Mama, I'm Alive
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Mama, I'm Alive Mama, ich lebe , Russian title Mama, ya zhiv ) is an East German-Soviet 1977 (filmed 1976) war drama directed by Konrad Wolf. Four young German soldiers are Soviet POWs. They decide to fight against Nazism on the Red Army side.
The following weapons were used in the film Mama, I'm Alive (Mama, ich lebe) :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are carried by Soviet Capt. Viktor Glunskiy (Evgeniy Kindinov ) and Sgt. Kolja (Mikhail Vaskov ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38R Nagant. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Kolja carries a Nagant in holster. A small part of the grip is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Glunskiy shows his marksmanship, firing at a bird. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kolja draws a Nagant. Pistols Luger P08 German pilot Günther Becker (Peter Prager ) and his crewmember carry Luger P08 pistols when their plane is downed.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Becker's flashback shows him drawing a Luger to shoot himself. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Becker's crewmember shots himself with a Luger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another flashback scene shows Becker cocking his Luger. The chamber is empty. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Becker holds his pistol in second flashback. Submachine Gun PPSh-41 A PPSh-41 is seen in hands of the commander of the Soviet scout group that capture Becker.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet scout shoots Becker's pistol off his hand. MP40 MP40s are seen in flashback scenes of Walter Pankonin, carried by a German NCO and a Soviet partisan.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing An NCO next to Pankonin carries an MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan with MP40 examines Pankonin's Karabiner 98k . Assault Rifles Sturmgewehr 44 Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifles are seen in hands of Karl Koralewski (Eberhard Kirchberg ), Walter Pankonin (Uwe Zerbe ) and Soviet Sgt. Kolja (Mikhail Vaskov ). The movie shows the full process of assembling of StG 44 (see talk page ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm Kurz Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kolja carries an StG 44. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kolja carries an StG 44. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karl Koralewski, former circus performer, shows tricks with Kolja's StG 44. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Koralewski holds the StG 44. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pankonin (at the left) holds a Sturmgewehr. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine Some Soviet soldiers carry Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet scout with M38 carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet scouts capture Becker. They carry M38 carbines. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier on a railroad flatcar carries an M38 carbine. Karabiner 98k Walter Pankonin (Uwe Zerbe ), Günther Becker (Peter Prager ), Helmuth Kuschke (Detlef Gieß ) and a Soviet partisan carry Karabiner 98k rifles in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pankonin carries a 98k rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pankonin carries a 98k rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan examines Pankonin's rifle, smelling it to find out if Pankonin fired or not. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kuschke (at the left) holds a 98k. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Becker (at the right) holds a 98k. Next to him Pankonin holds a Sturmgewehr 44 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kuschke holds a 98k. Gewehr 1898 A Soviet partisan holds a Gewehr 1898 rifle. A German soldier carries a Mauser rifle that appears to be too long for 98k and also seems to be a G98.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier in center carries a long Mauser rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan with Gewehr 98 guards captured Pankonin. Machine Guns MG34 An MG34 is mounted on Becker's plane (this is highly incorrect as MG34 were never used on planes). An MG34 on tripod is transported by German soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG34, dismantled from Becker's plane. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two crewmembers of downed plane ready the MG34. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view of the barrel and cartridge belt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers transport an MG34 on sledge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The MG34 on sledge. Other Weapons Model 24 Stielhandgranate Walter Pankonin (Uwe Zerbe ) and other German soldiers carry Model 24 Stielhandgranate hand grenades.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grenade is seen on sledge next to MG34 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pankonin and other soldiers carry grenades. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the scene. Trivia Holsters Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maj. Danos Mauris (Donatas Banionis ) carries a TT-33 holster. It is made of leather too light for standard Soviet patterns. Possibly it's a postwar East German pattern. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Kolja carries his Nagant in a holster of typical German outlook, and for pistol, not for revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing In another scene Kolja carries a standard Soviet Nagant holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Glunskiy carries a German universal holster for P08 and P38, most likely of postwar East German pattern. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German pilot carries a holster for Makarov PM. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Military interpreter Svetlana (Margarita Terekhova ) carries an East German holster for PM. Armour Error creating thumbnail: File missing A T-34 is transported on a railway flatcar. Airplanes Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet Po-2 planes. 
