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[[File:Leningrad-cover.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Attack on Leningrad'' (2007)]] | [[File:Leningrad-cover.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Attack on Leningrad'' (2007)]] | ||
'''Attack on Leningrad''' (originally released in Russia as | '''Attack on Leningrad''' (originally released in Russia as '''Leningrad''') is a 2007 World War II drama that focuses on the dramatic siege of Leningrad (now called by its original name, Saint Petersburg) by the Nazi German invading forces. Due to a sudden shift of army units to other fronts, the German High Command decided to conserve resources and starve Leningrad's three million inhabitants out, rather than take the heavily defended city by force. The siege would eventually last about nearly 900 days, from 8th September 1941 to a full lift of the siege of the city on 27th January 1944, incurring a high number of civilian and military casualties. | ||
British reporter Kate Davis ([[Mira Sorvino]]) gets stuck in the snow covered starving city during the last few weeks of 1941 and befriends police officer Nina Tsvetkova ([[Olga Sutulova]]) and her family. Kate’s friend, the American journalist Philip Barker ([[Gabriel Byrne]]), staying in Moscow to cover events there, is heartbroken and embarks on a dramatic journey to be reunited with Kate. In the meantime, Kate and Nina are fighting for their own survival and that of the people in the besieged city. | British reporter Kate Davis ([[Mira Sorvino]]) gets stuck in the snow covered starving city during the last few weeks of 1941 and befriends police officer Nina Tsvetkova ([[Olga Sutulova]]) and her family. Kate’s friend, the American journalist Philip Barker ([[Gabriel Byrne]]), staying in Moscow to cover events there, is heartbroken and embarks on a dramatic journey to be reunited with Kate. In the meantime, Kate and Nina are fighting for their own survival and that of the people in the besieged city. | ||
Even though the movie centers on the personal relations between the main characters, the movie has an epic first few minutes (quite like the beginning of ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''), in which the last defending battle is shown before Leningrad becomes fully enclosed. It must be noted that with the exception of police officer Nina none of the leading actors | Even though the movie centers on the personal relations between the main characters, the movie has an epic first few minutes (quite like the beginning of ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''), in which the last defending battle is shown before Leningrad becomes fully enclosed. It must be noted that with the exception of police officer Nina none of the leading actors are actually seen handling a gun so for this reason most descriptions will simply say ‘Soviet army officer’ or ‘German soldier’. | ||
'''The following weapons were used in the film ''Attack on Leningrad'':''' | '''The following weapons were used in the film ''Attack on Leningrad'':''' | ||
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=Soviet Army Guns= | =Soviet Army Guns= | ||
==Nagant M1895== | ==Nagant M1895== | ||
The [[Nagant Revolver#Russian Nagant M1895|Nagant M1895]] revolver is used by police officer Nina ([[Olga Sutulova]]) as her personal side-arm throughout the movie. | The [[Nagant Revolver#Russian Nagant M1895|Nagant M1895]] revolver is used by police officer Nina ([[Olga Sutulova]]) as her personal side-arm throughout the movie. | ||
[[Image:Nagant-1895.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Nagant-1895.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38N]] | ||
[[File:Leningrad-NagantM95-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nina taking cover from German fire in a trench with her [[Nagant Revolver#Russian Nagant M1895|Nagant M1895]].]] | [[File:Leningrad-NagantM95-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nina taking cover from German fire in a trench with her [[Nagant Revolver#Russian Nagant M1895|Nagant M1895]].]] | ||
[[File:Leningrad-NagantM95-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nina using her [[Nagant Revolver#Russian Nagant M1895|Nagant M1895]] to make sure that the orders she just delivered to a commanding officer at the frontline will be carried out.]] | [[File:Leningrad-NagantM95-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nina using her [[Nagant Revolver#Russian Nagant M1895|Nagant M1895]] to make sure that the orders she just delivered to a commanding officer at the frontline will be carried out.]] | ||
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==Tokarev TT-33== | ==Tokarev TT-33== | ||
A [[Tokarev TT-33]] pistol is seen used by the Soviet army officer leading the last desperate charge against the Germans before Leningrad is totally surrounded. | A [[Tokarev TT-33]] pistol is seen used by the Soviet army officer leading the last desperate charge against the Germans before Leningrad is totally surrounded. | ||
[[Image:TT-33.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:TT-33.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
[[File:Leningrad-TokarevT33-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[File:Leningrad-TokarevT33-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet officer holds his TT-33.]] | ||
==Mosin Nagant M91/30== | ==Mosin Nagant M91/30== | ||
Most of the defenders of Leningrad are carrying the [[Mosin Nagant Rifle|Mosin Nagant M91/30]] rifle. | Most of the defenders of Leningrad are carrying the [[Mosin Nagant Rifle|Mosin Nagant M91/30]] rifle. | ||
[[Image: M9130.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image: M9130.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR]] | ||
[[File:Leningrad-MosinM91- | [[File:Leningrad-MosinM91-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet soldier reloading his Mosin Nagant.]] | ||
[[File:Leningrad-MosinM91- | [[File:Leningrad-MosinM91-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet soldier reloading his Mosin Nagant.]] | ||
[[File:Leningrad-MosinM91- | [[File:Leningrad-MosinM91-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Soviet soldiers fire their rifles.]] | ||
[[File:Leningrad-MosinM91- | [[File:Leningrad-MosinM91-07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet soldier has a Mosin Nagant fitted a bayonet.]] | ||
==PPSh-41== | ==PPSh-41== | ||
The [[ | The [[PPSh-41]] submachine gun is seen in the dramatic scenes where Nina Tsvetkova ([[Olga Sutulova]]) and other selected members of the Leningrad defence forces are given the dangerous task of guarding trucks supplying the city over the ‘Road of Death’. This is a make-shift highway over the frozen ice of Lake Ladoga that acts as the only supply line of the city during the winter. | ||
[[Image: PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | [[Image: PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
[[File:Leningrad-PPSh41-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[File:Leningrad-PPSh41-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet soldiers armed with PPSh-41s.]] | ||
[[File:Leningrad-PPSh41-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[File:Leningrad-PPSh41-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nina holds her PPSh-41.]] | ||
[[File:Leningrad-PPSh41-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[File:Leningrad-PPSh41-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nina and her comrades have the PPSh-41s.]] | ||
==Maxim M1910/30== | ==Maxim M1910/30== | ||
In the opening scene, a [[Maxim#Maxim M1910/30|Maxim M1910/30]] machine gun with the typical Sokolov shield can be seen in a defensive trench position. | In the opening scene, a [[Maxim#Maxim M1910/30|Maxim M1910/30]] machine gun with the typical Sokolov shield can be seen in a defensive trench position. | ||
[[Image: S_maxim.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image: S_maxim.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Maxim M1910/30 with Sokolov wheel mount and shield - 7.62x54mmR]] | ||
[[File:Leningrad-MaximM10-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[File:Leningrad-MaximM10-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Maxim in red circle.]] | ||
==Vickers | ==Vickers Mk1== | ||
A [[Vickers]] | A [[Vickers]] Mk1 machine gun mounted on an air-defence tripod is seen when supplies are unloaded from ships that have crossed Leningrad’s only connection with the outside world, Lake Ladoga. It can be distinguished from the [[Maxim#Maxim M1910/30|Maxim M1910/30]] by the sleeker receiver and the fact that the gun is supported on the receiver, rather than on the water jacket a few inches in front of the receiver, as would be the case with an [[Maxim#Maxim M1910/30|Maxim M1910/30]]. It may be surprising to see an English machine gun here, but it has probably ended up in Russia as part of Allied support shipments. | ||
[[Image: VickersMk1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mark 1 Machine Gun - .303 British]] | [[Image: VickersMk1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mark 1 Machine Gun - .303 British]] | ||
[[File:Leningrad-MaximM10-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[File:Leningrad-MaximM10-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Vickers on the right.]] | ||
= | ==RGD-33 stick grenade== | ||
[[RGD-33 stick grenade]] is used by Soviet officer at the beginning of the movie. | |||
[[Image:Rgd-33russianfrag mp.jpg|thumb|none|350px|RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation stick grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve.]] | |||
==85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K)== | |||
When the Messerschmitt Bf 109s attack Leningrad, the Soviets use [[85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K)]] for defense. | |||
[[Image:85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K).jpg|thumb|none|400px|85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K) - 85×629mmR]] | |||
[[File:AOL 85mm AA 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet soldiers with the 52-K.]] | |||
[[File:AOL 85mm AA 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet soldiers reloading the 52-K.]] | |||
[[File:AOL 85mm AA 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet soldiers with the 52-K.]] | |||
[[File:AOL 85mm AA 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet soldiers firing the 52-K.]] | |||
==76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)== | |||
In the opening scene, Soviet soldiers try to defend against the attacking German army using a [[76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)]]. | |||
[[Image:ZiS3 nn.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1942 divisional gun (ZiS-3) - 76mm]] | |||
[[File:ZIS 3 a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The ZiS-3 is seen.]] | |||
== | =German Army Guns= | ||
In several scenes, German soldiers are using [[Karabiner 98k]] | ==Karabiner 98k== | ||
[[Image: Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none| | In several scenes, German soldiers are seen using [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles. In most cases during the trench hand-to-hand combat, the rifle is equipped with a bayonet. | ||
[[File:Leningrad-K98K-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[Image: Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:Leningrad-K98K-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[File:Leningrad-K98K-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two German soldiers armed with Kar 98k rifles.]] | ||
[[File:Leningrad-K98K-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldier holds his Kar 98k fitted a bayonet.]] | |||
==MP40== | ==MP40== | ||
An [[MP40#MP40|MP40]] (or possibly even an [[MP40#MP38|MP38]], but there's not enough detail to tell for sure) is seen used by several German soldiers during the opening battle. In one instance, the [[MP40#MP40|MP40]] is used by a German soldier as a club, which might be appropriate because of the single-columned [[MP40#MP40|MP40]]’s reputation of being prone to jams caused by bad weather circumstances on the Russian front. | An [[MP40#MP40|MP40]] (or possibly even an [[MP40#MP38|MP38]], but there's not enough detail to tell for sure) is seen used by several German soldiers during the opening battle. In one instance, the [[MP40#MP40|MP40]] is used by a German soldier as a club, which might be appropriate because of the single-columned [[MP40#MP40|MP40]]’s reputation of being prone to jams caused by bad weather circumstances on the Russian front. | ||
[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 – | [[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 – 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:Leningrad-MP40-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[File:Leningrad-MP40-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldier holds his MP40 (in red circle).]] | ||
==MG34== | ==MG34== | ||
The [[MG34]] machine gun appears in several scenes, in most cases mounted on motorcycles. | The [[MG34]] machine gun appears in several scenes, in most cases mounted on German motorcycles. | ||
[[Image: Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image: Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:Leningrad-MG34-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px| In the scene where Kate Davis and other reporters visit a battlefield, a Russian reporter searches the remains of one of the killed drivers of the [[MG34]] equipped | [[File:Leningrad-MG34-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px| In the scene where Kate Davis and other reporters visit a battlefield, a Russian reporter searches the remains of one of the killed German drivers of the [[MG34]] equipped motorcycle for food, showing the desperate food situation in the city.]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:00, 25 February 2023
Attack on Leningrad (originally released in Russia as Leningrad) is a 2007 World War II drama that focuses on the dramatic siege of Leningrad (now called by its original name, Saint Petersburg) by the Nazi German invading forces. Due to a sudden shift of army units to other fronts, the German High Command decided to conserve resources and starve Leningrad's three million inhabitants out, rather than take the heavily defended city by force. The siege would eventually last about nearly 900 days, from 8th September 1941 to a full lift of the siege of the city on 27th January 1944, incurring a high number of civilian and military casualties.
British reporter Kate Davis (Mira Sorvino) gets stuck in the snow covered starving city during the last few weeks of 1941 and befriends police officer Nina Tsvetkova (Olga Sutulova) and her family. Kate’s friend, the American journalist Philip Barker (Gabriel Byrne), staying in Moscow to cover events there, is heartbroken and embarks on a dramatic journey to be reunited with Kate. In the meantime, Kate and Nina are fighting for their own survival and that of the people in the besieged city.
Even though the movie centers on the personal relations between the main characters, the movie has an epic first few minutes (quite like the beginning of Saving Private Ryan), in which the last defending battle is shown before Leningrad becomes fully enclosed. It must be noted that with the exception of police officer Nina none of the leading actors are actually seen handling a gun so for this reason most descriptions will simply say ‘Soviet army officer’ or ‘German soldier’.
The following weapons were used in the film Attack on Leningrad:
Soviet Army Guns
Nagant M1895
The Nagant M1895 revolver is used by police officer Nina (Olga Sutulova) as her personal side-arm throughout the movie.
Tokarev TT-33
A Tokarev TT-33 pistol is seen used by the Soviet army officer leading the last desperate charge against the Germans before Leningrad is totally surrounded.
Mosin Nagant M91/30
Most of the defenders of Leningrad are carrying the Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifle.
PPSh-41
The PPSh-41 submachine gun is seen in the dramatic scenes where Nina Tsvetkova (Olga Sutulova) and other selected members of the Leningrad defence forces are given the dangerous task of guarding trucks supplying the city over the ‘Road of Death’. This is a make-shift highway over the frozen ice of Lake Ladoga that acts as the only supply line of the city during the winter.
Maxim M1910/30
In the opening scene, a Maxim M1910/30 machine gun with the typical Sokolov shield can be seen in a defensive trench position.
Vickers Mk1
A Vickers Mk1 machine gun mounted on an air-defence tripod is seen when supplies are unloaded from ships that have crossed Leningrad’s only connection with the outside world, Lake Ladoga. It can be distinguished from the Maxim M1910/30 by the sleeker receiver and the fact that the gun is supported on the receiver, rather than on the water jacket a few inches in front of the receiver, as would be the case with an Maxim M1910/30. It may be surprising to see an English machine gun here, but it has probably ended up in Russia as part of Allied support shipments.
RGD-33 stick grenade
RGD-33 stick grenade is used by Soviet officer at the beginning of the movie.
85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K)
When the Messerschmitt Bf 109s attack Leningrad, the Soviets use 85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K) for defense.
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76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)
In the opening scene, Soviet soldiers try to defend against the attacking German army using a 76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3).
German Army Guns
Karabiner 98k
In several scenes, German soldiers are seen using Karabiner 98k rifles. In most cases during the trench hand-to-hand combat, the rifle is equipped with a bayonet.
MP40
An MP40 (or possibly even an MP38, but there's not enough detail to tell for sure) is seen used by several German soldiers during the opening battle. In one instance, the MP40 is used by a German soldier as a club, which might be appropriate because of the single-columned MP40’s reputation of being prone to jams caused by bad weather circumstances on the Russian front.
MG34
The MG34 machine gun appears in several scenes, in most cases mounted on German motorcycles.
