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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
| − | |name = The Russians Are Coming <br /> Die Russen kommen | + | |name = The Russians Are Coming<br />Die Russen kommen |
|picture =DieRussenKommen.jpg | |picture =DieRussenKommen.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | ||
| − | |country = | + | |country =[[Image:GDR.jpg|25px]] East Germany |
| − | [[Image:GDR.jpg|25px]] East Germany | ||
| − | |||
|director = Heiner Carow | |director = Heiner Carow | ||
|date= December 3, 1987 | |date= December 3, 1987 | ||
| − | |language = German<br /> Russian | + | |language = German<br />Russian |
| − | + | |studio=Deutsche Film (DEFA) | |
|character1=Günter Walcher | |character1=Günter Walcher | ||
|character2=Igor | |character2=Igor | ||
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==Karabiner 98k== | ==Karabiner 98k== | ||
The [[Karabiner 98k]] is used by a Police officer ([[Hans Hardt-Hardtloff]]) and Hitler Youth members. | The [[Karabiner 98k]] is used by a Police officer ([[Hans Hardt-Hardtloff]]) and Hitler Youth members. | ||
| − | [[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k | + | [[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
[[File:DieRussenkommen-Karabiner1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer unlocks his carbine...]] | [[File:DieRussenkommen-Karabiner1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer unlocks his carbine...]] | ||
| − | [[File:DieRussenkommen-Karabiner2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|... and takes aim at the young forced laborer. Note the uncommon front sight.]] | + | [[File:DieRussenkommen-Karabiner2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and takes aim at the young forced laborer. Note the uncommon front sight.]] |
[[File:DieRussenkommen-weapons.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Many Kar98ks on a truck.]] | [[File:DieRussenkommen-weapons.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Many Kar98ks on a truck.]] | ||
| − | [[File:DieRussenkommen-Karabiner3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Left behind carbines of Hitler Youth in the grass.]] | + | [[File:DieRussenkommen-Karabiner3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Left behind carbines of Hitler Youth lying in the grass.]] |
==Sturmgewehr 44== | ==Sturmgewehr 44== | ||
Three German soldiers are seen with [[Sturmgewehr 44]]. Günter Walcher ([[Gert Krause-Melzer]]) can also be seen with a picked up abandoned STG. | Three German soldiers are seen with [[Sturmgewehr 44]]. Günter Walcher ([[Gert Krause-Melzer]]) can also be seen with a picked up abandoned STG. | ||
| − | [[File:Sturmgewehr 44.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm | + | [[File:Sturmgewehr 44.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm]] |
[[File:DieRussenkommen-STG1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The two German soldiers on the right with the assault rifles.]] | [[File:DieRussenkommen-STG1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The two German soldiers on the right with the assault rifles.]] | ||
[[File:DieRussenkommen-STG2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Desperate Günter fires into the air.]] | [[File:DieRussenkommen-STG2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Desperate Günter fires into the air.]] | ||
| − | [[File:DieRussenkommen-STG3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A slightly different view | + | [[File:DieRussenkommen-STG3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A slightly different view offers more details of the rifle.]] |
[[File:DieRussenkommen-STG4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Citizens overwhelm a sentry guarding a food warehouse armed with a Sturmgewehr.]] | [[File:DieRussenkommen-STG4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Citizens overwhelm a sentry guarding a food warehouse armed with a Sturmgewehr.]] | ||
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==PPSh-41== | ==PPSh-41== | ||
Near all Red Army Soldiers are armed with [[PPSh-41]] submachine guns. | Near all Red Army Soldiers are armed with [[PPSh-41]] submachine guns. | ||
| − | [[File:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | + | [[File:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPSh-41 with 71-round drum magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] |
[[File:DieRussenkommen-PPSH1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet soldier greets Günter with his PPSh.]] | [[File:DieRussenkommen-PPSH1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet soldier greets Günter with his PPSh.]] | ||
| − | [[File:DieRussenkommen-PPSH2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two soldiers stand in front Günter to get him to the Soviet headquarters.]] | + | [[File:DieRussenkommen-PPSH2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two soldiers stand in front of Günter to get him to the Soviet headquarters.]] |
| − | [[File:DieRussenkommen-PPSH3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PPSh over a soldier's back.]] | + | [[File:DieRussenkommen-PPSH3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A PPSh over a soldier's back.]] |
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
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An [[MG34]] is briefly seen among the Kar98ks in the truck. | An [[MG34]] is briefly seen among the Kar98ks in the truck. | ||
[[Image:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]] | [[Image:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]] | ||
| − | [[File:DieRussenkommen-weapons.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The MG34's barrel can be seen behind the MG42.]] | + | [[File:DieRussenkommen-weapons.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The MG34's barrel can be seen behind the MG42 seen in the center.]] |
==MG42== | ==MG42== | ||
The [[MG42]] lies also in the truck. | The [[MG42]] lies also in the truck. | ||
| − | [[Image:MG42.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | + | [[Image:MG42.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maschinengewehr 42 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
| − | [[File:DieRussenkommen-weapons.jpg|thumb|none|600px|MG42 in center.]] | + | [[File:DieRussenkommen-weapons.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The MG42 can be seen in center among the Kar98ks.]] |
=Other= | =Other= | ||
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==Panzerfaust== | ==Panzerfaust== | ||
| − | Günter and Bernd are seen with [[Panzerfaust]]s. | + | Günter and Bernd are seen with [[Panzerfaust]]s when they were sent to the front. |
| − | [[Image:Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead | + | [[Image:Panzerfaust.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead]] |
| − | [[File:DieRussenkommen-Panzerfaust1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The two boys | + | [[File:DieRussenkommen-Panzerfaust1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The two boys hold their Panzerfausts inside a barn.]] |
[[File:DieRussenkommen-Panzerfaust2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bernd's launcher on the floor.]] | [[File:DieRussenkommen-Panzerfaust2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bernd's launcher on the floor.]] | ||
[[File:DieRussenkommen-Panzerfaust3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Panzerfaust of Günter lies next him.]] | [[File:DieRussenkommen-Panzerfaust3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Panzerfaust of Günter lies next him.]] | ||
| − | [[File:DieRussenkommen-Panzerfaust4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Some left behind Panzerfausts of Hitler Youth members.]] | + | [[File:DieRussenkommen-Panzerfaust4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Some left behind Panzerfausts of Hitler Youth members eyed by Günter.]] |
==M1942 (ZiS-3) 76mm Divisional Gun== | ==M1942 (ZiS-3) 76mm Divisional Gun== | ||
Revision as of 14:58, 28 July 2022
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This is for the 1987 East German drama. For the 1966 American comedy with a similar title, see here.
The Russians Are Coming is an East German movie which was filmed in 1968 but was only released in 1987. Spring 1945 in a small town on the Baltic Sea. The 15-year-old Günter still believes in the final victory. He is the fastest in the hunt for a Russian boy, an escaped foreign worker. The Russian is shot by the village policeman. Günter proudly accepts the Iron Cross and volunteers for the front. Neither the mother nor the teacher can stop him. Soviet soldiers attack him the first time, but he can flee home. Shortly after the Soviet army occupied the place, Günter is arrested for murdering the foreign worker.
The following weapons were used in the film The Russians Are Coming:
Pistols
Unidentified Pistol
An unidentified pistol can be seen in a Leutnant's holster.
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k is used by a Police officer (Hans Hardt-Hardtloff) and Hitler Youth members.
Sturmgewehr 44
Three German soldiers are seen with Sturmgewehr 44. Günter Walcher (Gert Krause-Melzer) can also be seen with a picked up abandoned STG.
Submachine Guns
PPSh-41
Near all Red Army Soldiers are armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns.
Machine Guns
MG34
An MG34 is briefly seen among the Kar98ks in the truck.
MG42
The MG42 lies also in the truck.
Other
Movie Kolberg
The 1945 German Propaganda movie Kolberg is shown to the Hitler Youth in a cinema.
Panzerfaust
Günter and Bernd are seen with Panzerfausts when they were sent to the front.
M1942 (ZiS-3) 76mm Divisional Gun
T-34/85
A Red Army column enters the Mecklenburg town from the southwest. At first, this column is misinterpreted by Günter's father as British Tanks, that occupied Lübeck a day before (which was the 11th Armoured Division on May 2, 1945). According to this statement, this unnamed town must be near Lübeck, however, American and British forces in early May also reached the Cities of Wismar and Schwerin, which are located around 43.5 miles (70km) east of Lübeck. So this statement is historically incorrect since it would have been occupied by the Western allies at that time.