Liberation: The Battle of Berlin(Russian Title: Osvobozhdenie: Bitva za Berlin/Освобождение: Битва за Берлин) is a 1971 Russian/East German/Polish/Italian World War II drama directed by Yuri Ozerov. It's a fourth part of five-part film series.
Liberation is the most large-scale World War II film ever made in the Soviet Union.
The following weapons were used in the film Liberation: The Battle of Berlin:
Handguns
Tokarev TT-33
Tokarev TT-33 is the standard sidearm of Russian officers
Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version.
Sgt. Dorozhkin aims his TT at civilian. The shape of the cocking serrations is typical for pre-1947 version of TT.
Submachine Guns
PPSh-41
PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Sgt. Pelka holds the
PPSh-41 submachine gun
PPS-43
PPS-43 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Polish soldier fires the
PPS-43 submachine gun
MP40
German troops widely use MP40 submachine guns in this movie. Some Russian soldiers also use captured MP40s
MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm
Sgt. Dorozhkin armed with the MP40
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Machine Guns
Browning M1919
Browning M1919A4 on an M2 tripod - .30-06 Springfield.
Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun
Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun On 'Sokolov' mount with shield - 7.62x54mm R
Hand Grenades
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
F-1 Hand Grenade
F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
Other
122 mm Howitzer M1938 (M-30)
Vehicles
BTR-152
Soviet BTR-152 armored personnel carrier. It is anachronistic, as the BTR-152 entered service in 1950
T-34-85
SU-100
StuG III
IS-3 (Iosif Stalin) heavy tank
Fake PzKpfw VI Tiger
German PzKpfw VI Tiger heavy tank converted from Soviet T-44 tank
See Also