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Some characters carry also a [[Luger P08]] pistol. | Some characters carry also a [[Luger P08]] pistol. | ||
[[Image:Luger.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:Luger.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Antoni Pawlicki-Luger P08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tadeusz ([[Antoni Pawlicki]]) with a gun hidden in his baggage.]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Polish soldier-Luger P08-Katyn.jpg|thumb|none|600px|She was found lying next to his body by a military patrol.]] | ||
==PPSh-41== | ==PPSh-41== | ||
Soviet and Polish troops are equipped with [[PPSh-41]] submachine guns. | Soviet and Polish troops are equipped with [[PPSh-41]] submachine guns. | ||
[[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:Soviet soldiers-PPSh-41-Katyn.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Polish soldier-PPSh-41-Katyn.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
==Karabiner 98k== | ==Karabiner 98k== | ||
German soldiers are seen also with a [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles. | German soldiers are seen also with a [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles. | ||
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[ | [[File:SS soldier-Karabiner 98k-Katyn.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== Mosin Nagant Rifle == | == Mosin Nagant Rifle == | ||
Red Army and ''NKVD'' soldiers are armed with [[Mosin Nagant Rifle]]s. | Red Army and ''NKVD'' soldiers are armed with [[Mosin Nagant Rifle]]s. | ||
[[Image:M9130.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54R]] | [[Image:M9130.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54R]] | ||
[[ | [[File:NKVD-M-N-rifle-Katyn.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Red Army-M-N rifle-Katyn.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
==Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun== | ==Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun== | ||
A Soviet machine gun crew dragging a wheeled [[Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun]]. | A Soviet machine gun crew dragging a wheeled [[Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:GoryunovSG43MachineGun.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun On 'Sokolov' mount with shield - 7.62x54mm R]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Soviet soldier-SG-43-Katyn.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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Katyn is a 2007 World War II drama directed by Andrzej Wajda. The film tells one of the darkest events of Polish history: the massacre of 22,500 Polish soldiers and civilians carried out by the Soviet secret police NKVD in 1940. The axis of the film are the stories of women who lost their husbands, brothers, sons. Some of them also come into Soviet captivity, others are looking for evidence of their survival, others is apathetically resigned to the worst. The film was nominated in 2008 for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
The following weapons are featured in the film Katyn:
Tokarev TT-33 pistol
Lt. Jerzy (Andrzej Chyra) prepares to shoot himself with a Tokarev TT-33.
Walther P38 pistol
The members of the NKVD execute Polish officers with German Walther P38 pistols.
Luger P08
Some characters carry also a Luger P08 pistol.
PPSh-41
Soviet and Polish troops are equipped with PPSh-41 submachine guns.
Karabiner 98k
German soldiers are seen also with a Karabiner 98k rifles.
Mosin Nagant Rifle
Red Army and NKVD soldiers are armed with Mosin Nagant Rifles.
Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun
A Soviet machine gun crew dragging a wheeled Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun.
