It's We, O God! (Eto mi, Gospodi!..)

It's we, O God! (Eto mi, Gospodi!..) DVD Cover Country USSR Directed by Aleksandr Itygilov Release Date 1990 Language Russian German Studio Dovzhenko Film Studios Main Cast Character Actor Lt. Aleksey Yastrebov Aleksey Shkatov Capt. Ryumin Vladimir Ivashov Colonel Lev Durov Gen. Pereverzev Vsevolod Shilovskiy Pvt. Budko Oleg Maslennikov Pvt. Gvozdenko Mikhail Barnich

It's we, O God! (original title Eto mi, Gospodi!..) is a 1990 Soviet war drama directed by Aleksandr Itygilov and based on the novel "Slain near Moscow" ("Ubity pod Moskvoi") by Konstantin Vorobyov (another movie based on the same novel is Exam of Immortality (Ekzamen na bessmertie), filmed in 1983). In November 1941 a company of young kursants (cadets) of Moscow High Military School fight against the German offensive near Moscow.

The following weapons were used in the film It's We, O God! (Eto mi, Gospodi!..):

Pistols

TT-33 Pistol

Tokarev TT-33 pistols are seen in hands of the company commander Capt. Ryumin (Vladimir Ivashov) and platoon commander Lt. Yastrebov (Aleksey Shkatov).

Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version.

Capt. Ryumin draws his TT in the opening scene.

Lt. Yastrebov leads his soldiers in attack.

Lt. Yastrebov with TT in hand. Slide serration matches a pre-1947 version.

Luger P08

In the final scene a German tanker officer holds a Luger P08.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm

Submachine Guns

MP40

MP40 submachine guns are carried by German soldiers. Some Soviet soldiers are also seen with captured MP40s.

MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm

Soviet Major (Leonid Bakshtayev) carries an MP40 in the opening scene.

Lt. Yastrebov shoots a German officer who holds an MP40.

A close view of an MP40.

Rifles

Tokarev SVT-40

Kursants are mostly armed with Tokarev SVT-40 semi-auto rifles.

Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR

Kursants with SVT-40s in trench.

A close view of the sword bayonet.

A kursant fires his SVT-40 during the night battle.

An SVT-40 with sword bayonet.

A close view of the barrel of SVT-40.

Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Rifle

Many Soviet soldiers are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles.

Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R

A soldier with M91/30 rifle on sling.

A wounded soldier holds an M91/30 rifle.

A medical orderly soldier at the left holds an M91/30 rifle.

Machine Guns

Maxim M1910/30

Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are used by Soviet troops.

Russian Maxim 1910/30 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR

A close view of a Maxim.

Soldiers carry a Maxim on the river crossing.

MG34

MG34s are used by German soldiers in several scenes.

MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser

A German soldier fires an MG34 during the night battle.

A German tanker fires MG34 from the tank turret.

37-mm 61-K AA Gun

A 37-mm M1939 (61-K) AA gun is seen in one scene.

37-mm M1939 (61-K) automatic air defense gun - 37x252SR

Hand Grenades

RPG-40 anti-tank grenade

RPG-40 AT grenades (dummy versions) are seen in several scenes.

Soviet RPG-40 anti-tank grenade. The manual for use of grenade is seen on its body.

Several grenades are seen on the table at the background.

Grenades and incendiary bottles are seen in the trench.

Trivia

A T-44 is visually modified to resemble a German Tiger tank (anachronistic for 1941).