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MP 40
Popular culture has portrayed the MP40 as the most common weapon in the hands of WW2 German soldiers; this is actually incorrect, as the bolt-action Kar 98 was more common, but in movies and especially in videogames the MP40 will be seen issued on at least a one-to-one basis with the Kar 98, and is often more common than it.
There are a number of common errors related to the magazine; the MP40's straight dual-column, single-feed magazine was notoriously prone to misfeeding if used as a grip, and the correct grip is to grasp the top of the magazine well. However, it is not strictly incorrect for an actor to grip the magazine, as a wealth of stock photographs exist of real soldiers holding their weapons in this way. Additionally, the MP40 magazine was prone to spring failures if fully loaded; rather than being loaded with a full 32 rounds, soldiers would typically use 30 or 28. Videogames will almost always show them with a full 32 rounds.
The MP40 sub-machine gun (or one of it's variants) can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
MP40
Specifications
(1940 - 1944)
- Type: Submachine Gun
- Caliber: 9x19mm
- Weight: 8.82 lbs (4 kg)
- Length: 32.8 in (83.3 cm) stock extended, 24.8 in (63 cm) stock folded
- Barrel length: 9.9 in (25.1 cm)
- Capacity: 32
- Fire Modes: ?
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Soldiers (Dva boytsa) | German soldiers | 1943 | ||
| Bílá tma | German soldiers | 1948 | ||
| Bílá tma | Július Pántik | MUDr. Pavel Kafka | 1948 | |
| The Silent Barricade | Barbara Drapinska | 1949 | ||
| The Silent Barricade | Jaroslav Marvan | 1949 | ||
| The Silent Barricade | Vladimír Smeral | 1949 | ||
| The Silent Barricade | SS men and Barricade fighters | 1949 | ||
| Akce B | Miloslav Holub | Burlak | 1952 | |
| Akce B | Vlasta Chramostová | Ofélie | 1952 | |
| Akce B | Jaroslav Mareš | Juzek Kuczerjavý | 1952 | |
| Akce B | Martin Tapák | Pvt. Pavlovič | 1952 | |
| Akce B | OUN figters | 1952 | ||
| The Tank Brigade | German soldiers and czech insurgents | 1955 | ||
| To Hell and Back | German Soldier | 1955 | ||
| Soldiers (Soldaty) | German soldiers | 1956 | ||
| Canal (Kanal) | Polish insurgents and German soldiers | 1957 | ||
| The Young Lions | Marlon Brando | Lt. Christian Diestel | 1958 | |
| Carve Her Name With Pride | German soldiers | 1958 | ||
| Ashes and Diamonds | Zbigniew Cybulski | Maciek Chelmicki | 1958 | |
| Hell Is for Heroes | German soldiers | 1962 | ||
| The Guns of Navarone | 1962 | |||
| From Russia with Love | Blofeld's henchmen | 1963 | ||
| The Longest Day | German Soldiers | 1963 | ||
| 633 Squadron | 1964 | |||
| The Lark (Zhavoronok) | German soldiers, captive Soviet soldiers and French prisoner | 1964 | ||
| Goldfinger | Various characters | 1964 | ||
| Living and the Dead (Zhivye i Myortvye) | German soldiers and Soviet soldiers | 1964 | ||
| Atentát | SS soldiers | 1964 | ||
| Zvony pre bosých | Axel Dietrich | Hans Joachim Gruber | 1965 | |
| Zvony pre bosých | Ivan Rajniak | Partisan Stašek | 1965 | |
| Zvony pre bosých | Vlado Müller | Partisan Ondrej | 1965 | |
| Zvony pre bosých | German soldiers | 1965 | ||
| Von Ryan's Express | German Soldiers and the Allied prisoners | 1965 | ||
| Battle of the Bulge | James MacArthur | Lt. Weaver | 1965 | |
| Battle of the Bulge | German Soldiers | 1965 | ||
| The Dirty Dozen | 1967 | |||
| The Cobra | Pietro Martellanza as Mike Rand and Cobra's henchmen | 1967 | ||
| At War as at War (Na Voyne kak na Voyne) | German soldiers | 1968 | ||
| Where Eagles Dare | Clint Eastwood | Various Nazi's in the movie | 1968 | |
| The Devil's Brigade | 1968 | |||
| Play Dirty | Nigel Davenport | Captain Cyril Leech | 1969 | |
| Play Dirty | Michael Caine | Captain Douglas | 1969 | |
| The Bridge at Remagen | 1969 | |||
| Az oroszlán ugrani készül | 1969 | |||
| Kelly's Heroes | German soldiers | 1970 | ||
| Bedknobs and Broomsticks | German soldiers | 1971 | ||
| Dirty Harry | Andrew Robinson | The Scorpio Killer | 1971 | |
| Officers (Ofitsery) | German soldiers and Soviet soldiers | 1971 | ||
| The Omega Man | Charlton Heston | Robert Neville | 1971 | |
| Trial of the Road (Proverka na dorogakh) | German soldiers and Russian partisans | 1971 | ||
| The Dawns Here are Quiet (A zori zdes tikhie) | Irina Shevchuk | Rita Osjanina | 1972 | |
| The Dawns Here are Quiet (A zori zdes tikhie) | Olga Ostroumova | Zhenja Komelkowa | 1972 | |
| The Dawns Here are Quiet (A zori zdes tikhie) | German soldiers/paratroopers and Starshina Vasko (Andrei Martynov) | 1972 | ||
| Jesus Christ Superstar | Roman soldiers | 1973 | ||
| Arms for Prague (Zbrane pro Prahu) | German soldiers | 1974 | ||
| Arms for Prague (Zbrane pro Prahu) | Bronislav Poloczek | Resistance fighter | 1974 | |
| Arms for Prague (Zbrane pro Prahu) | Hana Cízková | Jirina Doubravová | 1974 | |
| The Odessa File | German soldiers | 1974 | ||
| Sokolovo | German soldiers | 1975 | ||
| Brannigan | James Booth | Charlie | 1975 | |
| Dozhit do rassveta | German soldiers | 1975 | ||
| They Fought for Their Country | German soldiers | 1975 | ||
| The anxious month of September (Trevozhnyy mesyats Veresen) | Boryslav Brondukov | Pepelenko | 1976 | |
| A Bridge Too Far | German soldiers | 1977 | ||
| Soldier of Orange | German soldiers/paratroopers | 1977 | ||
| Soldier of Orange | Dutch resistance fighters | 1977 | ||
| The Liberation of Prague | German soldiers and Czech insurgents | 1978 | ||
| Moonraker | Venice assassins | 1979 | ||
| The Big Red One | 1980 | |||
| Personal Safety Not Guaranteed (Lichnoy bezopasnosti ne garantiruyu) | Aleksei Krymov | Nikolai Sivyi | 1980 | |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | German soldiers | 1981 | ||
| To Be or Not to Be (1983) | German soldiers | 1983 | ||
| Les Morfalous | Jean-Paul Belmondo | Sgt. Pierre Augagneur | 1984 | |
| F/X | Bryan Brown | Roland Tyler | 1986 | |
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | German soldiers | 1989 | ||
| The Rocketeer | Timothy Dalton | Neville Sinclair | 1991 | |
| The Rocketeer | Nazi Commandos | 1991 | ||
| Shining Through | 1992 | |||
| Schindler's List | German soldiers | 1993 | ||
| Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | One of Dr. Evil's Henchmen | 1997 | ||
| Saving Private Ryan | German soldiers | 1998 | ||
| X-Men | German soldiers | 2000 | ||
| Charlotte Gray | German soldiers | 2001 | ||
| The Grey Zone | SS guards | 2001 | ||
| In August of 1944 | Vladislav Galkin | Senior Lt. Evgeniy Tamantsev | 2001 | |
| The Star (Zvezda) | Aleksey Panin | German soldiers and Sgt. Mamochkin | 2002 | |
| Bulletproof Monk | German soldiers | 2003 | ||
| Downfall aka "Der Untergang" | Various German soldiers | 2004 | ||
| Black Book | 2006 | |||
| Bastards (Svolochi) | Young saboteurs | 2006 | ||
| Attack on Leningrad | German soldiers | 2007 | ||
| Female agents | Julie Depardieu | Jeanne Faussier/German soldiers | 2008 | |
| Max Payne | Thug | 2008 | ||
| Brother's War | German soldiers | 2009 | ||
| Inglourious Basterds | Germans and Basterds | 2009 | ||
| New Kids Turbo | Huub Smit | Richard | 2010 | |
| New Kids Turbo | Nicole van Lierop | Manuela | 2010 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat! | 1962-1967 | |||
| The Man From U.N.C.L.E. | 1964-1968 | |||
| Hogan's Heroes | 1965-1971 | |||
| Mission Impossible | 1966-1973 | |||
| Rat Patrol | 1966-1968 | |||
| Bors | 1968 | |||
| Legenda o živých mrtvých | German Soldiers and Partisans | 1971 | ||
| Legenda o živých mrtvých | Eliška Balzerová | Saša | "Cesta smrti" | 1971 |
| Legenda o živých mrtvých | Renáta Doleželová | Helena | "Štvanice" | 1971 |
| Legenda o živých mrtvých | Milan Holubár | Ludwig Schrott | "Cesta smrti" | 1971 |
| Legenda o živých mrtvých | Ladislav Lakomý | Lieblein | "Štvanice" | 1980 |
| Archiv des Todes | German Soldiers | 1980 | ||
| Archiv des Todes | Jürgen Zartmann | Georg | 1980 | |
| Archiv des Todes | Gojko Mitic | Boris | 1980 | |
| Archiv des Todes | Gerd Blahuschek | Hauptmann Ernst | 1980 | |
| Archiv des Todes | Krzysztof Stroinski | Heiner | 1980 | |
| Archiv des Todes | Barbara Brylska | Hanka | 1980 | |
| Archiv des Todes | Leon Niemczyk | Janek | 1980 | |
| The State Border: Film 5 | German soldiers & Russian Border guards | 1986 | ||
| The State Border: Film 6 | Ukrainian Insurgents | 1987 | ||
| The State Border: Film 7 | Saboteurs | 1988 | ||
| Brigada | 1989-2000 | |||
| Band of Brothers | German soldiers | 2001 | ||
| CSI: NY | German SS Officers | "Yahrezit" (S05E22) | 2004-Present | |
| Liquidation (Likvidatsiya) | Criminals | 2007 | ||
| Guns | Athena Karkanis | ATF Agent Mendoza | 2008 | |
| Caprica | 2010 | |||
| Sanctuary / Normandy | Used by German Soldiers | 2011 |
Video Game
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleseed | Street thug | 1988 | |
| Gunsmith Cats | Can be seen in the home of Rally Vincent | 1995 - 1996 | |
| Kochikame | 1996 - 2005 | ||
| Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade | Sect members | 1998 | |
| Hellsing | Nazi soldiers | 2001-2002 | |
| Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey - Outside Legend | Kei Yuki | 2002 | |
| The Incredibles | A Robber | 2004 | |
| The Skull Man | White Bell cultists | 2007 | |
| Archer | 2009 |
MP38
Specifications
(1938 - 1940)
- Type: Submachine Gun
- Caliber: 9x19mm
- Weight: 9.5 lbs (4.31 kg)
- Length: 32.7 in (83.0 cm) stock extended, 24.4 in (62 cm) stock folded
- Barrel length: 9.4 in (25.1 cm)
- Capacity: 32
- Fire Modes: ?
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Your Threshold (U Tvoyego Poroga) | German soldiers | 1964 | ||
| The Lark (Zhavoronok) | German soldier | 1964 | ||
| Teheran 43 | Hijacker | 1981 | ||
| The Keep | German soldiers | 1983 | ||
| Copper Angel (Medny angel) | Leonid Kuravlyov | Professor Larsen and several gangsters | 1984 | |
| Enemy at the Gates | German NCOs | 2001 | ||
| Brother 2 (Brat 2) | Sergei Bodrov | Danila Bagrov | 2000 | |
| The Grey Zone | German SS NCOs | 2001 | ||
| Downfall (Der Untergang) | German Soldier | 2004 | ||
| The Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost) | Some German soldiers and officers | 2006 | ||
| Bastards (Svolochi) | Young saboteurs | 2006 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The State Border: Film 5 | German soldiers and Russian Border guards | 1986 | ||
| The State Border: Film 6 | Ukrainian Insurgents | 1987 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fallout Tactics | 2001 | ||
| Silent Storm | 2003 | ||
| ÜberSoldier | MP40 | 2006 |
MP41
Haenel/Schmeisser MP41 was a copy of the MP40 produced from 1941-42. It saw usage with the SS and Police during World War II. It featured wooden furniture and a wooden stock. Production ended because of legal action by the designers of the MP40.
Specifications
(1941 - 1942)
- Type: Submachine Gun
- Caliber: 9x19mm
- Weight: 8.2 lbs (3.7 kg)
- Length: 34 in (86.4 cm)
- Barrel length: 9.9 in (25.1 cm)
- Capacity: 30
- Fire Modes: ?
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enemy at the Gates | German Soldier | 2001 | ||
| Hart's War | 2002 | |||
| Mr. Bean's Holiday | 2007 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legenda o živých mrtvých | German soldiers and Partisanss | 1971 | ||
| Legenda o živých mrtvých | Renáta Doleželová | Helena | "Cesta smrti" | 1971 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silent Storm | Includes a silenced version | 2003 | |
| Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 | MP41 | 2006 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade | 1998 |