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[[Image: MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]] | [[Image: MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]] | ||
[[File:BigParade-Maxim1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Pilot fires a (ground-use) Maxim from his plane.]] | [[File:BigParade-Maxim1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Pilot fires a (ground-use) Maxim from his plane.]] | ||
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[[File:BigParade-Maxim3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German Maxim team with the MG. Note the mounted ''Patronenkasten''.]] | [[File:BigParade-Maxim3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German Maxim team with the MG. Note the mounted ''Patronenkasten''.]] | ||
[[File:BigParade-Maxim4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An abandoned Maxim on the right.]] | [[File:BigParade-Maxim4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An abandoned Maxim on the right.]] |
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The Big Parade is a 1925 American silent World War I film directed by King Vidor. The United States enters World War I on April 6, 1917. The young Jim Apperson gets infected by the war euphoria of his family and his friends Tom and Karl and volunteers. In a French training camp, he and the other recruits lead a seemingly carefree life. Jim falls in love with the local peasant girl Melisande, whom he must leave, however, as his unit is transferred to the front. There, the young soldiers are confronted with the horrors of war.
This movie is considered the first realistic war film that does not glorify heroic death but condemns it. It paved the way for productions such as All Quiet on the Western Front, Westfront 1918 and numerous other anti-war films.
The following weapons were used in the film The Big Parade:
Handguns
Smith & Wesson M1917 Revolver
Some American officers use Smith & Wesson M1917 Revolvers as their duty sidearm.
Colt M1911
The Colt M1911 are used by U.S. officers.
Luger P08
A German soldier and officer are seen with Luger P08 pistols during the fighting.
Rifles
Springfield M1903
The main battle rifle of the Doughboys including James (John Gilbert), Bull (Tom O'Brien) and Slim (Karl Dane) is the M1903 Springfield Mk1. German soldiers can also be seen with this rifle instead of accurate Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles.
Krag-Jørgensen M1896
The Krag-Jørgensen M1896 is the second most used rifle in the movie of the American and Germans.
Unknown Rifles
Some unknown rifles that appear to be Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 rifles can be seen. This rife is often seen in American movies in the 1910s and 20s.
Machine Guns
Hotchkiss M1914
French Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Guns in AA-mountings are used by American soldiers to shoot down a plane.
Browning M1917
Browning M1917 machine guns are used by German soldiers.
Maxim MG 08
German troops use the Maxim MG08 machine gun against AEF infantrymen as well. Some of them are fitted with the Patronenkasten 16 belt drum.
Maxim MG 08/15
A Maxim MG08/15 is fired by German soldier from a house in No Man's Land.
Grenades
Mills Bomb
The Doughboys use British Mills Bombs.
Stielhandgranate Mockup
German soldiers use Stielhandgranate Mockups standing for Model 17 Stielhandgranaten.
Other
Canon de 75 mm modèle 1897
The French Canon de 75 mm modèle 1897 field gun is used by American and German forces. For the Germans, it stands for 7,7 cm Feldkanone 96 n. A. field guns.
7.58 cm Minenwerfer
Two German soldiers fire a 7.58 cm Minenwerfer from a crater.