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Sokolovo

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Sokolovo (1975)

Sokolovo is Czechoslovak war film from the period of WWII directed by Otakar Vávra made in 1975. The film describes the events in occupied Czechoslovakia after the assassination of Heydrich and also parallel to the formation of the Czechoslovak foreign troops in the USSR. The movie culminates to views of the Battle of Sokolovo as first appearance of the Czechoslovak troops alongside the Red Army at the front against the Germans.



The following guns were used in the 1975 Czechoslovak film Sokolovo:

Pistols

Walther P38

Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm
Reinhard Heydrich (Hannjo Hasse) after the assassination with Walther P38 pistol in hand.
An SS officer executes the inhabitants of Lidice with his P38.

Submachine guns

Sten

British paratroopers were equipped with a Sten.

Sten Mk II - 9x19mm
The Sten jams.

MP40

A German soldiers carries a MP40 submachine guns.

MP40 - 9mm.
Germans-MP40.jpg

PPSh-41

Red Army and Czechoslovak soldiers were armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns.

Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Czechoslovak soldier holding a position with a submachine gun in his hand.
File:Rudolf Jelínek-PPSh-41.jpg
Platoon commander Lt. Sochor (Rudolf Jelínek) gives orders with his submachine gun slung over shoulder.
File:Renáta Dolezelova-skl-PPSh-41.jpg
Nurse Pvt. Anka Kadlecová (Renáta Doleželová) fires her submachine gun at the attacking Germans.
File:Martin Stepánek-PPSh-41.jpg.jpg
The company commander 1st Lt. Otakar Jaroš (Martin Stepánek) dies firing his submachine gun.

Rifles

Karabiner 98k

The German firing squad equipped by Karabiner 98k rifles shoots at the people of Lidice.

Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm

Germans-rifle-detail.jpg

Mosin Nagant Rifle

On the Eastern Front was one of the basic weapons the infantry a Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles.

Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54R
Czechoslovak troops used a Soviet rifless in the training camp in Buzuluk.
Nurse welcomed a Soviet soldiers. One of them has a gun over his shoulder.

Tokarev SVT-40 Rifle

In the battle of Sokolovo was the Czechoslovak unit equipped with SVT-40 rifles.

Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR
An SVT-40 belonging to a Czechoslovakian unit.
File:Ladislav Lakomý-rifle.jpg
LCpl. Hugo Redisch (Ladislav Lakomý) defends his observation post with his rifle.

Machine guns

MG34 Machine Gun

German troops was armed a MG34 machine guns.

MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with front and rear sights folded down.
MG34-skl-hackel.jpg

Maxim

The Maxim machine guns is used by Soviet troops and Czechoslovak troops.

MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum
Czechoslovak gunners with Maxim in training camp.
Rataj (Jan Kanyza) machine-guns German troops, leaving the tank vulnerable to infantry assault.

Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun

Soviet troops also use the Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun.

Degtyaryov DP-28 machine gun, 7.62x54mm R.
RA-DT.jpg

Hand Grenades

No. 73 Mk. I hand grenade

British anti-tank hand grenade No 73 Mark I.
The second assassin throws a No. 73 Mk. I grenade at Heydrich's car.

RGD-33 stick grenade

RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation stick grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve.
A Soviet soldier throws at the enemies tank volume of RGD-33 stick grenades.
File:Antonín Krafka-hand grenade.jpg
Private Black (Antonín Krafka) destroys by a hand grenade the armored to vehicle with the crew.
1st Lt. Otakar Jaroš (Martin Stepánek) has not enough to time to throw a grenade.

Other

OSP-30 Flare Pistol

Czechoslovak soldier gives the signal to launch an attack with OSP-30 Flare Pistol.

Russian OSP-30 Flare Pistol 26.5mm
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PTRD-41

Pvt. Rataj (Jan Kanyza) fire by PTRD-41 anti-tank rifle.

PTRD-41 Anti-tank rifle - 14.5x114mm
Jan Kanyza-antitank rifle.jpg

82mm BM-37 mortar

Czechoslovak unit had in its arsenal also Soviet BM-37 mortars.

82mm BM-37 mortar
82mmBM-37-Sok.jpg

45mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K)

Czechoslovak unit use the 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) during the battle.

M1937 (53-K) Soviet anti-tank gun - 45 mm (1.77 in)
Sokolovo-53-K.jpg

122mm howitzer M1938 (M-30)

Soviet 122mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) led the supportive firing in battle.

Soviet 121.92 mm (4.8 inch) howitzer
Sokolovo-Zis-3.jpg

BM-13 Katyusha rocket launcher

Soviet rocket launchers fired on German positions.

Flammenwerferpanzer 35R

German used a Flammenwerferpanzer 35R.

Tiger I

German troops were supported by heavy tanks Tiger I. The Christie suspension would indicate that this tank is actually a dressed up T-34, which is typical in post-war films.

T-34 tanks

T-34-76 with the hex turret, T-34-85 with the longer barrels

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