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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = ''Blizzard of Souls'' <br /> ''Dvēseļu putenis'' | |name = ''Blizzard of Souls''<br/>''Dvēseļu putenis'' | ||
|picture = BlizzardofSouls.jpg | |picture = BlizzardofSouls.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Movie | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | ||
|country = | |country = [[Image:LAT.jpg|25px]] Latvia | ||
[[Image:LAT.jpg|25px]] Latvia | |||
|director = Dzintars Dreibergs | |director = Dzintars Dreibergs | ||
|date= November 8, 2019 | |date= November 8, 2019 | ||
|language = German< | |language = German<br/>Latvian<br/>Russian | ||
|studio=Kultfilma<br/>Mnibus Entertainment | |||
|character1=Artūrs Vanags | |character1=Artūrs Vanags | ||
|actor1=[[Oto Brantevics]] | |actor1=[[Oto Brantevics]] | ||
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==Nagant M1895== | ==Nagant M1895== | ||
Latvian officers like Father Vanags ([[Martins Vilsons]]) and Sala ([[Vilis Daudzins]]) are seen using the [[Nagant M1895]]. Both the correct Imperial Russian and later produced Soviet variant are seen. | Latvian officers like Father Vanags ([[Martins Vilsons]]) and Sala ([[Vilis Daudzins]]) are seen using the [[Nagant M1895]]. Both the correct Imperial Russian and later produced Soviet variant are seen. | ||
[[ | [[File:Nagant 1895 produces 1920s.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Nagant 1895, produced 1920s. The rounded front sight is a sign of revolvers produced from 1890s until 1930 - 7.62x38N]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Nagant-1895.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38R Nagant. This example was dated 1939 manufacture and was a wartime-issued weapon. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Nagant1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vanags gives orders to flank the sniper with his revolver in hand. This revolver has | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Nagant1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vanags gives orders to flank the sniper with his revolver in hand. This revolver has a rounded front sight.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Nagant2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pinned down by machine gun fire, Edgars takes cover with his Nagant with a | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Nagant2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pinned down by machine gun fire, Edgars takes cover with his Nagant with a angular front sight.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Nagant3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closer view of Edgars' snowy revolver.]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Nagant3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closer view of Edgars' snowy revolver.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Nagant4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Bolshevik officer with his drawn Nagant revolver.]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Nagant4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Bolshevik officer with his drawn Nagant revolver.]] | ||
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==Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry== | ==Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry== | ||
The Infantry variant of the [[Mosin Nagant M1891]] is also used by Latvian infantrymen. | The Infantry variant of the [[Mosin Nagant M1891]] is also used by Latvian infantrymen. | ||
[[File:1891-Mosin-Nagant.jpg|thumb|none|450px| | [[File:1891-Mosin-Nagant.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mosin Nagant M1891 - 7.62x54mm]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-MosinI1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The second soldier from the left fires salute salvo with other soldiers.]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-MosinI1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The second soldier from the left fires salute salvo with other soldiers.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-MosinI2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Bolshevik with his rifle over his back.]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-MosinI2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Bolshevik with his rifle over his back.]] | ||
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==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ||
Most German soldiers are armed with [[Gewehr 98]]s. | Most German soldiers are armed with [[Gewehr 98]]s. | ||
[[File: | [[File:MauserGewehr1898EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Gewehr1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two German solders at Artūrs' mother's house with their Gewehrs.]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Gewehr1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two German solders at Artūrs' mother's house with their Gewehrs.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Gewehr2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close-up of the ''Seitengewehr'' bayonet that barely missed Artūrs' face.]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Gewehr2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close-up of the ''Seitengewehr'' bayonet that barely missed Artūrs' face.]] | ||
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==Mauser Karabiner 98k== | ==Mauser Karabiner 98k== | ||
An anachronistic scoped [[Karabiner 98k]] is used by the German sniper and later by Artūrs and his father. Some unscoped Kar98ks are also used by German and Latvian soldiers in mass scenes. | An anachronistic scoped [[Karabiner 98k]] is used by the German sniper and later by Artūrs and his father. Some unscoped Kar98ks are also used by German and Latvian soldiers in mass scenes. | ||
[[ | [[File:Mauser 98K with bayonet.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k with S84/98 bayonet - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Kar1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An abandoned Kar98k with a fixed bayonet on the right.]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Kar1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An abandoned Kar98k with a fixed bayonet on the right.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Kar2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A distant view through the tall grass of the sniper's Karabiner.]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Kar2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A distant view through the tall grass of the sniper's Karabiner.]] | ||
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==Mauser Model 1938== | ==Mauser Model 1938== | ||
What appears to be an anachronistic [[1903 Turkish Mauser|Turkish Mauser]] is briefly seen used by a child soldier. | What appears to be an anachronistic [[1903 Turkish Mauser|Turkish Mauser]] is briefly seen used by a child soldier. | ||
[[ | [[File:Turk38Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Model 1938 - 7.92x57mm ("8mm Mauser")]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The child soldier second in the foreground aims his Mauser. The front barrel is different from German Mausers.]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The child soldier second in the foreground aims his Mauser. The front barrel is different from German Mausers.]] | ||
==Mauser Puška vz. 98/22== | ==Mauser Puška vz. 98/22== | ||
Post-war [[Vz. 98/22 Czech Mauser]]s can briefly be seen used by German soldiers. | Post-war [[Vz. 98/22 Czech Mauser]]s can briefly be seen used by German soldiers. | ||
[[ | [[File:Czech98-22Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Puška CZ Brno 98/22 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-CzechMauser1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note the tangent leaf sight...]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-CzechMauser1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note the tangent leaf sight...]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-CzechMauser2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and the front barrel band.]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-CzechMauser2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and the front barrel band.]] | ||
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==Maxim M1910== | ==Maxim M1910== | ||
[[Maxim M1910]]s are used by Latvian soldiers. | [[Maxim M1910]]s are used by Latvian soldiers. | ||
[[File:Maxim1910.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim 1910 | [[File:Maxim1910.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim 1910 - 7.62x54mmR]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-RusMaxim1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A PM 1910 on the barracks' rooftop is used to shoot at a German airplane.]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-RusMaxim1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A PM 1910 on the barracks' rooftop is used to shoot at a German airplane.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-RusMaxim2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two child soldiers repel a German attack with the Maxim.]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-RusMaxim2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two child soldiers repel a German attack with the Maxim.]] | ||
==Maxim | ==Maxim MG 08== | ||
[[Maxim MG08]]s on ''Dreifuß'' 16 tripods are used by German soldiers. | [[Maxim MG08]]s on ''Dreifuß'' 16 tripods are used by German soldiers. | ||
[[ | [[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG 08 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-GerMaxim1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Maxim next to its badly wounded user.]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-GerMaxim1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Maxim next to its badly wounded user.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-GerMaxim2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Artūrs takes a look at the dying soldier.]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-GerMaxim2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Artūrs takes a look at the dying soldier.]] | ||
==Maxim | ==Maxim MG 08/15== | ||
One German soldier hiding in a tree is armed with a [[Maxim MG08/15]]. | One German soldier hiding in a tree is armed with a [[Maxim MG08/15]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG 08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Maxim0815.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shot and fallen from his tree, the dazed German keeps firing his MG 08/15.]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Maxim0815.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shot and fallen from his tree, the dazed German keeps firing his MG 08/15.]] | ||
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==Model 24 Stielhandgranate== | ==Model 24 Stielhandgranate== | ||
Instead of accurate German stick grenades like the [[Model 15 Stielhandgranate|Model 15]], [[Model 16 Stielhandgranate|16]], or [[Model 17 Stielhandgranate|17]], the post-war [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s are used, | Instead of accurate German stick grenades like the [[Model 15 Stielhandgranate|Model 15]], [[Model 16 Stielhandgranate|16]], or [[Model 17 Stielhandgranate|17]], the post-war [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s are used, presumably standing in for their more historically accurate counterparts. | ||
[[File:M24handgrenade.JPG|thumb|none| | [[File:M24handgrenade.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Stick1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Artūrs pockets an M24 taken from a dead German.]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Stick1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Artūrs pockets an M24 taken from a dead German.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Stick2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Later the next day, he tosses it to Mikkelsons.]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Stick2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Later the next day, he tosses it to Mikkelsons.]] | ||
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==Double Barreled Shotgun== | ==Double Barreled Shotgun== | ||
A [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] hangs on a wall in Artūrs' mother's home. | A [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] hangs on a wall in Artūrs' mother's home. | ||
[[ | [[File:Stevens12GaugeShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|J. Stevens and Company Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The shotgun is seen hanging on the left side of the entrance.]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The shotgun is seen hanging on the left side of the entrance.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Shotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German officer checks the shotgun.]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Shotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German officer checks the shotgun.]] | ||
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==15 cm sFH 13== | ==15 cm sFH 13== | ||
Schwere Feldhaubitze 13 howitzers are seen in a German position and on a Bolshevik train. | Schwere Feldhaubitze 13 howitzers are seen in a German position and on a Bolshevik train. | ||
[[ | [[File:Ger155mmfh13.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Schwere Feldhaubitze 13 - 149.1x112.5mmR]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Howitzer1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A line of sFH 13s in the German artillery position after the battle.]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Howitzer1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A line of sFH 13s in the German artillery position after the battle.]] | ||
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Blizzard of Souls, also titled The Rifleman, is a 2019 Latvian war movie directed by Dzintars Dreibergs and based on the novel of the same name by Aleksandrs Grīns. Latvia, 1915. 16-year-old Artūrs Vanags joins the Imperial Russian Army after losing his mother and home to war. But the hope of glory and the thrill of training is soon followed by the harsh reality of the battlefield. When the war seems to be coming to an end, there is a revolution in their own ranks. Artūrs now finds himself fighting in the midst of a brutal civil war, which makes the hope of peace and the liberation of his homeland a distant, almost futile, prospect.
The following weapons were used in the film Blizzard of Souls:
Revolvers
Nagant M1895
Latvian officers like Father Vanags (Martins Vilsons) and Sala (Vilis Daudzins) are seen using the Nagant M1895. Both the correct Imperial Russian and later produced Soviet variant are seen.
Rifles
Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon
Despite the fact that Latvian troops during WWI were not equipped with the Dragoon rifle, it is widely used by Latvian Riflemen in the film, including Artūrs Vanags (Oto Brantevics), Edgars Vanags (Raimonds Celms), Mikelsons (Jekabs Reinis), and Konrads (Gatis Gaga). It is still a more accurate choice than the M91/30 and Finnish M39 rifles seen in the first trailer.
Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry
The Infantry variant of the Mosin Nagant M1891 is also used by Latvian infantrymen.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Most German soldiers are armed with Gewehr 98s.
Mauser Karabiner 98k
An anachronistic scoped Karabiner 98k is used by the German sniper and later by Artūrs and his father. Some unscoped Kar98ks are also used by German and Latvian soldiers in mass scenes.
Mauser Model 1938
What appears to be an anachronistic Turkish Mauser is briefly seen used by a child soldier.
Mauser Puška vz. 98/22
Post-war Vz. 98/22 Czech Mausers can briefly be seen used by German soldiers.
Unknown Rifle
One German soldier can be seen with an unknown Mauser-type rifle in a deleted scene.
Machine Guns
Maxim M1910
Maxim M1910s are used by Latvian soldiers.
Maxim MG 08
Maxim MG08s on Dreifuß 16 tripods are used by German soldiers.
Maxim MG 08/15
One German soldier hiding in a tree is armed with a Maxim MG08/15.
Hand Grenades
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
Instead of accurate German stick grenades like the Model 15, 16, or 17, the post-war Model 24 Stielhandgranates are used, presumably standing in for their more historically accurate counterparts.
RG-14
Artūrs and other Latvians use RG-14 hand grenades.
Other
Double Barreled Shotgun
A 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun hangs on a wall in Artūrs' mother's home.
15 cm sFH 13
Schwere Feldhaubitze 13 howitzers are seen in a German position and on a Bolshevik train.
Romfell Armored Car
An Austro-Hungarian Romfell Panzerwagen supports German forces of the Eiserne Division (Iron Division) during the Latvian War of Independence in 1919.
Plane
A CGI German plane is seen two times.
