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|director = Leslie Norman | |director = Leslie Norman | ||
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|language = English<br /> French<br /> German<br /> | |language = English<br /> French<br /> German<br /> | ||
|character1=Corporal "Tubby" Binns | |character1=Corporal "Tubby" Binns | ||
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| − | '''''Dunkirk''''' is a 1958 British war film directed by Leslie Norman and was based on two novels: Elleston Trevor's ''The Big Pick-Up'' and Lt. Col. Ewan Hunter and Maj. J. S. Bradford's ''Dunkirk''. The movie tells the events of the evacuation of surrounded British and French troops from Dunkirk in 1940 (''Operation Dynamo''). | + | '''''Dunkirk''''' is a 1958 British war film directed by Leslie Norman and was based on two novels: Elleston Trevor's ''The Big Pick-Up'' and Lt. Col. Ewan Hunter and Maj. J. S. Bradford's ''Dunkirk''. The movie tells the events of the evacuation of surrounded British and French troops from Dunkirk in 1940 (''Operation Dynamo''). As her officer dies, Corporal "Tubby" Binns has the task of bringing his fighting men out of France and into Britain. Meanwhile, the British civilian population including Charles Foreman and John Holden crossing the English Channel by boat will be included in Operation Dynamo to rescue English and French soldiers on the beaches of Dunkirk from the advancing German Wehrmacht. Director [[Christopher Nolan]] would also tell the story of Operation Dynamo in the similarly named 2017 film ''[[Dunkirk (2017)|Dunkirk]]''. |
| − | {{Film Title}} | + | {{Film Title|Dunkirk}} |
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=Revolvers= | =Revolvers= | ||
==Webley MK VI== | ==Webley MK VI== | ||
| − | + | British soldiers and MPs are seen with holstered [[Webley Revolvers|Webley MK VI]] revolvers. An English is later seen firing a Webley at incoming Germans. | |
[[Image:Webley Mk VI.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk IV - .455 Webley]] | [[Image:Webley Mk VI.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk IV - .455 Webley]] | ||
| − | [[File:dun_webley.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier on the right.]] | + | [[File:dunkirk58_webley1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An MP officer with his holstered Webley.]] |
| + | [[File:dun_webley.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier on the right holds his revolver.]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*== | ==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*== | ||
| − | The [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]] is the correct rifle for the British Expeditionary Force in 1940 | + | The [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]] is the correct rifle for the British Expeditionary Force in 1940 including Cpl. Binns ([[John Mills]]) and his platoon members Pvt. Mike ([[Robert Urquhart]]), Pvt. Bellman ([[Meredith Edwards]]), Pvt. Harper ([[Roland Curram]]) and Pvt. Balow ([[Ray Jackson]]). The matching Pattern 1907 sword bayonets are seen holstered. |
| − | [[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.]] |
| − | [[File:dun_smle_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[File:dun_smle_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"''Pardon, où sont les anglais?''"<br /> |
| − | [[File: | + | "''Dead stupid. Don't understand their own language.''"]] |
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:dunkirk58_smle1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the muzzle.]] |
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:dunkirk58_smle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Binns searches a farmhouse with his SMLE at the ready.]] |
| + | [[File:dun_smle_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Later, he fires the Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* at German soldiers.]] | ||
| + | [[File:dun_smle_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|As the platoon arrvives Dunkirk they fire their rifles at some Stukas.]] | ||
| + | [[File:dun_smle_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Binns holds his shoulered rifle.]] | ||
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| + | ==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III== | ||
| + | Some early [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III]] rifles with magazine cutoffs are also used by British soldiers. | ||
| + | [[File:SMLE Mark III.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III - .303 British. Introduced in 1907, this was the official battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War.]] | ||
| + | [[File:dunkirk58_SMLE1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Sergeant ([[Christopher Rhodes]]) holds his SMLE. Note the rounded striker and the magazine cutoff.]] | ||
==Karabiner 98k== | ==Karabiner 98k== | ||
| − | German soldiers use [[Karabiner 98k]] | + | German soldiers use [[Karabiner 98k]] with "''Lange Visier''" rear sights from [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifles like in [[Richard Attenborough]]'s 1977 World War II film ''[[A Bridge Too Far]]''. |
| − | in | + | [[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
| − | [[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:dun_g98.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German runs with his Kar98k in his right hand.]] |
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:dun_kar_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers fire their carbines.]] |
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:dun_kar_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German encounters Dave. This K98k has a straight bolt handle.]] |
| − | + | [[File:dunkirk58_kar1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several Kar98ks on the left.]] | |
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==MAS-36== | ==MAS-36== | ||
| − | When Cpl. Binns' | + | When Cpl. Binns' platoon has arrived at Dunkirk French soldiers can be seen with [[MAS-36]] rifles. |
| − | [[Image:MAS36.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MAS36.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm French]] |
| − | [[File:dun_mas_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[File:dun_mas_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A column of British and French soldiers marches to the beach.]] |
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
==MP40== | ==MP40== | ||
| − | + | Some [[MP40]]s are carried and fired by German soldiers. | |
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]] | ||
| − | [[File:dun_mp40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[File:dun_mp40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier fires his MP at the reatring Binns.]] |
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
==Bren Mk1== | ==Bren Mk1== | ||
| − | Several [[Bren gun|Bren Mk1]]s are used by British soldiers. | + | Several [[Bren gun|Bren Mk1]]s are used by British soldiers including Pvt. Miles ([[Ronald Hines]]). Pvt. Harper is seen carrying his Bren while withdrawing. |
[[Image:Bren gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Bren Mk1 - .303 caliber]] | [[Image:Bren gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Bren Mk1 - .303 caliber]] | ||
| − | [[File:dun_bren_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[File:dunkirk58_Bren1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Miles suppresses some Germans with his Bren.]] |
| − | [[File:dun_bren_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[File:dun_bren_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After they pulled back a little he awaits some bouches.]] |
| − | [[File:dun_bren_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A | + | [[File:dunkirk58_Bren2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He holds the Bren during the night.]] |
| + | [[File:dun_bren_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|While in Dunkirk he fires at some archival footage Stuka Ju 87.]] | ||
| + | [[File:dun_bren_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Bren Mk1 rests on a Destroyer.]] | ||
==MG 34== | ==MG 34== | ||
German soldiers place a [[MG34]] on a bridge. | German soldiers place a [[MG34]] on a bridge. | ||
| − | [[File:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
| − | [[File:dun_mg34.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[File:dun_mg34.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers under pressure try to set up the MG34.]] |
==Vickers Mk I== | ==Vickers Mk I== | ||
A [[Vickers|Vickers Mk I]] is seen in a defense position. Note that the cartridges are still in the belt coming out of the gun. | A [[Vickers|Vickers Mk I]] is seen in a defense position. Note that the cartridges are still in the belt coming out of the gun. | ||
| − | [[Image:Vickers gun.JPG|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:Vickers gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Vickers gun with ribbed water jacket]] |
[[File:dun_vickers_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close look at the barrel.]] | [[File:dun_vickers_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close look at the barrel.]] | ||
[[File:dun_vickers_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Vickers in action.]] | [[File:dun_vickers_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Vickers in action.]] | ||
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==Lewis Gun== | ==Lewis Gun== | ||
| − | A [[Lewis Gun]] is seen in a British position and later a troop ship is also armed with one of it. | + | A [[Lewis Gun]] is seen in a British position and later a troop ship is also armed with one of it. During the newsreel at the beginning two [[Lewis Gun|Lewis Mk II Aircraft MG]] are seen mounted in an AA-position. |
| + | [[File:Rafmachinegunlewis3.jpg|thumb|none|450px|For comparison: Aircraft mounted Lewis Gun - .303 British]] | ||
| + | [[File:dunkirk58_LewisAA1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The twin Lewis guns are seen in the newsreel.]] | ||
[[File:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Lewis Gun - .303 British]] | [[File:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Lewis Gun - .303 British]] | ||
| − | [[File:dun_lewis_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[File:dun_lewis_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An infantry version Lewis guns seen on the right.]] |
| − | [[File:dun_lewis_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[File:dun_lewis_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Lewis gun mounted on the ship.]] |
=Shotguns= | =Shotguns= | ||
==Blunderbuss== | ==Blunderbuss== | ||
| − | Two [[Blunderbuss]] flintlock shotguns hanging in a pub in England. | + | Two [[Blunderbuss]] flintlock shotguns are seen hanging in a pub in England. |
[[Image:EnglishBlunderbuss1766.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Modern replica of English 1766 Blunderbuss Flintlock]] | [[Image:EnglishBlunderbuss1766.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Modern replica of English 1766 Blunderbuss Flintlock]] | ||
| − | [[File:dun_blunder_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[File:dun_blunder_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Blunderbuss above John Holden.]] |
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| + | ==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun== | ||
| + | Two different types of [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] also hanging on a wall in the same pub. | ||
| + | [[Image:Stevens12GaugeShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|J. Stevens and Company Side by Side Shotgun (Circa 1878) exposed hammers and designed to fire Black Powder shotgun shells - 12 Gauge]] | ||
| + | [[File:dun_unknown.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The shotguns in the background wall.]] | ||
=Handgrenades= | =Handgrenades= | ||
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[[Mills Bomb]]s are rarely seen in the movie. | [[Mills Bomb]]s are rarely seen in the movie. | ||
[[File:Mills Bomb SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none|200px|No. 36M Mk.I "Mills Bomb" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.]] | [[File:Mills Bomb SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none|200px|No. 36M Mk.I "Mills Bomb" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.]] | ||
| − | [[File:dun_mills.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A few grenades behind Cpl. Binns | + | [[File:dun_mills.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A few grenades behind Cpl. Binns while the order is given to withdraw.]] |
==Model 24 Stielhandgranate== | ==Model 24 Stielhandgranate== | ||
A [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] is thrown by a German soldier. | A [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] is thrown by a German soldier. | ||
[[File:M24handgrenade.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]] | [[File:M24handgrenade.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]] | ||
| − | [[File:dun_m24.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[File:dun_m24.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The stick grenade on the ground.]] |
=Other= | =Other= | ||
==Ordnance QF 25-pounder== | ==Ordnance QF 25-pounder== | ||
| − | British soldiers use Ordnance QF 25-pounder Howitzes. | + | British soldiers under the command of Battery Sergeant Major ([[Warwick Ashton]]) use Ordnance QF 25-pounder Howitzes. |
[[File:25 Pounder Gun.JPG|thumb|350px|none|Royal Ordnance QF 25 pounder gun - 87.6mm]] | [[File:25 Pounder Gun.JPG|thumb|350px|none|Royal Ordnance QF 25 pounder gun - 87.6mm]] | ||
[[File:dun_howitzer.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:dun_howitzer.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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==Bofors 40mm== | ==Bofors 40mm== | ||
| − | + | Two [[Bofors 40mm]] AA-Guns are seen used by British soldiers. | |
[[Image:Bofors 40mm trailer.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Bofors 40mm L/60 AA gun in a wheeled trailer mounting - 40x311mmR]] | [[Image:Bofors 40mm trailer.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Bofors 40mm L/60 AA gun in a wheeled trailer mounting - 40x311mmR]] | ||
[[File:dun_bofors.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:dun_bofors.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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Dunkirk is a 1958 British war film directed by Leslie Norman and was based on two novels: Elleston Trevor's The Big Pick-Up and Lt. Col. Ewan Hunter and Maj. J. S. Bradford's Dunkirk. The movie tells the events of the evacuation of surrounded British and French troops from Dunkirk in 1940 (Operation Dynamo). As her officer dies, Corporal "Tubby" Binns has the task of bringing his fighting men out of France and into Britain. Meanwhile, the British civilian population including Charles Foreman and John Holden crossing the English Channel by boat will be included in Operation Dynamo to rescue English and French soldiers on the beaches of Dunkirk from the advancing German Wehrmacht. Director Christopher Nolan would also tell the story of Operation Dynamo in the similarly named 2017 film Dunkirk.
The following weapons were used in the film Dunkirk:
Revolvers
Webley MK VI
British soldiers and MPs are seen with holstered Webley MK VI revolvers. An English is later seen firing a Webley at incoming Germans.
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*
The Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* is the correct rifle for the British Expeditionary Force in 1940 including Cpl. Binns (John Mills) and his platoon members Pvt. Mike (Robert Urquhart), Pvt. Bellman (Meredith Edwards), Pvt. Harper (Roland Curram) and Pvt. Balow (Ray Jackson). The matching Pattern 1907 sword bayonets are seen holstered.
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III
Some early Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifles with magazine cutoffs are also used by British soldiers.
A Sergeant (Christopher Rhodes) holds his SMLE. Note the rounded striker and the magazine cutoff.
Karabiner 98k
German soldiers use Karabiner 98k with "Lange Visier" rear sights from Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles like in Richard Attenborough's 1977 World War II film A Bridge Too Far.
MAS-36
When Cpl. Binns' platoon has arrived at Dunkirk French soldiers can be seen with MAS-36 rifles.
Submachine Guns
MP40
Some MP40s are carried and fired by German soldiers.
Machine Guns
Bren Mk1
Several Bren Mk1s are used by British soldiers including Pvt. Miles (Ronald Hines). Pvt. Harper is seen carrying his Bren while withdrawing.
MG 34
German soldiers place a MG34 on a bridge.
Vickers Mk I
A Vickers Mk I is seen in a defense position. Note that the cartridges are still in the belt coming out of the gun.
Lewis Gun
A Lewis Gun is seen in a British position and later a troop ship is also armed with one of it. During the newsreel at the beginning two Lewis Mk II Aircraft MG are seen mounted in an AA-position.
Shotguns
Blunderbuss
Two Blunderbuss flintlock shotguns are seen hanging in a pub in England.
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
Two different types of 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun also hanging on a wall in the same pub.
Handgrenades
Mills Bomb
Mills Bombs are rarely seen in the movie.
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
A Model 24 Stielhandgranate is thrown by a German soldier.
Other
Ordnance QF 25-pounder
British soldiers under the command of Battery Sergeant Major (Warwick Ashton) use Ordnance QF 25-pounder Howitzes.
QF 8" Howitzer Mk.VIII Howitzer
A QF 8" Howitzer Mk.VIII Howitzer is briefly seen used by British soldiers.
Bofors 40mm
Two Bofors 40mm AA-Guns are seen used by British soldiers.
