Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?

Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? is a 1959 West German war drama film, directed by Frank Wisbar and based on the novel of the same name by Fritz Wöss. The young, Nazi-influenced First Lieutenant Wisse is transferred to Stalingrad in the fall of 1942 as a liaison officer. Although the German troops have conquered the city with great losses, but are already encircled by the Red Army. Many ordinary soldiers have realized that they are at the opponent's mercy. But with orders from the top, the officers under General Paulus still believe in victory. As the situation worsens dramatically, Wisse recognizes the futility of this war and turns more and more away from the Nazi ideology. In the cold, almost without ammunition and food, he fights for survival on the side of the lost 6th Army.
The title is a reference to a quotation from Frederick the Great. He is said to have cried in anger to his fleeing soldiers during the 1757 Battle of Kolin, which saw Prussia defeated by Austria: "You damned rascals, do you want to live forever?". The movie was released almost simultaneously with the German award-winning film The Bridge and has many similarities to the 1993 film Stalingrad.
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=Handguns=
==Luger P 08==
Oberleutnant (First lieutenant) Gerd Wisse (Joachim Hansen) is briefly seen with a Luger P 08 as he flees from Soviet soldiers in the ruins of Stalingrad.
==Sauer Model 1913==
The personal weapon of Major Linkmann (Wolfgang Preiss) is a Sauer Model 1913 which is only seen in one short scene in the movie.
=Submachine Guns=
==MP 41==
The main submachine gun of German and Romanian soldiers is the MP 41, which is used by the main characters Gerd Wisse, Feldwebel (Sergeant) Böse (Horst Frank), Wachtmeister Kunowski (Günter Pfitzmann), Leutnant Fuhrmann (Gunnar Möller) and Major Linkmann. Oddly enough, the wooden stocks were removed and replaced with MP 40 stocks, apparently in an attempt to make the MP 41 look like its more common cousin. Despite this, the typical fire selector is visible. It is rather odd that the production apparently had access to a large quantity of the much rarer MP 41 as opposed to the more common MP 40. 
==PPSh-41==
PPSh-41s are the primary weapon of the Red Army. Oberleutnant Wisse picks up a PPSh-41 while disguised as a Russian.
=Rifles=
==Karabiner 98k==
German, Romanian, and Soviet soldiers use Karabiner 98ks. The use of this rifle is correct for the Romanians who were equipped in part by the Germans on the Eastern Front. An even better choice would be the vz. 24 Czech Mauser, which was the standard Romanian infantry rifle in World War II. For the Soviets, however, the rifle stands in for the Mosin Nagant M91/30.
==Mauser Model 1935==
At least one German soldier can be briefly seen carrying a Belgian Mauser Model 1935 rifle.
==Carcano M91/38==
An Italian Carcano M91/38 Short Rifle is seen carried by a Soviet soldier. Near at the end of the movie a German soldier throws a Carcano into a heap of weapons. Its presence can be explained as a battlefield capture from Italian forces. 
==Mauser Standard Modell==
Many German, Romanian, and Soviet soldiers are briefly seen wielding Mauser Standard Modells, recognizable by the straight bolt handle, grasping grooves, and the under-barrel mounted sling swivel.
=Machine Guns=
==MG 42==
Various MG 42s are used by German soldiers, including Kunowski, and Romanian soldiers. As is common in media depicting the Battle of Stalingrad, the MG 42s are shown with post-1943 vertical charging handles instead of the period-appropriate and rare slab-sided horizontal handle.
=Hand Grenades=
==Geballte Ladung==
During the first day of the Soviet attack, Oberleutnant Wisse uses a Geballte Ladung to destroy a Soviet T-34/65 tank.
==Model 24 Stielhandgranate==
Obergefreiter (Corporal) Krämer (Peter Carsten) is seen throwing a Model 24 Stielhandgranate in the direction a Soviet squad. Later, he is seen with a grenade on his belt.
thumb|none|350px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate
=Other=
==10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 16==
The Romanian artillery department of General Codreanu (Paul Hoffmann) is equipped with WWI German Feldhaubitze 16 howitzers.
==Tellermine 35==
A Romanian soldier lays a Tellermine 35 on a Soviet tank.
==10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 18/40==
A 10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 18/40 can be seen.
==Anti-Tank Gun==
German soldiers use an unknown AT Gun in the streets of Stalingrad.
==Fake Tanks==
The tanks in the movie are dummy tanks that were mounted on a tractor. This configuration can be seen also in the 1959 movie The Journey.
Category: Movie
Category: War
Category: Drama
Category: B&W
Category: German Produced/Filmed