Front Beyond the Front Line
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Front Beyond the Front Line Front za liniey fronta ) is a 1977 Soviet war movie directed by Igor Gostev. It is the second part of the trilogy, started by Front Without Flanks (Front bez flangov) Front in the Rear of the Enemy (Front v tylu vraga) Vyacheslav Tikhonov ) continues fighting in German rears. One of the main tasks is now to get the plans of the German fortifications.
The following weapons were used in the film Front Beyond the Front Line (Front za liniey fronta) :
Handguns Tokarev TT-33 Soviet officers and petty officers carry Tokarev TT-33 pistols. The pistols are mostly seen in holsters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SS officer Klein (Mikhail Zharkovsky ), disguised as a Soviet partisan commander, holds his TT. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Col. Mlynsky (Vyacheslav Tikhonov ) holds his TT in the final scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Col. Mlynsky aims his pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yerofeich (Ivan Lapikov ) holds a TT in the same scene. His pistol is of pre-1947 version. Walther P38 Many German officers carry Walther P38 pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War II dated - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing SS Sturmbannfuhrer Zange (Mati Klooren ) fires his P38 during the Soviet attack at a railway station. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Gestapo agent takes a P38 from Lt. Zwunsche (Girts Jakovlevs ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Afanasyev (Igor Ledogorov ), disguised as a German officer, draws his P38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Afanasyev fires his Walther. Luger P08 Some German officers carry Luger P08 pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 with black grips - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet soldier takes a P08 from a German who is disguised as a Soviet partisan. Nagant M1895 A Nagant M1895 revolver is briefly seen in hands of Zakhar Yegorov (Anatoli Solovyov ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38N. The angular front sight indicates post-1930 manufacture. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zakhar Yegorov fires at Gestapo agents who appear to arrest him. Submachine guns PPSh-41 Some of Soviet officers and soldiers carry PPSh-41 submachine guns with drum magazines.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet soldiers carry their PPSh SMGs wrapped in white cloth during the winter reconnaissance mission. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers with PPSh-41s in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet partisan with a PPSh-41. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SS Sturmbannfuhrer Zange (Mati Klooren ), dusguised as a Soviet partisan commander, carries a PPSh (at the right). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Col. Mlynsky (Vyacheslav Tikhonov ) with PPSh in the final scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Gorshkov (Georgiy Nikolaenko ) fires a PPSh in the final scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Col. Mlynsky fires a PPSh in the final scene. MP40 MP40 submachine guns are used by German soldiers. Captured MP40s are seen in hands of several Sovier officers and soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers carry MP40s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Col. Mlynsky (Vyacheslav Tikhonov ) holds an MP40 in the final scene. MP38 MP38 submachine guns are also seen in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP38 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet scout, disguised as a German soldier, fires an MP38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Gorshkov (Georgiy Nikolaenko ) fires an MP38 in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The third scout fires an MP38 single-hand due to the wound. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Gorshkov fires an MP38 in the final scene. A Degtyaryov DP-28 is seen next to him. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the soldiers of German Einsatzkommando (special unit), disguised as a Soviet partisan, fires an MP38 in the final scene. Rifles Mauser Karabiner 98k Rifle Karabiner 98k rifles are seen in hands of German soldiers and Russian collaborationists. Some of Soviet soldiers also use captured German rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with 98k rifles patrol the winter road. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Major Mlynsky (Vyacheslav Tikhonov ) holds a 98k rifle taken from a collaborationist Pavlushkin (Afanasi Kochetkov ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier in the truck holds a 98k rifle. AK-47 An anachronistic AK-47 is seen in hands of one of the soldiers of German Einsatzkommando (special unit), disguised as a Soviet partisan unit. It supposedly stands for a Sturmgewehr 44 (which is also a little not in place for Spring 1944).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AK-47 - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Machine guns Degtyaryov DP-28 Light Machine Gun Degtyaryov DP-28 light machine guns are used by Soviet soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two DPs are seen at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Gorshkov (Georgiy Nikolaenko ) fires a DP in the final scene. Maxim M1910/30 Machine Gun Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are briefly seen in several scenes.
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 A Maxim, mounted on a sledge, is seen in the opening scene. It is a post-1941 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Machine gunners of a partizan unit carry a Maxim, a Degtyaryov DP-28 and an MG34 . They are seen through binoculars. MG34 German troops use MG34 machine guns, often mounted in motorcycle sidecars.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG34 is seen in German trench. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG34 is mounted in a sidecar. Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 Panzerlauf with stock fitted - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG34 Panzerlauf is mounted on a German tank. The tank is a visually modified T-34 so the machine gun is also supposed to be fake. Goryunov SGMB A Goryunov SGMB, a pedestal mounted version of Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun , is mounted in BTR-152 that stands for German APC.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing This SGMB lacks its flash hider due to unknown reason. DShK A DShK heavy machine gun is used by German troops in one scene, standing for German 20-mm automatic guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing DShK on wheeled mounting - 12.7x108mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier in ambush with DShK. Hand Grenades RGD-33 stick grenade RGD-33 grenades are used by Soviet soldiers.
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 Soviet petty officer carries a PPSh-41 and two RGD-33 grenades. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Col. Mlynsky (Vyacheslav Tikhonov ) holds an RGD-33 in the final scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Col. Mlynsky readies to throw a grenade in the same scene. F-1 hand grenade F-1 grenades are used by Soviet soldiers.
F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing A wounded Soviet soldier tries to reach a grenade. AT hand grenade A large hand grenade is seen in one scene. It is supposed to be a training version of RPG-43 Anti-tank Grenade .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet RPG-43 anti-tank grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet soldier, disguised as a German, holds a grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He throws this grenade at advancing German armored car. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two similar grenades are seen next to Lt. Gorshkov (Georgiy Nikolaenko ), also disguised as a German. Other Weapons PTRD-41 Several PTRD-41 AT rifles are seen in one scene though they are never used in action.
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