Front Without Mercy (Front ohne Gnade)
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Front Without Mercy Front ohne Gnade )Jürgen Zartmann ). The second part (Eps. 5-7) is set during the Spanish Civil war, in Spring-Summer 1937. Anders is a fighter of the International Brigade. Assisted by Spanish Communist Pablo Calvo (Gojko Mitic ), he infiltrates the Legion Condor under the name of Baron Gottfried von Lindeck, a German pilot who was adbucted by Anders' group.
The following weapons were used in the film Front ohne Gnade :
Revolvers Unidentified revolver In several scenes in "Entscheidung um Mitternacht" (Ep.6) Flores (Marijam Agischewa ) carries a revolver. It has a wide grip in Colt or Smith & Wesson style. Spanish produced versions of Colts and S&Ws are widely known, and the screen gun can really be one of them, but it's only a guess.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparison: Trocaola Aranzabal Y Cia revolver - 8x27mm French M1892. An example of Spanish version of S&W revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grip of Flores' revolver is seen. Pistols Browning Hi-Power In "Der falsche Baron" (Ep.5) Hermann Anders (Jürgen Zartmann ) carries a Browning Hi-Power when he is a member of International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. His pistol is deactivated: it lacks the hammer and ajustable rear sight. In "Entscheidung um Mitternacht" (Ep.6) a Hi-Power is seen in hands of the head of staff of the International Brigade (Uwe Zerbe ) (in Ep.5 this character carries an empty Mauser holster, see below).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN P-35 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anders holds a Hi-Power. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pistol lacks its hammer and ajustable rear sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grip is seen when Anders carries the pistol at his belt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The head of staff leads the fighters of the International Brigade in attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the pistol in hands of this character. It appears to be the same prop without hammer and sight that was earlier used by Anders. Luger P08 In one scene in "Entscheidung um Mitternacht" (Ep.6) Pablo Calvo (Gojko Mitic ) is seen with a Luger P08 (Luger holsters are seen in several scenes in Eps.5 and 6 but they seem to be empty). In "Pianos fur Malaga" (Ep.7) a Luger is used by a guard on BMW motor factory.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pablo puts the pistol in his belt (Ep.6). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A guard fires his Luger (Ep.7). Various pistols In Ep.5 some Italian and German officers carry pistols in holsters. These handguns are seen only partially and cannot be identified for sure.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Italian Gen. Bergonzoni (Bogomil Simeonov) carries a compact pistol in holster (Ep.5). A small part of the grip can be seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Italian officer carries a pistol in holster (possibly some compact pistol, maybe a Walther). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another Italian officer carries a pistol in holster. This is a large military style pistol, and the shape of the grip resembles a Browning Hi-Power . Rifles Remington Rolling Block Carbine Spanish Republicans Pablo Calvo (Gojko Mitic ) and Flores (Marijam Agischewa ) carry a Remington Rolling Block Carbine in "Der falsche Baron" (Ep.5) and "Entscheidung um Mitternacht" (Ep.6). Remington Rolling Block was the main service rifle of Spanish military for the last quarter of 19th century, but it was completly outdated gun for 1930s. The screen gun may be a kind of cavalry carbine or a short hunting rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington Model 1867 Rolling Block Carbine - .50-45 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pablo with a Remington Rolling Block carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Pablo's carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pablo with his carbine. He also holds a Luger P08 holster, taken from Legion Condor NCO Patzke. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flores holds Pablo's carbine when guarding Patzke. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flores with Remington Rolling Block carbine in Ep.6. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flores aims. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flores fires at Patzke. Carcano M91/24 During the battles of Spanish Civil war Carcano M91/24 short rifles are used by Italian troops and Spanish Republicans.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Carcano M91/24 - 6.5x52mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Italian soldiers raise their rifles in air, greeting a plane that appears to be an enemy one. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Italian soldiers with Carcano short rifles. The rifle in center matches M91/24, other rifles have similar length and outlook. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Most Italian soldiers hold Carcano short rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Carcano short rifles and M91/30 carbines are seen in a stack at the background. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A fighter of the International Brigade in attack with a Carcano short rifle in hands (Ep.6). This rifle matches M91/30 except for a straight bolt handle; possibly it's a full-length Carcano M91, converted into a short rifle. Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbines of Italian troops are briefly seen in one scene in Ep.5.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine with folded bayonet - 6.5x52mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several Carcano carbines with typical folding bayonets are seen in a stack at the background. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the scene. Mauser Karabiner 98a Karabiner 98a rifles are seen in several scenes in Eps.5,6 and 7.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Karabiner 98a - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A fighter of the International Brigade carries a Karabiner 98a at the background (Ep.5). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A fighter of the International Brigade at the far left holds a Karabiner 98a (Ep.6). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A fighter of the International Brigade holds a Karabiner 98a (Ep.6). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers, guarding the airfield of the Legion Condor , fire a Karabiner 98a and Mauser short rifle (Ep.7). Mauser Gewehr 1898 A Mauser rifle that seems to be a Mauser Gewehr 1898 is seen in hands of a fighter of the International Brigade in Ep.6. In Ep.7 a German soldier on guard of the airfield is armed with Gewehr 98.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A fighter of the International Brigade at the left holds a Mauser rifle that appears to be a post-1918 (with tangent-leaf sight) Gewehr 98. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier, guarding the airfield of the Legion Condor , fires at Anders during the hijacking of brand new Bf.109 (Ep.7). FN Mauser Mle 1930 What appears to be an FN Model 1930 rifle is used by one German soldier
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN Mauser Mle 1930 short rifle - 7×57mm Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers, guarding the airfield of the Legion Condor , fire a Karabiner 98a and FN Mauser Mle 1930 short rifle (Ep.7). Mauser Rifles Various Mauser rifles of unclear models are seen during the events of the Spanish Civil war.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A fighter of the International Brigade carries a Mauser rifle at the background (Ep.5). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Some Italian soldiers (notably the one at the left) hold Mauser rifles of unclear model (most of the soldiers are armed with Carcano short rifles) (Ep.5). Mannlicher Short Rifle In several scenes in Eps.5 and 6 Italian and Spanish Republican soldiers are armed with Mannlicher 1895 style short rifles (definitely not Italian Carcano).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparison: Mannlicher M1895 Short Rifle (Austrian M1930 Conversion) - 8x56mmR Mannlicher Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Italian soldier carries a Mannlicher style carbine (Ep.5). It looks different from Italian Carcano short rifles, having different position of barrel bands. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Italian soldier carries a Mannlicher short rifle (Ep.6). Note the typical Mannlicher stacking pin. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A short Mannlicher rifle is seen in hands of an Italian solider at the right (Ep.6). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A fighter of the International Brigade at the right holds a Mannlicher short rifle (Ep.6). Error creating thumbnail: File missing The standard bearer of the International Brigade carries a Mannlicher short rifle (Ep.6). Lebel Mle 1886 Many Moroccan soldiers of Nationalists troops (known as Regulares ) carry Lebel Mle 1886 in Eps.5 and 6.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lebel Model 1886 - 8x50mmR Lebel Error creating thumbnail: File missing Regulares march with Lebel rifles.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A typical Lebel bolt handle can be seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Regulares raise their rifles in air, greeting the downing of Repulblican plame.Error creating thumbnail: File missing A stack of rifles is seen at the background (Ep.6). All of them, except the one at the left, appear to be Lebel rifles. Berthier Mle 1892 Artillery Carbine Berthier Mle 1892 Artillery Carbines are seen in hands of fighters of the International Brigade in Ep.6.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Berthier Mle 1892 Artillery Carbine - 8x50 mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A fighter of the International Brigade in center holds a Berthier carbine (Ep.6). What appears to be another carbine of same model is seen at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing What seems to be a Berthier carbine is seen in hands of a fighter next to the standard bearer. Unidentified rifles A stack of rifles is seen in Ep.6. While most are Lebel 1886s, one rifle seems to be a Gewehr 1888 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparison: Gewehr 1888/05 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rifle at the left seems to be a Gewehr 1888. Some unidentified rifles are seen in hands of the fighters of the International Brigade in Ep.6.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A fighter of the International Brigade in center holds an unidentified rifle, possibly a Mauser. A rifle at the far left is also unidentified. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the rifle in center. Machine Guns KPV KPV heavy machine guns in ZPU-2 dual anti-aircraft mount are used by German troops of Legion Condor . They probably stand for 20mm Flaks.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing KPV heavy machine guns in ZPU-2 dual anti-aircraft mount - 14.5x114mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing German anti-aircraft machine guns fire at a Republican plane. Schwarzlose Machine Gun A Schwarzlose Machine Gun of unclear model is seen at the background in one scene in Ep.5.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Schwarzlose MG M. 7/12 - 8x50mmR Mannlicher. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Schwarzlose machine gun is seen at the left. Maxim MG08 A Maxim MG08 machine gun is briefly seen in one scene in Ep.5.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG08 is seen at bottom left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the machine gun in same scene. Other Weapons Model 39 Eihandgranate A Model 39 Eihandgranate , out of time for 1937, is seen in hands of Legion Condor NCO Patzke (Jürgen Reuter ) in Ep.5.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Model 39 Eihandgranate hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Patzke hides a grenade in his underpants. Leuchtpistole 42 Pablo Calvo (Gojko Mitic ) uses a Leuchtpistole 42 flare pistol, out of time for 1937, in Ep.5.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Leuchtpistole 42 Flare Pistol - 26.65mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pablo loads the flare pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He fires. Trivia Holsters Error creating thumbnail: File missing German Communist Albert (Günter Naumann ), the head of intellegence in the International Brigade, carries a holster for TT-33 (Ep.5). Error creating thumbnail: File missing The head of staff of the International Brigade (Uwe Zerbe ) carries an empty holster for Mauser C96 (Ep.5). This is a leather holster, not a more popular wooden one. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Legion Condor NCO Patzke (Jürgen Reuter ) carries a holster for Luger P08 (Ep.5). It appears to be a post-war East German pattern.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pablo, dressed in Patzke's uniform, carries his holster, but in this scene it switches to a standard Luger pattern (Ep.5). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anders, dressed in von Lindeck's uniform, carries a holster for compact Walther pistol (Ep.5). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Italian Capt. Manzoni (Angel Stojanov) carries a holster, possibly a German pattern for FN Model 1922 (Ep.5). The holster is definitly empty. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet member of the International Brigade Fjodor Semjonovich (Vladimir Smirnov ) carries a holster for TT-33 (Ep.6). Artillery An out of time 5 cm Pak 38 AT gun is seen in the column of Italian troops in Ep.6.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 5 cm Pak 38 anti-tank gun - 50x419mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 18 is seen in the column of Italian troops in Ep.6.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 15cm sFH 18 howitzer - 149,1 mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Airplanes In "Der falsche Baron" (Ep.5) Soviet An-2 light transport plane impersonate a biplane bomber of 1930s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing In "Pianos fur Malaga" (Ep.7) Czech Zlin Z.43 training planes impersonate Messerschmitt Bf.109 fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Documentary footage of Spanish Civil war is seen in Ep.5.
Rifles 1893 Spanish Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1893 Spanish Mauser - 7x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Republican soldier holds a 1893 Spanish Mauser rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the rifle. Unidentified rifles Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Republican troops march with unidentified rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nationalists soldiers with unidentified rifles. Machine Guns Hotchkiss Modelo 1924 Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with tripod. Spanish Modelo 1924 is a version of M1914 in 7x57mm caliber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bilbao Modelo 1932 armoured car of Republican troops. It is armed with a 7mm Hotchkiss Modelo 1924 machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of Hotchkiss machine gun is seen. MG13 Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG13 machine gun - 7.92x57 Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nationalists Pz.I Ausf A light tank. It is armed with two MG13 machine guns. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Machine guns are seen. Artillery Error creating thumbnail: File missing Republican field artillery. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Republican field artillery. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A heavy artillery piece, possibly 150-155mm caliber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Vickers 105 mm Modelo 1922 howitzer on march. Armour Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bilbao Modelo 1932 armoured car of Republican troops. It is armed with a 7mm Hotchkiss Modelo 1924 machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nationalists Pz.I light tank. 
