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{{Infobox Movie
|name = Son of the Regiment (Syn polka) 
|picture = Syn polka 1946 Poster.jpg
|caption = ''Original Movie Poster''
|country = [[Image:SOV.jpg|25px]] USSR
|director = Vasili Pronin
|date= 1946
|language = Russian
|studio=Soyuzdetfilm
|distributor=
|character1=Vanya Solntsev
|actor1=Yuri Yankin
|character2=Capt. Yenakiyev
|actor2=Aleksandr Morozov
|character3=Sgt. Yegorov
|actor3=Nikolai Yakhontov
|character4=Pvt. Gorbunov
|actor4=Nikolai Parfyonov
|character5=Pvt. Bidenko
|actor5=Grigori Pluzhnik
}}

'''''Son of the Regiment''''' (''Syn polka'') is a Soviet 1946 war drama directed by Vasili Pronin and based on the novel by Valentin Kataev. An orphaned Russian boy Vanya Solntsev is adopted by the artillery regiment. Another [[Son of the Regiment (Syn polka) (1981)|cinema version]] of the same novel was filmed in 1981.

{{Film Title|Son of the Regiment (Syn polka)}}

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= Submachine Guns =
== PPS-43 ==
Many Soviet soldiers, including artillery scouts Sgt. Yegorov (Nikolai Yakhontov) and Pvts. Gorbunov ([[Nikolai Parfyonov]]) and Bidenko ([[Grigori Pluzhnik]]), carry [[PPS-43]] SMGs.
[[Image:PPSh-43-Submachine-Gun.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
[[File:Syn polka-1946-PPS-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sgt. Yegorov with PPS-43.]]
[[File:Syn polka-1946-PPS-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pvt. Bidenko with PPS-43.]]
[[File:Syn polka-1946-PPS-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close view of Bidenko's PPS.]]
[[File:Syn polka-1946-PPS-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier ([[Andrei Petrov]]) with PPS-43.]]

== PPSh-41 ==
Some Soviet soldiers are seen with [[PPSh-41]] SMGs.
[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
[[File:Syn polka-1946-PPSh-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier with a PPSh is seen next to the car.]]

== MP38/MP40 ==
German soldiers are traditionally armed with [[MP40]] SMGs (some of them are supposed to be [[MP38]]s.)
[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Mp38-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|MP38 - 9x19mm]]
[[File:Syn polka MP 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers ([[Karl Gurnyak]] and [[Georgiy Budarov]]) with MP40s.]]
[[File:Syn polka-1946-MP40-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier with MP40.]]
[[File:Syn polka-1946-MP40-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another German soldier holds an SMG that looks more like an MP38.]]

= Rifles =
== Mosin Nagant M1944 Carbine ==
Soviet artillerymen carry [[Mosin Nagant M1944 Carbine]]s.
[[Image:M44Carbine.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine, with attached side-folding bayonet - 7.62x54mm R]]
[[File:Syn polka-1946-Mosin44-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A sentinel ([[Stanislav Chekan]]) with M44 carbine with unfolded bayonet.]]
[[File:Syn polka-1946-Mosin44-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Syn polka-1946-Mosin44-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Syn polka-1946-Mosin44-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Artillerymen with M44 carbines are seen in several scenes.]]

== Mosin Nagant M1891/30 ==
[[Mosin Nagant M1891/30]] rifles are carried by some Soviet soldiers.
[[Image:M9130.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R]]
[[File:Syn polka-1946-Mosin91-30-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The personnel of a cavalry unit with M91/30 rifles ride a field kitchen.]]

= Machine Gun =
== Vickers/Maxim Machine Gun ==
In one scene a machine gun on a typical Vickers tripod can be seen. It can be a genuine [[Vickers]] or a [[Maxim M1910]] on Vickers mounting.
[[Image:VickersMk1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun - .303 British]]
[[File:Syn polka-1946-MachineGun-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]

= Other Weapons =
== PTRD-41 Anti-tank Rifle ==
A [[PTRD-41]] AT rifle is seen in one scene.
[[Image:PTRD-41.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|PTRD-41 Anti-tank rifle - 14.5x114mm ]]
[[File:Syn polka-1946-PTR-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A PTRD is seen at the background.]]

= Trivia =
The artillery battery where Vanya Solntsev serves is armed with 122-mm M-30 howitzers.
[[File:Syn polka-1946-M30-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Syn polka-1946-M30-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
A German 88-mm PAK 43 AT gun is seen in one scene.
[[File:Syn polka-1946-PPS-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An abandoned PAK 43 is seen at the background.]]

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[[Category:War]]
[[Category:Drama]]
[[Category:B&W]]
[[Category:Soviet Produced]]