Panfilov's 28 (28 panfilovtsev)

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Panfilov's 28 (28 panfilovtsev) Theatrial Release Poster Country Russia Directed by Andrey Shalopa Kim Druzhinin Release Date 2016 Language Russian German Studio Panfilov's Twenty Eight Gaijin Entertainment Kazakhfilm Main Cast Character Actor Politruk Vasily Klochkov Aleksey Morozov Capt. Pavel Gundilovich Aleksey Longin Sgt. Ivan Dobrobabin Yakov Kucherevskiy Pvt. Ivan Moskalenko Aleksandr Ustyugov Pvt. Alikbay Kosaev Amadu Mamadakov Pvt. Grigory Konkin Dmitriy Murashev Pvt. Gavriil Mitin Oleg Senchenko Pvt. Daniil Kozhebergenov Kim Druzhinin

Panfilov's 28 (28 panfilovtsev) is a 2016 Russian war drama directed by Andrey Shalopa and Kim Druzhinin. It depicts one of the most famous episodes of the Battle for Moscow, the story of Panfilov's Twenty-Eight Guardsmen, a small unit of Red Army soldiers of General Panfilov's division who stood against the overwhelming forces of Wehrmacht in November 16, 1941 at the village of Dubosekovo and mostly perished in action.

The following weapons were used in the film Panfilov's 28 (28 panfilovtsev):

Pistols

Tokarev TT-33

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

Submachine Guns

PPSh-41

PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

PPD-40

PPD-40 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

MP40

MP40 - 9x19mm

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M1891/30

Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R

Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine

Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R

Tokarev SVT-40

Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR

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Karabiner 98k

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

Gewehr 33/40(t)

At least one of the German soldiers is armed with Gewehr 33/40(t) (Wehrmacht index for Czech Vz. 16/33 carbine), identified by the short barrel and the grooves on the stock.

Czech vz. 16/33 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Machine Guns

Maxim M1910

Maxim 1910, simplified version with smooth water jacket - 7.62x54mmR

Degtyaryov DP-27

Degtyaryov DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R

MG34

MG34 with 50 round belt drum - 7.92x57mm Mauser

MG34 Panzerlauf

Replicas of MG34 Panzerlauf machine gun are used on the full scale model of Pz. IV German tank.

MG34 Panzerlauf with stock fitted - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Other Weapons

Degtyaryov PTRD-41

PTRD-41 Anti-tank rifle - 14.5x114mm

RGD-33

RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation stick grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve.

RPG-40

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

RG-14/30

RG-14/30 Soviet hand grenade.

Incendiary Bottle

Incendiary bottles are also used by Soviet soldiers. The screen props very carefully follow the real weapons (No1 and No3 bottles), including the usage of ignition matches.

45 mm 53-K AT Gun

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

Trivia

Artillery

Soviet 122 mm M-30 howitzers in action.

German 15 cm sFH 18 heavy howitzers in action.

Tanks

The Pz. III and Pz. IV German tanks that appear on screen are 1:16 models, except for a single full scale model of Pz. IV, specially built for the movie.

Pz. III (model).

Pz. III and Pz. IV (models).

Life-size Pz. IV.