Error creating thumbnail: File missing Join our Discord! |
If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here. |
Front Without Mercy (Front ohne Gnade) - Part 1: Difference between revisions
m (→Karabiner 98k) |
m (→Luger P08) |
||
(6 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
|character7=Cyrus Maria Rosenfeld | |character7=Cyrus Maria Rosenfeld | ||
|actor7=[[Hans Teuscher]] | |actor7=[[Hans Teuscher]] | ||
|character8= | |character8=Heinrich Bartels | ||
|actor8=[[Jörg Kleinau]] | |actor8=[[Jörg Kleinau]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
''''' Front Without Mercy''''' (''Front ohne Gnade'') is a 1984 East German TV series directed by Rudi Kurz. The story depicts the activities of a group of Communist anti-Nazi resistance in Germany in 1930s-1940s, lead by Hermann Anders ([[Jürgen Zartmann]]). The first part (Eps. 1-4) is set in Berlin in Summer 1934 when Anders' group starts the activities against the Nazi regime. | [[Front Without Mercy (Front ohne Gnade)|''''' Front Without Mercy''''' (''Front ohne Gnade'')]] is a 1984 East German TV series directed by Rudi Kurz. The story depicts the activities of a group of Communist anti-Nazi resistance in Germany in 1930s-1940s, lead by Hermann Anders ([[Jürgen Zartmann]]). The first part (Eps. 1-4) is set in Berlin in Summer 1934 when Anders' group starts the activities against the Nazi regime. | ||
{{Film Title|Front ohne Gnade}} | {{Film Title|Front ohne Gnade}} | ||
Line 49: | Line 49: | ||
[[Image:1914MauserPocket.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol - 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP)]] | [[Image:1914MauserPocket.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol - 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP)]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep1-MauserPocket-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Gestapo operative ([[Alexander Wikarski]]) holds a Mauser pocket pistol in "In letzter Minute" (Ep.1). Its shape and size match M1914 version in 7.65mm caliber.]] | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep1-MauserPocket-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Gestapo operative ([[Alexander Wikarski]]) holds a Mauser pocket pistol in "In letzter Minute" (Ep.1). Its shape and size match M1914 version in 7.65mm caliber.]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep1-MauserPocket-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another Gestapo operative ([[Karl Sturm]]) (at the | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep1-MauserPocket-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another Gestapo operative ([[Karl Sturm]]) (at the right) with a Mauser pocket pistol (Ep.1).]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep1-MauserPocket-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Same character carries the pistol tucked in his belt.]] | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep1-MauserPocket-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Same character carries the pistol tucked in his belt.]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep1-MauserPocket-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lydia picks up the pistol of the said Gestapo agent.]] | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep1-MauserPocket-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lydia picks up the pistol of the said Gestapo agent.]] | ||
Line 67: | Line 67: | ||
''Note:'' see additional images on [[Talk:Front Without Mercy (Front ohne Gnade) - Part 1#Luger P08|talk page]]. | ''Note:'' see additional images on [[Talk:Front Without Mercy (Front ohne Gnade) - Part 1#Luger P08|talk page]]. | ||
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep1-Luger-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep1-Luger-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|''Einsatzleiter Gestapo'' (the head of Gestapo operative group) ([[Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann]]) holds a Luger in "In letzter Minute" (Ep.1).]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep1-Luger-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Same character threatens Lydia Messmer.]] | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep1-Luger-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Same character threatens Lydia Messmer.]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep1-Luger-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another close view of the pistol.]] | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep1-Luger-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another close view of the pistol.]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Luger-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In "Tod in der Vill" (Ep.2) SS-Untersturmführer Zeise ([[Harald Warmbrunn]]) holds his Luger during the events of the Night of the Long Knives (the massacre of ''Sturmabteilung'' (SA) leaders in Summer 1934).]] | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Luger-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In "Tod in der Vill" (Ep.2) SS-Untersturmführer Zeise ([[Harald Warmbrunn]]) holds his Luger during the events of the Night of the Long Knives (the massacre of ''Sturmabteilung'' (SA) leaders in Summer 1934).]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Luger-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Zeise executes the commander of SA ''Standarten'' (regiment) Otto von Wittke (Hans-Joachim Hegewald).]] | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Luger-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Zeise executes the commander of SA ''Standarten'' (regiment) Otto von Wittke (Hans-Joachim Hegewald).]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep4-Luger-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Gestapo guard ([[ | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep4-Luger-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Gestapo guard ([[Detlef Bierstedt]]) holds a Luger in "P3X Schweigt Fur Immer" (Ep.4).]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep4-Luger-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep4-Luger-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep4-Luger-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He loads the pistol.]] | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep4-Luger-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He loads the pistol.]] | ||
Line 94: | Line 94: | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Mauser98-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the rifles.]] | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Mauser98-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the rifles.]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Mauser98-9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An SA stormtrooper on guard holds a 98k with hooded front sight.]] | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Mauser98-9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An SA stormtrooper on guard holds a 98k with hooded front sight.]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Mauser98-10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SS | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Mauser98-10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SS men fire their rifles during the massacre in von Wittke's estate. The rifle at the left is a Kar 98k while two other rifles have Vz.24 style front sights.]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Mauser98-11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of same scene.]] | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Mauser98-11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of same scene.]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Mauser98-12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|More SS personnel fire at SA stormtroopers. The rifle at the left has Vz.24 style front sights, and the one at the right is a Kar 98k with hooded front sight.]] | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Mauser98-12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|More SS personnel fire at SA stormtroopers. The rifle at the left has Vz.24 style front sights, and the one at the right is a Kar 98k with hooded front sight.]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Mauser98-13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An SS | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Mauser98-13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An SS man carries a Kar 98k.]] | ||
== Karabiner 98k Sniper == | == Karabiner 98k Sniper == | ||
Line 115: | Line 115: | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Mauser98-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Rifles of the SS unit in gun rack. About half of them have Vz.24 style front sights and open top handguards.]] | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Mauser98-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Rifles of the SS unit in gun rack. About half of them have Vz.24 style front sights and open top handguards.]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Mauser98-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the rifles.]] | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Mauser98-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the rifles.]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Mauser98-10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SS | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Mauser98-10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SS men fire their rifles during the massacre in von Wittke's estate. Rifles at the right and center have Vz.24 style front sights.]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Mauser98-12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|More SS personnel fire at SA stormtroopers. The rifle at the left has Vz.24 style front sights.]] | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep2-Mauser98-12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|More SS personnel fire at SA stormtroopers. The rifle at the left has Vz.24 style front sights.]] | ||
[[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep3-Mauser98-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An SS guard carries a Mauser rifle in "Fund in der Nacht" (Ep.3). Note the Vz.24 style front sight.]] | [[File:Front ohne Gnade-Ep3-Mauser98-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An SS guard carries a Mauser rifle in "Fund in der Nacht" (Ep.3). Note the Vz.24 style front sight.]] |
Latest revision as of 12:06, 31 March 2019
|
Front Without Mercy (Front ohne Gnade) is a 1984 East German TV series directed by Rudi Kurz. The story depicts the activities of a group of Communist anti-Nazi resistance in Germany in 1930s-1940s, lead by Hermann Anders (Jürgen Zartmann). The first part (Eps. 1-4) is set in Berlin in Summer 1934 when Anders' group starts the activities against the Nazi regime.
The following weapons were used in the film Front ohne Gnade:
Pistols
Walther PP
Walther PP pistols are seen in hands of Communist resistance fighters, notably Hermann Anders (Jürgen Zartmann), Lydia Messmer (Renate Blume), Jochen Hellmann (Bernd Braun), and SS and Gestapo personnel, notably SS-Obersturmführer Menge (Klaus-Peter Thiele).
Mauser M1914
Mauser M1914 pistols are used by Communist resistance fighters, notably Lydia Messmer (Renate Blume), and SS and Gestapo personnel.
CZ 27
Due to several continuity errors in Ep.1, Mauser M1914, given by Lydia Messmer to Hermann Anders, switches to a CZ 27. Next moment Anders' pistol switches again, to a Walther PP, while the CZ 27 appears in hands of Gestapo agent Helmut Leif (Willi Schrade).
Luger P08
SS and Gestapo personnel mostly use Luger P08 pistols.
Note: see additional images on talk page.
Walther Model 4
In "Fund in der Nacht" (Ep.3) a Communist resistance fighter Heinrich Bartels (Jörg Kleinau) takes a Walther Model 4. According to the story, it must the same pistol that was previously used by Hermann Anders, but the latter was seen with a Walther PP and never uses a Model 4.
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
Karabiner 98k rifles are widely used by SA and SS personnel. In reality Karabiner 98k entered service only in 1935, and many of screen gun are of even later modifications, like version with hooded front sight, issued in 1939, and simplified Kriegsmodell version that appeared in 1944.
Note: see additional images on talk page.
Karabiner 98k Sniper
In "In letzter Minute" (Ep.1) the head of Einsatzleiter Gestapo (Gestapo operative group) (Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann) is armed with a 98k with sniper scope.
Mauser Vz.24/98k rifle
Mauser rifles of a different model are also seen in "Tod in der Vill" (Ep.2) and "Fund in der Nacht" (Ep.3). They have the front sight of Vz.24 Czech Mauser (it is different from all version of Karabiner 98k) and grasping grooves on the stock. But these rifles also have Karabiner 98k style open top upper handguards, attachment of the rifle sling and in some cases turned down bolt handles. Possibly such combination of the features of two Mauser rifles is a result of postwar reworking of enormous stocks of former Wehrmacht rifles, resulting in a kind of hybrid.
Machine Guns
MG34
In "Tod in der Vill" (Ep.2) during the Night of the Long Knives SS personnel use an MG34 to massacre SA stormtroopers in von Wittke's estate. In reality MG34 entered service only in 1936; in 1934 the light machine gun of German military was MG13.
Other Weapons
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
In "Tod in der Vill" (Ep.2) during the Night of the Long Knives SS personnel take Model 24 Stielhandgranate hand grenades but they aren't used in action.