Victorious Return
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Victorious Return Majup ar uzvaru , Russian title Vozvrashchenie s pobedoy ) is a Soviet Latvian B&W 1948 (filmed 1947) war movie, directed by Aleksandr Ivanov and based on the play "Victory" by Vilis Lacis. A Latvian Augusts Grieze (Arturs Dimiters ), Red Army Lieutenant, is wounded in action in Summer 1941 and taken as prisoner. He refuses to collaborate with Nazi, but nevertheless his name is used in German propaganda as if Grieze was a defector. Augusts manages to escape and under false name "Krum" he becoms a partisan. Now Augusts has to cleanse his name and to uncover a German spy, posing as Soviet soldier of Grieze's unit.
The following weapons were used in the film Victorious Return (Majup ar uzvaru) :
Pistols Tokarev TT-33 Augusts Grieze (Arturs Dimiters ) alias "Krum" uses a TT-33 in the scene of attack on bridge. Partisan Melnikov (Pavel Volkov ) carries a TT in holster.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Krum", shell-shocked after undermining of the bridge, draws his TT and fires it to signal other partisans. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grip of Melnikov's TT is seen in hoslter. Vis wz. 35 In following scene Augusts Grieze's TT switches to a Vis wz. 35 when Melnikov hands the pistol to Augusts's mother (Ludmila Spilberga).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vis wz. 35 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Melnikov holds the pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing He explains Mother Grieze how to use the gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pistol on table. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mother Grieze guards captured SS Sturmbannführer Baron Budberg (Herberts Zommers). Walther P38 A Walther P38 is seen in hands of a German officer.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Oberleutnant holds a P38 during the attack on Red Army positions. Submachine Guns PPSh-41 PPSh-41 SMGs are used by officers and soldiers of Red Army, including Lazda (Rihards Zandersons) and Tolens (Zanis Katlaps ), soldiers of Latvian rifle division, and by Soviet partisans. Both drum and stick magazines are seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 with 35-round box magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing A PPSh is seen in dugout of battalion commander Capt. Ermanis (Hermanis Vazdiks). It is fitted with stick magazine that didn't exist in Summer 1941 when the scene is set. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lazda holds a PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tolens carries a PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan Kalnins (uncredited) carries a PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of Kalnins' PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lazda holds a PPSh with stick magazine. This scene is set in late period of the war, when stick magazines became common. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tolens carries a PPSh with drum magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Later Tolens' is seen with a PPSh with stick magazine. MP40 Many German soldiers are armed with MP40s . Augusts Grieze (Arturs Dimiters ) uses an MP40 in several scenes. Some partisans also carry MP40s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Augusts Grieze carries a captured MP40 when he leads a unit of Latvian volunteers in Summer 1941. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier with MP40 in attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An SS Rottenfuhrer with MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Augusts Grieze obtains an MP40 when he manages to escape. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Augusts Grieze as "Krum" with MP40 and two F-1 hand grenades . Error creating thumbnail: File missing An SS soldier (Valentins Skulme ) with MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Melnikov (Pavel Volkov ) holds an MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan Kalnins (uncredited) carries an MP40 instead of previously seen PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Melnikov carries an MP40 when partisans meet with advancing Soviet troops. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Most Red Army soldiers and many Soviet partisans are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Army soldier holds an M91/30 rifle with bayonet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Teacher Vitols (Luijs Smits ), one of Latvian volunteers, with an M91/30 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tolens (Zanis Katlaps ) (at the right) holds a rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers of Lt. Grieze's platoon repel German attack. Lazda (Rihards Zandersons) at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers in defence. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two soldiers (Opmans (Leonids Leimanis ) at the right) with M91/30 rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Garten alias Pauls Nagla (Edgars Zile ) fires his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pauls Nagla carries a rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pauls Nagla (at the left) among soldiers of Latvian rifle division, mostly armed with M91/30 rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of bayonet on Nagla's rifle. Mauser Rifles German soldiers and Soviet partisans carry full length Mauser rifles in battle scene. These are possibly Mauser Gewehr 98s (maybe of post-1918 version, as Lange-Visiers aren't seen) or Czech or Polish 1920s derivatives of G98.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparison: Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparison: BRNO Vz.98/22 Czech Mauser - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers in attack. Rifles are seen unclear due to distance and smoke. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans Commissar Draudins (Visvaldis Silenieks) and Melnikov (Pavel Volkov ) with Mauser rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Draudins with rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Draudins (at the left) and Melnikov (in center) with Mauser rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier holds a Mauser rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers, guarding a truck with explosives, carry Mauser rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A guard on the bridge holds a Mauser rifle with bayonet. Karabiner 98k A Karabiner 98k rifle is seen in hands of a partisan (Karlis Trencis ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan aims his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the bolt (at the left). Machine Guns Degtyaryov DP-27 A DP-27 is used by a soldier of Lt. Grieze's platoon in Summer 1941. DP-27s are also seen in hands of soldiers of Soviet Latvian division in late years of the war.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DP-27 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier in far right fires a DP during the battle in 1941. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers cross a river, loading a PTRD-41 and a DP (below the AT rifle) on a raft. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet soldiers on march. Several DP-27s are seen. Degtyaryov DT Degtyaryov DT machine guns are mounted on T-34 tanks.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing DT machine gun - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A frontal DT is seen on T-34. MG34 German troops and Soviet partisans use MG34 machine guns.
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 at the background in German headquarters. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG34 in partisans camp. Browning M1919A4 In one scene German soldiers use a Browning M1919A4 machine gun. It is most likely a Lend-Lease weapon, standing for Ckm wz.30, a Polish version of M1919 in 7.92mm caliber.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1919A4 on an M2 tripod - .30-06 Springfield Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim M1910/30 Soviet troops use Maxim M1910/30 machine guns in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910/30 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers of Lt. Grieze's platoon fire a Maxim, repelling German attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Augusts Grieze (Arturs Dimiters ) with the Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Abandoned Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jurcins (Harijs Avens ) at the Maxim. Degtyaryov-Shpagin DShK DShK machine guns are seen in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing DShK on tripod - 12.7x108mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A DShK, mounted on truck, fires at German planes. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A barrel of DShK of Latvian rifle division. 37mm 61-K AA Autocannon A 37mm 61-K autocannon, standing for German Flak, is seen guarding the bridge that is the target of partisans.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 37-mm M1939 (61-K) automatic air defense gun - 37x252SR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Other Weapons PTRD-41 Soldiers of Lt. Grieze's platoon use a PTRD-41 AT rifle. The scene is set in July 1941 that is too early for PTRD.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PTRD-41 Anti-tank rifle - 14.5x114mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Opmanis (Leonids Leimanis ) and his assistant fire a PTRD. Error creating thumbnail: File missing PTRD on positions. Several cartridges are seen at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of PTRD in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers cross a river, loading a DP-27 and a PTRD on a raft. RGD-33 RGD-33 hand grenades are widely used by Soviet soldiers and partisans.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation stick grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve. Error creating thumbnail: File missing RGD-33 grenades are seen at the left in Soviet trench. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier throws an RGD-33. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A pair of RGD-33 are seen on breastwork. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan Kalnins (uncredited) carries an RGD-33 in his belt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several RGD-33 grenades are seen in partisans camp. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Krum" (Arturs Dimiters ) carries RGD-33 grenades. In next moment they switch to F-1s. F-1 In one scene Augusts Grieze (Arturs Dimiters ) alias "Krum" uses a pair of F-1 hand grenades .
F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Krum" holds two F-1s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of F-1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the scene. Model 24 Stielhandgranate German Model 24 Stielhandgranate hand grenades are seen in partisans camp.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several Stielhandgranates are seen at the background. RG-42 In one scene partisan Melnikov (Pavel Volkov ) carries RG-42 hand grenades .
RG-42 Soviet fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Melnikov carries two RG-42 grenades on his belt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing In next moment Melnikov has only one grenade that looks slightly different. Trivia Holsters Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Augusts Grieze (Arturs Dimiters ) carries a TT holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Ermanis (Hermanis Vazdiks) carries a TT holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Melnikov (Pavel Volkov ) carries a kirza Nagant holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grieze alias "Krum" carries a holster that is possibly for FN Model 1922 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan unit Commissar Draudins (Visvaldis Silenieks) carries a Nagant holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Melnikov carries a TT holster. Artillery Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 76.2mm ZiS-3 field gun of Latvian rifle division on march. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 122mm M-30 howitzer of Latvian rifle division on march. Armour Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A StuG III Ausf.G attacks Soviet positions. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing T-34-85 tanks on march. Error creating thumbnail: File missing What appear to be SPGs of unclear model (possibly SU-76M) are seen behind the T-34. Airplanes Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Messerschmitt Bf 109 is seen in documentary footage. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Heinkel He 111 is seen in documentary footage. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A group of Douglas A-20B/C Boston is seen in documentary footage. The scene is used for July 1941 while A-20s started service in USSR only a year later. 
