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Brief descriptions of the most widely used infantry weapons from the World War II era.

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STG 44, also known as MP 44, is an assault rifle developed and used during World War 2 in Nazi Germany. It is significant because it was the first successful design of this class of weapons. STG 44 ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

The M1903 is a rifle in the .30-06 caliber which was the standard weapon of the US army in the first half of the 20th century. In World War II, it served both as the standard infantry weapon and a ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

The PPSh-41 was a Soviet submachine gun designed and used during the Second World War. It was a durable and inexpensive gun chambered for the 7.62x25 pistol round, and its main features were very ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

Panzerschreck is an 88 mm caliber reusable anti-tank rocket launcher developed by Nazi Germany in World War II. The weapon was designed as a lightweight infantry anti-tank weapon. The Panzerschreck ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

The Panzerfaust (literally "tank fist" in German) was a cheap, single shot, recoilless German anti-tank weapon of World War II. It consisted of a small, disposable preloaded launch tube firing a high ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

MP 40, often erroneously called Schmeisser, is a submachine gun developed in Nazi Germany, and used throughout the Second World War. It was chambered for 9mm Parabellum rounds, fed through 32 round ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

MG 42 is a machine gun designed and used by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Being capable of firing 1.200 to 1.500 rounds per minute, it had a devastating effect on the Allied troops. ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

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