Naked Among Wolves (1963)

Naked Among Wolves Nackt unter Wölfen Movie Poster Country East Germany Directed by Frank Beyer Release Date April 10, 1963 Language Czech English French German Polish Russian Studio Deutsche Film (DEFA) Distributor VEB Progress Film-Vertrieb Main Cast Character Actor Walter Krämer Erwin Geschonneck André Höfel Armin Mueller-Stahl Marian Kropinski Krystyn Wójcik Rudi Pippig Fred Delmare Leonid Bogorski Viktor Avdyushko Herbert Bochow Gerry Wolff Zacharias Jankowski Boleslaw Plotnicki Maximilian Wurach Hermann Eckhardt

Naked Among Wolves is a 1963 East German feature film directed by Frank Beyer and based on the novel of the same name by Bruno Apitz, which was published by Mitteldeutscher Verlag in 1958. January 1945: The front moves hourly closer to Buchenwald concentration camp, the Waffen SS increases its daily "extermination quota". Several prisoners plan to rebel. Then the inmates Höfel and Pippig discover a little boy in a suitcase. But hiding him in the camp is not only extremely difficult, but it also endangers the work of the resistance.

The novel was first adapted for a film by Georg Leopold for GDR television in 1960. The actors Fred Delmare, Peter Sturm, Wolfram Handel, and Angela Brunner played the same roles in both film adaptations (in some cases even with the same dialogues). In 2015, a remake of the literary original directed by Philipp Kadelbach was shown on German television.

The following weapons were used in the film Naked Among Wolves:

Pistols

Walther PP

Waffen SS officers like SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain; although his shoulder insignia is a mix of a Hauptsturmführer and Obersturmführer (First lieutenant)) Kluttig (Herbert Köfer) are armed with Walther PPs.

War Time Walther PP - .32 ACP

A close-up of Kluttig's Walther aimed at revolting prisoners.

Kluttig fires at Krämer.

The extracted bullet.

Luger P08

Luger pistols are used by Rudi Peppig (Fred Delmare), SS-Hauptscharführer (Master Sergeant) Zweiling, and SS-Oberscharführer (Technical sergeant; or SS-Standartenjunker (Officer Aspirant); the shoulder insignia is incorrect potrayed) Mandrill (Fred Ludwig).

Luger P08 with black grips - 9x19mm

The end of the grip part is seen in an SS-Sturmmann's (Acting Corporal) holster.

Two Luger in Rudi's left hand.

SS-Hauptscharführer Zweiling kills a KZ inmate approched to him.

An inmate holds one of the two hidden Lugers.

Another KZ prisoner holds a Luger.

Mauser C96

At least, one of the KZ inmates carries a Mauser C96.

Mauser C96 - 7.63x25mm Mauser

The inmate to the right running with his C96.

Submachine Guns

MP40

Waffen SS soldiers are seen with MP40s.

Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm

Many SS soldiers equipped with MP40s awaiting to strike.

Captured MP40s are used by KZ inmates.

Rifles

Karabiner 98k

The Karabiner 98k is used by SS men and KZ inmates.

Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser

SS soldiers drift Ausschwitz inmates to Buchenwald.

Two lines of SS men form a path for the inmates.

A KZ inmates puts a captured Kar98k from its hidding place.

A view of the buttstocks of two carbines held by inmates.

One of the inmates fires at an SS gunner on a tower.

Another inmate shoots his Karabiner. Note the uncommon front sight.

Machine Guns

MG 34

Several MG34s are deployed by SS soldiers.

Machinengewehr 34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

MG34 on Lafette tripod - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Two MG 34s on each side of the main entrance tower.

One of the gunners gets hit. All the MGs of the SS have their buttstocks removed.

A captured MG is operated by the KZ inmates.

An SS soldier mows down some charging KZ prisoners.

The prisoners overwhemled the guard tower. The Lafette is perfectly seen.

Other

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Two Model 24 Stielhandgranates are briefly seen when the inmates arm themselves.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

A Soviet prisoner hands over the stick grenades.

15-cm-schweres Infanteriegeschütz 33

A schweres Infanteriegeschütz is stationed in fron of the KZ Buchenwalds main entrance.

15-cm-schweres Infanteriegeschütz (sIG) 33

Panzerfaust 60/100

Panzerfausts are distributed to SS soldiers.

Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead