''Shock Troop'' (German title:''Stoßtrupp 1917'') is a 1934

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war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle scenes means that war fi ...

written and directed by Nazi party member and propagandist , and starring

Ludwig Schmid-Wildy Ludwig Schmid-Wildy (3 May 1896 – 30 January 1982) was a German actor. Selected filmography * '' Um das Menschenrecht'' (1934) * '' Shock Troop'' (1934) * '' Storms in May'' (1938) * '' Escape in the Dark'' (1939) * '' Uproar in Damascus'' (193 ...

Beppo Brem Beppo Brem (11 March 1906 in Munich, German Empire – September 5, 1990 in Munich, West Germany) was a German film actor, who was in over 200 film and television productions between 1932 and 1990. He often played stereotypically Bavarian characte ...

and Max Zankl.BFI.org
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. It was based on the 1931 antisemitic war novel '' Der Glaube an Deutschland'' by Hans Zöberlein.

Cast

... Hans Steinbauer *

... Girgl *

Toni Eggert Toni Eggert (born 12 May 1988) is a German luge A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face up) and feet-first. A luger steers by using the calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shou ...

... Toni * Max Zankl ... Heiner *

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... Anderl *

Karl Hanft Karl Hanft (25 July 1904 – 2 February 1982) was an Austrian film actor. Selected filmography * ''Shock Troop (film), Shock Troop'' (1934) * ''Enemies (1940 film), Enemies'' (1940) * ''The Endless Road'' (1943) * ''Tonelli (film), Tonelli'' (194 ...

... Martl *

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... Max *

Hans Erich Pfleger Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi a ...

... Karl + Capitaine * Georg Emmerling ... Gustl * Albert Penzkofer ... Der Unteroffizier *

Ludwig Ten Cloot Ludwig may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ludwig (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Ludwig (surname), including a list of people * Ludwig Ahgren, or simply Ludwig, American YouTube live streamer and co ...

... Der Kompanieführer * Hans Schaudinn ... Der Feldwebel * Hans Franz Pokorny ... Der Major *

Harry Hertzsch Harry may refer to: TV shows * ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show ...

... Der Leutnant * Matthias Olschinsky ... Der General * Eberhard Kreysern ... Der Stabsmajor *

Leopold Kerscher Leopold may refer to: People * Leopold (given name) * Leopold (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Leopold (The Simpsons), Leopold (''The Simpsons''), Superintendent Chalmers' assistant on ''The Simpsons'' * Leopold B ...

... Der Funker * Peter Labertouche ... Der Engländer

References

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* 1934 films 1934 war films German war films 1930s German-language films Western Front (World War I) films Films of Nazi Germany German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{WWI-film-stub