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Dnieper Line: Love and War (original title: Dnieprovski rubej - "Dnieper Line") is a 2009 Belarussian war movie directed by Denis Skvortsov. The story takes place in July 1941 during the Soviet defense of the town of Mogilev on the Dnieper River.
The following weapons were used in the film Dnieper Line: Love and War:
Handguns
Nagant M1895
The Nagant M1895 is used by many Soviet officers and NCOs.
TT-33
Tokarev TT-33s are used by several Soviet officers.
Major Katjushin (Ivan Pavlov) fires his TT during the battle for the Mogilev railroad station.
Mauser C96
A Mauser C96 is Division Commander Alexei Zubov's (Igor Sigov) preferred sidearm.
Luger P08
A Luger P08 is briefly seen in the holster of German officer Paul Schmidt (Nikolai Kozak).
Submachine Guns
PPD-40
A PPD-40 is the preferred weapon of Colonel Shadrin (Viktor Molchyan).
MP 38
MP 38s are used by German soldiers. Captured MP 38s are seen in the hands of Soviet soldiers.
A German soldier holds an MP 38. In the background, other soldiers inspect the captured Soviet BT-7 tank.
MP 40
MP 40s are used by German soldiers. Captured MP 40s are seen in the hands of Soviet soldiers.
A Soviet civil volunteer, Jernosek (Nikolai Kolozin), fires a captured MP 40 in the final scene.
Rifles
Mosin Nagant M1891/30
The Mosin Nagant M1891/30 is the main weapon of the Soviet soldiers.
A view at the barrel of an M1891/30. Note that the bayonet is attached backwards. This is an exclusively cinematic practice; in reality, such a practice was discouraged by service manuals.
Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine
Mosin Nagant M38 Carbines are also seen in the hands of Soviet soldiers, mostly artillerymen.
Tokarev SVT-40
An SVT-40 is seen in the hands of an unnamed Soviet soldier (Evgeni Sangadjiev).
Mauser Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k is the main weapon of German soldiers.
A closer view of the barrel of a Kar 98k which is the late war barrel band. An MG 34 is seen in the background.
Machine Guns
Degtyaryov DP-27
Soviet soldiers use the Degtyaryov DP-27.
Commissar Ivan Jigunov (Anatoliy Kot) fires a DP-27 during the defense of the airfield.
MG 34
German soldiers use MG 34 machine guns, both on bipods and tripods. In the scenes where MG 34s are fired, they are substituted with visually modified PK/PKM machine guns.
A German soldier aims an MG 34. Using the shoulder of another soldier to support the machine gun was a common practice in the Wehrmacht.
PK (visually modified to resemble MG34)
Visually modified PK/PKMs stand-in for MG 34s in various scenes.
PK (standing in for DT)
Replicas of BA-20 armored cars carry PK Machine Guns with the front sight removed as their main armament, rather than the correct (and probably unavailable) Degtyaryov DT.
PKT (visually modified to resemble MG 34 Panzerlauf)
Visually modified PKTs stand-in for MG 34 Panzerlauf, mounted on Panzer III tanks.
Maxim M1910
Maxim M1910 machine guns are used by Soviet soldiers. They can be identified by their smooth water jackets which are typical for Maxims manufactured during the First World War and in the early 1920s.
Two Maxim machine guns: the M1910 at the left and a M1910/30 at the right.
Maxim M1910/30
Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are used by Soviet soldiers.
Maxim M1910/30 on a fortress mounting. It is a post-1941 manufactured machine gun. The hose is attached incorrectly: in real fortress mountings, it is attached to the water jacket.
Two Maxim machine guns: the M1910 at the left and M1910/30 at the right.
Maxim M-4 Quad Mounting
The M-4 AA quad mounting of Maxim M1910/30 appears in the final scene. This movie prop is a genuine M-4 from a Belarusian museum.
Maxim MG 08
In one scene, German soldiers fire a Maxim MG08.
Degtyaryov DS-39
In one scene a Degtyaryov DS-39 machine gun is seen.
Chatellerault FM 24/29
In one scene, a German soldier carries a Fusil mitrailleur modele 1924 M29. These French light machine guns, better known as the FM 24/29, were really used by Germans under the designation leMG 116(f). Due to the absence of original French 7.5mm cartridges, the movie-used machine gun is converted to use 7.62x39mm cartridges; an AKM magazine is seen (due to its curved shape, this FM 24/29 resembles a Bren).
Grenades
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
Model 24 Stielhandgranates are used by German soldiers. Captured Model 24s are seen in the hands of Soviet soldiers.
German soldiers throw Model 24 grenades at Soviet positions. An MP 40 is seen on the ground.
A dead German soldier still holds a grenade. Several Karabiner 98ks are seen around.
RGD-33 stick grenade
RGD-33 grenades are widely used by Soviet soldiers.
Incendiary Bottle No. 3
Many Soviet soldiers are armed with No. 3 incendiary bottles (known outside the USSR as the "Molotov cocktail").
Launchers
Flammenwerfer 41
A mockup of the Flammenwerfer 41 is seen in the hands of a German soldier in the opening scene.
Gewehrgranatengerät
A Gewehrgranatengerät (known also as the Schiessbecher - "shooting cup") rifle grenade launcher is seen in one scene. This weapon is mounted on the muzzle of a Karabiner 98k and fires 30mm grenades.
A German soldier is armed with a Kar 98k with Gewehrgranatengerät 41. An MG08 is seen in the background.
OSP-30 Flare Pistol
An OSP-30 Flare Pistol is seen in one scene.
A German saboteur, dressed as a Soviet officer, readies to fire an OSP-30 flare pistol in order to show the position of the Soviet headquarters to German planes.
SPSh Flare Pistol
An SPSh Flare Pistol is seen in one scene. Unlike OSP-30, this one is anachronistic as it entered service only in 1943.
Trivia
PzKpfw III Replica
A replica of the PzKpfw III was made specially for the filming of this movie. It is based on a BMP-1 chassis. Later, the same tank appeared in The Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost).
PzKpfw IV
Tatra OT-810 (as Sd.Kfz. 251)
Two Tatra OT-810s, post-war Czechoslovak copy of the German Sd.Kfz. 251 halftrack, were used during the filming of the movie. They are armed with MG 34 machine guns which switch to visually modified PKs during firing scenes.
BA-20 Replica
Two replicas of the BA-20 armored car were made specially for the filming of this movie. Later, they were used in the filming of The Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost). The replicas use genuine bodies of BA-20s and chassis and engines of the GAZ-67. Instead of original Degtyaryov DTs, they carry PK Machine Guns with the front sight removed.
BT-7
45-mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K)
The 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) is used by Soviet troops in several scenes.
3-inch gun in fortress mounting
122-mm Howitzer M1910/30
37-mm M1939 (61-K) AA gun
37-mm M1939 (61-K) AA guns are seen in several scenes.
Mortar
Soviet mortars appear in one scene. They are seen only partially, and it's hard to identify the model, but due to the size of the muzzle, they are most likely 120mm.
15 cm Nebelwerfer 41
A 15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 is used by Germans in one scene.