In the Rear of the Enemy
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In the Rear of the Enemy V tylu vraga ) is a Soviet 1941 B&W movie directed by Yevgeni Shneider. During the Winter War three Soviet soldiers perform a risky recon mission.
The following weapons were used in the film In the Rear of the Enemy (V tylu vraga) :
Handguns Nagant M1895 Red Army Lt. (Aleksandr Baranov ), the commander of the unit where the main characters serve, is seen with a Nagant M1895 revolver during the attack.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38N Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1911 A German military advisor (uncredited) who commands the Finnish artillery carries an M1911 -style pistol (a strange choice for a German officer). The pistol appears an original M1911 rather than an M1911A1 that appeared in USSR only via lend-lease.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer fires his pistol at attacking Red Army soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the pistol. Unidentified pistol 1 During the single-hand fight with Karpenko a Finnish scout (Pyotr Sobolevsky ) uses his backup weapon, a pocket pistol. It is seen very poor. Mauser Pocket Pistol is a possible guess due to general outlook.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1910 Mauser Pocket Pistol - 6.35x16mmSR Error creating thumbnail: File missing The scout fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pistol jams due to heavy frost. Unidentified pistol 2 During the battle for the farm a Finnish officer holds a pistol that is seen only partially.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer raises his hand with pistol. Submachine Guns Suomi KP/-31 Suomi KP/-31 are used by several Finnish soldiers, including a scout (Pyotr Sobolevsky ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Suomi KP/-31 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Finnish soldier in ambush with Suomi. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A centinel holds a Suomi. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The scout carries a submachine gun. Rifles Tokarev SVT-40 Many Soviet soldiers, including Boykov (Nikolay Kryuchkov ), Karpenko (Aleksandr Grechanyy ), and Balandin (Pavel Shpringfeld ), are armed with Tokarev SVT-40 semi-auto rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Boyko on skis with the SVT on sling. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the SVT. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karpenko holds his SVT. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Balandin, Karpenko and Boykov (from left to right) with SVT-40s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers hold SVTs during the attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The lieutenant (Aleksandr Baranov ) carries an SVT. Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Soviet soldiers also carry Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet soldiers with M91/30 rifles move on skis. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet soldier in bayonet charge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet soldiers in close combat. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet and Finnish soldier drop their rifles and enter hand-to-hand combat. Mauser Gewehr 98 Finnish troops are armed with Mauser rifles. Mostly they appear to be Gewehr 98s . In reality the main battle rifle of Finnish Army was a Mosin Nagant M/27.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Finnish soldier (Ivan Ryzhov ) with a Mauser rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Finnish soldier in bayonet charge. Note the "Lange Visier" rear sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet and Finnish soldier drop their rifles and enter hand-to-hand combat. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Finnish soldier tries to find cover in the building. Machine Guns Degtyaryov Machine Gun In the final battle Pavel Balandin (Pavel Shpringfeld ) is armed with a light machine gun that looks like a Degtyaryov DP-27 but is fitted with a pistol grip. Such combination was issued only in DPM that appeared several years later. The screen gun appears to be a "hybrid" of parts of standard DP-27 and Degtyaryov DA .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DP-27 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing DA machine gun - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Balandin fires his DP-27. Note the position of his hand: he is holding a pistol grip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The machine gun is seen at the left. The pistol grip is visible. Also note that in this scene the standard bipod is replaced with a makeshift wooden support, probably due to a damage of original part. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pistol grip can be seen. Degtyaryov DP-27 Except for the abovementioned "hybrid" machine gun, a standard DP-27 is also used by Pavel Balandin.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DP-27 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the machine gun. Note the position of Balandin's hand: this machine gun lacks a pistol grip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another close view. Maxim M1910 Maxim machine guns, mostly M1910s , are used by both Soviet and Finnish troops.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910, simplified version with smooth water jacket - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Finnish soldiers tug a Maxim on sledge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet soldiers fire a Maxim. Hotchkiss M1914 Finnish troops use Hotchkiss M1914 machine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with tripod - 8x50mmR Lebel Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers mount a Hotchkiss machine gun on position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another close view. Other Weapons RGD-33 Hand Grenade RGD-33 hand grenades are used by Soviet soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation stick grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Balandin (Pavel Shpringfeld ) holds a grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Boykov (Nikolay Kryuchkov ) throws an RGD-33. Model 24 Stielhandgranate Model 24 Stielhandgranate grenades are used by Finnish soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Finnish soldier throws a grenade at Boykov who fires from attic. Trivia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 122mm howitzer M1910/30 Error creating thumbnail: File missing 152mm howitzer M1910/30 
