Izhora Battalion
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Izhora Battalion Izhorskiy batalyon ) is a 1972 Soviet war movie directed by Gennadiy Kazanskiy. It depicts the story of a volunteer battalion, formed from the workers of Izhora Plant in Leningrad, and its participation in the Battle for Leningrad in Autumn-Winter 1941.
The following weapons were used in the film Izhora Battalion (Izhorskiy batalyon) :
Handguns Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are seen in hands of Red Army commanders.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38N Error creating thumbnail: File missing Andreev (Vasili Korzun ) holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An officer with Nagant leads his unit in attack. Submachine Guns PPSh-41 Some Soviet soldiers carry PPSh-41 SMGs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stepan Potapov (Vladimir Maryev ) fires a PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier with a PPSh. PPD-40 A PPD-40 SMG is briefly seen in one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPD-40 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing A PPD is seen at the left. MP38 Some German soldiers are armed with MP38 SMGs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP38 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of MP38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier with MP38 in close combat. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet soldier fires a captured MP38. MP40 German soldiers also use MP40s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German motorcyclist with MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kolya Matveyev (Viktor Zhukov ) takes an MP38 from a dead German soldier. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Most Soviet soldiers are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, often with bayonets.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A volunteer soldier fires his rifle at the foreground. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Volunteer soldiers with M91/30 rifles in defence... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and in attack. Mosin Nagant M1891 Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry rifles are also seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier in center fires an M91 Infantry rifle during the winter battle. Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Sniper Rifle Mosin Nagant M1891/30 sniper rifles are seen in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle with PU 3.5x sniper scope - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M91/30 sniper rifle is seen at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chayka (Sergei Priselkov ) with a sniper rifle in a winter scene. Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine Some Soviet soldiers carry Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A volunteer soldier fires an M38 Carbine. Ross Sporterized Rifle In the scene when the volunteers are given weapons, Kolya Matveyev (Viktor Zhukov ) receives a rifle that appears to be a sporterized version of Ross Rifle .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sporterized Model 1910 Ross Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chayka (Sergei Priselkov ) examines the rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kolya Matveyev holds the rifle. AKMS Out of time and out of place AKMS are main firearms of Wehrmacht infantry.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKMS - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A blank firing adapter is seen. Shotguns IZh-17 Shotgun While patrolling the territory of Izhora Plant, the old worker Ivan (Boris Chirkov ) is armed with an IZh-17 shotgun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Izhmekh IZh-17 single barreled shotgun - 16 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivan carries a shotgun. Mosin Nagant/Frolov Shotgun Another old worker Pavel carries a gun that appears to be a Mosin Nagant/Frolov Shotgun .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Frolovka" R-32 shotgun (converted Mosin Nagant rifle) - 32 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pavel's "Frolovka" is seen at the left. Machine Guns Degtyaryov DP-27 DP-27 light machine guns are used by Soviet soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A DP is seen next to the dead gunner. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A DP is positioned inside an armoured shield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A gunner fires his DP during the winter battle. Maxim M1910/30 Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are also used by Soviet soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910/30 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim is used to repel a German attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim in trench. MG34 An MG34 is briefly seen during the German attack.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A very brief view of an MG34 in hands of a German soldier. Hand Grenades RGD-33 Soviet soldiers carry RGD-33 hand grenades in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation stick grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A volunteer soldier holds several RGD-33 grenades. RG-14/30 In one scene an old worker Ivan (Boris Chirkov ) uses an RG-14/30 hand grenade.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RG-14/30 Soviet hand grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivan holds a grenade, waiting for German soldiers to come nearer. Trivia 85-mm 52-K AA Gun Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 85-mm AA gun fires at Ju-87 dive bombers. 76.2-mm ZIS-3 Field Gun Error creating thumbnail: File missing ZIS-3 guns on position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the barrel. Armoured Car Several armoured cars are seen in the film. They are specially build replicas of improvised armoured cars, nicknamed Brontosaurus , that were built on Izhora Plant in Autumn 1941. They were armed with a 45-mm tank gun and two Degtyaryov DT machine guns. The replica cars fire a main gun and two machine guns but it's impossible to say what real armament they carry.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two armoured cars in attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The main gun fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The front machine gun fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The coaxial machine gun fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing All four armoured cars, used in the movie, are seen in the final scene. Two of them have the main gun in a turret while two others have only shields instead of turrets. Pz.III Genuine German Pz. III tanks are seen in one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A damaged Pz. III is seen at the left. The tank at the right appears to be a mockup. 
