From the Bug to the Vistula
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From the Bug to the Vistula Ot Buga do Visly ) is a Soviet 1980 war movie directed by Timofei Levchuk. It is the fourth and the last part of the tetralogy of films, depicting the activities of Soviet partisan unit under the command of Sidor Artemyevich Kovpak. During the Carpathian raid Kovpak was wounded, and his second-in-command Semyon Rudnev killed in action. The new commander of the unit became Pyotr Vershigora. In early 1944 he leads the unit in the next raid in Nazi-occupied territories of Poland.
The following weapons were used in the film From the Bug to the Vistula (Ot Buga do Visly) :
Handguns Nagant M1895 Some partisans, including Dubinin (Yuri Kamornyj ), carry Nagant M1895 revolvers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dubining holds the Nagant revolver while attaching the explosive charge to the door of the safe in German headquarters. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan at the right holds the Nagant. Tokarev TT-33 While many Soviet officers carry holsters for TT-33 , the pistol is seen in action only in hands of Col. Pyotr Vershigora (Mihai Volontir ), the commander of the partisan unit.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vershigora fires his TT... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...until he runs out of ammo. Mauser C96 Nikolay Moskalenko (Les Serdyuk ), Vershigora's zampolit (deputy for political matters), carries the Mauser C96 pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Moskalenko carries the Mauser in typical wooden holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Moskalenko holds the pistol in attack. Walther PPK When Anton Zemlyanko (Aleksandr Denisov ) performs the recognaissance mission in the city of Lublin, he is armed with the Walther PPK .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther PPK - 9mm Kurz aka .380 ACP. Note the ring just behind the magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zemlyanko draws the pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He puts the pistol back in holster. Walther P38 A German officer holds the Walther P38 pistol during the attack on radar station.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War II dated - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The P38 is seen at the right. Submachine Guns PPSh-41 Partisans widely use PPSh-41 SMGs, mostly with drum magazines.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan at the left carries the PPSh with stick magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan fires his PPSh during the battle in a town. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Beregovoy (Mikhail Gornostal ) cleans his PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A payload of PPSh-41 SMGs and ammo is dropped to partisans from the Soviet plane. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dubinin (Yuri Kamornyj ), Vershigora (Mihai Volontir ) and Moskalenko (Les Serdyuk ) fires their PPSh-41 SMGs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Platov (Andrei Rostotsky ) fires his PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bakradze (Zurab Kapianidze ) fires his PPSh-41. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anton Zemlyanko (Aleksandr Denisov ) with PPSh. MP40 MP40 SMGs are widely used by both German troops and Soviet and Polish partisans.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans with MP40s stand in formation. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dubinin (Yuri Kamornyj ) carries the MP40 (at the right). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan at the left (Yaroslav Gavrilyuk ) carries the MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zima (Yakov Kozlov ) holds the MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Waclaw Borz (Stanislaw Mikulski ), the leader of Polish resistance group, inspects the MP40 and magazines. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The commander of Polish partisan unit Porucznik (Lt.) Podkowa (Lembit Ulfsak ) (at the right) holds the MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires the MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vasya Korobko (Evgeniy Pashin ) holds the MP40 in the final scene. Assault Rifles Sturmgewehr 44 Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifles are used by German troops in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm Kurz Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jagdkommando special anti-partisan unit personnel train with Sturmgewehr 44s.Error creating thumbnail: File missing The StG 44 fires from the window during the partisans attack on the radar station. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Many partisans are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans carry M91/30 rifles during the march through the swamp. Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine Some partisans carry Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan at the left carries M38 Carbine. Karabiner 98k Some German soldiers are armed with Karabiner 98k rifles. Captured 98k rifles are used by Soviet and Polish partisans.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier escorts a group of arrested Poles who are suspected to be member of Resistance. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet partisans carry 98k rifles during the march through the swamp. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Polish partisan holds the 98k rifle with bayoner. Machine Guns Degtyaryov DP-27 Partisans widely use Degtyaryov DP-27 light machine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DP-27 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing The DP-27 is seen at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans fire DP-27 and MP40 during the battle. Maxim M1910/30 Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are used by partisans.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Maxim 1910/30, post 1941 manufacture with top hatch on cooling jacket allowing it to be filled more quickly or with snow - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Maxim on horse cart during the winter march. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pyotr Vershigora (Mihai Volontir ) and Nikolay Moskalenko (Les Serdyuk ) examine the Maxim. Note the unusual combination of M1910/30 post-1941 barrel and early M1910 shield with sight hole. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan mans Maxim during the night battle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Maxim on horse cart. MG34 Wehrmacht troops use MG34 machine guns. Captured MG34s are used by partisans.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 with 50 round belt drum - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing The German tripod-mounted MG34 after the battle in town. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans use the MG34. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The MG34 is mounted on the BTR-152 APC. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anton Zemlyanko (Aleksandr Denisov ) fires the MG34, covering the retreat of the partisan unit. MG42 German troops use MG42 machine guns in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG42 Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing The MG42 fires during the partisans attack on radar station. Other Weapons F-1 Hand Grenade F-1 hand grenades are seen in one scene.
F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several F-1 grenades are seen on partisan base. RG-42 Hand Grenade The RG-42 hand grenade is seen together with F-1 hand grenades .
RG-42 Soviet fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing The RG-42 is seen among F-1 grenades. Model 24 Stielhandgranate Model 24 Stielhandgranates are used by both German soldiers and Soviet partisans.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan at the left carries the Stielhandgranate. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dubinin (Yuri Kamornyj ) and "Conjurer" (Bogdan Stupka ) perform toss juggling, using unloaded Stielhandgranates as clubs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dubinin catches the "clubs". BM-37 Mortar Partisans use 82-mm BM-37 Mortars .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet 82mm BM-37 Mortar Error creating thumbnail: File missing The BM-37 mortar is seen on the cart. 45-mm 53-K 45-mm 53-K AT guns are used by partisans.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1937 (53-K) Soviet anti-tank gun - 45 mm (1.77 in) Error creating thumbnail: File missing 45-mm AT gun on winter march. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two 45-mm 53-K guns and the 76.2-mm ZiS-3 gun support the attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 53-K gun in action. Trivia ZiS-3 Partisans use the 76.2-mm ZiS-3 field gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing ZiS-3 is used during the night attack on railway station. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two 45-mm 53-K guns and the 76.2-mm ZiS-3 gun support the attack. BTR-152 BTR-152s stand for German APCs, despite being wheeled unlike German half-track SdKfz 250/251.
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