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Poem of Kovpak: Snow-Storm (Duma o Kovpake: Buran)

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Poem of Kovpak: Snow-Storm (Duma o Kovpake: Buran)
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DVD Cover
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing USSR
Directed by Timofei Levchuk
Release Date 1975
Language Russian
Studio Dovzhenko Film Studios
Main Cast
Character Actor
Sidor Artemyevich Kovpak Konstantin Stepankov
Semyon Vasilyevich Rudnev Valentin Belokhvostik
Pyotr Vershigora Yuriy Sarantsev
Fyodor Karpenko Mikhail Golubovich
Vasily Nikolayev Nikolay Merzlikin
Zurab Toladze Zurab Kapianidze
Pavel Ustuyzhanin Mikhail Kokshenov
Dr. Galina Ocheret Silviya Sergeichikova


Poem of Kovpak: Snow-Storm (Duma o Kovpake: Buran) is a Soviet 1975 war movie directed by Timofei Levchuk. It is the second 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 Buran, take place from January to December 1942.


The following weapons were used in the film Poem of Kovpak: Snow-Storm (Duma o Kovpake: Buran):


Handguns

Luger P08

German officers carry Luger P08 pistols in several scenes.

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Luger P08 - 9x19mm
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Submachine Guns

PPSh-41

Partisans widely use PPSh-41 SMGs.

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PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
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MP40

MP40 SMGs are widely used by both German troops and Soviet partisans.

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MP40 - 9x19mm
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MP38

MP38 SMGs are also used by German troops and Soviet partisans.

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MP38 - 9x19mm
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Rifles

Mosin Nagant M1891/30

Many partisans are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles.

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Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R
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Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine

Some partisans carry Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines.

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Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R
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SVT-40

Some Soviet partisans, notably Medved (Viktor Plotnikov), use SVT-40 rifles.

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Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR
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Karabiner 98k

Many German soldiers are armed with Karabiner 98k rifles. Captured 98k rifles are used by partisans.

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Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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German artillerymen with 98k rifles.
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German soldiers use 98k rifles in close combat.
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A German soldier with 98k rifle.
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A partisan carries 98k rifle.

Machine Guns and Autocannons

Degtyaryov DP-27

Partisans widely use Degtyaryov DP-27 light machine guns.

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Degtyaryov DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R
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A partisan (Ivan Simonenko) mans the DP-27 during the battle in January 1942.
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Maxim M1910/30

Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are used by partisans. Both pre- and post-1941 versions are seen.

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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
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MG34

Wehrmacht troops widely use MG34 machine guns. Captured MG34s are used by partisans.

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MG34 with 50 round belt drum - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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61-K AA Autocannon

The 37-mm M1939 (61-K) AA autocannon is seen in Moscow.

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37-mm M1939 (61-K) automatic air defense gun - 37x252SR
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Other Weapons

F-1 Hand Grenade

In one scene Pavel Ustuyzhanin (Mikhail Kokshenov) makes booby traps, using F-1 hand grenades.

F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Model 24 Stielhandgranates are used by both German soldiers and Soviet partisans.

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Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade
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A partisan holds the bundle of Stielhandgranates, used as anti-tank weapon. Unlike German "Geballte Ladung", this bundle keeps the sticks of all grenades.

PTRD-41

Partisans use PTRD-41 AT rifles while repelling German tank attack.

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PTRD-41 Anti-tank rifle - 14.5x114mm
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PzB-39

In the same scene partisans also use at least two German PzB-39 AT rifles.

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PzB-39 Anti-tank rifle - 7,92×94 mm (Patrone 318)
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Wz. 35

A single Polish Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle (Wehrmacht index PzB 35(p)) is also used by partisans.

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Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle - 8x107mm DS
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45-mm 53-K

45-mm 53-K AT guns are used by partisans. Zurab Toladze (Zurab Kapianidze) commands the artillery and personally mans one of these guns.

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M1937 (53-K) Soviet anti-tank gun - 45 mm (1.77 in)
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45-mm AT gun on winter march.
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45-mm gun on positions.
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45-mm gun in partisans camp.
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Partisans move two 45-mm guns on the river crossing.

7.5 cm Pak 40

Wehrmacht troops use 7.5 cm Pak 40 guns during the attempt to destroy partisans in January 1942.

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7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun - 75x714mm R
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Granatwerfer 34 Mortar

81.4-mm Granatwerfer 34 Mortars are used by Wehrmacht troops and partisans.

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8-cm Granatwerfer 34 (GrW 34)
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BM-37 Mortar

Partisans also use 82-mm BM-37 Mortars.

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Soviet 82mm BM-37 Mortar
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Footage

The following guns are seen only in documentary footage, including in the movie.

TT-33

A Soviet officer with TT-33 pistol is seen in the footage of Stalingrad battle.

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Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version.
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RM-38 Mortar

RM-38 Mortars are used by partisans.

Soviet 50-mm RM-38 Mortar
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Trivia

Armour

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BTR-40s on winter road. They stand for German APC, despite being wheeled unlike German half-track SdKfz 250/251.
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Visually modified PT-76 tanks stand for German tanks.

Artillery

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