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Revision as of 16:49, 1 March 2015
Decision Before Dawn is a 1951 German-American war film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Oskar Werner and Richard Basehart. The film was shot on location in West Germany, using authentic German wartime equipment and actual ruins of buildings which had been bombed in the war and had not yet been repaired or demolished. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, Best Picture and Best Editing, but won neither. The film features early appearances by Klaus Kinski and Gert Fröbe.
The following weapons were used in the film Decision Before Dawn:
Handguns
Smith & Wesson Victory Model
Lt. Dick Rennick (Richard Basehart) uses a Smith & Wesson Victory Model at the end of the film. Recruits are seen practicing with them earlier in the film.
M1911A1
Vincent (uncredited) shows Rennick an M1911A1 while doing inventory before he leaves for Germany. He refers to it as his "landing gun."
Smith & Wesson Victory Model (mocked up as Walther P38)
Ernst Brandenbacher (Arno Assmann) and "Happy" (Oskar Werner) use what appear to be Smith & Wesson Victory Model revolvers mocked up as Walther P38s.
1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol
Happy picks up Col. Von Ecker's (O.E. Hasse) sidearm, which appears to be a 1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol and offers to clean it for him.
Submachine Guns
M1A1 Thompson
Lt. Rennick is armed with a M1A1 Thompson at the beginning of the film.
MP40
German troops are equipped with MP40s.
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
Karabiner 98k rifles are seen throughout the film.
M1 Garand
American troops are armed with M1 Garands.
Sturmgewehr 44
German MPs are armed with Sturmgewehr 44s.
M1 Carbine
American troops are armed with M1 Carbines.
Browning Automatic Rifle
American troops are armed with Browning Automatic Rifles.
Machine Guns
MG34
German troops are equipped with MG34s.
Browning M1919A4
American troops are equipped with Browning M1919A4 machine guns.
Other
Panzerschreck
German troops are equipped with what appear to be Panzerschrecks.
2 cm Flak 38
2 cm Flak 38 in a single mount on the trailer.
2 cm Flakvierling 38
2 cm Flakvierling 38s are see in various configurations throughout the film.
7.5 cm Pak 40
7.5 cm Pak 40s are seen throughout the film.
8.8 cm Pak 43/41
Happy runs in front of a 8.8 cm Pak 43/41.
Trivia
M24 Chaffee
Although filming in Germany provided plenty of German wartime equipment, operational German wartime armor was too much to ask for. These were provided by either the US or French armies who assisted in the film.
P-47 Thunderbolt
Real P-47 Thunderbolts were provided by either the USAF or the French Air Force. All remaining American P-47s were in Air National Guard units at this time, so it's more likely these are French P-47s.