Dnieper Line: Love and War

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.
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=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.
==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.
==MP 40==
MP 40s are used by German soldiers. Captured MP 40s are seen in the hands of Soviet soldiers.
=Rifles=
==Mosin Nagant M1891/30==
The Mosin Nagant M1891/30 is the main weapon of the Soviet soldiers.
==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.
=Machine Guns=
==Degtyaryov DP-27==
Soviet soldiers use the Degtyaryov DP-27.
==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.
==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.
==Maxim M1910/30==
Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are used by Soviet soldiers.
==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).
thumb|none|450px|Chatellerault M1924/29 - 7.5x54mmR
=Grenades=
==Model 24 Stielhandgranate==
Model 24 Stielhandgranates are used by German soldiers. Captured Model 24s are seen in the hands of Soviet soldiers.
thumb|none|350px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate
==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.
==OSP-30 Flare Pistol==
An OSP-30 Flare Pistol is seen in one scene.
==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.
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