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On Kiev Direction (Na kievskom napravlyenii)
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DVD Cover
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Country
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USSR
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Directed by
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Vladimir Denisenko
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Release Date
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1968
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Language
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Russian; Ukrainian
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Studio
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Dovzhenko Film Studios
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On Kiev Direction (original title Na kievskom napravlyenii) is a 1968 Soviet war drama directed by Vladimir Denisenko. The movie depicts the Battle of Kiev in the first months of German invasion in USSR, seen through the eyes of brothers Andrey, Aleksey and Ivan Slavuta.
The following weapons were used in the film On Kiev Direction (Na kievskom napravlyenii):
Pistols
TT-33 Pistol
Soviet officers and generals carry Tokarev TT-33 pistols, mostly seen in holsters.
Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm
Submachine Guns
MP38
German soldiers are armed with MP38 SMGs.
Another German soldier with MP38 and Model 24 grenade.
Rifles
Mosin Nagant M1891/30
Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles are seen in hands of Soviet soldiers and civilian volunteers. In one scene a group of Soviet generals arm themselves with M91/30 rifles during the break out of the encirclement.
Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R
A group of Soviet generals with M91/30 rifles, including the commander of the front Gen. Mikhail Kirponos (
Konstantin Stepankov) (at the right) and his chief of staff Gen. Vasiliy Tupikov (Mikhail Derzhavin) (at the left).
Mosin Nagant M1891
Original Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon rifles also can be seen.
Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon Rifle - 7.62x54mm R
A soldier with M1891 Dragoon rifle and two incendiary bottles.
Machine Guns
Degtyaryov DP-27
Degtyaryov DP-27 light machine guns are used by Soviet soldiers.
Degtyaryov DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R
A DP-27 is seen next to 45-mm AT gun.
A soldier carries a DP-27 during the march through the forest.
Maxim M1910/30
Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are used by Soviet soldiers.
Russian Maxim 1910/30 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR
A Maxim is mounted in a pillbox.
A Maxim (at the left) is seen in trench.
Other Weapons
RGD-33
Soviet soldiers use RGD-33 hand grenades.
RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation stick grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve.
Pvt. Akhmetov (
Ruslan Akhmetov) in attack with M91/30 rifle and a bundle of RGD-33 grenades.
Akhmetov throws his grenades in German tank.
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
German soldiers carry Model 24 Stielhandgranate hand grenades.
Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" stick grenade with fragmentation sleeve
45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K)
45-mm 53-K AT guns are used by Soviet soldiers.
M1937 (53-K) Soviet anti-tank gun - 45 mm (1.77 in)
The crew of AT gun repels the attack of German tanks.
Trivia
A Soviet T-34 tank in attack. It's a T-34-85 model that didn't exist in 1941.
A German Panzer III in attack.
A frontal view of Panzer III.