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| − | '''''The Red Baron''''' is a 2008 German film production by director Nikolai Müllerschön and is loosely based | + | '''''The Red Baron''''' is a 2008 German film production by director Nikolai Müllerschön and is loosely based on the last Life Years of Manfred von Richthofen. The 24-year-old Baron Manfred von Richthofen ([[Matthias Schweighofer]]) is a gifted fighter pilot in World War. All Europe fears his red-painted Fokker. He and his comrades Voss ([[Til Schweiger]]), Sternberg ([[Maxim Mehmet]]) and Lehmann ([[Hanno Koffler]]) see air duels as bold sports. Only when Richthofen falls in love with the nurse Käte ([[Lena Headey]]), he discovered the horrors of war. |
{{Film Title|The Red Baron}} | {{Film Title|The Red Baron}} | ||
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==Smith & Wesson Model 3== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 3== | ||
| − | Canadian Captain Roy Brown ([[Joseph Fiennes]]) is briefly seen with a nickel plated [[Smith & Wesson Model 3]] revolver during a meeting with von Richthofen ('''Note''': In reality, Brown and von Richthofen never met in person until April 21, 1918 where Brown pursued him in a dogfight.). | + | Canadian Captain Roy Brown ([[Joseph Fiennes]]) is briefly seen with a nickel plated [[Smith & Wesson Model 3]] revolver during a meeting with von Richthofen ('''Note''': In reality, Brown and von Richthofen never met in person until April 21, 1918, where Brown pursued him in a dogfight.). |
[[File:Smith & Wesson Model 3 Russian 1st Model.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 3 Russian 1st Model - .44 Russian. The American Model is analogous, only chambered for .44 S&W American.]] | [[File:Smith & Wesson Model 3 Russian 1st Model.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 3 Russian 1st Model - .44 Russian. The American Model is analogous, only chambered for .44 S&W American.]] | ||
| − | [[File:rb_unrevolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Revolver in his unfolded holster. In the next scene he describes himself as a member of the "Royal Canadian Flying Corps" which did not exist. Actually he served in the British Royal Naval Air Service, and would have worn a naval officer's uniform.]] | + | [[File:rb_unrevolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Revolver in his unfolded holster. In the next scene, he describes himself as a member of the "Royal Canadian Flying Corps" which did not exist. Actually, he served in the British Royal Naval Air Service, and would have worn a naval officer's uniform.]] |
| − | [[File:rb_unrevolver1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the rounded grip.]] | + | [[File:rb_unrevolver1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the rounded grip while in the background you can see von Richthofen's crashed Albatros D.V.]] |
==Luger P08== | ==Luger P08== | ||
| − | A ''Sturmpionier'' officer | + | A ''Sturmpionier'' officer holds a [[Luger P08]] before the German Spring Offensive in 1918. |
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:rb_Luger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer on the left. The soldier next to him prepares a Stielhandgranate.]] | [[File:rb_Luger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer on the left. The soldier next to him prepares a Stielhandgranate.]] | ||
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An actual [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]] is briefly seen in a British trench. | An actual [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]] is briefly seen in a British trench. | ||
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British]] | [[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British]] | ||
| − | [[File:rb_smle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Lee-Enfield on the right next to the sitting | + | [[File:rb_smle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Lee-Enfield on the right next to the sitting soldier. Note the correct placed muzzle and the front sights.]] |
=Hunting Guns= | =Hunting Guns= | ||
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[[File:rb_lmg08-15_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lothars plane with the Maxims.]] | [[File:rb_lmg08-15_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lothars plane with the Maxims.]] | ||
| − | ==Vickers Aircraft | + | ==Vickers Aircraft== |
| − | The Sopwith | + | The Sopwith F.1 Camel of Captain Roy Brown ([[Joseph Fiennes]]) is armed with two [[Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun]]. |
[[Image:VickersAircraft.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun]] | [[Image:VickersAircraft.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun]] | ||
[[File:rb_vickers.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Front view.]] | [[File:rb_vickers.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Front view.]] | ||
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==Maxim MG08== | ==Maxim MG08== | ||
| − | Near at the end of the movie, German soldiers carry real [[Maxim MG08]]s equipped with ZF12 scopes | + | Near at the end of the movie, German soldiers carry real [[Maxim MG08]]s equipped with ZF12 scopes. |
[[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 7.92x57mm Mauser on sled mount]] | [[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 7.92x57mm Mauser on sled mount]] | ||
[[File:rb_mg08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers transport the Maxims at dawn of March 21, 1918.]] | [[File:rb_mg08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers transport the Maxims at dawn of March 21, 1918.]] | ||
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| − | ==Maxim | + | ==Maxim MG08/15== |
| − | Before the last great offensive of the German Empire in 1918, | + | Before the last great offensive of the German Empire in 1918, several [[Maxim MG08/15]]s are seen. |
[[File:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[File:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:rb_mg08-15_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers awaits the signal to attack giving a good view on the reveiver.]] | [[File:rb_mg08-15_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers awaits the signal to attack giving a good view on the reveiver.]] | ||
[[File:rb_mg08-15_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Barrel view.]] | [[File:rb_mg08-15_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Barrel view.]] | ||
[[File:rb_mg08-15_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A stormtrooper with the Maxim MG08/15 in No Man's land.]] | [[File:rb_mg08-15_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A stormtrooper with the Maxim MG08/15 in No Man's land.]] | ||
| + | [[File:rb_mg082.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The covered Maxim in a French Position.]] | ||
=Flamethrowers= | =Flamethrowers= | ||
==Kleinflammenwerfer M.16== | ==Kleinflammenwerfer M.16== | ||
| − | A ''Sturmpionier'' holds a [[Flammenwerfer M.16|Kleif M.16]] before the German offensive. | + | A ''Sturmpionier'', German special unit trained in construction and the demolition of fortifications, holds a [[Flammenwerfer M.16|Kleif M.16]] before the German offensive. |
[[File:Kleif16.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Kleinflammenwerfer (Kleif) M.16.]] | [[File:Kleif16.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Kleinflammenwerfer (Kleif) M.16.]] | ||
[[File:rb_kleif.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Pionier holds the flamethrower.]] | [[File:rb_kleif.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Pionier holds the flamethrower.]] | ||
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=Other= | =Other= | ||
| − | == | + | ==OSP-30 Flare Pistol== |
| − | A German pilot fires a French | + | A German pilot fires an anachronostic Soviet [[OSP-30 Flare Pistol]] standing for a [[Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894]] or a French Model 1917. |
| − | [[File:rb_flare.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The pilot | + | [[Image:OSP-30.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Russian OSP-30 Flare Pistol 26.5mm]] |
| + | [[File:rb_flare.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The pilot aims the pistol at an Allied Caquot dirigible observation balloon.]] | ||
==21 cm Mörser 16== | ==21 cm Mörser 16== | ||
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The Red Baron is a 2008 German film production by director Nikolai Müllerschön and is loosely based on the last Life Years of Manfred von Richthofen. The 24-year-old Baron Manfred von Richthofen (Matthias Schweighofer) is a gifted fighter pilot in World War. All Europe fears his red-painted Fokker. He and his comrades Voss (Til Schweiger), Sternberg (Maxim Mehmet) and Lehmann (Hanno Koffler) see air duels as bold sports. Only when Richthofen falls in love with the nurse Käte (Lena Headey), he discovered the horrors of war.
The following weapons were used in the film The Red Baron:
Handguns
1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol
The personal sidearm of Lothar (Volker Bruch) and Manfred von Richthofen (Matthias Schweighöfer) is a 1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol. In reality, he carried a Luger P08.
Smith & Wesson Model 3
Canadian Captain Roy Brown (Joseph Fiennes) is briefly seen with a nickel plated Smith & Wesson Model 3 revolver during a meeting with von Richthofen (Note: In reality, Brown and von Richthofen never met in person until April 21, 1918, where Brown pursued him in a dogfight.).
Luger P08
A Sturmpionier officer holds a Luger P08 before the German Spring Offensive in 1918.
Rifles
M1 Garand (Mocked-Up as SMLE No.1 Mk.III*)
ANZAC soldiers are seen with M1 Garands mocked up to resemble British Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* rifles during the funeral of Capt. Clyde Walker.
Czech Mauser 98/22
Some German soldiers can be seen carrying VZ-98/22 Czech Mausers standing for accurate Gewehr 98s rifles. They are Identifiable due they have flat tangent sights instead of "Lange Visiers".
Karabiner 98k
German soldiers also carry anachronistic Karabiner 98ks in the movie (although they may stand for authentic Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbines). Some of them can be seen with fixed bayonets.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
The historically accurate Mauser Gewehr 1898 is carried by German soldiers in the second half of the movie. Notably, before the Spring Offensive where they're equipped with SG 98/05 bayonets.
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*
An actual Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* is briefly seen in a British trench.
Hunting Guns
Cape Gun
During the opening in 1906, young Richthofen (Tomás Koutník) is on the hunt with a Cape Gun, the combination double-barrel hunting shotgun/rifle, with one smoothbore and one .22 caliber rifled barrels.
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
Werner Voß (Til Schweiger) is seen with a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun.
Machine Guns
LMG 08/15
LMG 08/15 Air machine guns are mounted on German planes.
Vickers Aircraft
The Sopwith F.1 Camel of Captain Roy Brown (Joseph Fiennes) is armed with two Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun.
Lewis Mk II Aircraft
The secondary weapons of British planes are air-cooled Lewis Mk II Aircraft MGs.
ZB-53 / Vz.37
Czech ZB-53 / Vz.37 are mocked up to resemble Parabellum MG14 and Maxim MG08 machine guns.
Maxim MG08
Near at the end of the movie, German soldiers carry real Maxim MG08s equipped with ZF12 scopes.
Maxim MG08/15
Before the last great offensive of the German Empire in 1918, several Maxim MG08/15s are seen.
Flamethrowers
Kleinflammenwerfer M.16
A Sturmpionier, German special unit trained in construction and the demolition of fortifications, holds a Kleif M.16 before the German offensive.
Grenades
Model 16/17 Stielhandgranate
German soldiers are seen with several Model 16 and Model 17 Stielhandgranates.
Other
OSP-30 Flare Pistol
A German pilot fires an anachronostic Soviet OSP-30 Flare Pistol standing for a Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894 or a French Model 1917.
21 cm Mörser 16
