaded the weapons and noted that the PP or PPK (he couldn't recall the exact model) had been fired, while the Model 8 had not.
[[File:Walther-Model-8.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Walther Model 8 - 6.35mm]]
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[[File:Walther-Model-8.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther Model 8 - 6.35mm (.25 ACP)]]
[[Image:DownFallModel8.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Hitler's Walther Model 8 pistol - 6.35mm.]]
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[[Image:DownFallModel8.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Hitler's Walther Model 8 pistol.]]
  
 
== Walther P38 ==
 
== Walther P38 ==
Most of the Wehrmacht,Waffen-SS, and Hitler Youth soldiers are seen with a [[Walther P38]] pistol as their sidearm. SS-Sturmbannführer Otto Günsche ([[Götz Otto]]) carries a Walther P38, also Joseph Goebbels ([[Ulrich Matthes]]) uses a P38 to commit suicide with his wife.
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Most of the Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS, and Hitler Youth soldiers are seen with a [[Walther P38]] as their sidearm. SS-''Sturmbannführer'' (Major) Otto Günsche ([[Götz Otto]]) also carries a Walther P38. Joseph Goebbels ([[Ulrich Matthes]]) also uses a P38 to commit suicide with his wife, Magda (Corinna Harfouch).
[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|350px|World War Two era P38 Pistol - 9mm]]
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[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|World War II-era Walther P38 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:DownFallP382.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Fanatical Hitlerjugend plan to commit suicide to escape the Red Army.]]
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[[Image:DownFallP382.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Inge (Yelena Zelenskaya), a member of the Bund Deutscher Mädel (League of German Girls), hands a P38 to the Flak commander in order to kill her rather than be captured by the Red Army.]]
[[Image:Downfall WaltherP38 02.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|SS-Sturmbannführer Otto Günsche and some of the last remaining German officers prepare for the Red Army with their [[Walther P38]] pistols.]]
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[[Image:Downfall WP38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In the extended cut, Hitlerjunge Peter Kranz (Donevan Gunia) obtains the P38 used to kill Inge and ends up shooting a Red Army officer.]]
[[Image:DownFallP38.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Joseph Goebbels stands with his Walther P38 as he and his wife prepare to commit suicide.]]
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[[Image:DownFallP38.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Joseph Goebbels ([[Ulrich Matthes]]) points his Walther P38 as he and his wife prepare to commit suicide.]]
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[[Image:DownFall-WaltherP38-1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|SS-''Obersturmbannführer'' Stehr ([[Fabian Busch]]) rests with his P38 in hand.]]
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[[Image:Downfall WaltherP38 02.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|SS-''Sturmbannführer'' Otto Günsche ([[Götz Otto]], left) prepares for the Red Army with his Walther P38 pistol, while SS-''Brigadeführer'' Wilhelm Mohnke ([[André Hennicke]]) points his Luger P08.]]
  
 
== Luger P08 ==
 
== Luger P08 ==
SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke ([[André Hennicke]]) carries a [[Luger P08]] pistol as his sidearm. He is seen with it when the last remaining German officers prepare for the Red Army.  
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SS-''Brigadeführer'' (Brigadier General) Wilhelm Mohnke ([[André Hennicke]]) carries a [[Luger P08]] as his sidearm. He is seen with it when the last remaining German officers prepare for the Red Army.
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm.]]
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[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:DownFallLugerP08.JPG|thumb|none|600px|SS-Brigadeführer Mohnke,to the left, aiming his Luger P08 in preparation for the Red Army.]]
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[[Image:DownFallLugerP08.JPG|thumb|none|600px|SS-''Brigadeführer'' Mohnke, on the left, pointing his Luger P08 in preparation for the Red Army.]]
  
 
=Submachine Guns=
 
=Submachine Guns=
 
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== MP 38 ==
== MP38 ==
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The [[MP 38]] is used by Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS troops. SS-''Standartenführer'' (Colonel) Ernst-Günther Schenck's adjutant Max Müller (Mikhail Tryasorukov) carries one as well.
The [[MP40|MP38 Submachine gun]] is seen in use by Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS troops. SS-Standartenführer Ernst-Günther Schenck's adjutant carries one as well.  
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[[Image:Mp38-1.jpg|none|450px|thumb|Maschinenpistole 38 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Mp38-1.jpg|none|400px|thumb|MP38 Submachine gun - 9x19mm.]]
 
[[Image:Downfall MP38aa.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A German NCO with a rusted [[MP40|MP38]] escorts Traudl Junge ([[Alexandra Maria Lara]]) and Gerda Christian ([[Birgit Minichmayr]]) (disguised as male German soldiers) in an attempt to sneak across enemy lines.]]
 
 
[[Image:DownFallMP38.JPG‎|none|600px|thumb|Schenck's adjutant grabs his MP38 when going with Schenck to confront the SS troopers.]]
 
[[Image:DownFallMP38.JPG‎|none|600px|thumb|Schenck's adjutant grabs his MP38 when going with Schenck to confront the SS troopers.]]
[[Image:DownFallMP382.JPG|none|600px|thumb|SS-Scharführer aims his MP38 at Schenck.]]
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[[Image:DownFallMP382.JPG|none|600px|thumb|An SS-''Scharführer'' (Staff Sergeant) points his MP38 at Schenck and Müller.]]
[[Image:DownFallMP383.JPG|none|600px|thumb|Schenck's adjutant tells the SS troopers to stop.]]
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[[Image:DownFallMP383.JPG|none|600px|thumb|Max Müller (Mikhail Tryasorukov) tells the SS troopers to stop.]]
 
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[[Image:Downfall MP38aa.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A German NCO with a rusty MP 38 escorts Traudl Junge ([[Alexandra Maria Lara]]) and Gerda Christian (Birgit Minichmayr) (disguised as male German soldiers) in an attempt to sneak across Red Army lines.]]
== MP40 ==
 
Several members of the Waffen SS are seen armed with [[MP40]] submachine guns, most notably when preparing to cremate the Goebbels remains. General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling's adjutant also carries an MP40, which he turns in before entering the bunker.
 
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
 
[[Image:DownFallMP40.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Guards armed with MP40 submachine guns at an entrance to the bunker.]]
 
[[Image:DownFallMP40sub.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Weidling's adjutant hands over his MP40 submachine gun.]]
 
[[Image:DownFallMP402.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Two SS-unterscharführers prepare petrol for the cremation of Goebbels remains, MP40 submachine guns slung on their backs.]]
 
[[Image:DownFallMP403.JPG|thumb|none|600px|SS approach Goebbels remains.]]
 
[[Image:DownFallMP404.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Soldier seen with MP40 after the breakout from Berlin.]]
 
  
== PPSh-41 Submachine Gun ==
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== MP 40 ==
The [[PPSh-41 / PPS-43#PPSh-41|PPSh-41 submachine gun]] is seen throughout the movie, but seen in massive amounts at the end. Normally, PPSh-41 were not issued in such quantity, but the Red Army, upon entering Berlin, had issued nearly every soldier with PPSh-41s in anticipation of the street fighting that ensued.  So this abundance of PPSh-41s is in fact, historically correct.
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Several members of the SS are seen armed with [[MP 40]] submachine guns, most notably when they prepare to cremate the Goebbels' remains. SS officer Peter Högl uses an MP 40 to execute Hermann Fegelein. General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling's adjutant also carries an MP 40, which he hands over before entering the bunker.
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[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm]]
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[[Image:DownFallMP40.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Guards armed with MP 40s at an entrance to the bunker.]]
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[[Image:DownFallMP40sub.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Weidling's adjutant (Oleg Popov) hands over his MP 40.]]
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[[Image:DownFallMP402.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Two SS-''Unterscharführers'' (Sergeants) prepare petrol for the cremation of the Goebbels' remains, MP 40 submachine guns slung on their backs.]]
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[[Image:DownFallMP403.JPG|thumb|none|600px|SS soldiers approach Goebbels' remains.]]
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[[Image:DownFallMP404.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A soldier with an MP 40 after the breakout from Berlin.]]
  
[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A PPSh-41 submachine gun.]]
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== PPSh-41 ==
[[Image:Downfall PPsh41fielda.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|PPSh-41 submachine guns in the hands of waiting Soviet Soldiers]]
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The [[PPSh-41]] submachine gun is seen throughout the film. Massive amounts are seen at the end of the film carried by Soviet soldiers, when the Red Army arrives to inspect the surrendered German forces. Normally, the PPSh-41 was not issued in such a large quantity, but the Red Army, upon entering Berlin, had issued nearly every soldier with a PPSh-41 in anticipation of the street fighting that ensued. So this abundance of PPSh-41s is, in fact, historically correct.
[[Image:Downfall PPsh41field02a.jpg‎ |thumb|none|600px|The soldiers standing behind them are carrying PPSh-41 submachine guns.]]
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[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|450px|PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
[[Image:DownFallPPSH41.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Russians seen with PPSh-41 submachine gun.]]
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[[Image:DownFallPPSH41.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|A Red Army soldier checks German prisoners with his PPSh-41.]]
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[[Image:Downfall PPsh41fielda.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|PPSh-41 submachine guns in the hands of waiting Red Army soldiers.]]
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[[Image:Downfall PPsh41field02a.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|The Red Army soldiers standing behind them are also carrying PPSh-41 submachine guns.]]
 
[[Image:DownFallPPSH412.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Still even more PPSh-41 submachine guns.]]
 
[[Image:DownFallPPSH412.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Still even more PPSh-41 submachine guns.]]
  
 
=Rifles=
 
=Rifles=
 
 
== Karabiner 98k ==
 
== Karabiner 98k ==
The standard battle weapon of the German Army during WW2, the [[Karabiner 98k]] (98K). It is seen most during an interior scene where weapons are being handed out (however the vast majority of weapons in the scene are StG-44 assault rifles) and at the end of the film, where surrendering German soldiers are smashing their pristine [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles against the ground prior to the arrival of the Red Army.
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The standard issue rifle of the German Army during WWII, the [[Karabiner 98k]], is seen throughout the film. Many are seen during an interior scene where weapons are being handed out (though the vast majority of weapons in the scene are StG 44 assault rifles). At the end of the film, surrendering German soldiers can be seen smashing their Karabiner 98k rifles prior to the arrival of the Red Army.
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm]]
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[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:DownFallKarabiner98k5.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Gaurd at Hitler's Wolf's Lair armed with Karabiner 98k rifle in 1942.]]
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[[Image:DownFallKarabiner98k5.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A guard at Hitler's Wolf's Lair armed with a Karabiner 98k rifle in 1942.]]
[[Image:DownFallKarabiner98k.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers seen armed with Karabiner 98k rifles above the Führerbunker.]]
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[[Image:DownFallKarabiner98k.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers armed with Karabiner 98k rifles above the Führerbunker.]]
 
[[Image:DownFallKarabiner98k2.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|A soldier with a slung Karabiner 98k restrains a civilian trying to intervene in a lynching.]]
 
[[Image:DownFallKarabiner98k2.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|A soldier with a slung Karabiner 98k restrains a civilian trying to intervene in a lynching.]]
[[Image:DownFall98k.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Soldier to the right seen holding his Karabiner 98k.]]
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[[Image:DownFall-KarabinerHewel.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A soldier on the right holding his Karabiner 98k.]]
[[Image:DownFallKarabiner_98k3.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Several dozen soldiers armed with Karabiner 98k after the breakout from Berlin.]]
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[[Image:DownFallKarabiner_98k3.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Several dozen soldiers armed with Karabiner 98ks after the breakout from Berlin.]]
[[Image:DownFallKarabiner98k4.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Karabiner 98k rifles seen "stacked" while soldiers wait for advancing Red Army.]]
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[[Image:DownFallKarabiner98k4.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Karabiner 98ks are "stacked" while soldiers wait for advancing Red Army.]]
  
== Sturmgewehr 44 ==
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==Karabiner 98AZ==
Arguably the most [[Sturmgewehr 44]]s ever seen in one movie. The StG-44 is more seen than all other German weapons. As confirmed by a WW2 historian, the German army held back issuing their StG-44s to elite units, but towards the end of the war, starting handing them out in large numbers, figuring that they were running out of troops to arm.
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Some of the soldiers are also armed with [[Karabiner 98AZ]] carbines. It can be identified by the short barrel and the metal hook under the front barrel band which was used to facilitate stacking the rifles in a pyramid.
[[Image:Sturmgewehr 44.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92 Kurz]]
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[[File:Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98AZ - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:Downfall MP44a.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Lots of Waffen SS line up with StG-44s and one MP-40]]
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[[Image:DownFallKarabiner98k.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|The rifle furthest on the right is the Kar98AZ.]]
[[Image:Downfall STF-44 02.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Waffen SS fights with StG-44 in the streets of Berlin.]]
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[[Image:DownFall-KarabinerAZ1.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|A Kar98AZ carried by the soldier on the left of the group.]]
[[Image:DownFallStg44.JPG|thumb|none|600px|SS soldiers stand guard at one of the bunkers entrances with their StG-44.]]
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[[Image:DownFall-KarabinerAZ2.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|The closest view of one of the carbines behind Gerda.]]
[[Image:DownFallStg442.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A soldier jumps from the sidecar to seek cover carrying his StG-44.]]
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[[Image:DownFallStg443.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Soldier carrying his StG-44 emerges from the ruins of Berlin upon hearing they have surrendered to the Russians.]]
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==Mauser Standard Modell==
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At least one German soldier can briefly be seen with a [[Mauser Standard Modell]].
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[[Image:Mauser Standard Modell.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Standard Modell - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
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[[Image:DownFall-MauserRifle1.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|The soldier on the left with a Mauser Standard Modell with straight bolt handle over his shoulder while carrying a wounded comrade.]]
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[[Image:DownFall-MauserRifle2.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the rifle reveals the grasping groove.]]
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==Sturmgewehr 44==
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Arguably the most [[Sturmgewehr 44]]s ever seen in one movie. The StG 44 is more commonly seen than all other German weapons. As confirmed by a WWII historian, the German Army held back issuing their StG-44s to elite units, but toward the end of the war, started handing them out in large numbers, figuring that they were running out of troops to arm.
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[[Image:Sturmgewehr 44.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm Kurz]]
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[[Image:DownFallStg44.JPG|thumb|none|600px|SS soldiers stand guard at one of the bunker entrances with their StG 44s.]]
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[[Image:DownFallStg442.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A soldier jumps from the sidecar to seek cover while carrying his StG 44. Note in the background, a post-war Tatra OT-810 halftrack is seen.]]
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[[Image:Downfall STF-44 02.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A Waffen-SS soldier fights with his StG 44 in the streets of Berlin.]]
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[[Image:DownFallStg443.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A soldier carrying his StG 44 emerges from the ruins of Berlin upon hearing they have surrendered to the Russians.]]
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[[Image:Downfall MP44a.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Lots of Waffen-SS soldiers line up with StG 44s and one MP 40. Note how the one in the middle appears to be equipped with a 20-round magazine.]]
  
 
== Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine ==
 
== Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine ==
A lot of M38 Carbines are seen in the hands of Red Army soldiers, but not that many full sized M91/30 rifles, which is rather odd, since the Mosin Nagant M91/30 was the most common weapon in any Red Army Infantry unit. As in the case of the PPSh-41, M38 carbines were issued in anticipation of the heavy street fighting. Other than submachine guns, the [[Mosin Nagant Rifle|M38 Carbine]] was issued to truck drivers and secondary members of crew served weapons.  So the mix of PPSh-41s and M38s is historically correct.
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Lots of [[Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine]]s are seen in the hands of Red Army soldiers. Oddly, the standard Red Army infantry rifle, the full-sized [[Mosin Nagant M91/30]], is rarely seen (the M38 Carbine was normally issued to truck drivers and secondary members of crew-served weapon groups). As in the case of the PPSh-41, M38 Carbines were issued in anticipation of the heavy street fighting, so the mix of PPSh-41s and M38s is historically correct.
[[Image:M38Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soviet Army M38 Carbine - 7.62x54R]]
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[[Image:M38Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mmR]]
[[Image:Downfall Russians M38.jpg‎ ‎‎|thumb|none|600px|Red Army soldiers with M38 Carbines & PPSh-41 submachine guns.]]
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[[Image:Downfall Russians M38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Red Army soldiers with M38 Carbines and PPSh-41 submachine guns.]]
[[Image:Downfall Russians.jpg‎ |thumb|none|600px|Red Army soldiers stands with his M38 Carbine - 7.62x54R.]]
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[[Image:Downfall Russians.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A Red Army soldier with his M38 Carbine.]]
[[Image:DownFallM44.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Red Army soldiers seen with their M38 Carbines.]]
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[[Image:DownFallM44.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Red Army soldiers with their M38 Carbines.]]
  
 
=Machine Guns=
 
=Machine Guns=
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== Visually Modified PK ==
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During the Red Army's assault on the city, German soldiers are seen laying down suppressing fire with [[PK Machine Gun]]s visually modified to resemble the [[MG 34]].
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[[Image:PKasMG34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A comparison between a mocked-up PK and a real MG 34.]]
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[[Image:Downfall MG34aa.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers fight off the Russians with an MG 34. Notice that the belt feeds from the right side, instead of the left.]]
  
== Visually Modified PK Machine Gun ==
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== Degtyaryov DP-28 ==
German soldiers are seen laying down suppressing fire with visually modified [[PK Machine Gun]]s during the Red Army’s assault on the city. The PKs are modified to resemble the [[MG34]].
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Only seen for a few seconds onscreen, a [[Degtyaryov DP-28]] is seen being fired by German soldiers.
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[[Image:DP-28.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Degtyaryov DP-28 - 7.62x54mmR]]
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[[Image:DownFallPanMG.JPG|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers fire a Degtyaryov DP-28.]]
  
[[Image:PKasMG34.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A comparison between a mocked up PK and a real MG34.]]
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=Launchers=
[[Image:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An [[MG34]].]]
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== Panzerfaust ==
[[Image:Downfall MG34aa.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers fight off the Russians with an [[MG34]]. Notice that the belt feeds from the right side, instead of the left.]]
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German soldiers and Volkssturm militia (including Hitler Youth child soldiers) are seen armed with [[Panzerfaust]]s to defend Berlin against Red Army tanks. Hitler Youth child soldier Peter Kranz (Donevan Gunia) is seen with one.
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[[Image:Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Panzerfaust 44mm with 149mm warhead]]
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[[Image:Downfall Panzerfaustaa.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|''Hitlerjugend'' Peter Kranz awaits the Red Army with his Panzerfaust.]]
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[[Image:DownFallPanzerfaust.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Volkssturm troops armed with Panzerfausts.]]
  
== Degtyarev DP-28 ==
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=Explosives=
Only seen for a few seconds on screen, a [[Degtyarev DP Series Machine Gun|Degtyarev DP light machine gun]] is seen being fired by German soldiers.
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== Model 24 Stielhandgranate ==
[[Image:DP-28.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun, 7.62x54mm R]]
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[[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s can be seen being passed out to Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS soldiers as they prepare to defend the Reichstag.
[[Image:DownFallPanMG.JPG|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers fire a Degtyarev DP-28.]]
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[[Image:M24handgrenade.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]
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[[Image:DownFallM24.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers with Model 24 Stielhandgranates.]]
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== Model 39 Eihandgranate ==
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SS-''Reichsarzt'' Ernst-Robert Grawitz ([[Christian Hoening]]) uses two [[Model 39 Eihandgranate]]s to commit suicide.
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[[Image:M39 Eihandgranate.JPG|thumb|none|250px|Model 39 Eihandgranate]]
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[[Image:DownFallM39.JPG|thumb|none|600px|SS-''Reichsarzt'' Ernst-Robert Grawitz prepares two Model 39 Eihandgranates.]]
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[[Image:DownFallM392.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Grawitz ready to set off his Model 39 Eihandgranates.]]
  
=Miscellaneous Weaponry=
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==F-1 Hand Grenade==
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What appears to be an [[F-1 hand grenade]] is used by one Soviet soldier.
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[[Image:Deactivated f1.jpg|thumb|none|300px|F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]]
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[[Image:DownFall-SGrenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The first Soviet throws a grenade into the corridor.]]
  
== Panzerfaust ==
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= Heavy Weapons =
Hitler Youth and German soldiers are armed with [[Panzerfaust]] to defend Berlin against Red Army Tanks. Hitler Youth Peter Kranz ([[Donevan Gunia]]) is seen with one. The Volkssturm under Dr. Joseph Goebbels command also are seen armed with Panzerfaust. 
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==3.7cm Pak 35/36==
[[Image:Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Panzerfaust 44mm with 149mm projectile]]
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An abandoned [[3.7 cm Pak 35/36|3.7cm Pak 35/36]] can be seen in the streets of Berlin.
[[Image:Downfall Panzerfaustaa.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Hitlerjugend awaits the Red Army with his [[Panzerfaust]].]]
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[[Image:Pak36 helsinki 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|3.7cm Pak 35/36 anti-tank gun - 37x249mmR]]
[[Image:DownFallPanzerfaust.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Volkssturm troops under Goebbels command seen armed with Panzerfaust.]]
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[[Image:Downfall 3,7cm Pak36.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The 3.7cm Pak 35/36 in the streets of Berlin.]]
  
== Model 24 Stielhandgranate ==
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==76mm Divisional Gun M1942 (ZiS-3)==
As Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS soldiers in the Reichstag are preparing for battle you can see [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s being passed out.  
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The [[76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)|76mm Divisional Gun M1942 (ZiS-3)]] can be seen in the streets of Berlin.
[[Image:M24handgrenade.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Antipersonnel fragmentation M24 hand grenade.]]
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[[file:ZiS3 nn.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1942 (ZiS-3) Divisional Gun - 76.2x385mmR]]
[[Image:DownFallM24.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers seen with M24 hand grenades.]]
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[[Image:Downfall-Zis.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M1942 (ZiS-3) in the streets of Berlin.]]
  
== Model 39 Eihandgranate ==
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==85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K)==
SS-Reichsarzt Ernst-Robert Grawitz ([[Christian Hoening]]) uses 2 [[Model 39 Eihandgranate]]s to commit suicide.
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Although clearly meant to be a Flak 18, a Soviet [[85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K)|85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K)]] is used by Hitler Youth members in the streets of Berlin.
[[Image:DownFallM39.JPG|thumb|none|600px|SS-Reichsarzt Ernst-Robert Grawitz prepares two Model 39 Eihandgranates.]]
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[[Image:85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K).jpg|thumb|none|400px|85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K) - 85x629mmR]]
[[Image:DownFallM392.JPG|thumb|none|600px|SS-Reichsarzt Ernst-Robert Grawitz ready to set off his Model 39 Eihandgranates.]]
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[[Image:Downfall_AAgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Hitler Youth unit prepare the M1939.]]
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[[Image:Downfall_AAgun2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A view of the receiver.]]
  
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=Tanks=
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==T-34/85==
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[[Image:Downfall-T34.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The T-34/85 tank is seen.]]
  
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==Fake Tiger I==
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[[Image:Downfall-FakeTiger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The fake Tiger I tank is seen.]]
  
 
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Downfall
Der Untergang
Downfall.jpg
Movie Poster
Country AUT.jpg Austria
GER.jpg Germany
ITA.jpg Italy
RUS.jpg Russia
Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
Release Date September 16, 2004
Language German
Russian
Studio Constantin Film
Distributor Constantin Film
Main Cast
Character Actor
Adolf Hitler Bruno Ganz
Traudl Junge Alexandra Maria Lara
Joseph Goebbels Ulrich Matthes
Walther Hewel Gerald Alexander Held
Otto Günsche Götz Otto
Hermann Fegelein Thomas Kretschmann
Werner Haase Matthias Habich
Albert Speer Heino Ferch
General Mohnke André Hennicke
General Weidling Michael Mendl


Downfall (German language/International title: Der Untergang) is a 2004 historical war drama chronicling the last ten days of Adolf Hitler's life during the Battle of Berlin. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, the film is based on numerous primary and secondary accounts of the final days of Adolf Hitler, set in and around Hitler's Führerbunker. The film stars Bruno Ganz as Adolf Hitler. Filming took place in Berlin, Munich, and Saint Petersburg.


The following weapons were used in the film Downfall:


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Pistols

Walther PP

General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling (Michael Mendl) and SS-Oberscharführer (Technical Sergeant) Rochus Misch (Heinrich Schmieder) carry Walther PP pistols as their sidearm. Weidling's pistol is seen briefly when he hands it over before entering the bunker. Misch is seen gazing at his Walther PP while manning the radio.

War-time Walther PP - .32 ACP
General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling (Michael Mendl) hands over his Walther PP sidearm before seeing Hitler.
SS-Oberscharführer Rochus Misch contemplates committing suicide with his Walther PP.

Walther PPK

Adolf Hitler's (Bruno Ganz) Walther PPK is seen lying on the floor of his office after he commits suicide. General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf (Justus von Dohnányi) carries a PPK as do other officers, and Nazi diplomats such as Walther Hewel (Gerald Alexander Held).

Early Walther PPK - .32 ACP
Hitler's Walther PPK lies on the floor of his office following his suicide.
Wilhelm Burgdorf (Justus von Dohnányi) uses his PPK to threaten to shoot Nazi Official Hans Fritzsche for wanting to surrender unconditionally to the Red Army.
SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) Franz Schädle (Igor Bubenchikov) decides to commit suicide rather than leave with SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke during the breakout.
Nazi Party Diplomat Walther Hewel (Gerald Alexander Held) keeps his promise to Hitler and commits suicide before the Russians can capture him.

Walther Model 8

After Hitler (Bruno Ganz) commits suicide, a Walther Model 8 pistol is seen lying on his coffee table. This is historically accurate according to Hitler's personal valet Heinz Linge, and his adjutant Otto Günsche, who testified that upon Hitler's suicide they discovered him with two pistols: a 6.35mm Walther Model 8, which Linge claimed Hitler often carried in a concealed pocket, and a 7.65mm Walther PP or PPK pistol. Günsche unloaded the weapons and noted that the PP or PPK (he couldn't recall the exact model) had been fired, while the Model 8 had not.

Walther Model 8 - 6.35mm (.25 ACP)
Hitler's Walther Model 8 pistol.

Walther P38

Most of the Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS, and Hitler Youth soldiers are seen with a Walther P38 as their sidearm. SS-Sturmbannführer (Major) Otto Günsche (Götz Otto) also carries a Walther P38. Joseph Goebbels (Ulrich Matthes) also uses a P38 to commit suicide with his wife, Magda (Corinna Harfouch).

World War II-era Walther P38 - 9x19mm
Inge (Yelena Zelenskaya), a member of the Bund Deutscher Mädel (League of German Girls), hands a P38 to the Flak commander in order to kill her rather than be captured by the Red Army.
In the extended cut, Hitlerjunge Peter Kranz (Donevan Gunia) obtains the P38 used to kill Inge and ends up shooting a Red Army officer.
Joseph Goebbels (Ulrich Matthes) points his Walther P38 as he and his wife prepare to commit suicide.
SS-Obersturmbannführer Stehr (Fabian Busch) rests with his P38 in hand.
SS-Sturmbannführer Otto Günsche (Götz Otto, left) prepares for the Red Army with his Walther P38 pistol, while SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke (André Hennicke) points his Luger P08.

Luger P08

SS-Brigadeführer (Brigadier General) Wilhelm Mohnke (André Hennicke) carries a Luger P08 as his sidearm. He is seen with it when the last remaining German officers prepare for the Red Army.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm
SS-Brigadeführer Mohnke, on the left, pointing his Luger P08 in preparation for the Red Army.

Submachine Guns

MP 38

The MP 38 is used by Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS troops. SS-Standartenführer (Colonel) Ernst-Günther Schenck's adjutant Max Müller (Mikhail Tryasorukov) carries one as well.

Maschinenpistole 38 - 9x19mm
Schenck's adjutant grabs his MP38 when going with Schenck to confront the SS troopers.
An SS-Scharführer (Staff Sergeant) points his MP38 at Schenck and Müller.
Max Müller (Mikhail Tryasorukov) tells the SS troopers to stop.
A German NCO with a rusty MP 38 escorts Traudl Junge (Alexandra Maria Lara) and Gerda Christian (Birgit Minichmayr) (disguised as male German soldiers) in an attempt to sneak across Red Army lines.

MP 40

Several members of the SS are seen armed with MP 40 submachine guns, most notably when they prepare to cremate the Goebbels' remains. SS officer Peter Högl uses an MP 40 to execute Hermann Fegelein. General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling's adjutant also carries an MP 40, which he hands over before entering the bunker.

Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm
Guards armed with MP 40s at an entrance to the bunker.
Weidling's adjutant (Oleg Popov) hands over his MP 40.
Two SS-Unterscharführers (Sergeants) prepare petrol for the cremation of the Goebbels' remains, MP 40 submachine guns slung on their backs.
SS soldiers approach Goebbels' remains.
A soldier with an MP 40 after the breakout from Berlin.

PPSh-41

The PPSh-41 submachine gun is seen throughout the film. Massive amounts are seen at the end of the film carried by Soviet soldiers, when the Red Army arrives to inspect the surrendered German forces. Normally, the PPSh-41 was not issued in such a large quantity, but the Red Army, upon entering Berlin, had issued nearly every soldier with a PPSh-41 in anticipation of the street fighting that ensued. So this abundance of PPSh-41s is, in fact, historically correct.

PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
A Red Army soldier checks German prisoners with his PPSh-41.
PPSh-41 submachine guns in the hands of waiting Red Army soldiers.
The Red Army soldiers standing behind them are also carrying PPSh-41 submachine guns.
Still even more PPSh-41 submachine guns.

Rifles

Karabiner 98k

The standard issue rifle of the German Army during WWII, the Karabiner 98k, is seen throughout the film. Many are seen during an interior scene where weapons are being handed out (though the vast majority of weapons in the scene are StG 44 assault rifles). At the end of the film, surrendering German soldiers can be seen smashing their Karabiner 98k rifles prior to the arrival of the Red Army.

Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser
A guard at Hitler's Wolf's Lair armed with a Karabiner 98k rifle in 1942.
Soldiers armed with Karabiner 98k rifles above the Führerbunker.
A soldier with a slung Karabiner 98k restrains a civilian trying to intervene in a lynching.
A soldier on the right holding his Karabiner 98k.
Several dozen soldiers armed with Karabiner 98ks after the breakout from Berlin.
Karabiner 98ks are "stacked" while soldiers wait for advancing Red Army.

Karabiner 98AZ

Some of the soldiers are also armed with Karabiner 98AZ carbines. It can be identified by the short barrel and the metal hook under the front barrel band which was used to facilitate stacking the rifles in a pyramid.

Karabiner 98AZ - 7.92x57mm Mauser
The rifle furthest on the right is the Kar98AZ.
A Kar98AZ carried by the soldier on the left of the group.
The closest view of one of the carbines behind Gerda.

Mauser Standard Modell

At least one German soldier can briefly be seen with a Mauser Standard Modell.

Mauser Standard Modell - 7.92x57mm Mauser
The soldier on the left with a Mauser Standard Modell with straight bolt handle over his shoulder while carrying a wounded comrade.
Another view of the rifle reveals the grasping groove.

Sturmgewehr 44

Arguably the most Sturmgewehr 44s ever seen in one movie. The StG 44 is more commonly seen than all other German weapons. As confirmed by a WWII historian, the German Army held back issuing their StG-44s to elite units, but toward the end of the war, started handing them out in large numbers, figuring that they were running out of troops to arm.

Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm Kurz
SS soldiers stand guard at one of the bunker entrances with their StG 44s.
A soldier jumps from the sidecar to seek cover while carrying his StG 44. Note in the background, a post-war Tatra OT-810 halftrack is seen.
A Waffen-SS soldier fights with his StG 44 in the streets of Berlin.
A soldier carrying his StG 44 emerges from the ruins of Berlin upon hearing they have surrendered to the Russians.
Lots of Waffen-SS soldiers line up with StG 44s and one MP 40. Note how the one in the middle appears to be equipped with a 20-round magazine.

Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine

Lots of Mosin Nagant M38 Carbines are seen in the hands of Red Army soldiers. Oddly, the standard Red Army infantry rifle, the full-sized Mosin Nagant M91/30, is rarely seen (the M38 Carbine was normally issued to truck drivers and secondary members of crew-served weapon groups). As in the case of the PPSh-41, M38 Carbines were issued in anticipation of the heavy street fighting, so the mix of PPSh-41s and M38s is historically correct.

Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mmR
Red Army soldiers with M38 Carbines and PPSh-41 submachine guns.
A Red Army soldier with his M38 Carbine.
Red Army soldiers with their M38 Carbines.

Machine Guns

Visually Modified PK

During the Red Army's assault on the city, German soldiers are seen laying down suppressing fire with PK Machine Guns visually modified to resemble the MG 34.

A comparison between a mocked-up PK and a real MG 34.
German soldiers fight off the Russians with an MG 34. Notice that the belt feeds from the right side, instead of the left.

Degtyaryov DP-28

Only seen for a few seconds onscreen, a Degtyaryov DP-28 is seen being fired by German soldiers.

Degtyaryov DP-28 - 7.62x54mmR
German soldiers fire a Degtyaryov DP-28.

Launchers

Panzerfaust

German soldiers and Volkssturm militia (including Hitler Youth child soldiers) are seen armed with Panzerfausts to defend Berlin against Red Army tanks. Hitler Youth child soldier Peter Kranz (Donevan Gunia) is seen with one.

Panzerfaust 44mm with 149mm warhead
Hitlerjugend Peter Kranz awaits the Red Army with his Panzerfaust.
Volkssturm troops armed with Panzerfausts.

Explosives

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Model 24 Stielhandgranates can be seen being passed out to Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS soldiers as they prepare to defend the Reichstag.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate
Soldiers with Model 24 Stielhandgranates.

Model 39 Eihandgranate

SS-Reichsarzt Ernst-Robert Grawitz (Christian Hoening) uses two Model 39 Eihandgranates to commit suicide.

Model 39 Eihandgranate
SS-Reichsarzt Ernst-Robert Grawitz prepares two Model 39 Eihandgranates.
Grawitz ready to set off his Model 39 Eihandgranates.

F-1 Hand Grenade

What appears to be an F-1 hand grenade is used by one Soviet soldier.

F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade
The first Soviet throws a grenade into the corridor.

Heavy Weapons

3.7cm Pak 35/36

An abandoned 3.7cm Pak 35/36 can be seen in the streets of Berlin.

3.7cm Pak 35/36 anti-tank gun - 37x249mmR
The 3.7cm Pak 35/36 in the streets of Berlin.

76mm Divisional Gun M1942 (ZiS-3)

The 76mm Divisional Gun M1942 (ZiS-3) can be seen in the streets of Berlin.

M1942 (ZiS-3) Divisional Gun - 76.2x385mmR
The M1942 (ZiS-3) in the streets of Berlin.

85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K)

Although clearly meant to be a Flak 18, a Soviet 85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K) is used by Hitler Youth members in the streets of Berlin.

85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K) - 85x629mmR
The Hitler Youth unit prepare the M1939.
A view of the receiver.

Tanks

T-34/85

The T-34/85 tank is seen.

Fake Tiger I

The fake Tiger I tank is seen.

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