Seven WWII movies about the defense of Crimea, ordinary military fans have only seen one

The defense of Crimea in 1941-1942 was a tragic scene in the history of Soviet warfare. In the autumn of 1941, Marshal Manstein broke into the Crimean Peninsula, which was heavily guarded by Soviet troops, and surrounded the southern tip of the peninsula. The fortress of Vastopol. Stalin mobilized more than 200,000 troops to land on the Kerch Peninsula in eastern Crimea, but was completely wiped out. By the end of June, the defenders, who had run out of ammunition and food, were forced to surrender to the Germans, and more than 100,000 people became prisoners. Despite such a shameful record, there are still some film and television works of Soviet Russia praising the deeds of maintaining the Sevastopol fortress. I will introduce a few today.

1, Mountain Wars (Malakhov Kurgan, 1944, Soviet Union) The

film unfolds in flashback mode, telling the story of a Soviet destroyer being blown up when it evacuated. The captain and five surviving sailors volunteered to stay on the high ground to block the enemy. The young woman Maria, who was on the ship to find her husband, decided to stay and cook for the family after learning the news of her husband's sacrifice. The last five sailors died with the Germans, Maria evacuated with the warship, and the captain stayed in the area to fight guerrillas and witnessed the recovery of Crimea. As a film made in wartime, the film was relatively crudely produced and didn't have any German scenes, but the actors were in good spirits and conveyed the positive and optimistic mood of life in the war.

2, immortality after three days (Troye sutok posle bessmertiya, 1963, Soviet Union)

The film was filmed during the New Wave of Soviet films. Naturally, there are some novel concerns: after the defeat of the 250 Sevastopol battle, there were only a few army commanders. Was evacuated, more than 100,000 Soviet soldiers and civilians were abandoned. The resistance in the urban area lasted until July 9, after which the participants retreated to Cape Cersenas, where they resisted for three more days. This is the origin of the film's title. The film tells about 12 Soviet soldiers, protecting a group of women and children, trying to find a way to break through in such a desperate situation.

3. Burning Sea of ​​Fire (More v ogne, 1972, Soviet Union)

This film is the only film in the Soviet era that shows the eight-month course of the Crimea Defense War. The director Leon Sakov wanted to pass the censorship of the film , Carefully avoided every taboo part, such as the topic of the abandoned 100,000 Soviet army. But this does not mean that the film is a mediocre film. Some viewers complain that the battle scenes of the film are too simple. Most of them are indoor sitcoms. This is of course compared to Hollywood movies with more action movies. , But the feature of this film is to show the efforts made by the Soviet military and civilians in this defense war by stringing up many fragmented details.

4. Their courses (Sleduyu svoim kursom, 1974, Soviet Union)

During the Crimea campaign, the Soviet Red Navy’s Black Sea Fleet provided strong support to the defenders who stood by the fortress, and continued to brave the German blockade to transport supplies and recruits to the fortress. And evacuated the wounded and civilians, this film is currently the only film that shows this subject matter. The film is adapted from real history and tells the story of two destroyers going to Sevastopol to deliver supplies at the end of the defense war in June 1942. One was sunk by the Germans on the way, and the other was also on the way back after successfully arriving. It was attacked by German fighters and was severely injured. A few days later it sank in Novorossiysk Port.

5. Falling from the sky (Soshedshiye s nebes, 1986, Soviet Union)

was filmed during the ideological chaos a few years before the collapse of the Soviet Union. The film also focused on the 100,000 Soviet soldiers and civilians who were abandoned in the battle. The film is based on Alexei Kapler's novel "Two of Twenty Million". It tells the story of Martha and Sergey among the refugees during the retreat of Soviet soldiers and civilians from Sevastopol. They met and fell in love, but in the end they died in a decisive battle with the Germans. The focus of the film is no longer to praise the Soviet soldiers and civilians for their last heroic feat of fighting the enemy, but to show their hopelessness and struggle in the face of desperation.

6, female sniper (Bitva za Sevastopol, 2015, Russia)

This film is the only one in RussiaThis Crimean campaign theme film is also the largest war film produced in the country in 15 years. The film tells the story of the famous Soviet female sniper Lyudmila in the defense of Sevastopol. She has achieved 309 records in the war and was received by the first lady of the United States. In the final stage of the Crimea campaign, a male friend of her gave her the opportunity to retreat. The film shows the protagonist's independent temperament as a woman, without deliberately deifying him because he is a hero.

7, Kerch: The Forgotten Hero (Kerchi: Dakarguli Gmirebi, 2015, Georgia)

This film is actually a 5-episode mini-series, the whole series is 300 minutes in total. As a small country with a population of less than 4 million, this World War II drama with an investment of 5 million lari (equivalent to 12 million yuan) is really a big production. The subject matter of the film also appeared for the first time in a film and television work, that is, Marshal Manstein's famous work Kerch Victory. From the perspective of a grassroots military officer, the film tells that the Soviet army forced many men in Georgia to counterattack Crimea. After some initial progress, they were finally surrounded by German forces and headed for destruction.