The Fourth Year of War
Theatrical Poster
The Fourth Year of War Shyol chetvyortyy god voyny... , "It was the fourth year of the war...") is a Soviet 1983 war movie directed by Georgiy Nikolaenko . In Autumn 1944 Soviet troops prepare for a main offensive. A reconnaissance group, disguised as German Feldgendarmerie (military police), must establish within three days what is happening in the German special zone in the direction of planned strike.
The following weapons were used in the film The Fourth Year of War (Shyol chetvyortyy god voyny...) :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 Several Soviet officers, notably Col. Nikolay Vladimirovich Pavlov (Nikolay Olyalin ), carry Nagant M1895 revolvers in holsters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38R Nagant. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The revolver grip is seen in the holster of unnamed Soviet officer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grip of Pavlov's Nagant is seen in holster. Pistols Walther P38 A Walther P38 is Capt. Nadezhda Moroz's (Lyudmila Savelyeva ) sidearm on the mission.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grip of the P38 is seen in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Oddly, Nadezhda Moroz carries the P38 pistol in Soviet holster for Nagant revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Moroz aims her pistol at captured German Gefreiter Krappe (Vasiliy Kupriyanov ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Moroz interrogates Krappe. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Moroz holds the P38 in the final scene. Luger P08 Lt. Antipov (Nikolai Yeryomenko, Jr. ) carries a Luger P08 on the mission. In the final scene Zhurba (Aleksandr Denisov ) takes a P08 from captive Maj. Kübler (Aleksandr Fridental).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German tank officer carries a Luger in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Antipov fires at escaping Hilfspolizei Khomutov-elder (Leonid Trutnev ). The motion of the jointed arm is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Antipov draws a Luger when his PPSh runs out of ammo. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Antipov captures a German lorry. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He fires at a soldier in the back of the car. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zhurba holds his MP40 and captured P08. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Nadezhda Moroz (Lyudmila Savelyeva ) unloads the P08 and returns the empty pistol to Kübler. Submachine Guns PPSh-41 Soviet soldiers, notably scouts Egor Krasilnikov (Aleksandr Lebedev ), Sgt. Burenkov (Vladimir Smirnov ) and soldiers of his group, are armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns. Lt. Antipov (Nikolai Yeryomenko, Jr. ) takes a PPSh from a scout when he makes a break to frontline.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Krasilnikov holds a PPSh in the opening scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A scout fires his PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Krasilnikov, the only survivor of the recon group, makes his way to the frontline. Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41s in Soviet headquarters. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A scout of Burenkov's group (Sergei Samojlov ) with a PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Antipov takes a PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Scouts of Burenkov's group with PPSh-41s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Antipov fires a PPSh. MP38 Arthur (Timofey Spivak ) carries an MP38 on the mission (in several scenes he is seen with an MP40). Some German soldiers are also armed with MP38s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP38 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier with an MP38 in the opening scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arthur fires his MP38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires his MP38 during the ambush on Burenkov's group. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arthur holds his MP38 during the ambush on German radio direction finder car. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Unfolded stock of Arthur's MP38 is seen. MP40 Zhurba (Aleksandr Denisov ) and Ptakhin (Vyacheslav Baranov ) carry MP40 submachine guns on the mission. MP40s are used by most of German soldiers, including Feldgendarmerie NCO (Aleksandr Savchenko ), Gefreiter Krappe (Vasiliy Kupriyanov ), Gefreiter Grueber (Zhorzh Novitskiy ), and a soldier in the lorry (Aleksandr Tyutin ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers encircle Soviet recon group in the opening scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ptakhin with an MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Feldgendarmerie NCO (Aleksandr Savchenko ) carries an MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Feldgendarmerie soldiers with MP40s.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Krappe carries an MP40 at the background. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zhurba with an MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Antipov (Nikolai Yeryomenko, Jr. ) fires an MP40, taken from an incapcicated soldier in the lorry. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arthur (Timofey Spivak ) holds an MP40. In most scenes he carries an MP38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arthur's MP38 again switches to an MP40 in the final scene. Rifles Vz. 24 Czech Mauser Two Khomutov brothers (Leonid Trutnev and Vladimir Shikhov ), serving in Hilfspolizei , carry Karabiner 98k style rifles. One of these rifles, due to the length of the handguard and the presence of grasping grooves, uncommon for 98k, can be identified as vz.24 Czech Mauser .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Czech Mauser vz. 24 - 7.92x57mm Mauser. Unlike this sample, screen guns have turned-down bolt handles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Khomutov-junior (Vladimir Shikhov ) with a rifle. Note the grasping grooves on the stock and longer, closed-top handguard. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Turned-down bolt handle is seen. Such feature is common for Vz.24, produced under German control after the annexation of Czechoslovakia and designated Gewehr 24(t). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vz. 24 rifle in hands of Arthur (Timofey Spivak ). Karabiner 98k Another rifle of two said guns is a common Karabiner 98k .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser. Manufactured in Germany, 1937. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Khomutov-elder ((Leonid Trutnev ) carries a Karabiner 98k (the attachment of the sling differs it from Vz.24). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arthur (Timofey Spivak ) takes one of the rifles when Khomutovs are disarmed. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Antipov (Nikolai Yeryomenko, Jr. ) holds his Luger P08 and a 98k rifle. Machine Guns MG34 MG34 machine guns are seen mounted on German motorcycles and APCs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track APC is seen at the background. It appears to be armed with an MG34 (the gun is seen only in distance). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG34 is mounted on a motorcycle. Other Weapons F-1 Hand Grenade Wounded Capt. Aleksandr Spirin (Aleksandr Zbruev ) blows himself with an F-1 hand grenade to avoid being captured alive.
F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spirin readies a grenade. Trivia Holsters Capts. Aleksandr Spirin (Aleksandr Zbruev ) and Nadezhda Moroz (Lyudmila Savelyeva ) carry holsters for TT-33 pistols but no part of TT can be seen, and it is impossible to determine if the holsters are empty or not.
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