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Downfall

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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...

The following guns were seen in this film:

Karabiner 98k

  • 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!.)
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Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm

MP38

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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

MG34

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German soldiers fight off the Russians with an MG-34 - 7.92 x 57mm Mauser

Panzerfaust

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Hitlerjugend awaits the Red Army with his Panzerfaust

Walther PP

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A military aide contemplates suicide with his Walther PP

Walther PPK

Walther P38

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Some of the last remaining German officers prepare for the Red Army with their Walther P38s - 9mm

Sturmgewehr 44

  • Arguably the most Sturmgewehr 44s ever seen in one movie. The StG-44 is more seen than all other German weapons. This is probably due to the fact that it is the only German WW2 weapon that 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. I don't know if Americans can get it or not (will follow up on this info)...
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Lots of Waffen SS line up with StG-44s and one MP-40
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Waffen SS fights with StG-44 in the streets of Berlin

Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine

  • 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.
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Red Army soldiers with M38 Carbines & PPSh-41 Submachine guns.
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Red Army soldiers stands with his M38 Carbine - 7.62x54R

Tokarev SVT-40 Rifle

  • 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.

PPSh-41 Submachine Gun

  • 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.
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A literal sea of PPSh-41 Submachine guns in the hands of waiting Soviet Soldiers
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And the soldiers standing behind them are carrying ... you guessed it ... even more PPSh-41 Submachine guns(!!).