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|actor2=[[Ludek Munzar]]
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|actor7=[[Oldrich Lukes]]
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|character8=Ondra Pavelka
|character8=SS-Sturmbannführer Görke
|actor8=[[Jirí Holý]]
|actor8=[[Gerhard Rachold]]
|character9=Col. Moravec
|character9=Commissioner Sleicher
|actor9=[[Jirí Vrstala]]
|actor9=[[Oldrich Velen]]
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'''The Assassination''' (Original title: ''Atentát'') is a 1964 Czech black-and-white war drama directed by [[Jirí Sequens]]. The story depicting the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in 1942 which was perpetrated by parachutists from the group ANTHROPOID sent from England. For those interested in war history this is cult film.
'''''The Assassination''''' (Original Czech title: ''Atentát'') is a 1964 Czech black-and-white war drama directed by [[Jirí Sequens]]. The story depicts the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in 1942 which was perpetrated by parachutists from the group ANTHROPOID sent from England. This is considered a cult classic film for those interested in war history.




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== CZ 38 ==
== CZ 38 ==
Czechoslovak paratroopers use the [[CZ 38]] pistols as their issue sidearm.
Czechoslovak paratroopers and their British instructors mostly use [[CZ 38]] pistols.
[[Image:CZ_38_1780.jpg|thumb|none|300px|9×17mm Browning Short]]
[[Image:CZ_38_1780.jpg|thumb|none|300px|9×17mm Browning Short]]
[[Image:Radoslav_Brzobohatý-CZ_38_pistol.jpg|thumb|none|600px|1st Lt. Král ([[Radoslav Brzobohatý]]).]]
[[Image:Atentat-001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|1st Lt. Král ([[Radoslav Brzobohatý]]).]]
[[Image:Rudolf_Jelínek-CZ_38_pistol.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Strnad ([[Rudolf Jelínek]]).]]
[[Image:Atentat-002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Jirí_Kodet-CZ_38_pistol.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Tousek ([[Jirí Kodet]]).]]
[[Image:Atentat-003.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Strnad ([[Rudolf Jelínek]]).]]
[[Image:Ladislav_Mrkvicka-CZ_38_pistol.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Vyskocil ([[Ladislav Mrkvicka]]).]]
[[Image:Atentat-004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Tousek ([[Jirí Kodet]]).]]
[[Image:Atentat-005.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Vyskocil ([[Ladislav Mrkvicka]]).]]
[[Image:Atentat-006.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Scotish Special Operations Executive instructor.]]
 
== SACM M1935A ==
Sgt. Ota Strnad ([[Rudolf Jelínek]]) also owns a [[French_M1935_Pistols#SACM_M1935A|SACM M1935A]] pistol.
[[Image:SACM-M1935A.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SACM M1935A - 7.65 x 22mm Longue]]
[[Image:Atentat-007.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Atentat-008.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


== Walther P38 ==
== Walther P38 ==
The paratroopers also captured a German [[Walther P38]] pistol.
Some Gestapo men carry a [[Walther P38]] pistol. Czech paratroopers also capture this gun.
[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Rudolf_Jelínek-Walther_P38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|Sgt. Strnad ([[Rudolf Jelínek]]).]]
[[Image:Atentat-011.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the Gestapo men holds a [[Walther P38]] in his hand.]]
[[Image:Ladislav_Mrkvicka-Walther_38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|Sgt. Vyskocil ([[Ladislav Mrkvicka]]).]]
[[Image:Atentat-009.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Ota Strnad ([[Rudolf Jelínek]]).]]
[[Image:Atentat-010.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Vyskocil ([[Ladislav Mrkvicka]]).]]


== Luger P08 ==
== Luger P08 ==
The SS, SD and Gestapo officers are equipped with [[Luger P08]] pistols.
Most SS, SD, and Gestapo officers in 1942 are equipped with [[Luger P08]] pistols.
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 9x19mm]]
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Oldrich_Velen-Luger_P08_pistol.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gestapo Commissioner Sleicher ([[Oldrich Velen]]) with his sidearm in hand.]]
[[Image:Atentat-012.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gestapo Commissioner Sleicher ([[Oldrich Velen]]) with his sidearm in hand.]]
[[Image:Germans-atnt-Luger_P08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|A SS officer pulls a [[Luger P08]] in the church.]]
[[Image:Atentat-013.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|An SS officer pulls a [[Luger P08]] in the church.]]
[[Image:German-atnt-Luger_P08_pistol.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SD officer holds a [[Luger P08]] as he examines a map of the crypt.]]
[[Image:Atentat-014.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An SD officer holds a [[Luger P08]] as he examines a map of the crypt.]]
 
== SACM M1935A ==
Sgt. Ota Strnad ([[Rudolf Jelínek]]) owned a [[French_M1935_Pistols#SACM_M1935A|SACM M1935A]] pistol.
[[Image:SACM-M1935A.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SACM M1935A - 7.65 x 22mm Longue]]
[[Image:Rudolf Jelínek-SACM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


= Submachine guns =
= Submachine Guns =
   
   
== Sten ==
== Sten ==
The main weapon of Czechoslovak paratroopers in England were [[Sten]] submachine guns.
The main weapon of Czechoslovak paratroopers from Great Britain is the [[Sten]] submachine gun.
[[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk II - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk II - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Josef_Vinklár-Sten.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Vrbas ([[Josef Vinklár]]) marches with a Sten at jump school.]]
[[Image:Atentat-015.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Vrbas ([[Josef Vinklár]]) marches with a Sten at jump school.]]
[[Image:Mrkvicka-sten-detail.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Vyskocil's ([[Ladislav Mrkvicka]]) Sten gun, true to form, fails when needed.]]
[[Image:Atentat-016.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Vyskocil's ([[Ladislav Mrkvicka]]) Sten gun, true to form, fails when needed.]]
[[Image:Radoslav_Brzobohatý-Sten.jpg|thumb|none|600px|1st Lt. Král ([[Radoslav Brzobohatý]]) watchs from the church with a slung Sten gun.]]
[[Image:Atentat-017.jpg|thumb|none|600px|1st Lt. Král ([[Radoslav Brzobohatý]]) watches from the church with a slung Sten gun.]]
[[Image:Rudolf_Jelínek-Sten.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Strnad ([[Rudolf Jelínek]]) fires on the Germans from the church gallary.]]
[[Image:Atentat-018.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Strnad ([[Rudolf Jelínek]]) fires on the Germans from the church gallery.]]
[[Image:Jirí_Kodet-Sten.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Toušek ([[Jirí Kodet]]) fires at an SS trooper descending into the church crypt.]]
[[Image:Atentat-019.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Toušek ([[Jirí Kodet]]) fires at an SS trooper descending into the church crypt.]]
[[Image:Ladislav_Mrkvicka-Sten.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Vyskočil, Sten in hand, refuses to surrender.]]
[[Image:Atentat-020.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Vyskočil, Sten in hand, refuses to surrender.]]


== MP40 ==
== MP40 ==
Some SS soldiers are armed with [[MP40]] submachine guns.
Some SS soldiers are armed with [[MP40]] submachine guns.
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Germans-atnt-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Atentat-021.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


= Rifles =
= Rifles =


== Karabiner 98k ==
== Karabiner 98k ==
German soldiers use [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles.
Most German soldiers are armed with [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles.
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg‎|thumb|450px|none|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm]]
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg‎|thumb|450px|none|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm]]
[[Image:Germans-atnt-K98k.jpg‎|thumb|600px|none|]]
[[Image:Atentat-022.jpg‎|thumb|600px|none|]]


== 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun==
== 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun==
A gamekeeper ([[Oldrich Lukes]]) carries a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|12 Gauge Double Barreled]] shotgun.
A gamekeeper ([[Oldrich Lukes]]) carries a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|12 Gauge Double Barreled]] shotgun.
[[Image:LCSmithSxSShotgunField.jpg‎|thumb|450px|none|L.C. Smith Cased hardened hammerless side by side Field shotgun - 12 gauge.]]
[[Image:LCSmithSxSShotgunField.jpg‎|thumb|450px|none|L.C. Smith case hardened hammerless side by side Field shotgun - 12 gauge.]]
[[Image:Oldrich Lukes-DBS.jpg‎|thumb|600px|none|]]
[[Image:Atentat-023.jpg‎|thumb|600px|none|]]


= Machine guns =
= Machine guns =
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Germans deploy an [[MG34]] machine gun against the trapped paratroopers.
Germans deploy an [[MG34]] machine gun against the trapped paratroopers.
[[Image:Mg34hb.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum]]
[[Image:Mg34hb.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum]]
[[Image:MG34-change-atnt.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Atentat-024.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


== MG42 ==
== MG42 ==
An [[MG42]] is seen briefly before becoming an MG34 in a continuity error .
An [[MG42]] is seen briefly before becoming an MG34 in a continuity error. The appearance of an MG42 is likely anachronistic as the MG42 was only recently adopted for use at the time of Operation Anthropoid.
[[Image:MG42Bipod.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG42 with bipod extended - 7.92mm Mauser]]
[[Image:MG42Bipod.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG42 with bipod extended - 7.92mm Mauser]]
[[Image:Germans-atnt-MG42.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Atentat-025.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


= Hand grenades =
= Hand grenades =


== Model 24 Stielhandgranate ==
== Model 24 Stielhandgranate ==
The SS men use the [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] during the church battle.
[[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s are thrown on defenders by the SS men during the fight in the church.
[[Image:M24WithFragSleeve.jpg‎|thumb|none|300px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate with fragmentation sleeve.]]
[[Image:M24WithFragSleeve.jpg‎|thumb|none|300px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate with fragmentation sleeve.]]
[[Image:German-atnt-Model_24_grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|]]
[[Image:Atentat-026.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|]]


== Training Grenade ==
== Training Grenade ==
The Czechoslovakian troops use dummy grenades while training in England
The Czechoslovakian troops use dummy grenades while training in Scotland
[[Image:Rudolf_Jelínek-Mills_bomb.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|Stg. Strnad ([[Rudolf Jelínek]]) demonstrates the use of a hand grenade.]]
[[Image:Atentat-027.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|]]


= Trivia =
= Trivia =


== 105mm Flak 38 ==
==8.8 cm Pak 43/41==
Planes with paratroopers and also night bombers were under heavy fire from 10.5 cm [[FlaK 38]].
Before the church stands a [[8.8 cm Pak 43|8.8 cm Pak 43/41]] cannon.
[[Image:8.8 cm PaK 43 41.jpg|thumb|none|400px|8.8 cm Pak 43/41 anti-tank gun on Rhienmetall split-trail mount - 88x822mm R]]
[[Image:Atentat-028.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
== 122mm Howitzer M1938 (M-30) ==
A halftrack drags a [[122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30)]].
[[Image:Howitzer_M1938.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Soviet 121.92 mm (4.8 inch) howitzer]]
[[Image:Atentat-029.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
==10.5 cm Flak 38==
The [[10.5 cm Flak 38]]. Planes with paratroopers and night bombers come under under heavy fire from 10.5 cm FlaK 38s.
[[Image:35_airm_flak_10-5cm-002.jpg|thumb|none|300px|A Flak 38 105 mm anti-aircraft gun]]
[[Image:35_airm_flak_10-5cm-002.jpg|thumb|none|300px|A Flak 38 105 mm anti-aircraft gun]]
[[Image:Germans-atnt-Flak.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Atentat-030.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


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Atentát
File:Atentát-movie poster.jpg
Cinema poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing Czechoslovakia
Directed by Jirí Sequens
Release Date 1964
Language Czech
German
English
Studio Filmové studio Barrandov
Main Cast
Character Actor
1st Lt. Král Radoslav Brzobohatý
1st Lt. Sedlák Ludek Munzar
Sgt. Ota Strnad Rudolf Jelínek
Sgt. Tousek Jirí Kodet
Sgt. Vyskocil Ladislav Mrkvicka
Sgt. Vrbas Josef Vinklár
The gamekeeper Oldrich Lukes
SS-Sturmbannführer Görke Gerhard Rachold
Commissioner Sleicher Oldrich Velen
Col. Moravec Jirí Vrstala


The Assassination (Original Czech title: Atentát) is a 1964 Czech black-and-white war drama directed by Jirí Sequens. The story depicts the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in 1942 which was perpetrated by parachutists from the group ANTHROPOID sent from England. This is considered a cult classic film for those interested in war history.



The following weapons were used in the film The Assassination (Atentát):


Pistols

CZ 38

Czechoslovak paratroopers and their British instructors mostly use CZ 38 pistols.

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9×17mm Browning Short
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1st Lt. Král (Radoslav Brzobohatý).
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Sgt. Strnad (Rudolf Jelínek).
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Sgt. Tousek (Jirí Kodet).
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Sgt. Vyskocil (Ladislav Mrkvicka).
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Scotish Special Operations Executive instructor.

SACM M1935A

Sgt. Ota Strnad (Rudolf Jelínek) also owns a SACM M1935A pistol.

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SACM M1935A - 7.65 x 22mm Longue
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Walther P38

Some Gestapo men carry a Walther P38 pistol. Czech paratroopers also capture this gun.

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Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm
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One of the Gestapo men holds a Walther P38 in his hand.
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Sgt. Ota Strnad (Rudolf Jelínek).
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Sgt. Vyskocil (Ladislav Mrkvicka).

Luger P08

Most SS, SD, and Gestapo officers in 1942 are equipped with Luger P08 pistols.

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Luger P08 9x19mm
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Gestapo Commissioner Sleicher (Oldrich Velen) with his sidearm in hand.
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An SS officer pulls a Luger P08 in the church.
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An SD officer holds a Luger P08 as he examines a map of the crypt.

Submachine Guns

Sten

The main weapon of Czechoslovak paratroopers from Great Britain is the Sten submachine gun.

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Sten Mk II - 9x19mm
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Sgt. Vrbas (Josef Vinklár) marches with a Sten at jump school.
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Sgt. Vyskocil's (Ladislav Mrkvicka) Sten gun, true to form, fails when needed.
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1st Lt. Král (Radoslav Brzobohatý) watches from the church with a slung Sten gun.
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Sgt. Strnad (Rudolf Jelínek) fires on the Germans from the church gallery.
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Sgt. Toušek (Jirí Kodet) fires at an SS trooper descending into the church crypt.
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Sgt. Vyskočil, Sten in hand, refuses to surrender.

MP40

Some SS soldiers are armed with MP40 submachine guns.

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MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm
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Rifles

Karabiner 98k

Most German soldiers are armed with Karabiner 98k rifles.

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Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm
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12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun

A gamekeeper (Oldrich Lukes) carries a 12 Gauge Double Barreled shotgun.

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L.C. Smith case hardened hammerless side by side Field shotgun - 12 gauge.
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Machine guns

MG34

Germans deploy an MG34 machine gun against the trapped paratroopers.

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MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum
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MG42

An MG42 is seen briefly before becoming an MG34 in a continuity error. The appearance of an MG42 is likely anachronistic as the MG42 was only recently adopted for use at the time of Operation Anthropoid.

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MG42 with bipod extended - 7.92mm Mauser
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Hand grenades

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Model 24 Stielhandgranates are thrown on defenders by the SS men during the fight in the church.

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Model 24 Stielhandgranate with fragmentation sleeve.
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Training Grenade

The Czechoslovakian troops use dummy grenades while training in Scotland

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Trivia

8.8 cm Pak 43/41

Before the church stands a 8.8 cm Pak 43/41 cannon.

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8.8 cm Pak 43/41 anti-tank gun on Rhienmetall split-trail mount - 88x822mm R
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122mm Howitzer M1938 (M-30)

A halftrack drags a 122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30).

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Soviet 121.92 mm (4.8 inch) howitzer
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10.5 cm Flak 38

The 10.5 cm Flak 38. Planes with paratroopers and night bombers come under under heavy fire from 10.5 cm FlaK 38s.

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A Flak 38 105 mm anti-aircraft gun
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