| Poem of Kovpak: Snow-Storm (Duma o Kovpake: Buran)
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DVD Cover
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| Country
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 USSR
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| Directed by
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Timofei Levchuk
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| Release Date
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1975
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| Language
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Russian
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| Studio
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Dovzhenko Film Studios
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Poem of Kovpak: Snow-Storm (Duma o Kovpake: Buran) is a Soviet 1975 war movie directed by Timofei Levchuk. It is the second part of the tetralogy of films, depicting the activities of Soviet partisan unit under the command of Sidor Artemyevich Kovpak on Nazi-occupied territories of Ukraine in 1941-1944. The events, covered in Buran, take place from January to December 1942.
The following weapons were used in the film Poem of Kovpak: Snow-Storm (Duma o Kovpake: Buran):
Handguns
Luger P08
German officers carry Luger P08 pistols in several scenes.
A German officer unsuccessfully tries to raise his soldiers in attack on snow-covered field under the heavy fire of partisan's Maxims.
Nikolayev holds the captured Luger.
Submachine Guns
PPSh-41
Partisans widely use PPSh-41 SMGs.
PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Partisans march through heavy snow-storm.
A partisan carries his PPSh on sling.
PPSh-41 is seen on the wall.
Pyotr Vershigora (
Yuriy Sarantsev) appears from the plane with PPSh in hand.
Zurab Toladze (
Zurab Kapianidze) with PPSh and Radik Rudnev (Pyotr Lastivka, Jr.) with
MP40 in center.
Vershigora has a PPSh at his side while watching the railway bridge.
MP40
MP40 SMGs are widely used by both German troops and Soviet partisans.
German soldiers with MP40s in attack.
German soldiers under heavy fire of partisans.
A partisan in center carries the MP40.
A partisan with MP40 in action.
MP38
MP38 SMGs are also used by German troops and Soviet partisans.
The same character fires his SMG.
A German officer aims his MP38.
Rifles
Mosin Nagant M1891/30
Many partisans are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles.
Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R
A partisan fires during the winter battle.
Partisans repel the attack of German troops.
A partisan at the right carries M91/30. Note the turned down bolt handle, a feature of sniper rifles.
Two partisans in center carry M91/30 rifles during the river crossing.
Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine
Some partisans carry Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines.
Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R
A partisan holds M38 Carbine.
SVT-40
Some Soviet partisans, notably Medved (Viktor Plotnikov), use SVT-40 rifles.
Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR
SVT is seen at the right during the winter battle.
Karabiner 98k
Many German soldiers are armed with Karabiner 98k rifles. Captured 98k rifles are used by partisans.
Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser
German artillerymen with 98k rifles.
German soldiers use 98k rifles in close combat.
A German soldier with 98k rifle.
A partisan carries 98k rifle.
Machine Guns and Autocannons
Degtyaryov DP-27
Partisans widely use Degtyaryov DP-27 light machine guns.
Degtyaryov DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R
A partisan (
Ivan Simonenko) mans the DP-27 during the battle in January 1942.
Maxim M1910/30
Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are used by partisans. Both pre- and post-1941 versions are seen.
Russian Maxim 1910/30, post 1941 manufacture with top hatch on cooling jacket allowing it to be filled more quickly or with snow - 7.62x54mmR
Partisans ready the Maxim for battle.
The Maxim is transported on horse cart.
MG34
Wehrmacht troops widely use MG34 machine guns. Captured MG34s are used by partisans.
MG34 with 50 round belt drum - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Opanasenko (
Aleksandr Lutsenko) hands the MG34 to a partisan. Two more MG34s are seen at the left.
Tripod-mounted MG34 is abandoned by retreating German soldiers.
A partisan fires the MG34 during the night attack.
61-K AA Autocannon
The 37-mm M1939 (61-K) AA autocannon is seen in the scene when Kovpak visits Moscow in Summer 1942.
37-mm M1939 (61-K) automatic air defense gun - 37x252SR
The 37-mm autocannon is partially seen at the right.
Other Weapons
F-1 Hand Grenade
In one scene Pavel Ustuyzhanin (Mikhail Kokshenov) makes booby traps, using F-1 hand grenades.
F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
Ustuyzhanin makes booby traps.
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
Model 24 Stielhandgranates are used by both German soldiers and Soviet partisans.
Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade
A German soldier carries two Stielhandgranates.
Vasily Gurin (
Aleksandr Anurov) (at the left) carries Stielhandgranate at his belt.
A partisan holds the bundle of Stielhandgranates, used as anti-tank weapon. Unlike German "Geballte Ladung", this bundle keeps the sticks of all grenades.
PTRD-41
Partisans use PTRD-41 AT rifles while repelling German tank attack.
PTRD-41 Anti-tank rifle - 14.5x114mm
PzB-39
In the same scene partisans also use German PzB-39 AT rifles.
PzB-39 Anti-tank rifle - 7,92×94 mm (Patrone 318)
A partisan carries PzB-39.
A partisan mans PzB-39 at the left.
45-mm 53-K
45-mm 53-K AT guns are used by partisans. Zurab Toladze (Zurab Kapianidze) commands the artillery and personally mans one of these guns.
M1937 (53-K) Soviet anti-tank gun - 45 mm (1.77 in)
45-mm AT gun on winter march.
45-mm gun in partisans camp.
Partisans move two 45-mm guns on the river crossing.
7.5 cm Pak 40
Wehrmacht troops use 7.5 cm Pak 40 guns during the attempt to destroy partisans in January 1942.
7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun - 75x714mm R
Granatwerfer 34 Mortar
81.4-mm Granatwerfer 34 Mortars are used by Wehrmacht troops and partisans.
8-cm Granatwerfer 34 (GrW 34)
German soldiers carry GrW 34 mortars.
The GrW 34 (No 1) is seen in partisan camp together with
BM-37 Mortar (No 2).
BM-37 Mortar
Partisans also use 82-mm BM-37 Mortars.
Wz. 35 Ur
Polish Wz. 35 Urs (Wehrmacht index PzB 35(p)) are also used by partisans.
Wz.35 is seen on battlefield (at the right).
Wz.35 is seen on partisan base at the background.
Two
PTRD-41 (No 1 and 2) and Wz. 35 (No 3) are seen on partisan base.
The following guns are seen only in documentary footage, including in the movie.
TT-33
A Soviet officer with TT-33 pistol is seen in the footage of Stalingrad battle.
Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version.
RM-38 Mortar
RM-38 Mortars are used by partisans.
Soviet 50-mm RM-38 Mortar
Trivia
Armour
BTR-40s on winter road. They stand for German APC, despite being wheeled unlike German half-track SdKfz 250/251.
Visually modified PT-76 tanks stand for German tanks.
Artillery
Partisans unload 76.2mm M1938 mountain gun from the plane.
M1938 Mountain gun is seen at the left.
See Also
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