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This is for the 1987 East German drama. For the 1966 American comedy with a similar title, see here.
The Russians Are Coming is an East German movie which was filmed in 1968 but was only released in 1987. Spring 1945 in a small town on the Baltic Sea. The 15-year-old Günter still believes in the final victory. He is the fastest in the hunt for a Russian boy, an escaped foreign worker. The Russian is shot by the village policeman. Günter proudly accepts the Iron Cross and volunteers for the front. Neither the mother nor the teacher can stop him. Soviet soldiers attack him the first time, but he can flee home. Shortly after the Soviet army occupied the place, Günter is arrested for murdering the foreign worker.
The following weapons were used in the film The Russians Are Coming:
Pistols
Unidentified Pistol
An unidentified pistol can be seen in an officer's holster.
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k is used by a Police officer (Hans Hardt-Hardtloff) and Hitler Youth members.
Sturmgewehr 44
Two German soldiers are seen with Sturmgewehr 44. Günter Walcher (Gert Krause-Melzer) can also be seen with a picked up abandoned STG.
Submachine Guns
PPSh-41
Near all Red Army Soldiers are armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns.
Machine Guns
MG34
An MG34 is briefly seen among the Kar98ks in the truck.
MG42
The MG42 is also in the truck.
Other
Movie Kolberg
The 1945 German Propaganda movie Kolberg is shown to the Hitler Youth in a cinema.
Panzerfaust
Günter and Bernd are seen with Panzerfausts.