Breakthrough
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Country
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Directed by
Lewis Seiler
Release Date
November 17, 1950
Language
English
Studio
Warner Bros.
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Breakthrough
The following weapons were used in the film Breakthrough :
Submachine Guns M1928A1 Thompson Sgt. Pete Bell (Frank Lovejoy ), Pvt. Jimbo Hollis (Matt Willis ) and some U.S. soldiers are armed with M1928A1 Thompsons .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Pete Bell tosses away his Thompsons to use Mallory's M1 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Thompson of Pvt. Jimbo Hollis on the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jimbo fires his SMG at a German soldier who tries to kill Sgt. Bell. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A U.S. soldier gives a signal to move forward. Note the extended magazine. MP40 Some German soldiers and a female French collaborator (Janet Barrett ) can be seen using MP40s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier engages Yanks from his trench. Note the inaccurate representation of WWII German uniforms: All Landsers wear WWI-era Stahlhelm M16s (this model saw very limited use during WWII) with the eagle insignia, which was already in 1943 removed for camouflage purposes. They have should be worn an M35 (at least), M40 or M42. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same soldier emerges to shoot Sgt. Bell. The uniform top is a mix from the 1920s Reichswehr with the Reichsadler (Imperial Eagle) of the Third Reich. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The MP40's muzzle of the sniper. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Hale sees the sniper through a floorboard slot. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two German soldiers crawling with their MP40s during a counterattack. Rifles M1 Carbine M1 Carbines with and without late WWII bayonet lugs, are also used by U.S. soldiers including Lt. Joe Mallory (John Agar ) Cpl. Danny Dominick (William Campbell ), Capt. Tom Hale (David Brian ), 2nd Lt. Johnson (uncredited)
Error creating thumbnail: File missing World War II Era M1 Carbine Error creating thumbnail: File missing Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Mallory attaches a launcher with a red flare on his M1 Carbine before the training. The bayonet lug is visible. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Bell takes over Mallory's role and fires the red flare to the cease-fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A general view of Mallory's carbine with the launcher handed over by Bell. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Tom Hale with his slung carbine on board the cargo ship. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up of the muzzle with the front sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view of the rear parts. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Mallory gives orders while wielding his M1 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The M1 Carbine of Lt. Johnson doesn't have a bayonet lug. M1 Garand The M1 Garand is carried by Pvt. Sammy Hansen (Dick Wesson ), Sgt. Pete Bell, Pvt. Edward P. Rojeck (Paul Picerni ), Pvt. 'Four-Eff' Nelson (Richard Monahan ), Sgt. Roy Henderson (Edward Norris ), throughout the film. At the end, Sgt. Pete Bell is briefly seen carrying a Garand over his back.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers around Lt. Mallory firing their M1 Garand during the training. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Nelson and Pvt. Hollis talking about what to do with a then captured Luger . Nelson's Garand is seen in the foreground. Error creating thumbnail: File missing U.S. soldiers with their Garands on the beaches of Normandy. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Henderson orders Pvt. Frank Finley and Cpl. Danny Dominick to follow him. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two GIs empty their Garands at the sniper's position. Mauser Gewehr 1898 Instead of the short Karabiner 98k , the longer predecessors, the Gewehr 1898 is the main battle rife of German troops. A French civilian is also be seen with a Gew. 98 when he reached the sniper's position.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Many German soldiers in a trench defend the Normandy shore from the Allied landing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Landsers waiting for the Americans to come closer. It is also strange, that all Germans have their (WWI-era!) backpacks on during fighting.Error creating thumbnail: File missing The French villager is about to let out his anger at the collaborator's corpse with his Gewehr. Machine Guns Browning M1919A4 The Browning M1919A4 is used by some American soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning 1919A4 Machine Gun - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Browning is fired during the training. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG team suppressing the German trench at the beach. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close-up of a Browning M1919A4 at an American position. MG34 German soldiers use MG34s equipped with Gurtrommel 34 belt drums.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maschinengewehr 34 with 50 round Gurtrommel 34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires his MG34. MG42 An unused MG42 is seen leaning against a wall in the hiding place of the French collaborator.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maschinengewehr 42 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing The unloaded MG43 in the background. Browning M1917A1 A Browning M1917A1 is very briefly seen fired by one U.S. soldier.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1917A1 machine gun with tripod and ammo box - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing The M1917A1 being fired. Hand Grenades Mk II Hand Grenade Many Mk II Hand Grenades are seen hanging on uniforms. These grenades are variously used by U.S. soldiers; notably Cpl. Danny Dominick, who disabled a German tank with one of them.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mk II hand grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two grenades on Sgt. Bell's uniform while listing to Eisenhower's D-Day speech. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Later, in the trenches, he shows the Germans not to do anything stupid, not like their just killed officer who tries to keep up the resistance. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cpl. Danny Dominick drops the grenade into the open hatch after knocking out the tank commander. A widespread method in movies. Model 24 Stielhandgranate The Model 24 Stielhandgranate is the standard grenade for German forces.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several stick grenades lying next to the trench. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The German on the left primes his stick grenade. Other Bangalore Torpedo Pvt. Frank Finley (Greg McClure ) and Cpl. Danny Dominick can be seen with a Bangalore Torpedo during the training.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cpl. Dominick with the Bangalore Torpedo. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Finley readies the Torpedo. M9A1 "Bazooka" A M9A1 "Bazooka" is used by Pvt. Frank Finley and Cpl. Danny Dominick
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M9A1 "Bazooka" - 2.36 inch Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bofors 40mm A twin-mounted Bofors AA gun is seen on the U.S.cargo ship. Two-wheeled Bofors 40mm AA-guns are seen at the end of the movie.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bofors 40mm L/60 twin mounting - 40x311mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bofors 40mm L/60 AA gun in a wheeled trailer mounting - 40x311mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing AT Gun German soldiers use an unknown AT gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing M4 Sherman Error creating thumbnail: File missing M26 Pershing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Pershing tanks is mocked up to resemble a German one. 
