Battle for Moscow(Russian Title: Bitva za Moskvu/Битва за Москву) is a 1985 Russian/East German/Czechoslovak/Vietnamese World War II drama directed by Yuri Ozerov. The film consists of two parts. In first part (named Aggression) shows the events that took place in Summer 1941 on the Eastern front: the sudden Nazi Germany's attack on Soviet Union and heroic defense of the Brest Fortress. In second part (named Operation Typhoon) shows battle for Moscow, in which German troops has suffered their first major defeat in World War II. This battle was one of the largest during the War, with more than a million total casualties.
The following weapons were used in the film Battle for Moscow:
Handguns
Tokarev TT-33
Tokarev TT-33 is the standard sidearm of Russian officers. In movie mostly seen holstered
Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Soviet Army Captain armed with the Tokarev TT-33
SPSh Flare Pistol
Russian SPSh Flare Pistol 26.5mm
Submachine Guns
PPSh-41
PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Soviet Army soldiers with the PPSh-41 submachine guns take part in a legendary 1941 military parade on Red Square. All troops were leaving Red Square straight to the front line
MP40
German troops widely use MP40 submachine guns in this movie.
MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm
German Army vanguard on a bus stop Krasnaya Polyana (25 km from Moscow). It was the place of closest advance by the German army to Moscow in 1941. German soldiers armed with the MP40 submachine guns. Also you can see
MG34 machine guns mounted on motocycles. Actually it visually modified
PK machine guns
Rifles
Mosin Nagant Rifle
Full-length Mosin Nagant Rifle
Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54R
The commander of 21st Army's 63rd Rifle Corps Lieutenant General Petrovsky (
Yuriy Yakovlev) leads his troops into battle trying to escape the encirclement. He holds full-length
Mosin Nagant Rifle
Podolsk infantry school cadets armed with the full-length Mosin-Nagant rifles. 2000 cadets of Podolsk infantry school and 1500 cadets of Podolsk artillery school fought against the superior forces of the German Army during October 1941. Most of them were killed in action (2500 cadets). But during battle they killed up to 5000 German soldiers and officers and destroyed up to 100 German tanks
Soviet soldier holds the Mosin-Nagant rifle
Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine
Mosin Nagant M38 carbines is a standard weapon of the Soviet artillery gun crews
Soviet Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mmR
Soviet gunner loads 152mm ML20 howitzer-gun. He armed with the Mosin Nagant M38 carbine
Karabiner 98k
Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser
German soldiers escorted captive Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya (
Irina Shmeleva) to the execution place. Zoya was one of the most revered heroes of the Soviet Union
PTRD-41
PTRD-41 anti-tank rifle 14.5x114mm
The soldiers of 316th Infantry Division ready to open fire with
PTRD-41 antitank rifles. There was a heavy fighting near the village of Dubosekovo when twenty-eight soldiers from the 1075th Regiment of 316th Division destroyed eighteen German tanks
Soviet soldier fires the PTRD-41 AT rifle
Machine Guns
Degtyaryov DP-27
DP-27 machine gun, 7.62x54mm R
Podolsk infantry school cadet fires the DP-27
Soviet soldier fires DP-27 at German tank crew
Degtyaryov DT
DT machine gun - 7.62x54mm R
Hull mounted
DT in the T-34 tank
PK Machine Gun (modified to resemble MG34)
Real MG34 can be seen only in documentary footage. Other MG34s used in this movie are visually modified PK machine guns
A picture of the original MG34 and PK conversion
Fake MG34 mounted on Tatra OT-810 half-tracked personnel carrier (Czech variation of German SdKfz. 251 personnel carrier)
Maxim M1910/30
Russian Maxim 1910/30, post 1941 manufacture with top hatch on cooling jacket allowing it to be filled more quickly or with snow - 7.62x54mmR
Soviet soldiers fire
Maxim machine gun during battle at Borodino field
Maxim M1910/30 with the old type of cooling jacket can be seen on the top of trench
Maxim M1910/30 in M-4 AA quad mounting
Soviet soldiers fire M4 anti-aircraft QUAD mount for Maxim machine gun. Note one of the machine guns has old type of cooling jacket
M4 anti-aircraft QUAD mount on a river armored boat
37-mm M1939 (61-K)
37-mm M1939 (61-K) automatic air defense gun - 37x252SR
61-K automatic air defense gun can be seen on Brest fortress territory
Hand Grenades
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
French volunteers carry
Model 24 Stielhandgranatees in their belts. 638th French Infantry Regiment fought together with the German troops against the Soviet Army at Borodino field in November 1941
RPG-40
Soviet RPG-40 anti-tank grenade. The manual for use of grenade is seen on its body.
RPG-40 antitank grenades on a top of trench
Soviet soldier holds two RPG-40 grenades. Note this grenades have smooth top. Real PRG40 has hole for detonator
The politruk (political commissar) Clochkov (
Aleksandr Voyevodin):
Brothers! Russia is immense, but there is nowhere to retreat – Moscow is behind us!Other
TM-62M Anti-Tank Mine
Russian Komsomol saboteurs placing
TM-62 anti-tank mine in a snow on a road. It's an anachronism. TM-62 was introduced only in 1960s
Artillery
45mm Anti-tank Gun M1937 (53-K)
M1937 (53-K) Soviet anti-tank gun - 45mm (1.77 in)
76 mm Divisional Gun M1942 (ZiS-3)
M1942 divisional gun (ZiS-3) - 76mm
ZiS-3 without muzzle brake can be seen in
Aggression7.5 cm Pak 40
7,5 cm-Pak 40 anti-tank gun.
German
7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun abandoned by retreating German troops. Actually Pak 40 entered service on Eastern Front only in spring of 1942
122 mm Howitzer M1910/30
The 122mm howitzers M1910/30 can be seen in
Aggression76mm Air Defense Gun M1931 (3-K)
76mm 3-K air defense gun can be seen on Brest fortress territory behind the 61-K automatic air defense gun
85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K)
85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K) - 85×629mm R
122 mm Howitzer M1938 (M-30)
122mm howitzers M1938 (M-30) fire at German troops during battle at Borodino field
152 mm Howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20)
152mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20) fires at approaching German troops
Gun Platforms
BA-20
The BA-20 armored car replica built on a GAZ-69 chassis
Tatra OT-810
There are a lot of Tatra OT-810 half-tracked personnel carriers represented as German SdKfz. 251 personnel carriers were used in this movie. Some of them were armed with visually modified PK machine guns. Some have gun turret. Probably represented as Sd.Kfz. 251/9 "Stummel" self-propelled gun
Czech Tatra OT-810 half-tracked personnel carrier
Group of Tatra OT-810 personnel carriers. Some personnel carriers have gun turret
BT-5
BT-5 light cavalry tank were widely used by Russian Army at first period of WW2. Most of BT tanks used in movie were built on T-34 tank chassis
BT-5 replicas built on T-34 chassis. Nearest tank represented as BT-5RT command tank. It's equipped with radio (note an antenna at the top of turret)
T-34-76
Soviet T-34-76 medium tank
T-34-85
Soviet T-34-85 medium tank fires at German tanks. Actually T-34-85 tanks entered service only in 1944
PzKpfw III
Scale Model of PzKpfw III tank
Fake PzKpfw IV
Fake Panzer IV Ausf.F2 medium tank built on T-34 chassis. Actually Ausf.F2 entered service only in spring of 1942
Fake Panzer IV Ausf.F2 medium tanks built on T-44 chassis
Kliment Voroshilov KV-1
Kliment Voroshilov KV-1 heavy tank built on IS-2 chassis
Fake PzKpfw VI Tiger
Fake PzKpfw VI Tiger tank can be seen in some scenes. It's an anachronism
T-62
In some episodes post-war T-62s were used as German tanks.
Soviet T-62s, playing German tanks, advance.
German Diving Tank
German Diving Tank tank forces the Bug river. Actually it's Soviet T-55 medium tank
BM-13 Katyusha rocket launcher
BM-13 Katyusha rocket launchers fire at the German troops during battle of Mtsensk. Actually there are fire BM-21 Grad rocket launchers. They are hidden behind BM-13. By the way it is a real firing! Not a visual effect!
Zlin.326
Czechoslovakian Zlin.326 Training aircraft represented as Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter
L-200 Morava
Czechoslovakian L-200 Morava light passenger aircrafts represented as Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighter-bombers
Yakovlev Yak-18
Yakovlev Yak-18 training aircrafts represented as Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft
MG34 Machine Gun
MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with front and rear sights folded down.
German soldier carries the
MG34
Twin MG34 machine gun anti-aircraft mount
DShK Heavy Machine Gun
DShKM on tripod - 12.7x108mm
PzKpfw II
German Panzer II light tank
PzKpfw IV
German Panzer IV medium tank armed with the 75mm low-velocity gun
Char 2C Super-heavy Tank
Char 2C Super-heavy Tank. Each tank had been named after one of the ancient regions of France. This one named
NormandieJunkers Ju 87 Stuka
Junkers Ju 87 dive bombers
Heinkel He 111
Heinkel He 111 medium bombers
283mm Krupp K5
Krupp 28-cm-Kanone 5 railway gun
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