The Soviets in WWII - war movies

[The Heretic]

Just finished Panfilov's 28

I think I already recommended T34

Battle for Sevastpol

Another one was a documentary about the siege of Stalingrad? How the Soviet general sucked in the Germans and then surrounded them.

Good movies. The Soviets were no slouches.

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[Mephistopheles]

A great series is The Attackers, Parts 1 and 2. Russian fighter squadron with male and female pilots. The Russians make fun of their own political officers. You can find it on Youtube and Prime. Subtitles.

 

[oremike]

Enemy at the Gates is a good one.

 

[awshoot]

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Battle for Sevastpol
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Made me think of this audiobook which was quite interesting: Lady Death: The Memoirs of Stalin's Sniper (Greenhill Sniper Library): Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Martin Pegler: 9781784382704: Amazon.com: Books

 

[Capn Jack]

I'm into Tanks, so ......The Beast, (Afghanistan), The White Tiger, and Tank, (European front).

Thanks for the other titles.

 

[The Heretic]

A great series is The Attackers, Parts 1 and 2. Russian fighter squadron with male and female pilots. The Russians make fun of their own political officers. You can find it on Youtube and Prime. Subtitles.

I think I watched that or several like that. One was about a bunch of female pilots in biplanes that dropped bombs by hand - on trains and artillery IIRC?

 

[The Heretic]

I'm into Tanks, so ......The Beast, (Afghanistan), The White Tiger, and Tank, (European front).

Thanks for the other titles.

You will like T-34 - based on a true story IIRC

There is also a documentary series about "Age of tanks" on Netflix

 

[Mephistopheles]

I think I watched that or several like that. One was about a bunch of female pilots in biplanes that dropped bombs by hand - on trains and artillery IIRC?

"Night Witches" Also good. Soviet women proved you don't have to have a pair to have a pair.
Correction: "Night Swallows"

 

[awshoot]

"Night Witches" Also good. Soviet women proved you don't have to have a pair to have a pair.

I think I recall reading at some point, that one of the mistakes Germany made in attacking the USSR, was calculating the number of fighters who would oppose them based on the male population figures.

 

[The Heretic]

I think I recall reading at some point, that one of the mistakes Germany made in attacking the USSR, was calculating the number of fighters who would oppose them based on the male population figures.

Add to that they thought that since they (the Germans) had done so well with the rest of Europe, that they (the Germans) were invincible and that the Soviets would just cave in, plus the Germans planned on scavenging for supplies, while the Soviets basically left nothing but scorched earth behind as they retreated.

Hitler's insistence on taking Stalingrad when the German's could have cutoff the Soviets anywhere along the Volga was a big mistake. The Germans got sucked into a trap - at first it was getting sucked into urban street to street fighting, then getting surrounded. Had Hitler not attacked Russia, if he had just gone straight down into the Caucuses to get those oil fields, he would have had the oil without having to deal with the Soviet army near as much. The battle of Stalingrad required him to remove forces from the western front.

All of WWII would have been quite different if he had just left the Soviets alone, not bothered the British (where they lost a lot of the Luftwaffe) and just stuck to controlling much of western Europe. If he had done that, it is quite possible the much of Europe would still be under control of the Nazis.

 

[Capn Jack]

Just took a look at, "T-34" the movie on YouTube. It's really the movie, "The White Tiger".
I've noticed name changes on several YouTube movies. I wonder if it's a copyright issue.

 

[mrblond]

I started to watch what I think was a series about a squad of Guards infantry.. I think and these female pilots who supported them, I cant remember the name. I saw 1 episode, i think it was in Russian with subs.
Wish I could remember the name.

 

[ma96782]

This YouTube free movie view was just put up a couple of hours ago. It has some Russians in it. So, I guess it counts.

Story line.

It's the Eastern Front, 1944. The Russians are pushing the German Army back through Romania. Major Kurt Fleischer, war-weary commander of an elite troop of German soldiers, is ordered to escort a female scientist, Professor Anna Kappel, from the Nazi Occult Department, the Annenerbe, into a mysterious forest behind enemy lines. His orders come from the highest level, Himmler himself. If the mission fails; there will be no reprieve for him and his men. A bona fide suicide mission in Fleischer's eyes. Accompanied by Heinrich Metzger, a psychotic SS Major, they move deep into the forest. As Fleischer's men begin to die in horrific and inhuman ways, he realises there is something in the trees that is far more deadly than the Russians. But turning back is not an option. Before his troop is wiped out, Fleischer needs to discover what Anna wants, deep within the forest, and who or what is intent on slaughtering them before they get there.

Aloha, Mark

PS....The Nazis retreat through Russia.

Come and See

This one starts a series.....Soviet Storm.....Russians vs Nazis

 

[ma96782]

Fins vs Russians

Tali Ihantala

Aloha, Mark

 

[mrblond]

 

[ma96782]

Russians vs. Nazis

White Tiger

Tankers

T-34

Aloha, Mark

PS....I want to find this one as a free movie view.

 

[ma96782]

Another good series......Russian women (not snipers)......The Dawns Here Are Quiet

Aloha, Mark

 

[ma96782]

Russia vs Japan

The Warlord

And more of a documentary.

Aloha, Mark

PS....check out the Russo-Japanese War (plenty of documentaries can be found on the subject)

 

[Capn Jack]

YouTube has some great foreign movies on it. The special effects are good and the story lines are mostly believable, even with the inevitable political message.

Watch out for the, "Soaps" though. They are addictive.

* Bollywood is also a much overlooked source of entertainment.

 

[Hop Sing]

Another good series......Russian women (not snipers)......The Dawns Here Are Quiet

Aloha, Mark

Good movie and well worth watching.

OP, thanks for starting this thread!