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The evolution of German military rifles is a history of common and diverse paths followed by the separate German states, until the mid-19th century when Prussia emerged as the dominant state within Germany and the nation was unified. This article discusses rifled shoulder arms developed in or for the military of the states that later became ...
Adapted from MG30 and adopted as standard machine gun in 1934. Issued to German troops starting in 1935. 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. MG 45: n/a 7.92×57mm Mauser: n/a
Desert camo in use by the German Army for battle dress uniforms in desert and semi-arid regions.It was mostly deployed in Afghanistan. The colours of the camouflage are sand, brown and green. [98] Multitarn. 6-Farben-Tarndruck Germany: Flecktarn: Universal Special forces camouflage in use in the special forces of the German military. [99]
This page contains a list of equipment used the German military of World War II.Germany used a number of type designations for their weapons. In some cases, the type designation and series number (i.e. FlaK 30) are sufficient to identify a system, but occasionally multiple systems of the same type are developed at the same time and share a partial designation.
MG 3 machine gun [4] - Modernised variant of WWII MG 42. Served as the main German Cold War machine gun from the late 1950s. Served as the main German Cold War machine gun from the late 1950s. Heckler & Koch HK21 - a general purpose machine gun developed in 1961, based on the G3 battle rifle
The Heckler & Koch G36 (Gewehr 36) is an assault rifle designed in the early 1990s by German weapons manufacturer Heckler & Koch. It is chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO , and replaced the heavier G3 battle rifle chambered in 7.62×51mm . [ 1 ]
The StG 44 (abbreviation of Sturmgewehr 44, "assault rifle 44") [a] is a German assault rifle developed during World War II by Hugo Schmeisser. It is also known by its early designations as the MP 43 and MP 44 (Maschinenpistole 43 and 44). The StG 44 was an improvement of an earlier design, the Maschinenkarabiner 42(H).
The HK40-series was designed for sale to conscripts so they could be familiar with their service rifle before entering military service, a common practice in Germany and Switzerland. According to H&K's numbering nomenclature, the "4" indicates that the weapon is a paramilitary rifle, and the "1" indicates that the caliber is 7.62 mm.