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= Machine Guns = | = Machine Guns = | ||
− | == Browning | + | == MG34 == |
− | Several Browning | + | [[MG34]] machine guns are used by German troops. |
− | [[Image:Browning wz. 1928.jpg|thumb|400px|none| | + | [[Image:mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
+ | [[File:Westerplatte-MG34-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier at the left fires an MG34.]] | ||
+ | [[File:Westerplatte-MG34-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier holds an MG34 in the final scene.]] | ||
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+ | ==Wz. 28 Browning== | ||
+ | Several [[Wz. 28 Browning]], a Polish version of [[Browning Automatic Rifle]], are used by Polish soldiers. Screen used wz. 28s belong to the late version of this machine gun that has a "fish tail" buttstock, larger cooling fins and a conical flash hider. | ||
+ | [[Image:Browning wz. 1928.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Wz. 28 Browning - 7,92 x 57 mm Mauser.]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-Wz28-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier carries a wz. 28 machine gun.]] | [[File:Westerplatte-Wz28-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier carries a wz. 28 machine gun.]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-Wz28-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers with a wz. 28 machine gun and KbK 98 rifles in ambush.]] | [[File:Westerplatte-Wz28-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers with a wz. 28 machine gun and KbK 98 rifles in ambush.]] | ||
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[[File:Westerplatte-Wz28-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Piotr Buder ([[Józef Nowak]]) mans a machine gun.]] | [[File:Westerplatte-Wz28-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Piotr Buder ([[Józef Nowak]]) mans a machine gun.]] | ||
[[File:Westerplatte-Wz28-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Navy Warrant Officer Bernard Rygielski ([[Bohdan Ejmont]]) fires a machine gun.]] | [[File:Westerplatte-Wz28-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Navy Warrant Officer Bernard Rygielski ([[Bohdan Ejmont]]) fires a machine gun.]] | ||
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==Wz. 30 Browning== | ==Wz. 30 Browning== |
Revision as of 10:02, 3 March 2024
Westerplatte is a 1967 Polish war movie directed by Stanislaw Różewicz. It depicts the Battle of Westerplatte in the first days of World War II.
The following weapons were used in the film Westerplatte:
Handguns
Wz. 35 Vis
Wz. 35 Vis pistols are service sidearms of Polish officers and NCOs.
Luger P08
An SS officer is briefly seen holding a Luger P08 pistol.
Submachine Guns
Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II
Some German soldiers are armed with Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II SMGs. Polish soldiers use captured MP28s.
Rifles
Karabinek wz. 1898
Most Polish soldiers are armed with KbK wz. 1898 carbines, a Polish version of German Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine. They appeared with both bend (early version) and straight (late version) bolt handles.
Karabiner 98k
German soldiers carry Karabiner 98k rifles.
Mauser Vz. 33
A German soldier has a Czech Vz. 33 Mauser.
Machine Guns
MG34
MG34 machine guns are used by German troops.
Wz. 28 Browning
Several Wz. 28 Browning, a Polish version of Browning Automatic Rifle, are used by Polish soldiers. Screen used wz. 28s belong to the late version of this machine gun that has a "fish tail" buttstock, larger cooling fins and a conical flash hider.
Wz. 30 Browning
Wz. 30 Browning heavy machine guns are also used by Polish soldiers.
Wz. 30 Browning Mockup
In several scenes Ckm wz. 30 machine guns are substituted with some other machine gun, visually modified.
Other Weapons
F-1 Hand Grenades
Polish soldiers use F-1 hand grenades, standing for original Polish wz. 33 grenades.
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
German soldiers use Model 24 Stielhandgranate hand grenades.
81-mm Mortar wz. 31
Polish soldiers use several mortars that appear to be authentic 81-mm wz. 31.
45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K)
A 45-mm M1937 AT gun is used by Polish soldiers. It stands for original 37-mm Bofors wz. 36 AT gun.
Trivia
Polish soldiers use a 75-mm or 76.2-mm field cannon of WW1 pattern.