Poem of Kovpak: Carpathians, Carpathians...
(Duma o Kovpake: Karpaty, Karpaty...)
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DVD Cover
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| Country
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 USSR
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Timofei Levchuk
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| Release Date
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1976
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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: Carpathians, Carpathians... (Duma o Kovpake: Karpaty, Karpaty...) is a Soviet 1976 war movie directed by Timofei Levchuk. It is the third 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 Karpaty, depicts the Carpathian raid of the partisan unit in Summer-Autumn 1943.
The following weapons were used in the film Poem of Kovpak: Carpathians, Carpathians... (Duma o Kovpake: Karpaty, Karpaty...):
Submachine Guns
PPSh-41
PPSh-41 SMGs are widely used by partisans, notably Semyon Rudnev (Valentin Belokhvostik), Fyodor Karpenko (Mikhail Golubovich), Platon Goronko (Yevgeni Zharikov) and Zurab Toladze (Zurab Kapianidze).
PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
A partisan at the left holds the PPSh.
Partisans with PPSh-41 SMGs and
DP-27 machine gun on march.
Rudnev holds his PPSh during the attack of German planes.
A partisan at the left holds the PPSh.
Partisans hold PPSh-41 SMGs with drum and stick (seen at the left) magazines.
PPS-43
Partisans also use PPS-43 SMGs.
PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
A partisan at the background holds the PPS.
Partisans with PPSh and PPS SMGs carry the body of killed comrade-in-arms.
Olya (Nina Ilyina) fires PPS-43.
PPS-43 (Visually modified)
Some screen PPS-43 are visually modified with the barrel covers removed and the barrels fitted with Cutts compensators of Thompson SMG. These appear to be movie props, previously used in Sokrovishcha pylayushchikh skal, where did they displayed Halcón Modelo 1949 (which makes them a logical anachronism).
Wisually modified PPS is seen at the left.
A partisan at the left fires visually modified PPS.
MP40
MP40 SMGs are widely used by both German troops and Soviet partisans.
A partisan at the left carries the MP40.
German soldiers with MP40s counterattack partisans during the battle for the railway station.
A partisan at the left carries the MP40.
Rifles
Mosin Nagant M1891/30
Most Soviet soldiers and partisans are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles.
Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R
A young partisan holds M91/30 rifle on positions.
Partisans with M91/30 rifles cross the improvised floating bridge.
Partisans with M91/30 rifles and
DP-27 machine gun in battle in Carpathian forest.
Mountain guide Ivanochko (
Vasili Simchich) fires the M91/30 rifle at the right.
Partisans with M91/30 and
Karabiner 98k rifles move the 45-mm gun on mountain trail.
A partisan carries M91/30 rifle on sling.
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 soldiers with 98k rifles and
MP40 SMGs.
Gebirgsjägers (mountain troops) in battle.
Partisans on rest. Two 98k rifles are seen at the left.
German sniper on hunt. The scope of his rifle doesn't match any wartime model.
A partisan at the right carries the 98k rifle.
Assault Rifles
Sturmgewehr 44
Some partisans are seen with Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifles. Summer 1943 is too early for these guns.
Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm Kurz
Machine Guns
Degtyaryov DP-27
Partisans widely use Degtyaryov DP-27 light machine guns.
Degtyaryov DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R
A partisan with DP-27 prepares to repel the German attack. Next to him Fyodor Karpenko (
Mikhail Golubovich) holds the
PPSh-41.
The DP-27 is seen at the foreground.
A partisan with DP-27 on rest.
A partisan fires his DP-27 during the night battle.
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 move the Maxim on battlefield.
A very strong man carries all sixty-four kg (about 140 lbs) of Maxim.
Partisans carry disassembled Maxim.
Semyon Rudnev (
Valentin Belokhvostik) fires the Maxim in his last battle, covering the retreat of the main part of the unit.
MG34
Wehrmacht troops widely use MG34 machine guns. Captured MG34s are used by partisans.
MG34 with 50 round belt drum - 7.92x57mm Mauser
MG34 supports the German attack.
A closeup of firing MG34.
Other Weapons
45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K)
45-mm 53-K AT guns are used by partisans.
M1937 (53-K) Soviet anti-tank gun - 45 mm (1.77 in)
45-mm guns support the attack of partisans.
5 cm leichter Granatwerfer 36
5 cm leichter Granatwerfer 36s are also seen.
5 cm leichter Granatwerfer 36 (5 cm le GrW 36) - 50mm
Two leGrW 36 are seen on the cart.
The barrel of leGrW 36 is seen at the background.
7.5 cm Pak 40
Wehrmacht troops use 7.5 cm Pak 40 guns in several scenes.
7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun - 75x714mm R
BM-37 Mortar
Partisans use BM-37 Mortars.
BM-37 is transported in horse cart.
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 partisan with Stielhandgranate.
PTRD-41
PTRD-41 AT rifles are used by partisans.
PTRD-41 Anti-tank rifle - 14.5x114mm
The PTRD is seen at the background.
Partisans carry PTRD AT rifles on march.
Trivia
Armour
BTR-40 stands for German APC.
BTR-152 stands for German APC.
Visually modified PT-76 stands for German tank.
See Also
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