Passchendaele
Cinema Poster
Country
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Directed by
Paul Gross
Release Date
2008
Language
English
Studio
Damberger Film & Cattle
Distributor
Alliance Films
Passchendaele Paul Gross ) of the 10th Battalion CEF during the Battle Of Passchendaele and while recruiting on the home front.
The following weapons were used in the film Passchendaele :
Allied Weapons Handguns Webley Mk.VI The Webley Mk VI is carried by Canadian officers throughout the movie, although the Canadian Corps was actually issued the Smith & Wesson Mk.II Hand Ejector, and the first troops to arrive in France (which included the 10th Battalion) were issued Colt 1911s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley Mk. VI .455 Webley Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 10th Battalion company commander takes cover with his Webley. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 10th Battalion company commander shouts orders while carrying his Webley. Rifles Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* Most Canadian soldiers carry Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* rifles, including Sgt. Dunne (Paul Gross ), Pte. Highway (Michael Greyeyes ) and Pte. Mann (Joe Dinicol ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt Dunne takes cover with his SMLE. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pte Highway runs with his SMLE. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt Dunne sets his SMLE to the side while using a McAllister trench periscope. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 10th Battalion soldiers aims his SMLE. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Dunne fixes a P'07 bayonet to his SMLE. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Dunne cradles his SMLE. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pte. Mann cradles his mud-covered SMLE at Passchendaele Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 10th Battalion soldier fires SMLE at Passchendaele. Note the ejected casing Error creating thumbnail: File missing An 8th Battalion soldier lies prone with his SMLE. Note that it's cocked. Also note the cocking piece is the later flat version, suggesting a Mk. III*, though the round knob could be found with or without the magazine cutoff. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Special - the 10th Battalion's deputy commander indicates a position with a .303 Mk.VII cartridge. This is an error, as at Passchendaele the Canadian Corps was still using the round-nosed Mk.VI round. Machine Guns Lewis Gun The Lewis Gun is used by Canadian soldiers through the Passchendaele scenes, most noticeably Pte. Godin (Justin Michael Carriere ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lewis gun .303 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pte. Godin carries his Lewis gun, demonstrating that the 30lb gun was light in relative terms only. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pte. Godin tries to keep his Lewis gun above water. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier from the 8th Battalion (Winnipeg Rifles) fires his Lewis gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pte. Godin mans his Lewis gun while cursing in French. The movie never explains why a Quebecois is serving in an Albertan battalion. Vickers MK1 A Vickers MK1 Machine Gun is mounted on display at a recruiting tent in Calgary.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Vickers gun on display outside of a recruiting tent in Calgary. Other Ordnance QF 18 Pdr Fired at German lines at the opening of the Passchendaele attack.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ordnance QF 18 Pounder Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ordnance QF 18 Pdrs prepare to open fire on the German positions. No.36 Mills Bomb Sgt. Dunne uses a Mills Bomb to kill the German machine gun crew.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mills Bomb High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Dunne prepares his Mills bomb - note that his fingers should be holding the safety lever. German Weapons Handguns Mauser C/96 "Bolo Model" A German Sergeant is seen with what appears to be a postwar Mauser C96 "Bolo" model .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser C96 7.63x25mm Mauser - Short Barreled "Bolo" Model Error creating thumbnail: File missing The German Sergeant aims his Mauser pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pte. Mann is captured by the Mauser-carrying Sergeant Error creating thumbnail: File missing The German Sergeant fires his Mauser Rifles Mauser Model 1938 German soldiers throughout the Passchendaele battle carry anachronistic Turkish Mauser M1938 rifles fitted with M98/29 Persian Mauser and AS.FA M1935 Knife bayonets. According to the movies' armorer, a supply of correct German Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles was located for this film, but could not be imported in time and the Turkish model was substituted.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Turkish Mauser Model 1938 - 7.92x57mm ("8mm Mauser") Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers advance with their Mausers in No Man's Land. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another German soldier aims his Mauser with the Persian bayonet. Note the smaller stripper clip bridges what makes it different to the M1903 . Machine Guns Maxim MG08 A German Maxim MG08 is seen placed in a shelled-out church at the beginning of the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim MG08 7.92x57mm Mauser on sled mount Error creating thumbnail: File missing The German machine gun crew fires their Maxim Error creating thumbnail: File missing The German crew commander spots for targets. Other 10.5 cm leFH 16 What appears to be a leFH 16 is briefly seen left behind on the battlefield.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Krupp 10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 16. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The gun on the battlefield while an enemy target marker is in the air. 17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer Seen being fired at Canadian troops during the Passchendaele attack.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer Error creating thumbnail: File missing German troops load the Minenwerfer. 9.15 cm Minenwerfer A 9.15 cm Minenwerfer is also seen briefly on the battlefield.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Minenwerfer behind Michael Dunne. 
