List of World War II firearms of Germany

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The following is a list of World War II German Firearms which includes German firearms, prototype firearms and captured foreign firearms used by the Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS, Deutsches Heer, the Volkssturm and other military armed forces in World War II.

Contents

Knives

Seitengewehr 42

Seitengewehr 98

S84/98 III bayonet

Sidearms

PictureNameManufacturerCartridgePrimary UserNoteReferences
Astra-300.jpg Astra 300 Astra-Unceta y Cia SA 7.65×17mm SR
9×17mm Kurz
Luftwaffe 85,390 delivered from 1941 to 1944. [1] [2]
Astra400.jpg Astra 400 Astra-Unceta y Cia SA 9×23mm Largo Luftwaffe 6,000 purchased in 1941. [1] [3]
Pistol 600 02.jpg Astra 600 Astra-Unceta y Cia SA 9×19mm Parabellum Luftwaffe 10,450 Astra 600s had been delivered to Germany until German occupation of France ceased. [4] The remainder of the German order, consisting of 28,000 pistols, was intercepted by Allied forces in September 1944. [1] [3]
Astra900.png Astra 900 Astra-Unceta y Cia SA 7.63×25mm Mauser Wehrmacht 1,050 delivered in March 1943. [1]
FN Hi Power.jpg Browning Hi-Power Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal 9×19mm Parabellum Waffen-SS
Fallschirmjäger
319,000 manufactured under German occupation. Designated Pistole 640(b) in German service. [5]
CZ27 (6971789467).jpg ČZ vz. 27 Böhmische Waffenfabrik (Czech made under German occupation (after mid-March 1939)) 7.65 mm Browning/.32 ACP Wehrmacht
Gestapo
All ČZ 27's Produced for German use were all marked on the slide with "Pistole Modell 27 Kal 7.65" with the addition of "Böhmische Waffenfabrik Prag."-
Dreyse M1907 in Tula State Arms Museum - 2016 01.jpg Dreyse M1907 Rheinmetall 7.65×17mm SR Wehrmacht Only a few thousands of the pistols were produced during WW2 [6]
Feguar (6971790137).jpg FÉG 37M Fémárú, Fegyver- és Gépgyár 7.65×17mm SR Luftwaffe Examples produced for German use included a manual safety, which was absent from the Hungarian-issue version. Designated Pistole 37(u) in German service. [7]
Browning 1910 (6971783833).jpg
FN Model 1910 Fabrique Nationale de Herstal 7.65×17mm Browning Wehrmacht
Luftwaffe
The FN M1910 was produced under the German occupation. Designated "Pistole 621" in German service.-
FN1922.jpg FN Model 1922 Fabrique Nationale de Herstal 7.65×17mm Browning
9×17mm Browning
Wehrmacht
Luftwaffe
Waffen-SS
The FN M1922 was mainly produced for the Luftwaffe, Also used by Wehrmacht, SS, Reich Government Officials, but oddly enough was still sold commercially up until 1942.-
Colt 1912 (6825667988).jpg Kongsberg Colt Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk 11.43x23mm ACP Wehrmacht 8200 were produced under German occupation. Designated as Pistole 657(n) in German service.-
Luger P08 (6971793777).jpg Luger P08 pistol Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken
Mauser-Werke
9×19mm Parabellum Wehrmacht
Luftwaffe
Waffen-SS
The Luger P08's production was taken over by Mauser after World War I. [8] [9]
Luger carbine new noBG.jpg Luger M1902 Carbine Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken
Mauser-Werke
9x19mm Parabellum Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
A few were seen used by the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS in 1944.
Mauser HSc (6971795373).jpg Mauser HSc Mauser-Werke 7.65×17mm SR Kriegsmarine
Deutsches Heer
Luftwaffe
Waffen-SS
Gestapo
Kriminalpolizei
Originally produced as a commercial pistol, The Mauser HSc was fully adopted by the Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe, Deutsches Heer (German Army), the Waffen-SS the Gestapo and the Kriminalpolizei in 1943. [10] [11]
Mauser C96 7,63 (6971794467).jpg Mauser C96 Mauser-Werke 7.63×25mm Mauser
9×19mm Parabellum
Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
Luftwaffe
The Mauser C96 was adopted in 1942 and the M1930 variant was delivered to the Luftwaffe. [11]
MAB MODEL D RH.jpg MAB Model D Manufacture d'Armes de Bayonne 7.65×17mm Browning SR Wehrmacht After German forces occupied France, the MAB Model D was adopted for use by the Wehrmacht during World War II.
Radom (6825677274).jpg Radom wz.35 Vis Łucznik Arms Factory, Radom 9×19mm Parabellum Fallschirmjäger
Feldgendarmerie
Designated Pistole 645(p) in German service. [12]
Steyr Hahn M1912 Romanian 9mm Steyr 4616b L DSC7593.jpg Steyr M1912 Steyr Mannlicher 9×19mm Parabellum
9×23mm Steyr
Wehrmacht When the Austrian Army was absorbed, existing Steyr M1912 pistols were rechambered to fire 9mm Parabellum rounds. [13] Designated Pistole 12(ö) in German service. [14] >
Smolensk-War-Museum-16.jpg Sauer 38H Sauer & Sohn 7.65×17mm SR Wehrmacht
Luftwaffe
The manual safety on the Sauer 38H was excluded on pistols produced between 1944 and 1945. [13] [15]
Star Model B.jpg Star Model B Star Bonifacio Echeverria 9×19mm Parabellum Luftwaffe Similar to the Colt M1911 and 25,000 delivered prior to liberation of France. [1]
- Volkspistole Mauser-Werke
Carl Walther GmbH
Gustloff-Werke
9×19mm Parabellum -An emergency weapon production can be traced to Mauser and Walther but full identification is still uncertain. [16] [17]
Walther P38 (6971798779).jpg Walther P38 Carl Walther GmbH
Mauser-Werke
Spreewerke GmbH
9×19mm Parabellum Wehrmacht
Luftwaffe
Waffen-SS
Gestapo
Kriminalpolizei
The standard issue pistol of the Wehrmacht. [18] [19]
1972 Walther PP.jpg Walther PP Carl Walther GmbH 7.65×17mm SR Wehrmacht
Luftwaffe
Waffen-SS
Gestapo
Kriminalpolizei
Produced and used by Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS, the Gestapo and the Kriminalpolizei in WW2. [19]
Walther PPk.jpg Walther PPK Carl Walther GmbH 7.65×17mm SR
9×17mm Kurz
Wehrmacht
Luftwaffe
Waffen-SS
Gestapo
Kriminalpolizei
Similar to the PP but shorter version used mostly by Kriminalpolizei during WW2.
Walther Model 8.jpg Walther Model 8 Carl Walther GmbH .25 ACP Luftwaffe
Panzerwaffe
3,090 pistols were delivered to the Luftwaffe and the Panzerwaffe in 1941.
Walther's Patent Mod 9-106.jpg Walther Model 9 Carl Walther GmbH .25 ACP Wehrmacht
Luftwaffe
Panzerwaffe
298 pistols were delivered to the Wehrmacht in 1940-1945.
Pistolet SACM model 1935A-ILLU mod LEFT noBG.jpg Pistolet automatique modèle 1935A Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques 7.65×20mm Longue Wehrmacht Captured in 1944 and designated as Pistole 625(f).
M1911A1.png Colt M1911 Colt Manufacturing Company .45 ACP Wehrmacht
Volkssturm
Designated as Pistole 660(a).
US S & W45 M 1917 Revolver.jpg Smith & Wesson M1917 Smith & Wesson .45 ACP Wehrmacht
Volkssturm
Designated as Revolver 661(a).
US Colt 45 M1917 Revolver.jpg Colt M1917 Colt Manufacturing Company .45 ACP Wehrmacht
Volkssturm
Designated as Revolver 662(a).
Italy revolver Modello 1889 Pistola a Rotazione System Bodeo Caliber 10.35 mm made in 1918 - National World War I Museum Kansas City noBG.jpg Bodeo M1889 Revolver Societa Siderurgica Glisenti10.35mm Ordinanza Italiana Wehrmacht A revolver produced in Kingdom of Italy in WW1, some these revolvers were used by the Wehrmacht and designated as Revolver 680(i).
Nazi Belt Buckle Pistol.jpg Nazi Belt Buckle Pistol - .32 ACP/.22 Short SS-Begleitkommando des Führers (possibly)These specialized pistols were used near the demise of Nazi Germany and only 12 were ever produced for SS officers who guarded Hitler, Himmler and other Nazi Party officials.

Rifles

PictureNameManufacturerCartridgePrimary UserNoteReferences
FG42.jpg Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 Rheinmetall-Borsig
Heinrich Krieghoff Waffenfabrik
L. O. Dietrich
7.92×57mm Mauser Fallschirmjäger Approximately 2,000 produced of first variation, 5,000 of second and third variations.
Vz24.jpg Gewehr 24(t) Československá Zbrojovka Brno 7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht Modification of Czechoslovak vz. 24 rifle to more closely conform with standard-issue Karabiner 98k. 330,050 produced in occupied Czechoslovakia from 1938 to 1943.
Gewehr 29/40(ö) FB "Łucznik" Radom 7.92×57mm Mauser Kriegsmarine

Luftwaffe

Modification of Polish vz. 29 rifle to more closely conform with standard-issue Karabiner 98k. The factory was run by the Austrian firm Steyr.

Gewehr 33-40.jpg

Gewehr 33/40(t) Československá Zbrojovka Brno 7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht Adaptation of Czechoslovak vz. 33. 131,503 produced from 1940 to 1942 for German use.
Automatgevar m1941 Mauser - Tyskland - AM.045875.jpg Gewehr 41(M) Mauser-Werke 7.92×57mm Mauser -Mauser self-loading rifle design tested in 1941, not accepted for service.
Automatgevar m1941 Walther - Tyskland - AM.067370.jpg Gewehr 41(W) Carl Walther GmbH 7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht Walther self-loading rifle adopted as standard in 1942 but superseded by improved Gewehr 43.
- Gewehr 43 Sniper Rifle Carl Walther GmBH 7.92x57mm Mauser Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
A sniper variant of the Gewehr 43 rifle.
Automatgevar m1943 - Tyskland - AM.045876.jpg Gewehr 43/Karabiner 43 Carl Walther GmbH 7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
Modification of Gewehr 41(W) to gas operation, later renamed Karabiner 43.
Infanteriegewehr m-1888 - Tyskland - kaliber 7,92mm - Armemuseum.jpg Gewehr 88 Steyr-Mannlicher
various others
M/88
7.92×57mm Mauser
Volkssturm The Gewehr 88 was the first rifle adopted by Germany that used Smokeless powder.
Mauser m98.jpg Gewehr 98 Mauser-Werke
various others
7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
Volkssturm
Standard German infantry rifle of World War I. Saw limited use in World War II, including issue to Adolf Hitler's SS bodyguard unit.
- Gewehr 98 Sniper Rifle Mauser-Werke
various others
7.92x57mm Mauser Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
Sniper version of the Gewehr 98 Rifle.
35M Puska.JPG Gewehr 98/40 Fémárú, Fegyver- és Gépgyár 7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht Adaptation of Hungarian 35M rifle to fire 7.92×57mm Mauser ammunition and to mount German bayonets. 138,400 produced from 1941 to 1944. [20]
Karabiner 1898a noBG.jpg Karabiner 98a Mauser-Werke
various others
7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht
Karabiner 98b Mauser-Werke
various others
7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht
Kar 98K noBG.jpg Karabiner 98k Mauser-Werke
various others
7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht
Kriegsmarine
Luftwaffe
Waffen-SS
Adopted as standard German infantry rifle in 1935. Over 14 million produced from 1934 until German surrender in 1945.
Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-216-0417-19, Russland, Soldaten in Stellung.jpg Karabiner 98k Sniper Rifle Mauser-Werke
various others
7.92x57mm Mauser Wehrmacht
Kriegsmarine
Luftwaffe
Waffen-SS
Sniper version of the Karabiner 98k with Sniper Scope
Haenel Mkb 42(H).jpg Maschinenkarabiner 42(H) C. G. Haenel 7.92×33mm Kurz Wehrmacht Accepted after troop trials in 1943, about 8,000 produced. Served as basis for MP 43.
Mkb 42W (Walther).jpg Maschinenkarabiner 42(W) Carl Walther GmbH 7.92×33mm Kurz Wehrmacht A competitor of the Maschinenkarabiner 42(H) from Walther. About 3,000-5,000 produced.
Drilling display.jpg M30 Luftwaffe drilling Sauer & Sohn 9.3x74mmR, 12 Gauge [21] Luftwaffe M30 Luftwaffe drilling was a combination double barrel shotgun issued as survival weapon for Luftwaffe aircrews. [22]
Sturmgewehr44 noBG.jpg Sturmgewehr 44 C. G. Haenel 7.92×33mm Kurz Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
Volksgrenadier
Evolved from MKb 42(H). First series completed in July 43, first combat use in Eastern Front. Initially named Maschinenpistole 43 and then Maschinenpistole 44.
StG45.png Sturmgewehr 45(M) Mauser-Werke 7.92×33mm Kurz Wehrmacht Experimental lightweight selective-fire weapon, with roller-locked blowback system, only prototypes built prior to end of war. Forerunner of the Spanish CETME 58.
Volkssturm Gewehr VG 1-5.JPG Volkssturmgewehr/Gewehr 1-5 Gustloff-Werke 7.92×33mm Kurz Volkssturm Intended as a cheap and mass-produced self-loading, semi-automatic weapon. First series completed in late 1944.
- Sturmgewehr 1-5 Gustloff-Werke 7.92x33mm Kurz -A proposed version of the Gewehr 1-5 that had a firing-selector, and could be switched from fully-automatic and semi-automatic.
- Hessische Selbstladekarabiner Hessische Industrie Werke 8×57mm IS (Rifle)
8x33mm Kurz (Carbine)
Volkssturm Produced a few of this rifle in 1944-1945 issued to Volkssturm.
Volkssturmgewehr VG1.jpg Volksgewehr VG-1 Gustloff-Werke 7.92x57mm Mauser Volkssturm A bolt action rifle with a 10 round detachable box magazine
Volkssturmgewehr VG2.jpg Volkssturmgewehr VG-2 Gustloff-Werke 7.92x57mm Mauser Volkssturm A bolt action rifle with a 10 round detachable box magazine.
- Volkssturmgewehr VG-3 Gustloff-Werke 7.92x33mm Kurz Volkssturm A light bolt action carbine that uses StG-44's 30 round detachable box magazine.
- Volkssturmgewehr VG-4 Gustloff-Werke 7.92x57mm Mauser Volkssturm A bolt action rifle with a 5 round internal magazine.
- Erma/Walther Volkssturmgewehr Erma-Werke
Carl Walther GmbH
7.92x33mm Kurz Volkssturm A last-ditch semi-automatic carbine with a 10 or 30 round detachable box magazine.
- VK-98 Gustloff-Werke 7.92x57mm Mauser Volkssturm A bolt action rifle with a 10 round internal magazine.
- Gewehr 43K Carl Walther GmbH 7.92x33mm Kurz Wehrmacht
Volkssturm
Similar to the Gewehr 43 rifle but the difference is the rifle uses a 30 round StG-44's magazine.
-Knorr-Bremse Paratrooper Rifle Knorr-Bremse 7.92x57mm Mauser -A prototype automatic rifle designed in 1941-1942 to complete against the FG-42 rifle, the rate of fire of this rifle is about 500 to 550.
Grossfuss Sturmgewehr.jpg Grossfuss Sturmgewehr Metall- und Lackwarenfabrik Johannes Großfuß 7.92x33mm Kurz -Only 9 were produced during the Battle of Berlin and the soviets found five of these were at the Kummersdorf testing site after the battle.
Mauser StG 45 Kurz.jpg Mauser StG 45 Kurz Mauser-Werke 7.92x33mm Kurz -The Mauser's design of the StG-45(M).
Wimmersperg Spz.jpg Wimmersperg Spz-Kr - 7.92x33mm Kurz -A bullpup assault rifle designed in 1945.
- Rheinmetall VG45K Rheinmetall 7.92x57mm Mauser Volkssturm A bolt action rifle with a 30 round StG-44's magazine and designed for the Volkssturm during the final phase of World War II in Europe.

Machine guns

PictureNameManufacturerCartridgePrimary UserNoteReferences
Maxim maching gun IMG 6372-6379.jpg Maschinengewehr 08 DWM
Spandau
Erfurt
7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht Standard machine gun of World War I. Saw limited use in World War II.
Munster MG15 (dark1).jpg Maschinengewehr 15 Rheinmetall 7.92×57mm Mauser Luftwaffe
Wehrmacht
The MG 15 was at the beginning of the war mainly used on aircraft of the Luftwaffe. After being replaced by other machine guns many MG 15s were modified for use by ground forces.
1671 - Salzburg - Festung Hohensalzburg - Osterreichisch leichtes Maschinengewehr.JPG Maschinengewehr 30 Steyr-Daimler-Puch 7.92×57mm Mauser Luftwaffe
Wehrmacht
Rejected by the Reichswehr but accepted by the Luftwaffe for aircraft use. Later transferred to Wehrmacht ground units.
Romanian Patriotic Guards Training 1.jpg ZB vz. 30 Československá Zbrojovka Brno 7.92×57mm Mauser Waffen-SS Czechoslovak ZB vz. 30 produced under German occupation for Waffen-SS use.
Digital Museum MG 34 Right.jpg Maschinengewehr 34 Mauser-Werke
various others
7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht
Kriegsmarine
Luftwaffe
Waffen-SS
Adapted from MG30 and adopted as standard machine gun in 1934. Issued to German troops starting in 1935.
MG42-1.jpg Maschinengewehr 42 Mauser-Werke
Steyr-Daimler-Puch
Gustloff Werke
7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht
Luftwaffe
Waffen-SS
Successor to MG34, adopted in 1942. Over 400,000 produced prior to German surrender.
MG42 45-Display noBG.png MG 45 n/a 7.92×57mm Mauser n/aEmergency alternative to the MG42 and only 10 were produced during the Battle of Berlin.
Barnitzke machine gun n/a 7.92×57mm Mauser n/aProposed MG42 replacement using an unusual delayed blowback operation.
MG 81.JPG MG 81 n/a 7.92×57mm Mauser Luftwaffe Machine gun used by the Luftwaffe.
Kulsprutegevar m 1940 Sverige 6,5x55mm Armemuseum noBG.jpg Kg m/40 Automatic Rifle Knorr-Bremse 6.5×55mm Swedish Waffen-SS A few thousands of these guns delivered for the Waffen-SS, under the name MG35/36A. In 1940, the Waffen-SS decided to replace the 36A variant because it is unreliable and sometimes the wooden stock fell off.
Munster MG13 (dark1) noBG.png Maschinengewehr 13 Dreyse 7.92×57mm Mauser Luftwaffe Kriegsmarine Produced in the 1930s issued to Luftwaffe aircrews and Kriegsmarine until the MG 34 was introduced in 1934.
- Maschinengewehr 39 Rh Rheinmetall 7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht
Luftwaffe
Kriegsmarine
A general-purpose machine gun designed in 1937 issued to Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine.
Schwarzlose MG 07.JPG Maschinengewehr M. 7 Steyr 7.92×57mm Mauser Heer A machine gun designed in 1904 and was seen rarely used by german army (Heer).
ZB vz. 26 at Great Patriotic War museum in Smolensk.jpg ZB vz. 26 Zbrojovka Brno, Zastava Arms 8×57mm IS Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
The Wehrmacht soon adopted the ZB-26 after the occupation of Czechoslovakia, renaming it the MG 26(t), it was used in the same role as the MG 34, as a light machine gun. In the opening phases of World War II, the ZB-26 in 7.92 mm Mauser caliber was used in large numbers by elements of the German Waffen-SS, who at first did not have full access to standard Wehrmacht supply channels.
7,92-mm iugoslavskii stankovyi pulemet sistemy V. Kholeka obr. 1938-40 godov.jpg ZB-53 Zbrojovka Brno 7.92×57mm Mauser Waffen-SS During the German occupation of the factory, large numbers were produced for the Waffen-SS until 1942.

Submachine guns/Machine pistols

PictureNameManufacturerCartridgePrimary UserNoteReferences
Beretta 38.jpg Beretta Model 38/42 Beretta 9×19mm Parabellum Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
Fallschirmjäger
Designated Maschinenpistole 738(i) in German service.
Beretta 38 42.jpg Beretta Model 38/44 Beretta 9×19mm Parabellum Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
Fallschirmjäger
Designated Maschinenpistole 739(i) in German service.
Mauser ERMA Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego 2014-gradient.jpg Erma EMP Československá Zbrojovka Brno 9×19mm Parabellum Waffen-SS Not officially adopted, but used in small numbers by the Waffen-SS.
Mauser Pistol (9885374745).jpg Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer Mauser-Werke 7.63×25mm Mauser Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
Kriegsmarine
A fully automatic version of the Mauser C96 pistol with a 10 or 20 rounds detachable box magazine, the rate of fire is about 900 to 1000.
Bergmann MP18.1.JPG MP18 Bergmann Waffenfabrik 9×19mm Parabellum Wehrmacht
Volkssturm
MP28 Yoav.jpg MP28 Bergmann Waffenfabrik 9×19mm Parabellum Wehrmacht
Volkssturm
Improved version of MP18.
1673 - Salzburg - Festung Hohensalzburg - Osterreichisch Maschinenpistole M34.JPG MP34 Waffenfabrik Steyr 9×19mm Parabellum
9×23mm Steyr
Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
Feldgendarmerie
Designed by Rheinmetall but produced in Austria by Steyr to evade Treaty of Versailles restrictions. After the Anschluss, produced from 1938 to 1940 for the Waffen-SS. Pre-Anschluss Austrian examples designated Maschinenpistole 34(ö) in German service.
Bergmann Mp-35.jpg MP35 Bergmann 9×19mm Parabellum Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
Produced from 1935 to 1944. Used primarily by the Waffen-SS.
MP 38.jpg MP38 Erma Werke 9×19mm Parabellum Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
Feldgendarmerie
Fallschirmjäger
Used primarily by the Feldgendarmerie in World War II.
MP 40 AYF 2.JPG MP40 Erma Werke 9×19mm Parabellum Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
Fallschirmjäger
Gestapo
The MP40 is an improved version of MP38, utilizing stamped metal parts for easier mass production and the standard issue submachine gun in World War II.
German MP wooden stock.jpg MP41 Haenel 9×19mm Parabellum Waffen-SS Combined the receiver, operating mechanism, and magazine housing of the MP40 and the stock, trigger and fire selector of the MP28.
MP3008 Ludwig Vorgrimler 9×19mm Parabellum Wehrmacht
Volkssturm
Based on British Sten Mk II, designed as an easy to manufacture last-ditch weapon. Approximately 10,000 produced in 1945.
Suomi M31 Torpin Tykit 2.JPG Suomi KP/-31 Tikkakoski Oy 9×19mm Parabellum Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
3,042 purchased from Finland.
Sfamzk383-2.png ZK-383 Československá Zbrojovka Brno 9×19mm Parabellum Waffen-SS Produced in occupied Czechoslovakia for Waffen-SS use.
MAS-38.jpg MAS-38 - 7.65mm Longue Wehrmacht The Germans accepted the gun as a substitute standard weapon, naming it the 7.65 mm MP722(f). They continued production of the gun for their own armed forces and supplied some to the Vichy French.
Danuvia 43M.png Danuvia 39M/43M Danuvia 9×25mm Mauser Export Wehrmacht Some of this guns were delivered to the Wehrmacht in WW2.
Orita M1941 02 noBG.jpg Orița M1941 Uzinele Metalurgice Copșa Mică și Cugir 9x19mm Parabellum Wehrmacht A small quantity of these guns was used by the Wehrmacht during the last two years of WW2.
Mauser C96 AM.042018 (1).jpg Astra 902 Astra-Unceta y Cia SA 7.63×25mm Mauser Wehrmacht A fully automatic version of the Astra 900 pistol but it has a 20 rounds internal box magazine.
Astra 7,63 (6825677396).jpg Astra 904 Astra-Unceta y Cia SA 7.63×25mm Mauser 9mmLargo Wehrmacht Another fully automatic version of the Astra 900 pistol but it has a 10 or 20 rounds detachable box magazine. In 1943, some delivered to the Wehrmacht.
- MP 41(r) Numerous 9x19mm Parabellum Wehrmacht A captured PPSh-41 converted to 9×19mm Parabellum caliber for use by German forces.
PPSh-41 from soviet.jpg MP 717(r) Numerous 7.63×25mm Mauser Wehrmacht A captured, unconverted PPSh-41 placed in German service and supplied with 7.63×25mm Mauser ammunition
TZ-45.jpg TZ-45 Fabbrica Fratelli Giandoso 9×19mm Parabellum Wehrmacht (possibly)A few TZ-45 were possibly used by the Wehrmacht forces engaged in similar operations.
EMP44 Aberdeen.jpg EMP 44 Erma Werke 9x19mm Parabellum -A prototype submachine gun designed in 1942 but it was rejected due to its failure to pass acceptance tests.
Pistolet maszynowy STEN, Muzeum Orla Bialego.jpg Sten Numerous 9x19mm Parabellum Wehrmacht 2,457 were captured by the german army and designated as MP-748(e) for the Mk I to MP-752(e) for the Mk V.

Anti-Tank Weapons

PictureNameManufacturerCartridgePrimary UserNoteReferences
Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-303-0554-28, Italien, Soldat in Stellung.jpg Granatbüchse 39 Gustloff Werke - Wehrmacht Conversion of Panzerbüchse 39 to launch rifle grenades.
- Panzerbüchse 38 Gustloff Werke 7.92×94mm Wehrmacht
Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-292-1262-07, Nordfrankreich, Soldat mit Panzerbuchse.jpg Panzerbüchse 39 Gustloff Werke 7.92×94mm Wehrmacht Improved version of Panzerbüchse 38.
Panzerfaust helsinki.jpg Panzerfaust -100mm anti-tank grenade Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
Disposable recoilless single-shot anti-tank grenade launcher.
Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-264-1623-26, Frankreich, Vorfuhrung Raketenpanzerbuchse.jpg Raketenpanzerbüchse 43 -88mm rocket Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
Popularly referred to as Panzerschreck. Enlarged version of American M1A1 Bazooka.
Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-671-7483-29, Reichsgebiet, Soldat mit Panzerabwehrwaffe.jpg Raketenpanzerbüchse 54 -88mm rocket Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
Improved version of the Raketenpanzerbüchse 43, adding a blast shield.
Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-189-1250-10, Russland-Sud, Soldat mit Panzerbuchse.jpg Solothurn S-18/1000 Solothurn 20×138mmB Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
Solo Tb S 18-1100.jpg Solothurn S-18/1100 Solothurn 20×138mmB Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
Full-automatic version of the Solothurn S-18/1000.
Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-698-0038-25A, Russland, Waffenvorfuhrung.jpg Sturmpistole -- Wehrmacht Modification of standard flare guns to launch grenades
Wz35 antitank rifle SA-kuva 113078.jpg Karabin przeciwpancerny wz.35 Państwowa Fabryka Karabinów 7.92×107mm DS Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
Captured, as PzB 35 (p) and then later renamed PzB 770 (p). Some copies were acquired from Italy after the Armistice of Cassibile and designated PzB 770 (i).
-PzB M.SS.41 Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod 7.92×94mm Patronen Wehrmacht Produced in Czechoslovakia under german occupation.

Anti-Aircraft Weapons

Light Anti-Aircraft Guns

Fliegerfaust hand-held anti-air rocket launcher produced in 1945

Solothurn ST-5 caliber 20 mm (.79 in)

2 cm Flak 30/38/Flakvierling – the most produced German artillery piece of World War II, based on Russian 2-K AA gun design which was too complex to mass-produce in USSR

25 mm Hotchkiss anti-aircraft gun (captured from French)

Gebirgsflak 38 – reduced-weight version of 2 cm Flak 30/38/Flakvierling

3.7 cm SK C/30 – naval AA gun

3.7 cm FlaK 43

3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37/43

37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K) (captured from Russia by Wehrmacht and redesignated 3.7 cm M39(r))

Schräge Musik – also independently developed by Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service (both in use by May 1943

5 cm FlaK 41

• SG 116

Henschel Hs 297 – launch 35 73mm-caliber short-range rockets

Jagdfaust – air-to-air vertical-fire automated cannon

Heavy Anti-Aircraft Guns

Rheintochter (surface-to-air rocket)

Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 (acquired from Italy)

76 mm air defense gun M1938 (captured from Russia by Wehrmacht and redesignated Flak 38(r))

8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 AT/AA gun

85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) (captured from Russia by Wehrmacht and redesignated 8.5 cm Flak 39(r))

10.5 cm FlaK 38

12.8 cm FlaK 40

• 12.8 cm FlaK 40 twin mount

Cannone da 90/53 AA/AT gun (acquired from Italy)

Explosives, hand-held anti-tank, incendiary weapons and mines

Grenades and Grenade Launchers

PictureNameManufacturerPrimary UserNoteReferences
M24 1.JPG Stielhandgranate Model 1924 Various Wehrmacht Heer The standard grenade of the Wehrmacht and germany army during WW2.
Stielhandgranate Bundle.png Stielhandgranate "Geballte Ladung" Various Wehrmacht Heer An anti-tank variant of the Stielhandgranate Model 1924.
Stielhandgranate 43 MHM noBG.png Stielhandgranate Model 1943 Various Wehrmacht Heer -
Niemiecki granat dymny.jpg Blendkörper 1H Various Wehrmacht A non-lethal smoke grenade that was developed by Germany and used by the Wehrmacht during WW2.
Blendkorper 2H.jpg Blendkörper 2H Various Wehrmacht -
GG P 40 T&Ttrends36.jpg Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40 Various Luftwaffe
Fallschirmjäger
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Gewehr Panzergranate.jpg Gewehr-Panzergranate Various Wehrmacht -
Gewehr-Sprenggranate.jpg Gewehr-Sprenggranate Various Wehrmacht -
Gross Gewehr Panzergranate.jpg Gross Gewehr-Panzergranate Various Wehrmacht -
G.Pz.Gr 46 & 61.jpg Gross Panzergranate 46 & 61 Various Waffen-SS -
Haft-Hohlladung granare 3kg.jpg Hafthohlladung Various Wehrmacht -
German grenade m39.JPG Eihandgranate Model 39 Various Wehrmacht -
Molotovin cocktail.jpg Molotov Cocktail Various Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS
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Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-732-0121-09A, Russland, Soldat der Division "Grossdeutschland" (cropped).jpg Panzerwurfkörper 42 Various Wehrmacht The panzerwurfkörper 42 was designed to be fired from a Leuchtpistole.
Panzerwurfminedraw.svg Panzerwurfmine Various Luftwaffe -
Propaganda Granate.jpg Propaganda-Gewehrgranate Various Wehrmacht -
Schiessbecher & rifle grenade (Gewehr Panzergranaten).png Schießbecher Various Wehrmacht -
Sprengpatrone fur Kampfpistole.png Sprengpatrone Various Wehrmacht The sprengpatrone was designed to be fired from a Kampfpistole flare gun.
Wurfgranate Patrone 326 Leuchtpistole.jpg Wurfgranate Patrone 326 Various Wehrmacht The wurfgranate patrone 326 was designed to be fired from a Leuchtpistole
Wurfkorper Leuchtpistole.jpg Wurfkörper 361 Various Wehrmacht The wurfkörper 361 was designed to be fired from a Leuchtpistole

Mines and Anti-Tank Mines

PictureNameManufacturerPrimary UserNoteReferences
Tellermine 43 MN 2007.JPG Tellermine Various Wehrmacht The standard mine of the Wehrmacht.
Duitse glasmijn 2155 005073.jpg Topfmine Various Wehrmacht -
Schrapnel allemand.JPG Schrapnellmine Various Wehrmacht Nicknamed the "bouncing betty" by the western front.
German - Schu-Mine with Z.Z. 42 igniter.jpg Schu-mine 42 Various Wehrmacht -
German - Riegelmine 43.jpg Riegel mine 43 Various Wehrmacht -
Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-263-1580-05, Atlantikwall, Soldaten der Legion Freies Indien .jpg Panzer stab 43 Various Wehrmacht -
Duitse kistmijn tegen voertuigen, type 42 2155 005071.jpg Holzmine 42 Various Wehrmacht -

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