Tank close combat guns (1944)

Educational film #472. Tanks on the terrain, driving on sand.

Training sessions for soldiers on the use of anti-tank weapons against Soviet tanks.

A German soldier fires at a tank from a trench, a close-up of a hole in the tank's armor.

Demonstration of a close-combat weapon, its characteristics, and a diagram of how it works.

Shells for the weapon in a box.

A rest for the weapon.

The soldier looks through the sight, the announcer explains how to load the weapon and remove the safety catch.

If the shot is not fired, the weapon must be unloaded and the shell removed.

Targeting diagram.

The soldier must be in the trench, having checked that there is free space behind him.

Auxiliary capabilities of the weapon.

A bundle of shells for the weapon is attached to the soldier's back, there may be a cart for transportation.

Slogan: "Learn to use a weapon and your success will be guaranteed." Soldiers in combat with close combat weapons, they shoot at a tank, an explosion is heard.

A destroyed Soviet tank.