The Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost)

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Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost), The (2010)

The Brest Fortress (Russian Title: Brestskaya Krepost/Брестская крепость) is a 2010 Russian/Belarusian World War II drama directed by Aleksandr Kott. The film tells about the heroic defense of the Brest Fortress, which had taken upon the first strike of Nazi troops on June 22 1941. The Brest Fortress had become one of the great symbols of the Soviet resistance during the German-Soviet War

The following weapons are featured in the film Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost), The:

Handguns

Luger P08

Luger P08 - 9x19mm

Shura Pochernikova (Tatyana Kamina) fires a Luger P08 at German soldiers

Sashka Akimov (Aleksei Kopashov) gives a flask of water to wounded border guard. Sashka holds a Luger P08 in his right hand

Sashka charging the Luger P08 magazine

Tokarev TT-33

Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

The leader of the 9th frontier outpost, Andrey Kizhevatov (Andrey Merzlikin), fires his Tokarev TT-33 at German soldiers during the melee

Out of ammo

Another melee near the eastern fort of the Kobrin Fortification. Russian officer fires his TT

The regiment commander, major Pyotr Gavrilov (Aleksandr Korshunov), with his TT.

Russian Nagant M1895

Nagant M1895 Pistol - 7.62x38N cartridge (aka 7.62 Nagant ammo).

Russian lieutenant with his Nagant M1895

OSP-30 Flare Pistol

Russian OSP-30 Flare Pistol 26.5mm

Captain Zubachev uses OSP-30 Flare Pistol to signal the start of the attack

Submachine Guns

MP38

The MP38. The sub-machine gun of the German Military Before 1940

German soldier hold his MP38 submachine gun

German soldier fires the MP38 submachine gun

PPD-40

PPD-40 7.62x25mm Tokarev

Lieutenant Kizhevatov holds his PPD-40

Lieutenant Kizhevatov fires his PPD-40 during a night attack

Rifles

Mosin Nagant Rifle

The Mosin Nagant Rifles and Mosin Nagant M38 Carbines are the the mainstay weapons of the fortress defenders. Some rifles have hex receivers. These rifles were manufactured before 1936.

Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54R

Close up of the Mosin Nagant rifles. Note the difference between hex and round receivers.

Red Army man with the Mosin Nagant rifle with the hex receiver. Note the spike bayonet on the right side of the rifle

NKVD border guards fire their Mosin Nagant rifles

Soviet Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mmR

The border guard of the 9th frontier outpost fires his Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine

Karabiner 98k

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Tokarev SVT-40 Rifle

Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR

Machine Guns

PK Machine Gun (modified to resemble MG34)

A picture of the original MG34 and PK conversion

MG-34 Machine Gun

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

PKT Machine Gun

PKT machine gun with 250-round ammo drum - 7.62x54mm R

Maxim M1910/30

Maxim 1910 with wheel mount and shield - 7.62x54R

MG 151 cannon

The MG 151 aircraft automatic cannon 15x96mm or 20x82mm

Hand Grenades

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

Model 39 Eihandgranate

The Model 39 Eihandgranate hand grenade

RGD-33 Stick Grenade

RGD-33 High-Explosive Fragmentation stick grenade

Other

Flammenwerfer 41

Flammenwerfer 41 flamethrower

Fake Flammenwerfer 41

45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K)

SC-1800 bomb

BA-20

Fake PzKpfw III

Fake Flammpanzer III