Poem of Kovpak: Carpathians, Carpathians...
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Poem of Kovpak: Carpathians, Carpathians... Duma o Kovpake: Karpaty, Karpaty... ) is a Soviet 1976 war movie directed by Timofei Levchuk. It is the third part of the tetralogy of films, depicting the activities of Soviet partisan unit under the command of Sidor Artemyevich Kovpak on Nazi-occupied territories of Ukraine in 1941-1944. The events, covered in Karpaty , depicts the Carpathian raid of the partisan unit in Summer-Autumn 1943.
The following weapons were used in the film Poem of Kovpak: Carpathians, Carpathians... (Duma o Kovpake: Karpaty, Karpaty...) :
Submachine Guns PPSh-41 PPSh-41 SMGs are widely used by partisans, notably Semyon Rudnev (Valentin Belokhvostik ), Fyodor Karpenko (Mikhail Golubovich ), Platon Goronko (Yevgeni Zharikov ) and Zurab Toladze (Zurab Kapianidze ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan at the left holds the PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans with PPSh-41 SMGs and DP-27 machine gun on march. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rudnev holds his PPSh during the attack of German planes. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan at the left holds the PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans hold PPSh-41 SMGs with drum and stick (seen at the left) magazines. PPS-43 Partisans also use PPS-43 SMGs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan at the background holds the PPS. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans with PPSh and PPS SMGs carry the body of killed comrade-in-arms. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Voytenko (Stanislav Borodokin ) carries PPS-43. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Olya (Nina Ilyina) fires PPS-43. PPS-43 (Visually modified) Some screen PPS-43 are visually modified with the barrel covers removed and the barrels fitted with Cutts compensators of Thompson SMG. These appear to be movie props, previously used in Sokrovishcha pylayushchikh skal Halcón Modelo 1949 (which makes them a logical anachronism).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wisually modified PPS is seen at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan at the left fires visually modified PPS. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vasily Gurin (Aleksandr Anurov ) holds visually modified PPS. MP40 MP40 SMGs are widely used by both German troops and Soviet partisans.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan at the left carries the MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with MP40s counterattack partisans during the battle for the railway station. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vasily Voytenko (Stanislav Borodokin ) with MP40 and Semyon Rudnev (Valentin Belokhvostik ) with PPSh-41 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with MP40 SMGs and Karabiner 98k rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan at the left carries the MP40. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Most Soviet soldiers and 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 A young partisan holds M91/30 rifle on positions. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Velas (Vladimir Antonov ) carries the M91/30 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans with M91/30 rifles cross the improvised floating bridge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans with M91/30 rifles and DP-27 machine gun in battle in Carpathian forest. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mountain guide Ivanochko (Vasili Simchich ) fires the M91/30 rifle at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans with M91/30 and Karabiner 98k rifles move the 45-mm gun on mountain trail. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan carries M91/30 rifle on sling. Karabiner 98k Many German soldiers are armed with Karabiner 98k rifles. Captured 98k rifles are used by partisans.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Velas (Vladimir Antonov ) carries the 98k rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with 98k rifles and MP40 SMGs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gebirgsjägers (mountain troops) in battle.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 and Karabiner 98k rifles move the 45-mm gun on mountain trail. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans on rest. Two 98k rifles are seen at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German sniper on hunt. The scope of his rifle doesn't match any wartime model. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan at the right carries the 98k rifle. Assault Rifles Sturmgewehr 44 Some partisans are seen with Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifles. Summer 1943 is too early for these guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm Kurz Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Machine Guns Degtyaryov DP-27 Partisans widely use Degtyaryov DP-27 light machine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing DP-27 at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan with DP-27 prepares to repel the German attack. Next to him Fyodor Karpenko (Mikhail Golubovich ) holds the PPSh-41 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing The DP-27 is seen at the foreground. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan with DP-27 on rest. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan fires his DP-27 during the night battle. Maxim M1910/30 Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are used by partisans. Both pre- and post-1941 versions are seen.
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 Partisans move the Maxim on battlefield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A very strong man carries all sixty-four kg (about 140 lbs) of Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Maxim on cart. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans carry disassembled Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Semyon Rudnev (Valentin Belokhvostik ) fires the Maxim in his last battle, covering the retreat of the main part of the unit. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stepan Krymov (Leonid Slisarenko ) lies dead on his Maxim. MG34 Wehrmacht troops widely 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 MG34 supports the German attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of firing MG34. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vasily Nikolayev (Nikolay Merzlikin ) fires the MG34. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Medved (Viktor Plotnikov ) carries the MG34. Other Weapons 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 with Stielhandgranate. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lenkin (Ivan Gavrilyuk ) throws a grenade in battle. PTRD-41 PTRD-41 AT rifles are used by partisans.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PTRD-41 Anti-tank rifle - 14.5x114mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The PTRD is seen at the background. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans carry PTRD AT rifles on march. 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (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 gun in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing On river crossing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing In mountains. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 45-mm guns support the attack of partisans. 7.5 cm Pak 40 Wehrmacht troops use 7.5 cm Pak 40 guns in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun - 75x714mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing BM-37 Mortar Partisans use BM-37 Mortars .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet 82mm BM-37 Mortar Error creating thumbnail: File missing BM-37 is transported in horse cart. Granatwerfer 36 Mortar Granatwerfer 36 Mortars are also seen.
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