Legend of the Living Dead (Legenda o živých mrtvých)

Legenda o živých mrtvých Country Czechoslovakia Language Czech Channel Československá televize Creator Petr Tucek Genre War Broadcast 1971 No. of Seasons 1 No. of Episodes 4 Main Cast Character Actor Major Lenz Jirí Dušek Vasil Ladislav Vecera Michal Josef Šebek Saša Eliška Balzerová Helenka Renáta Doleželová Countess Eva Vlasta Fialová Lieblein Ladislav Lakomý Klein Rudolf Jurda Tony Adler Stanislav Zindulka MUDr. Vinkler Bohumil Slezácek

Legend of the Living Dead (Legenda o živých mrtvých) is a 1971 Czech four-part TV movie about the partisan movement in Moravia at the end of WWII. Partisans gained the cooperation of the local Schupo (Local police) commander, who is a friend of the Gestapo cheif, hopefully helping them discover a traitor in their ranks.

The following weapons can be seen in the TV series Legenda o živých mrtvých:

Handguns

Walther P38

German officers and resistance fighters carry Walther P38s.

Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War II dated - 9x19mm.

The Schupo commander Major Lenz (Jirí Dušek) holds his gun.

A young resistance fighter Standa (Miroslav Streda) aims a pistol from the window.

Conflict between chauffeurs - Willy Kraus (Václav Kyzlink) (right) aims his P38 at Tony Adler.

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SS lieutenant Lieblein (Ladislav Lakomý) (left) stands over the dead radio operators with his P38.

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SS-unterscharführer Ludwig Schrott (Milan Holubár) aims his Walther P38.

Steyr 1912 pistol

Chief of the Gestapo Kurt Klein (Rudolf Jurda) used a Steyr 1912 pistol.

Steyr Hahn Model 1912 (1913 mfg) - 9x23mm

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ms at Mjr. Lenz his pistol.

Walther PPK

Countess Eva (Vlasta Fialová) fires a Walther PPK at Major Lenz.

Walther PPK - 9mm Kurz aka .380 ACP

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Baby Browning

Countess Eva (Vlasta Fialová) aims her Baby Browning at Mjr. Lenz.

Baby Browning - .25 ACP

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Astra-Unceta Victoria 1911 Model

MUDr. Vinkler (Bohumil Slezácek) carries a Astra-Unceta Victoria 1911 Model pocket pistol.

Unceta Victoria 1911 Model - .25 ACP

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Nagant M1895

Some Soviet partisans carry the Nagant M1895 revolver

Nagant M1895 Pistol - 7.62x38N cartridge (aka 7.62 Nagant ammo). This example was dated 1939 manufacture and was a War time Issued weapon.

A pair of female Soviet radio operators, Tanya (Jana Švandová) and Valya (Zdena Kruzíková), decided commit suicide during the siege.

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Political commissar Michal (Josef Šebek) dressed as a doctor with a his revolver in action.

Partisans commander Vasil (Ladislav Vecera) in the final battle with Klein.

Submachine guns

MP38/40

The Germans and partisans forces heavily use MP38 and MP40 submachine guns.

The MP38. The sub-machine gun of the German Military Before 1940. It was still used in small quantities in 1941 and 1942.

MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm

German soldier with his MP38 submachine gun hanging around his neck.

Tony Adler (Stanislav Zindulka) executes the traitor.

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Student (Alois Liskutín) carries an MP40.

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Saša (Eliška Balzerová) watches his comrade's back.

Ludwig Schrott (Milan Holubár) prepares a pitfall for Major Lenz in the castle.

Beretta Model 38/42

Beretta Model 38/42s mocked as MP41 submachine guns are sporadicly by all factions

Beretta Model 38/42 - 9x19mm

The MP41. It was produced and used in small quantities in 1941 to 1942.

German soldier (left) armed with a Beretta Model 38/42 as MP41 submachine gun.

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Helenka (Renáta Doleželová) (left) carries a submachine gun in her hand.

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Tony Adler (Stanislav Zindulka) carries his weapon.

Russian ROA soldier (left) fires her "MP41" submachine gun.

PPSh-41

The main weapon of partisan troops in Czechoslovak was a Soviet PPSh-41 submachine gun.

Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

Vasil (Ladislav Vecera) and Michal (Josef Šebek) (right) are going to attack a German convoy.

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Saša (Eliška Balzerová) marching among other guerrillas with a PPSh-41 over his shoulder.

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The trapped female radio operators fire at attackers.

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Helenka (Renáta Doleželová) fires her PPSh-41.

Rifles

VZ-24 Czech Mauser

German soldiers and partisans also carry VZ-24 Czech Mauser rifles.

Czech VZ-24 Mauser rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser

A German soldier carries a VZ-24 Czech Mauser.

František Kopečný (Oldrich Vykypel) (left) used a rifle.

Detail of his VZ-24 Czech Mauser.

Mosin Nagant Rifle

German and ROA (Russian Liberation Army) soldiers are equipped with Mosin Nagant sniper rifles.

Full-length, Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle with Russian PU 3.5x sniper scope and down turned bolt handle - 7.62x54mm R

German soldier shoots at a fleeing resistance fighter.

The ROA sniper fires at Lenz´s car.

Machine guns

MG42

Partisans frequently use captured German MG42 machine guns.

MG42 with bipod extended - 7.92mm Mauser

Fleeing partisan with a MG42 machine gun on his back.

A Partisan machine gunner sits behind traitor Felix (Ivan Palúch).

Unknown machine gun

An unknown machine gun is used in a German ambush. It is not an MG30, as the Mg30 is magazine-fed and the weapon in the movie is belt-fed.

Hand grenades

Model 43 Stielhandgranate

Also a Model 43 Stielhandgranate is seen in this series.

The dead German soldier has a Model 24 Stielhandgranate in his belt.

Model 39 Eihandgranate

Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm

German soldier removes the safety device from a Model 39 Eihandgranate before throwing.

F-1 hand grenade

F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.

The partisan marched through the woods with a F1 hand grenade hanging on his back.

Commander Vasil (Ladislav Vecera) in addition to the revolver has also a several hand grenades.

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Michal (Josef Šebek) destroyed a German machine gun with a grenade, but is seriously wounded.