1944
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Main Cast
Character
Actor
Aino Tammik
Maiken Schmidt
Karl Tammik
Kaspar Velberg
Jüri Jõgi
Kristjan Üksküla
Captain Evald Viires
Ain Mäeots
Ants Saareste
Gert Raudsep
Prohhor Sedõhh
Rain Simmul
1944 Names in Marble ). In occupied Estonia, Karl Tammik, stationed at the Tannenberg Line, fights in the Waffen-SS while Jüri Jõgi has to serve as an officer in the Red Army. Like thousands of their compatriots, the young Estonians somehow want to survive the war and they have no choice. Either they go for the Russian occupiers to arms or stand under Hitler's banner in the Waffen-SS. The fate of the two soldiers exemplifies the story of a whole country that was almost crushed between the mills of two great powers, forced into a war. It was selected as the Estonian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
The following weapons were used in the film 1944 :
Handguns Walther P38 The Walther P38 is briefly used by Leonhard "Talu" (Kristo Viiding) after he has no more machine gun ammunition.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Walther P38 lies under the MG42. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Talu takes the pistol as Soviet soldiers approach his position. Tokarev TT-33 The Estonian NKVD commissar Kreml (Peeter Tammearu) is armed with a Tokarev TT-33 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The TT-33 cleaned by Kreml during a meeting with Jüri Jõgi. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kreml is about to take aim his pistol at Captain Viires for disregard of a command. Submachine Guns MP38 The MP38 is used by Estonian SS soldiers including Karl, Raadik, and Voldemar 'Piir' (Henrik Kalmet).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maschinenpistole 38 - 9x19mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Piir aims his MP38 and waits to open fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close up of Raadik firing his MP38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing After reaching the Soviet trench Piir holds his submachine gun at the ready. MP40 An MP40 is very briefly seen being reloaded by the medic SS-Oberschütze (Private 1st class) Elmar 'Säinas' (Pääru Oja). Due to a continuity error, the MP40 turns into an STG-44 when he gives it to Ants Saareste.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maschinenpistole - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The MP40 in his hands. Note the different charging handle and muzzle. PPSh-41 Soviet Soldiers are armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns while Estonian SS soldiers use captured ones.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 with 71-round drum magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ants Saareste and other Estonians soldiers infiltrate a trench with their trophy PPShs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The brother of Anton Käärid (Priit Pius) with PPSh-41. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Heraus! Hände hoch! "Kristjan Üksküla ) forces German soldiers to surrender. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jüri and Captain Evald Viires with PPSh-41s during the search for German soldiers in the woods. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Captain Evald Viires (Ain Mäeots ) takes aim at commissar Kreml. PPS-43 The PPS-43 is also used by Vladimir Kamenski (Karl-Andreas Kalmet), Abram Joffre (Kristjan Sarv), Alfred Tuul (Martin Mill), and several Soviet soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vladimir Kamenski rests his PPS-43 after a Soviet assault. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet Soldiers resting in Tallinn. The soldier in the center is armed with a PPS-43. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Abram Joffre taking cover behind a T34/85 with his PPS-43. Error creating thumbnail: File missing After shooting three surrendering German soldiers he changes the magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The PPS in his hands while searching for Germans. Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the dispute with the commissar he takes aim with his PPS. Rifles Karabiner 98k Karl Tammik (Kaspar Velberg ), Anton Käärid (Märt Pius), Raadik (Priit Strandberg), and several other Estonian soldiers wield Karabiner 98k equipped with hooded front sights. German soldiers can also be seen with Kar98ks.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karl Tammik runs through trenches to repair a telephone cable. Note the hooded front sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anton Käärid's Karabiner next to him. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Raadik reloading his Karabiner during a firefight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anton aims the Karabiner at Soviet soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with Kar98ks flee from approaching Soviet forces. Mosin Nagant M91/30 Soviet soldiers and members of the Estonian civil defense squad are armed with Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles. A scoped Mosin Nagant is used by Prohhor Sedõhh (Rain Simmul).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Full-length Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing The bolt is seen on the left which means that the scene is reversed. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The leader of the Defense squad encountering the soldiers carries the rifle over his shoulder. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anton Käärid aims the rifle while in a German trench. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closer view of the bolt and the hex receiver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M91/30 sniper rifle with PU 3.5x sniper scope and bent bolt handle - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Prohhor Sedõhh aims the rifle at an Estonian soldier. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He holds his rifle at Alfred and wonders if he lost his mind. Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine A Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine is briefly seen carried by Rudolf Kask (Ivo Uukkivi).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine, with attached side-folding bayonet - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rudolf Kask with the Carbine in Tallinn. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the barrel. Mosin-Nagant M/28-30 Some Soviet soldiers are armed with Finnish Civil GuardM/28-30 rifles. These rifled are also seen carried by Estonian Civil Guard members.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M/28-30 - 7.62x54R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Clear shot of the front sights. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Four Civil Guards with slung rifles are given captured weapons. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet soldiers marching in Tallinn with their shouldered Mosins. Tokarev SVT-40 Tokarev SVT-40 rifles are seen by carried Soviet soldiers. Estonian SS-Oberschütze Vladimir Kamenski (Karl-Andreas Kalmet) uses an SVT equipped with a PU sniper scope to defend the Tannenberg Line.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev SVT-40 with PU sniper scope - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vladimir Kamenski targets an advancing Soviet soldier. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view through the scope. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A dead Soviet soldier with Tokarev SVT-40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another soldier wields the SVT during a charge. Assault Rifles Sturmgewehr 44 The Sturmgewehr 44 is used by Estonian soldiers, especially the leader of the squad SS-Oberscharführer (Technical sergeant) Ants Saareste (Gert Raudsep ) and SS-Rottenführer (Corporal) Kristjan 'Põder' (Hendrik Toompere Jr. Jr.) during the trench fighting. After his Sturmgewehr 44 runs empty he exchanged it with a PPSh-41 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Estonian soldier on the left aims his STG-44. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The medic is filling empty magazines with new 7.92x33 cartridges. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ants Saareste takes a sip from his hip flask before he goes over the top during the night. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Later on, he is seen unlocking the assault rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He empties his STG-44 during the trench raid. Machine Guns MG42 The MG42 is used by Danish and Estonian SS soldiers. Near the end of the movie, German soldiers use this machine gun as well.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG42 Light Machine Gun 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karl Tammik loads a 7.92x57mm Mauser belt in the MG42. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SS-Sturmmann Leonhard awaits Soviet soldiers with his prepared machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Danish SS-Rottenführer Carl Madsen (Magnús Mariuson) of the Division "Nordland " mans an MG42. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires the MG42 at approaching Soviets. Note the unhooded front sight of the Kar98k on the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The front view of the same soldier firing at Soviet soldiers is clearly reversed. MG34 An abandoned MG34 is briefly seen in a German trench.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The MG34 next to its dead user while Soviet soldiers passing by. Degtyaryov DP-27/28 The Degtyaryov DP-28 is used by the support gunner Oskar Lepik (Andero Ermel) in the Estonian-Soviet squad.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyarov DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Oskar holds his DP on a Lend-Leased American 1943 GMC CCKW 353 Cargo Truck. Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the heat of battle, he deploys the bipod... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ... and suppresses German soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet soldier next to Capt. Viires carries a DP-27/28. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Having cleared out the German position, Oskar fires at retreating German soldiers. Maxim M1910 A Maxim M1910 is also briefly seen as some Civil Defense Guards desert.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910 with 'Sokolov' wheel mount, w/o shield - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Maxim in the center towed by the deserters. Degtyaryov DT Soviet T-34/85 tanks are armed with Degtyaryov DT machine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing DT machine gun - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A T-34/76 rolls toward the Estonian position. Handgrenades Model 24 Stielhandgranate Estonian and German soldiers use Model 24 Stielhandgranates .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Leonhard readies a Stielhandgranate. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A box of stick grenades being towed by Raadik. Note the different types of the sticks. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karl unscrews the cap before the trench raid. His collar matches an SS-Sturmmann (Acting Corporal). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier throws a grenade. F-1 hand grenade Some F-1 hand grenades are thrown by Soviet soldiers including Anton Käärid.
F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing An F-1 thrown by a Soviet soldier in the front of the Estonians. Model 39 Eihandgranate A German soldier commits Suicide with a Model 39 Eihandgranate .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Model 39 Eihandgranate hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing The German shows Alfred a parting gift. Other Panzerfaust Various Estonian soldiers can be seen with Panzerfausts .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing the Panzerfaust at a Soviet tank. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ants Saareste with a shouldered Panzerfaust. Panzerschreck A German soldier fires a Panzerschreck to knock out a T34/85.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RPzB 54 "Panzerschreck" rocket launcher - 88mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rocket launcher being fired by the soldier. Stockmine M43 The Estonian SS squad has to cross a field during the night where several Stockmine mines are buried in the ground.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stockmine M43 "Betonmine". Error creating thumbnail: File missing 5 cm Pak 38 A 5 cm Pak 38 is operated by Dutch SS soldiers at the beginning.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 5 cm Pak 38 anti-tank gun - 50x419mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A flyover shot of the AT-Gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Note the "Nederland " wristband on the SS-Rottenführer' s uniform. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ejecting a spent shell. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A clearer view of the receiver. 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) A 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) is also seen manned by SS soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1937 (53-K) Soviet anti-tank gun - 45mm (1.77 in) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing 82-PM-41 mortar Two 82-PM-41 mortars (BM-41, further development of BM-37 ) can very briefly be seen fired by Estonian soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet 82mm BM-37 Mortar. BM-41 has generally the same outlook except for the removable wheelbase and the arched construction base plate. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 122 mm Howitzer M1938 Soviet soldiers are supported by 122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) .
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