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{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}}
[[Category:Movie]]
|name = ''Downfall''<br />''Der Untergang''
|picture = Downfall.jpg
|caption = ''Movie poster''
|country = [[Image:AUT.jpg|25px]] Austria <br />[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] Germany<br />[[Image:ITA.jpg|25px]] Italy <br />[[Image:RUS.jpg|25px]] Russia <br />
|director = Oliver Hirschbiegel
|date= September 16, 2004
|language = German<BR>Russian
|distributor= Constantin Film
|character1=Adolf Hitler
|actor1=[[Bruno Ganz]]
|character2=Traudl Junge
|actor2=[[Alexandra Maria Lara]]
|character3=Joseph Goebbels
|actor3=[[Ulrich Matthes]]
|character4=Walther Hewel
|actor4=[[Gerald Alexander Held]]
|character5=Otto Günsche
|actor5=[[Götz Otto]]
|character6=Hermann Fegelein
|actor6=[[Thomas Kretschmann]]
|character7=Werner Haase
|actor7=[[Matthias Habich]]
|character8=Albert Speer
|actor8=[[Heino Ferch]]
|character9=General Mohnke
|actor9=[[André Hennicke]]
|character10=General Weidling
|actor10=[[Michael Mendl]]
}}
 
'''''Downfall''''' (German language/International title: '''''Der Untergang''''') is a 2004 historical war drama chronicling the last ten days of Adolf Hitler's life during the Battle of Berlin. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, the film is based on numerous primary and secondary accounts of the final days of Adolf Hitler, set in and around Hitler's ''Führerbunker''. The film stars Bruno Ganz as Adolf Hitler. Filming took place in Berlin, Munich, and Saint Petersburg.
 
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'''Note: Spoilers are present in some image descriptions'''
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=Pistols=
 
== Walther PP ==
General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling ([[Michael Mendl]]) and SS-''Oberscharführer'' (Technical sergeant) Rochus Misch ([[Heinrich Schmieder]]) carry [[Walther PP]] pistols as their sidearm. Weilding's pistol is seen briefly when he turns it over before entering the bunker. Misch is seen gazing at his Walther PP pistol while manning the radio.
[[Image:Walther_PP.jpg‎|thumb|300px|none|War Time Walther PP - .32 ACP]]
[[Image:DownFallPP.JPG|thumb|none|600px|General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling turns over his Walther PP sidearm before seeing Hitler.]]
[[Image:Downfall WaltherPP 02.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|SS-''Oberscharführer'' Rochus Misch contemplates suicide with his Walther PP pistol.]]
 
== Walther PPK ==
Adolf Hitler's ([[Bruno Ganz]]) [[Walther PPK]] is seen lying on the floor of his study after he commits suicide. General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf ([[Justus von Dohnányi]]) carries a PPK as do other officers, and Nazi diplomats such as Walther Hewel.
[[Image:PPKNazi1.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Early [[Walther PP/PPK|Walther PPK]] in 7.65x17mm Auto (.32 ACP)]]
[[Image:DownFallPPK.JPG|thumb|600px|none|Hitler's Walther PPK lies on the floor of his study following his suicide.]]
[[Image:DownFallPPK2.JPG|thumb|600px|none|Wilhelm Burgdorf ([[Justus von Dohnányi]]) uses his PPK to threaten to shoot Nazi Official Hans Fritzsche for wanting to surrender unconditionally to the Red Army.]]
[[Image:DownFallPPK3.JPG|thumb|600px|none|SS-''Obersturmbannführer'' (Lieutenant Colonel) Franz Schädle ([[Igor Bubenchikov]]) decides to commit suicide rather than leave with SS-''Brigadeführer'' Wilhelm Mohnke during the breakout.]]
[[Image:DownFallPPK4.JPG|thumb|600px|none|Nazi Party Diplomat Walther Hewel ([[Gerald Alexander Held]]) keeps his promise to Hitler and commits suicide before the Russians can capture him.]]
 
== Walther Model 8 ==
After Hitler ([[Bruno Ganz]]) commits suicide, a [[Walther Model 8]] pistol is seen lying on his coffee table. This is historically accurate according to Hitler's personal valet Heinz Linge, and his adjutant Otto Günsche, who testified that upon Hitler's suicide they discovered him with two pistols: a 6.35 mm Walther Model 8, which Linge claimed Hitler often carried in a concealed pocket, and a 7.65mm [[Walther PP]] or [[Walther PPK|PPK]] pistol. Günsche unloaded the weapons and noted that the PP or PPK (he couldn't recall the exact model) had been fired, while the Model 8 had not.
[[File:Walther-Model-8.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther Model 8 - 6.35mm (.25 ACP)]]
[[Image:DownFallModel8.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Hitler's Walther Model 8 pistol - 6.35mm.]]


'''Downfall''' (2004) , (the original German language/International title is ''' ''Der Untergang'' ''') is a visceral, dark and disturbing account of the last days of the Third Reich, most notably the story of '''Traudl Junge''', the young and pretty secretary for Adolf Hitler in his last days in the bunker.  The movie chronicles the German military and civilians' disturbing collapse into fanatical violence and desperation as they try to stave off the Red Army in Berlin.  Arguably a fate of their own making, being a German in Berlin in the spring of 1945 is about as close to Hell on Earth as one can imagine...
== Walther P38 ==
Most of the Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS, and Hitler Youth soldiers are seen with a [[Walther P38]] pistol as their sidearm. SS-''Sturmbannführer'' (Major) Otto Günsche ([[Götz Otto]]) also carries a Walther P38. Joseph Goebbels ([[Ulrich Matthes]]) also uses a P38 to commit suicide with his wife, Magda ([[Corinna Harfouch]]).
[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|World War Two era P38 Pistol - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:DownFallP382.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Inge (Yelena Zelenskaya), a member of the Bund Deutscher Mädel, hands a P38 to the Flak commander in order to kill her rather than be captured by the Red Army.]]
[[Image:Downfall WP38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In the extended cut, Hitlerjunge Peter Kranz obtains the P38 used to kill Inge and ends up shooting a Red Army officer.]]
[[Image:DownFallP38.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Joseph Goebbels ([[Ulrich Matthes]]) stands with his Walther P38 as he and his wife prepare to commit suicide.]]
[[Image:DownFall-WaltherP38-1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|SS-''Obersturmbannführer'' Stehr ([[Fabian Busch]]) rests with his P38 in hand.]]
[[Image:Downfall WaltherP38 02.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|SS-''Sturmbannführer'' Otto Günsche ([[Götz Otto]], left) prepares for the Red Army with his [[Walther P38]] pistol, while SS-''Brigadeführer'' Wilhelm Mohnke (André Hennicke) aims his [[Luger P08]].]]


The following guns were seen in this film:
== Luger P08 ==
SS-''Brigadeführer'' (Brigadier General) Wilhelm Mohnke ([[André Hennicke]]) carries a [[Luger P08]] pistol as his sidearm. He is seen with it when the last remaining German officers prepare for the Red Army.
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm.]]
[[Image:DownFallLugerP08.JPG|thumb|none|600px|SS-''Brigadeführer'' Mohnke, to the left, aiming his Luger P08 in preparation for the Red Army.]]


==[[Karabiner 98k]]==
=Submachine Guns=
* The standard battle weapon of the German Army during WW2, the Karabiner 98 (98K) is rarely seen.  It is seen most during an interior scene where weapons are being handed out (however the vast majority of weapons in the scene are StG-44 assault rifles) and at the end of the film, where surrendering German soldiers are smashing their pristine [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles against the ground prior to the arrival of the Red Army (albeit a scene which made me wince at the thought of all those beautiful guns destroyed...yeow!.)
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm]]


==MP38==
== MP38 ==
[[Image:Mp38-1.jpg]]
The [[MP38]] submachine gun is seen in use by Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS troops. SS-''Standartenführer'' (Colonel) Ernst-Günther Schenck's adjutant Max Müller (Mikhail Tryasorukov) carries one as well.
[[Image:Downfall MP38aa.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|A German NCO with a rusted MP38 escorts Traudl Junge ([[Alexandra Maria Lara]]) and Gerda Christian ([[Birgit Minichmayr]]) (disguised as male German Soldiers) in an attempt to sneak across enemy lines.]]
[[Image:Mp38-1.jpg|none|400px|thumb|Maschinenpistole 38 - 9x19mm.]]
[[Image:DownFallMP38.JPG‎|none|600px|thumb|Schenck's adjutant grabs his MP38 when going with Schenck to confront the SS troopers.]]
[[Image:DownFallMP382.JPG|none|600px|thumb|An SS-''Scharführer'' (Staff sergeant) aims his MP38 at Schenck and Müller.]]
[[Image:DownFallMP383.JPG|none|600px|thumb|Müller ([[Mikhail Tryasorukov]]) tells the SS troopers to stop.]]
[[Image:Downfall MP38aa.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A German NCO with a rusted [[MP38]] escorts Traudl Junge ([[Alexandra Maria Lara]]) and Gerda Christian ([[Birgit Minichmayr]]) (disguised as male German soldiers) in an attempt to sneak across enemy lines.]]


==[[MP40]]==
== MP40 ==
[[Image:MP40.jpg]]
Several members of the Waffen SS are seen armed with [[MP40]] submachine guns, most notably when preparing to cremate the Goebbels remains. SS officer Peter Högl uses an MP40 to execute Hermann Fegelein. General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling's adjutant also carries an MP40, which he turns in before entering the bunker.
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:DownFallMP40.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Guards armed with MP40 submachine guns at an entrance to the bunker.]]
[[Image:DownFallMP40sub.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Weidling's adjutant (Oleg Popov) hands over his MP40 submachine gun.]]
[[Image:DownFallMP402.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Two SS-''Unterscharführers'' (Sergeant) prepare petrol for the cremation of the Goebbels' remains, MP40 submachine guns slung on their backs.]]
[[Image:DownFallMP403.JPG|thumb|none|600px|SS approach the Goebbels' remains.]]
[[Image:DownFallMP404.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Soldier seen with MP40 after the breakout from Berlin.]]


==[[MG34]]==
== PPSh-41 ==
[[Image:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An [[MG34]].]]
The [[PPSh-41]] submachine gun is seen throughout the movie. Massive amounts are seen at the end of the movie used by Soviet soldiers, when the Red Army arrives to inspect the surrendered German forces. Normally, the PPSh-41 was not issued in such quantity, but the Red Army, upon entering Berlin, had issued nearly every soldier with a PPSh-41 in anticipation of the street fighting that ensued.  So this abundance of PPSh-41s is in fact, historically correct.
[[Image:Downfall MG34aa.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers fight off the Russians with an MG-34 - 7.92 x 57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
[[Image:DownFallPPSH41.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|A Red Army soldier checks German prisoners with his PPSh-41.]]
[[Image:Downfall PPsh41fielda.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|PPSh-41 submachine guns in the hands of waiting Red Army soldiers]]
[[Image:Downfall PPsh41field02a.jpg‎ ‎|thumb|none|600px|The Red Army soldiers standing behind them are also carrying PPSh-41 submachine guns.]]
[[Image:DownFallPPSH412.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Still even more PPSh-41 submachine guns.]]


==[[Panzerfaust]]==
=Rifles=
[[Image:Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Panzerfaust 44mm with 149mm rocket]]
[[Image:Downfall Panzerfaustaa.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|Hitlerjugend awaits the Red Army with his Panzerfaust]]


==[[Walther PP/PPK|Walther PP]]==
== Karabiner 98k ==
[[Image:Walther_PP.jpg‎|thumb|400px|right|The lesser-known, full-length barreled Walther PP is available in 6.35mm auto (.25 ACP), 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP) Auto or 9x17mm (.380 ACP).]]
The standard battle weapon of the German Army during WW2, the [[Karabiner 98k]] can be seen throughout the film. Many are seen during an interior scene where weapons are being handed out (though the vast majority of weapons in the scene are StG-44 assault rifles). At the end of the film, surrendering German soldiers can be seen smashing their Karabiner 98k rifles prior to the arrival of the Red Army.
[[Image:Downfall WaltherPP 02.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|500px|A military aide contemplates suicide with his Walther PP]]
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm]]
[[Image:DownFallKarabiner98k5.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A sentry at Hitler's Wolf's Lair armed with Karabiner 98k rifle in 1942.]]
[[Image:DownFallKarabiner98k.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers seen armed with Karabiner 98k rifles above the Führerbunker.]]
[[Image:DownFallKarabiner98k2.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|A soldier with a slung Karabiner 98k restrains a civilian trying to intervene in a lynching.]]
[[Image:DownFall-KarabinerHewel.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Soldier to the right seen holding his Karabiner 98k.]]
[[Image:DownFallKarabiner_98k3.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Several dozen soldiers armed with Karabiner 98k after the breakout from Berlin.]]
[[Image:DownFallKarabiner98k4.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Karabiner 98k rifles seen "stacked" while soldiers wait for advancing Red Army.]]


==[[Walther PP/PPK|Walther PPK]]==
==Karabiner 98AZ==
[[Image:Walther-PPK.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Walther PPK in 7.65x17mm Auto (.32 ACP)]]
Some of the soldiers are also armed with [[Karabiner 98AZ]] carbines. It can be identified by the short barrel and the metal hook under the front barrel band which was used to facilitate stacking the rifles in a pyramid.
[[File:Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98AZ - 7.92x57mm]]
[[Image:DownFallKarabiner98k.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|The rifle furthest on the right in this image is the K98AZ.]]
[[Image:DownFall-KarabinerAZ1.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|A Kar98AZ carried by the soldier to the left of the group.]]
[[Image:DownFall-KarabinerAZ2.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|The closest view of one of these carbines behind Gerda.]]


==Walther P38==
==Mauser Standard Modell==
[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|350px|World War Two era P38 Pistol - 9mm]]
At least, one German soldier can briefly be seen with a [[Mauser Standard Modell|Standard Modell]] rifle.
[[Image:Downfall WaltherP38 02.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|500px|Some of the last remaining German officers prepare for the Red Army with their Walther P38s - 9mm]]
[[Image:Mauser Standard Modell.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Standard Modell - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:DownFall-MauserRifle1.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|The soldier on the left with a Standard Modell with straight bolt handle over his shoulder while carrying a wounded fellow.]]
[[Image:DownFall-MauserRifle2.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the rifle reveals the grasping groove.]]


==Sturmgewehr 44==
==Sturmgewehr 44==
* Arguably the most Sturmgewehr 44s ever seen in one movie. The StG-44 is more seen than all other German weapons. As confirmed by a WW2 Historian, the German army held back issuing their StG-44s to elite units, but towards the end of the war, starting handing them out in large numbers, figuring that they were running out of troops to arm.   
Arguably the most [[Sturmgewehr 44]]s ever seen in one movie. The StG-44 is more seen than all other German weapons. As confirmed by a WW2 historian, the German army held back issuing their StG-44s to elite units, but towards the end of the war, starting handing them out in large numbers, figuring that they were running out of troops to arm.   
[[Image:Sturmgewehr 44.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm Kurz]]
[[Image:DownFallStg44.JPG|thumb|none|600px|SS soldiers stand guard at one of the bunkers entrances with their StG-44.]]
[[Image:DownFallStg442.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A soldier jumps from the sidecar to seek cover carrying his StG-44. It looks as if it has a log of AK, but in fact, it is not. Note in the background, the post-war Tatra - OT-810 Halftrack.]]
[[Image:Downfall STF-44 02.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Waffen SS fights with StG-44 in the streets of Berlin.]]
[[Image:DownFallStg443.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Soldier carrying his StG-44 emerges from the ruins of Berlin upon hearing they have surrendered to the Russians.]]
[[Image:Downfall MP44a.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Lots of Waffen SS line up with StG-44s and one MP-40. Note how the one in the middle appears to be equipped with a 20 round magazine.]]
 
== Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine ==
Lots of [[Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine]]s are seen in the hands of Red Army soldiers. Oddly, the standard Red Army infantry rifle, the full-sized Mosin Nagant M91/30, is rarely seen (the M38 Carbine was normally issued to truck drivers and secondary members of crew-served weapons); as in the case of the PPSh-41, M38 carbines were issued in anticipation of the heavy street fighting, so the mix of PPSh-41s and M38s is historically correct.
[[Image:M38Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R]]
[[Image:Downfall Russians M38.jpg‎ ‎‎|thumb|none|600px|Red Army soldiers with M38 Carbines & PPSh-41 submachine guns.]]
[[Image:Downfall Russians.jpg‎ |thumb|none|600px|A Red Army soldier stands with his M38 Carbine.]]
[[Image:DownFallM44.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Red Army soldiers seen with their M38 Carbines.]]
 
=Machine Guns=
 
== Visually Modified PK ==
During the Red Army’s assault on the city, German soldiers are seen laying down suppressing fire with [[PK Machine Gun]]s visually modified to resemble the [[MG34]].
[[Image:PKasMG34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A comparison between a mocked-up PK and a real MG34.]]
[[Image:Downfall MG34aa.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers fight off the Russians with an [[MG34]]. Notice that the belt feeds from the right side, instead of the left.]]
 
== Degtyarev DP-28 ==
Only seen for a few seconds on screen, a [[Degtyarev DP Series Machine Gun|Degtyarev DP light machine gun]] is seen being fired by German soldiers.
[[Image:DP-28.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Degtyarev DP-28 - 7.62x54mm R]]
[[Image:DownFallPanMG.JPG|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers fire a Degtyarev DP-28.]]
 
=Miscellaneous Weaponry=
 
== Panzerfaust ==
German soldiers and Volkssturm militia (including Hitler Youth child soldiers) are seen armed with [[Panzerfaust]] to defend Berlin against Red Army tanks. Hitler Youth child soldier Peter Kranz ([[Donevan Gunia]]) is seen with one.
[[Image:Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Panzerfaust 44mm with 149mm projectile]]
[[Image:Downfall Panzerfaustaa.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Hitlerjugend Peter Kranz awaits the Red Army with his [[Panzerfaust]].]]
[[Image:DownFallPanzerfaust.JPG‎|thumb|none|600px|Volkssturm troops armed with Panzerfausts.]]
 
== Model 24 Stielhandgranate ==
[[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s can be seen being passed out to Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS soldiers as they prepare to defend the Reichstag.
[[Image:M24handgrenade.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Antipersonnel fragmentation M24 hand grenade.]]
[[Image:DownFallM24.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers seen with M24 hand grenades.]]
 
== Model 39 Eihandgranate ==
SS-''Reichsarzt'' Ernst-Robert Grawitz ([[Christian Hoening]]) uses two [[Model 39 Eihandgranate]]s to commit suicide.
[[Image:M39 Eihandgranate.JPG|thumb|none|250px|Model 39 Eihandgranate High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[Image:DownFallM39.JPG|thumb|none|600px|SS-''Reichsarzt'' Ernst-Robert Grawitz prepares two Model 39 Eihandgranates.]]
[[Image:DownFallM392.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Grawitz ready to set off his Model 39 Eihandgranates.]]


The [[Sturmgewehr 44]] is still being manufactured in Germany.  A German firearms company is re-making the StG-44 as a new gun and selling it to civilians and collectors world wide, except for America, where the BATFE has banned its' import.  That same German company also makes a new version of the classic MP40 for sale as well.
==F-1 Hand Grenade==
[[Image:Sturmgewehr 44.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92 Kurz]]
What appears to be an [[F-1 Hand Grenade]] is used by one Soviet soldier.
[[Image:Downfall MP44a.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|Lots of Waffen SS line up with StG-44s and one MP-40]]
[[Image:Deactivated f1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[Image:Downfall STF-44 02.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|Waffen SS fights with StG-44 in the streets of Berlin]]
[[Image:DownFall-SGrenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The first Russian throws a grenade into the corridor.]]


==Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine==
= Heavy Weapons =
* A lot of M38 Carbines are seen in the hands of Red Army soldiers, but not that many full sized M91/30 rifles, which is rather odd, since the Mosin Nagant M91/30 was the most common weapon in any Red Army Infantry unit.  But after talking to a World War Two Historian, I learned that the M91/30 full sized rifle was rare for any of the armies pushing into Berlin.  Other than Submachine guns, the M38 carbine was issued to truck drivers and secondary members of crew served weapons.  So the mix of PPSh-41s and M38s is historically correct.
==3.7 cm Pak 35/36==
[[Image:M38Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soviet Army M38 Carbine - 7.62x54R]]
An abandoned [[3.7 cm Pak 35/36]] can be seen in the streets of Berlin.
[[Image:Downfall Russians M38.jpg‎ ‎‎|thumb|none|500px|Red Army soldiers with M38 Carbines & PPSh-41 Submachine guns.]]
[[Image:Pak36 helsinki 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|3.7 cm Pak 35/36 anti-tank gun - 37×249 mm R]]
[[Image:Downfall Russians.jpg‎ |thumb|none|500px|Red Army soldiers stands with his M38 Carbine - 7.62x54R]]
[[Image:Downfall 3,7cm Pak36.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The 3.7 cm Pak 35/36 in the streets of Berlin.]]


==Tokarev SVT-40 Rifle==
==76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)==
* Seen in the distance, near the beginning of the film, Soviet soldiers fire semiautomatic shots from their long rifles. Though seen quickly they are SVT-40 rifles. Some folks have opined that they could be the first model of the Simonov Type 45 (the SKS) which made their first appearance in the Red Army's assault on Berlin, but the muzzle flash from the rifles shows a muzzle brake pattern that indicates an SVT-40, rather than the SKS which had no muzzle brake.
The [[76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)]].
[[Image:SVT-40.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Tokarev SVT-40, 7.62x54mm R]]
[[file:ZiS3 nn.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M1942 (ZiS-3) 76mm Divisional Gun - 76mm]]
[[Image:Downfall-Zis.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


==PPSh-41 Submachine Gun==
==85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K)==
* Seen throughout the movie, but seen in massive amounts at the end. At first I figured that the Red Army would not have so many PPSh-41 submachine guns in so many hands (nearly everyone has one), but after talking to a World War Two historian on that very note, I discovered that the Red Army, upon entering Berlin, had issued nearly every soldier with PPSh-41s in anticipation of the street fighting that ensued. So this abundance of PPSh-41s is in fact, historically correct.
Although clearly meant to be a Flak 18, a Soviet [[85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K)]] is used by Hitler Youth members in the streets of Berlin.
[[Image:85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K).jpg|thumb|none|400px|85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K) - 85×629mm R]]
[[Image:Downfall_AAgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Hitler Youth unit prepare the M1939.]]
[[Image:Downfall_AAgun2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A view of the receiver.]]


[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A PPSh-41 submachine gun.]]
=Tanks=
[[Image:Downfall PPsh41fielda.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|A literal sea of PPSh-41 Submachine guns in the hands of waiting Soviet Soldiers]]
 
[[Image:Downfall PPsh41field02a.jpg‎ ‎|thumb|none|500px|And the soldiers standing behind them are carrying ... you guessed it ... even more PPSh-41 Submachine guns(!!).]]
==T-34/85==
[[Image:Downfall-T34.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
==Fake Tiger I==
[[Image:Downfall-FakeTiger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
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Downfall
Der Untergang
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Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
Release Date September 16, 2004
Language German
Russian
Distributor Constantin Film
Main Cast
Character Actor
Adolf Hitler Bruno Ganz
Traudl Junge Alexandra Maria Lara
Joseph Goebbels Ulrich Matthes
Walther Hewel Gerald Alexander Held
Otto Günsche Götz Otto
Hermann Fegelein Thomas Kretschmann
Werner Haase Matthias Habich
Albert Speer Heino Ferch
General Mohnke André Hennicke
General Weidling Michael Mendl


Downfall (German language/International title: Der Untergang) is a 2004 historical war drama chronicling the last ten days of Adolf Hitler's life during the Battle of Berlin. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, the film is based on numerous primary and secondary accounts of the final days of Adolf Hitler, set in and around Hitler's Führerbunker. The film stars Bruno Ganz as Adolf Hitler. Filming took place in Berlin, Munich, and Saint Petersburg.


The following weapons were used in the film Downfall:

Note: Spoilers are present in some image descriptions


Pistols

Walther PP

General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling (Michael Mendl) and SS-Oberscharführer (Technical sergeant) Rochus Misch (Heinrich Schmieder) carry Walther PP pistols as their sidearm. Weilding's pistol is seen briefly when he turns it over before entering the bunker. Misch is seen gazing at his Walther PP pistol while manning the radio.

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War Time Walther PP - .32 ACP
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General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling turns over his Walther PP sidearm before seeing Hitler.
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SS-Oberscharführer Rochus Misch contemplates suicide with his Walther PP pistol.

Walther PPK

Adolf Hitler's (Bruno Ganz) Walther PPK is seen lying on the floor of his study after he commits suicide. General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf (Justus von Dohnányi) carries a PPK as do other officers, and Nazi diplomats such as Walther Hewel.

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Early Walther PPK in 7.65x17mm Auto (.32 ACP)
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Hitler's Walther PPK lies on the floor of his study following his suicide.
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Wilhelm Burgdorf (Justus von Dohnányi) uses his PPK to threaten to shoot Nazi Official Hans Fritzsche for wanting to surrender unconditionally to the Red Army.
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SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) Franz Schädle (Igor Bubenchikov) decides to commit suicide rather than leave with SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke during the breakout.
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Nazi Party Diplomat Walther Hewel (Gerald Alexander Held) keeps his promise to Hitler and commits suicide before the Russians can capture him.

Walther Model 8

After Hitler (Bruno Ganz) commits suicide, a Walther Model 8 pistol is seen lying on his coffee table. This is historically accurate according to Hitler's personal valet Heinz Linge, and his adjutant Otto Günsche, who testified that upon Hitler's suicide they discovered him with two pistols: a 6.35 mm Walther Model 8, which Linge claimed Hitler often carried in a concealed pocket, and a 7.65mm Walther PP or PPK pistol. Günsche unloaded the weapons and noted that the PP or PPK (he couldn't recall the exact model) had been fired, while the Model 8 had not.

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Walther Model 8 - 6.35mm (.25 ACP)
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Hitler's Walther Model 8 pistol - 6.35mm.

Walther P38

Most of the Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS, and Hitler Youth soldiers are seen with a Walther P38 pistol as their sidearm. SS-Sturmbannführer (Major) Otto Günsche (Götz Otto) also carries a Walther P38. Joseph Goebbels (Ulrich Matthes) also uses a P38 to commit suicide with his wife, Magda (Corinna Harfouch).

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World War Two era P38 Pistol - 9x19mm
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Inge (Yelena Zelenskaya), a member of the Bund Deutscher Mädel, hands a P38 to the Flak commander in order to kill her rather than be captured by the Red Army.
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In the extended cut, Hitlerjunge Peter Kranz obtains the P38 used to kill Inge and ends up shooting a Red Army officer.
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Joseph Goebbels (Ulrich Matthes) stands with his Walther P38 as he and his wife prepare to commit suicide.
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SS-Obersturmbannführer Stehr (Fabian Busch) rests with his P38 in hand.
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SS-Sturmbannführer Otto Günsche (Götz Otto, left) prepares for the Red Army with his Walther P38 pistol, while SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke (André Hennicke) aims his Luger P08.

Luger P08

SS-Brigadeführer (Brigadier General) Wilhelm Mohnke (André Hennicke) carries a Luger P08 pistol as his sidearm. He is seen with it when the last remaining German officers prepare for the Red Army.

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Luger P08 - 9x19mm.
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SS-Brigadeführer Mohnke, to the left, aiming his Luger P08 in preparation for the Red Army.

Submachine Guns

MP38

The MP38 submachine gun is seen in use by Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS troops. SS-Standartenführer (Colonel) Ernst-Günther Schenck's adjutant Max Müller (Mikhail Tryasorukov) carries one as well.

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Maschinenpistole 38 - 9x19mm.
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Schenck's adjutant grabs his MP38 when going with Schenck to confront the SS troopers.
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An SS-Scharführer (Staff sergeant) aims his MP38 at Schenck and Müller.
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Müller (Mikhail Tryasorukov) tells the SS troopers to stop.
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A German NCO with a rusted MP38 escorts Traudl Junge (Alexandra Maria Lara) and Gerda Christian (Birgit Minichmayr) (disguised as male German soldiers) in an attempt to sneak across enemy lines.

MP40

Several members of the Waffen SS are seen armed with MP40 submachine guns, most notably when preparing to cremate the Goebbels remains. SS officer Peter Högl uses an MP40 to execute Hermann Fegelein. General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling's adjutant also carries an MP40, which he turns in before entering the bunker.

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Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm
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Guards armed with MP40 submachine guns at an entrance to the bunker.
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Weidling's adjutant (Oleg Popov) hands over his MP40 submachine gun.
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Two SS-Unterscharführers (Sergeant) prepare petrol for the cremation of the Goebbels' remains, MP40 submachine guns slung on their backs.
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SS approach the Goebbels' remains.
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Soldier seen with MP40 after the breakout from Berlin.

PPSh-41

The PPSh-41 submachine gun is seen throughout the movie. Massive amounts are seen at the end of the movie used by Soviet soldiers, when the Red Army arrives to inspect the surrendered German forces. Normally, the PPSh-41 was not issued in such quantity, but the Red Army, upon entering Berlin, had issued nearly every soldier with a PPSh-41 in anticipation of the street fighting that ensued. So this abundance of PPSh-41s is in fact, historically correct.

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PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
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A Red Army soldier checks German prisoners with his PPSh-41.
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PPSh-41 submachine guns in the hands of waiting Red Army soldiers
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The Red Army soldiers standing behind them are also carrying PPSh-41 submachine guns.
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Still even more PPSh-41 submachine guns.

Rifles

Karabiner 98k

The standard battle weapon of the German Army during WW2, the Karabiner 98k can be seen throughout the film. Many are seen during an interior scene where weapons are being handed out (though the vast majority of weapons in the scene are StG-44 assault rifles). At the end of the film, surrendering German soldiers can be seen smashing their Karabiner 98k rifles prior to the arrival of the Red Army.

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Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm
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A sentry at Hitler's Wolf's Lair armed with Karabiner 98k rifle in 1942.
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Soldiers seen armed with Karabiner 98k rifles above the Führerbunker.
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A soldier with a slung Karabiner 98k restrains a civilian trying to intervene in a lynching.
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Soldier to the right seen holding his Karabiner 98k.
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Several dozen soldiers armed with Karabiner 98k after the breakout from Berlin.
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Karabiner 98k rifles seen "stacked" while soldiers wait for advancing Red Army.

Karabiner 98AZ

Some of the soldiers are also armed with Karabiner 98AZ carbines. It can be identified by the short barrel and the metal hook under the front barrel band which was used to facilitate stacking the rifles in a pyramid.

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Karabiner 98AZ - 7.92x57mm
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The rifle furthest on the right in this image is the K98AZ.
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A Kar98AZ carried by the soldier to the left of the group.
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The closest view of one of these carbines behind Gerda.

Mauser Standard Modell

At least, one German soldier can briefly be seen with a Standard Modell rifle.

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Mauser Standard Modell - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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The soldier on the left with a Standard Modell with straight bolt handle over his shoulder while carrying a wounded fellow.
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Another view of the rifle reveals the grasping groove.

Sturmgewehr 44

Arguably the most Sturmgewehr 44s ever seen in one movie. The StG-44 is more seen than all other German weapons. As confirmed by a WW2 historian, the German army held back issuing their StG-44s to elite units, but towards the end of the war, starting handing them out in large numbers, figuring that they were running out of troops to arm.

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Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm Kurz
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SS soldiers stand guard at one of the bunkers entrances with their StG-44.
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A soldier jumps from the sidecar to seek cover carrying his StG-44. It looks as if it has a log of AK, but in fact, it is not. Note in the background, the post-war Tatra - OT-810 Halftrack.
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Waffen SS fights with StG-44 in the streets of Berlin.
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Soldier carrying his StG-44 emerges from the ruins of Berlin upon hearing they have surrendered to the Russians.
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Lots of Waffen SS line up with StG-44s and one MP-40. Note how the one in the middle appears to be equipped with a 20 round magazine.

Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine

Lots of Mosin Nagant M38 Carbines are seen in the hands of Red Army soldiers. Oddly, the standard Red Army infantry rifle, the full-sized Mosin Nagant M91/30, is rarely seen (the M38 Carbine was normally issued to truck drivers and secondary members of crew-served weapons); as in the case of the PPSh-41, M38 carbines were issued in anticipation of the heavy street fighting, so the mix of PPSh-41s and M38s is historically correct.

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Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R
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Red Army soldiers with M38 Carbines & PPSh-41 submachine guns.
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A Red Army soldier stands with his M38 Carbine.
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Red Army soldiers seen with their M38 Carbines.

Machine Guns

Visually Modified PK

During the Red Army’s assault on the city, German soldiers are seen laying down suppressing fire with PK Machine Guns visually modified to resemble the MG34.

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A comparison between a mocked-up PK and a real MG34.
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German soldiers fight off the Russians with an MG34. Notice that the belt feeds from the right side, instead of the left.

Degtyarev DP-28

Only seen for a few seconds on screen, a Degtyarev DP light machine gun is seen being fired by German soldiers.

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Degtyarev DP-28 - 7.62x54mm R
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German soldiers fire a Degtyarev DP-28.

Miscellaneous Weaponry

Panzerfaust

German soldiers and Volkssturm militia (including Hitler Youth child soldiers) are seen armed with Panzerfaust to defend Berlin against Red Army tanks. Hitler Youth child soldier Peter Kranz (Donevan Gunia) is seen with one.

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Panzerfaust 44mm with 149mm projectile
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Hitlerjugend Peter Kranz awaits the Red Army with his Panzerfaust.
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Volkssturm troops armed with Panzerfausts.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Model 24 Stielhandgranates can be seen being passed out to Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS soldiers as they prepare to defend the Reichstag.

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Antipersonnel fragmentation M24 hand grenade.
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Soldiers seen with M24 hand grenades.

Model 39 Eihandgranate

SS-Reichsarzt Ernst-Robert Grawitz (Christian Hoening) uses two Model 39 Eihandgranates to commit suicide.

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Model 39 Eihandgranate High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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SS-Reichsarzt Ernst-Robert Grawitz prepares two Model 39 Eihandgranates.
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Grawitz ready to set off his Model 39 Eihandgranates.

F-1 Hand Grenade

What appears to be an F-1 Hand Grenade is used by one Soviet soldier.

F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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The first Russian throws a grenade into the corridor.

Heavy Weapons

3.7 cm Pak 35/36

An abandoned 3.7 cm Pak 35/36 can be seen in the streets of Berlin.

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3.7 cm Pak 35/36 anti-tank gun - 37×249 mm R
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The 3.7 cm Pak 35/36 in the streets of Berlin.

76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)

The 76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3).

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M1942 (ZiS-3) 76mm Divisional Gun - 76mm
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85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K)

Although clearly meant to be a Flak 18, a Soviet 85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K) is used by Hitler Youth members in the streets of Berlin.

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85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K) - 85×629mm R
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The Hitler Youth unit prepare the M1939.
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A view of the receiver.

Tanks

T-34/85

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Fake Tiger I

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