There is no river and no bridge of that size in the town of Klingenthal. Also there is no castle as seen in the movie.
There was no Diesel at German gas stations in that time period.
When the german panzer fires at the truck the first time, the shot sound and muzzle flash are synchronized. The sound would come about half a second later, due to the speed of sound.
When Nikolay firess his semi-automatic handgun at the disabled german tank at the conclusion of the first battle, he empties the magazine and the slide visibly locks back. He continues to pull the trigger, and the pistol clicks several times. This type of handgun does not work that way.
When the german tank shoots at the light truck, they use 4 shots from the main gun. The front LMG gunner is apparently asleep. When the truck passes by, they are clearly in the field of fire from the coaxial LMG. A short burst of 7.92mm machine gun fire would have sufficed, but they instead select to fire the main gun at a target of little value. Main gun rounds are expensive, and they carried a very limited amount.
German tank commander in the village is using an Image Intensification optic (Starlight scope) which didn't exist for another 20 years.
Actually, it's not an image intensification optic; it's an experimental infrared (I/R) night vision system that the Germans were testing on the Panther tank at the end of the war. Unlike a starlight scope, the I/R night sight required an infrared searchlight to illuminate the target (this light can be seen mounted on the Panther).
In the concentration camp, several prisoners are seen with a mustache and long hair. In real life in concentration camps, all prisoners were shaved completely.
They are heading for the Czech border but Czechoslovakia ceased to exist in 1939, broken up into Bohemia and Moravia.
Soviet troops would probably still have used the old name, which was restored. In 1944, most of it was still under German control. But prisoners of war would not have known the exact position. It would have been a good place to escape to, with a friendly population.
Soviet troops would probably still have used the old name, which was restored. In 1944, most of it was still under German control. But prisoners of war would not have known the exact position. It would have been a good place to escape to, with a friendly population.
In the first tank battle, when the german tank crashes through the wall of the school, the rafters in the wall are obviously pre-cut to make a square hole.
The first scene in the concentration camp SIII in Ohrdruf, Thuringia takes place in the Summer of 1944. The camp was opened 6th November 1944.
Jäger says to Ivushkin, "Ich hab dich erschossen", which is translated "I have shot you dead". However, the Russian voice over in the original movie translates it to "I was shooting at you".
In the final scene, Anya awaits the tank men in the meadow east of town, as planned. But when the men arrive from town at sunrise, she is staring at them eastbound, into the sun, instead of west, the direction they'd be coming from.
Given a max speed of 50 km/h, after the t-34 escapes through the main gate, the Germans could have tailed it with any motorized vehicle whatsoever and never lose sight of it.
At the beginning of the movie, the last shot the german panzer fires at the light truck is an armour-piercing round, not a high-explosive shell. The telephone pole would have detonated the shell otherwise. No need to waste an armour-piercing round on a light vehicle.