Two Soldiers (Dva boytsa)

Two Soldiers (Dva boytsa) Cinema Poster Country USSR Directed by Leonid Lukov Release Date 1943 Language Russian Studio Tashkent Film Studio Main Cast Character Actor Sasha Svintsov Boris Andreyev Arkady Dzjubin Mark Bernes Tasya Vera Shershnyova

Two Soldiers (Dva boytsa) is a 1943 Soviet war movie by Leonid Lukov based on the novel by Lev Slavin. It was released in USA in 1944.

The story takes place in 1942 in the besieged city of Leningrad and tells about two Red Army soldiers - Arkady Dzjubin (Mark Bernes) and Sasha Svintsov (Boris Andreyev) who are close friends, then they are in quarrel, and then they become friends again under fire.

The movie wasn't restored, so the quality of screenshots is low. The black bars are not defective screenshots but part of the original film.

The following weapons were used in the film Two Soldiers (Dva boytsa):

Handguns

TT-33 Pistol

The Tokarev TT-33 is seen in hands of Red Army officer.

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

Soviet officer with TT.

Soviet officer with TT in attack.

Nagant M1895 Revolver

Arkady Dzjubin (Mark Bernes) has Nagant M1895 revolver but it is seen only holstered.

Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38N cartridge.

A grip of Nagant revolver is seen in Dzjubin's holster.

Submachine Guns

PPSh-41

Both Arkady Dzjubin (Mark Bernes) and Sasha Svintsov (Boris Andreyev) are armed with PPSh-41. Several other soldiers are also seen with these SMGs.

PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev.

Sasha Svintsov (Boris Andreyev) (left) and Arkady Dzjubin (Mark Bernes) with their PPSh-41 SMGs.

Sasha Svintsov (Boris Andreyev) with his PPSh-41.

PPD-40

Several Red Army soldiers are armed with PPD-40 SMGs.

PPD-40 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev.

A soldier with PPD-40.

MP40

Most German soldiers are armed with MP40 SMGs.

MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Rifle

Most of Red Army soldiers are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles with bayonets.

Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR.

Sasha Svintsov (Boris Andreyev) with M1891/30 rifle without bayonet.

Soldiers with M1891/30 rifles in attack.

Simonov AVS-36 Rifle

Several Red Army soldiers are armed with Simonov AVS-36 Rifles, mostly with sword bayonets.

Simonov AVS-36 Rifle - 7.62x54R.

A sentinel with AVS-36.

Red Army soldiers are marching with AVS-36 rifles.

A soldier with AVS-36 in attack.

Machine Guns

DP-27 Light MG

Both Arkady Dzjubin (Mark Bernes) and Sasha Svintsov (Boris Andreyev) are machine-gunners during the battle and are seen with their DP-27 MGs.

Degtyarev DP-27 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R.

Sasha Svintsov (Boris Andreyev) with his DP-27. A muzzle of the MG is seen.

Sasha Svintsov (Boris Andreyev) inspects his DP-27 before the battle. Note that the magazine is removed.

DP-27 is mounted in the trench.

Arkady Dzjubin (Mark Bernes) with his DP-27.

Degtyaryov DT Machine Gun

DT machine gun is mounted in the T-34 tank.

DT machine gun - 7.62x54mm R.

20mm TNSh-20 cannon

Soviet TNSh-20 automatic cannon is a tank version of the aircraft ShVAK-20 cannon. It was mounted in T-30/T-40S and T-60 light tanks.

TNSh-20 automatic cannon - 20x99R. It is mounted on T-60 light tank.

The T-30/T-40S light tank armed with TNSh gun is disguised as German tank.

Other Weapon

RGD-33 stick grenade

RGD-33 grenades are seen several times during the movie.

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

Arkady Dzjubin (Mark Bernes) is crawling to the German positions with a bundle of five RGD-33 grenades in hand. Such bundles were often used when soldiers suffered the lack of anti-tank grenades.

Sasha Svintsov (Boris Andreyev) with two RGD-33 grenades.

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

45 mm 53-K AT guns are seen in several scenes.

Two abandones 45mm AT guns are seen on the battlefield.

Trivia

T-30 or T-40S light tank, disguised as German tank.

KV-1S heavy tank, disguised as German tank.

T-34 medium tank.