Original German vehicles in Movies

Dubliner · Post by **Dubliner** » 13 Feb 2007 03:06

Nothing like a real StuG. I missed this vehicle in "The Eagle Has Landed."

Tero · Post by **Tero** » 14 Feb 2007 07:51

Dubliner wrote:Nothing like a real StuG. I missed this vehicle in "The Eagle Has Landed."

It is on for a full 10 secs right in the beginning of the movie.

Fallschirmjäger · Post by **Fallschirmjäger** » 15 Feb 2007 23:39

Yes when stenier and his fallschirmjäger where coming back from the russian front,and he tried to help the jewish woman.

tk4 · Post by **tk4** » 07 Mar 2007 18:33

Here are some screens from the Band of Brothers "Replacements" episode. Among other things, a Jagdpanther, StuG, poor Tiger reproduction, Hummel? and some Allied Shermans and Cromwells

tk4 · Post by **tk4** » 07 Mar 2007 22:25

Some more BoB:

Dubliner · Post by **Dubliner** » 08 Mar 2007 03:03

Great pictures, but the only original WW2 AFVs in BoB were the M4/Grizzles, the Cromwells, the Czech LT 38 chassis rebuilt as the "Marder 38T" Ausf M and the Swedish Sav m/43 dressed as a "Marder 38T" Ausf H. The T-34 "Tiger" could have been a WW2 veteran, but my guess is that it was built post-war.

Fallschirmjäger · Post by **Fallschirmjäger** » 08 Mar 2007 05:05

I thought all the german tanks where real WW2 ones,so none was at all,just the above as you said Dubliner?,thanks.

Dubliner · Post by **Dubliner** » 09 Mar 2007 04:31

The only AFV in BoB that was likely used by the Germans was the "Marder 38T" Ausf M, but its anyones guess as to its war time configuration, Gille, flakpanzer, Marder, or Munitionspanzer?

PanzerKing · Post by **PanzerKing** » 09 Mar 2007 05:16

I really like the Jagdpanther. Looks like the real thing!

Fallschirmjäger · Post by **Fallschirmjäger** » 09 Mar 2007 05:23

Thanks Dubliner for that info.

Brian Ross · Post by **Brian Ross** » 09 Mar 2007 10:33

The Stug looks too narrow (or the gun shield for the MG is too large). Mmm, FV432 conversion?

Sitzkrieg · Post by **Sitzkrieg** » 12 Mar 2007 10:18

Yes, FV-432. Quite popular lately for conversion to WW-II vehicles. It was also the basis for the Type 97 Shinhoto Chi-Ha tanks in "The Great Raid".

Dubliner · Post by **Dubliner** » 20 Mar 2007 02:41

The FV432 is a popular surrogate for faux WW2 armor these days. Two FV432 "StuGs" were built for WW2 reenacting in just the last year, one in Georgia (US) and another in the UK.

As a side note one of the "Great Raid" Japanese tanks, has now been converted into a "Panzer 38t" in Australia. I think the other vehicle is still dressed as Japanese tank and is on display at an Australian museum.

Sewer King · Post by **Sewer King** » 25 Mar 2007 04:08

Are there any films with actual German artillery pieces, such as field guns and howitzers?

The only one I know of is Steiner - das Eiserne Kreuz, Teil. 2 (1977), released as Breakthrough in English. This benefitted from filming in Austria where there were T-34/85 tanks and original German PaK 40 guns (I think).

I had supposed there were war films made in the former Yugoslavia or Soviet Union which could have used German artillery.

Brian Ross · Post by **Brian Ross** » 25 Mar 2007 07:23

Kelley's Heroes had several Flak 36s, 15cm How and Le.FH18s in the scene where they are breaking through the German held town during the mortar barrage. I assume they were Jugoslav weapons.