Spring on The Oder (Vesna na Odere)

Spring on The Oder (Vesna na Odere) DVD cover Country USSR Directed by Lev Saakov Release Date 1967 Language Russian Studio Mosfilm Main Cast Character Actor Maj. Lubentsov Anatoly Kuznetsov Chokhov Anatoli Grachyov Scout Oganesyan Leonid Kanevsky Col. Krasikov Vladislav Strzhelchik

Spring on The Oder (Russian Title: Vesna na Odere / Весна на Одере) is a 1967 Soviet World War II drama directed by Lev Saakov based on eponymous novel by Emmanuil Kazakevich. Spring 1945. Soviet troops approaching to the capital of the Nazi Germany. German troops resisting desperately but their defeat is inevitable.

The following weapons are featured in the film Spring on The Oder:

Pistols

Tokarev TT-33

Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

Scout Oganesyan (Leonid Kanevsky) fires his Tokarev TT-33 pistol. Another Russian soldier fires the PPSh-41 submachine gun

Luger P08

Luger P08 - 9x19mm

German officer holds his Luger P08

12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotguns

Colonel Krasikov (Vladislav Strzhelchik) takes one of the 12 gauge double barreled shotguns

Submachine Guns

PPSh-41

PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

Russian soldier armed with the PPSh-41 submachine gun

Russian soldier fires his PPSh-41

MP40

MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm

German soldier holds his MP40 submachine gun

German soldiers fire their MP40s at Russian scouts

Waffen-SS officer fires an early version of the MP40 with the smooth magazine receiver

Rifles

Mosin Nagant Rifle

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

Soviet soldier holds the Mosin Nagant Rifle

Machine Guns

Degtyaryov DP-27

DP-27 machine gun, 7.62x54mm R

Soviet soldier holds the Degtyaryov DP-27 light machine gun

MG34 Machine Gun

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

MG34 light machine gun on parapet of the trench

Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun

Goryunov SG Machine Gun On 'Sokolov' mount with shield - 7.62x54mm R

Soviet soldier fires the Goryunov SG-43 machine gun

37-mm M1939 (61-K)

37-mm M1939 (61-K) automatic air defense gun - 37×252SR

Soviet 37-mm M1939 (61-K) automatic air defense gun at a river-side

Hand Grenades

RGD-33 Stick Grenade

RGD-33 High-Explosive Fragmentation stick grenade

Maj. Lubentsov (Anatoly Kuznetsov) holds RGD-33 Stick Grenades

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

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

Waffen-SS soldier throws Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Grenade Launchers

Panzerfaust

Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead

Fake Panzerfausts on the ground

Other

45mm Anti-tank Gun M1937 (53-K)

Russian troops use the M1937 (53-K) during the battle.

M1937 (53-K) Soviet anti-tank gun - 45 mm (1.77 in)

Russian soldiers move the M1937 (53-K).

Russian gunner prepares to reload the anti-tank gun

76mm Divisional Gun M1942 (ZiS-3)

M1942 divisional gun (ZiS-3) - 76mm

Russian gunners fire the ZiS-3

85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K)

Soviet 85mm air defense gun M1939 probably represented as German 88mm Flak 18/36/37

152mm Howitzer M1943 (D-1)

Russian gunners fire the 152mm Howitzer M1943

Gun Platforms

BM-13 Katyusha rocket launcher

Post-war production Katyusha rocket launcher on a pontoon bridge. Also can be seen Soviet BTR-152 armored personnel carrier (actually entered service in 1950)

T-34-85

Soviet medium tank T-34-85 fires his 85mm gun

IS-2 (Iosif Stalin) heavy tank

Soviet troops use a lot of IS-2 heavy tanks during the battle. Main armament is a 122mm gun D25-T

SU-100

SU-100 self-propelled tank destroyer. Main armament is a 100mm gun D-10S

ISU-152

ISU-152 armored tank destroyer. Main armament is a 152mm gun-howitzer