Poem of Kovpak: Alarm (Duma o Kovpake: Nabat)
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Poem of Kovpak: Alarm Duma o Kovpake: Nabat ) is a Soviet 1973 war movie directed by Timofei Levchuk. It is the first 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 Nabat , take place in Summer-Winter of 1941.
The following weapons were used in the film Poem of Kovpak: Alarm (Duma o Kovpake: Nabat) :
Handguns Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are seen in hands of several characters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Fyodor Karpenko (Mikhail Golubovich ) draws his Nagant revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karpenko's Nagant and Kovpak's Luger P08 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wounded Vysotsky (Gennadi Karnovich-Valua) commits suicide with his Nagant to avoid being captured alive. Luger P08 The captured Luger P08 is the personal handgun of Sidor Kovpak (Konstantin Stepankov ). German officers carry P08 pistols in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kovpak holds his P08. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karpenko's Nagant M1895 and Kovpak's P08. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German officer fires the P08. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German officer holds the P08. Submachine Guns 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 German motorcyclists fire MP40 SMGs and MG34 and MG42 machine guns. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Seva Moshkin (Yuriy Demich ) holds the MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with MP40s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans with MP40 and Mosin Nagant M1891/30 on rest. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A tank crew member fires the MP40, leaving the damaged tank. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pavel Ustuyzhanin (Mikhail Kokshenov ) fires the MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier with MP40 in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of MP40 in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The partisan (Aleksandr Bystrushkin ) with MP40 is killed. MP38 Some MP38 SMGs are also seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP38 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires MP38. PPSh-41 In the final scene Semyon Rudnev (Valentin Belokhvostik ) carries the PPSh-41 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rudnev with PPSh at the left. Shotguns Double Barreled Shotgun Due to shortage of military weapons, some partisans carry Double Barreled Shotguns .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Didlov (Yuri Prokopovich ) carries the shotgun. He calls it "tulka" (TOZ) 12 gauge. 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 Soviet troops with M91/30 rifles on march. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Seva Moshkin (Yuriy Demich ) with M91/30 rifle on sling. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan holds M91/30 rifle at the background. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans with MP40 and M91/30 on rest. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Drozd (Yuriy Satarov ) (at the left) and unnamed partisan hold their rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans with M91/30 rifles on rest. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ira (Nina Reus ) in ambush with M91/30 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan with M91/30 at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan fires M91/30 rifle. 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 German soldiers fire their rifles from BTR-40 (standing for German APC). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Hilfspolizei (Boris Aleksandrov ) fires his 98k. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Wehrmacht artillerymen carry 98k rifles at the background. Machine Guns and Autocannons 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 Seva Moshkin (Yuriy Demich ) carries the DP-27 on sling. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan in center holds the DP-27. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Karpenko (Mikhail Golubovich ) inspects the DP-27. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan holds DP-27. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Moshkin fires his DP-27 in action. Degtyaryov DT Degtyaryov DT machine guns are mounted on T-34 tanks, visually modified to resemble German Pz. IV.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing DT machine gun - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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 Soviet soldiers carry the Maxim on march. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim M1919/30 is seen when Vysotsky (Gennadi Karnovich-Valua) and Rudnev (Valentin Belokhvostik ) prepare weapons for the partisan unit. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rudnev mans the post-1941 Maxim in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan maintains the Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The partisan armory: Maxim M1910/30, a number of Tellermine 35 AT mines, Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles and Degtyaryov DP-27 light machine gun. M-4 Quad Mounting is seen in opening scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim M1910/30 in M-4 AA quad mounting Error creating thumbnail: File missing M-4 fires at German planes. SGMB SGMB, pivot-mounted version of Goryunov SGM machine gun, is seen mounted on BTR-40.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Goryunov SGMB, mounted on BTR-152 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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 with 50 round belt drum. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German motorcyclists fire MP40 SMGs and MG34 and MG42 machine guns. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of MG34. Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 is mounted on German APC. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan fires the MG34. MG42 The MG42 , anachronistic for Summer 1941, is seen in one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG42 with sling and bipod collapsed - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing The MG42 is seen on the foreground. 61-K AA Autocannon The 37-mm M1939 (61-K) AA autocannon is seen in the opening scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 37-mm M1939 (61-K) automatic air defense gun - 37x252SR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Covered 61-K AA autocannon is towed by the truck. 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 Zurab Toladze (Zurab Kapianidze ) (at the left) with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifle and two Stielhandgranates. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan at the left holds the bundle of Stielhandgranates, used as anti-tank weapon. Unlike German "Geballte Ladung", this bundle keeps the sticks of all grenades. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier with MP40 and a Stielhandgranate. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier throws the grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karpenko (Mikhail Golubovich ) readies to use the bundle of grenades againt German tank. OSP-30 Flare Pistol In one scene a German officer uses the OSP-30 Flare Pistol .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing OSP-30 Flare Pistol - 26.5mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tellermine 35 Partisans use captured stock of Tellermine 35 AT mines.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tellermine 35 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A number of Tellermine 35 AT mines is seen in the partisan armory. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pavel Ustuyzhanin (Mikhail Kokshenov ) plants the Tellermine 35 on the forest trail. 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 The following guns are seen only in documentary footage, including in the movie.
PPD-40 A Soviet partisan carries PPD-40 SMG.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPD 40 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing SVT-40 A Soviet partisan carries SVT-40 rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trivia Armour Error creating thumbnail: File missing BTR-40 stands for German APC (despite being wheeled unlike German half-track SdKfz 250/251). Error creating thumbnail: File missing T-34 tanks are visually modified to resemble PzKpfw IV. The result looks similar to Ausf.F2 or later version that didn't exist in Autumn 1941. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Unmodified PT-76 light tank stands for German tank. Artillery Error creating thumbnail: File missing The 122-mm M-30 howitzer is towed by the truck. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The M-30 is towed by post-war ATL artillery tractor. See Also 
