List of German weapons of World War I explained

This is a list of German weapons of World War I.

Infantry weapons

• Bayard M1908 (semi-automatic pistol)
• Beholla M1915 (semi-automatic pistol)
• Bergmann–Bayard M1910 (semi-automatic pistol)
• Bergmann MP 18-I (submachine gun)
• Dreyse M1907 (semi-automatic pistol)
• Flachmine 17 (anti-tank mine)
• Frommer M1912 Stop (pistol)
• GRC Gewehr 88/05, Gewehr 88/14, Gewehr 91 and Karabiner 88 (carbine and rifle)
• Hebel M1894 (flare gun)
• Lance
• Langenhan M1914 Selbstlader (semi-automatic pistol)
• Luger P04 and P08 (pistol)
• M1873 Artilleriesäbel (sword)
• M1889 Infanteriesäbel (sword)
• M1913 Karabingranate^[1] (carbine grenade)
• M1914 Karabingranate (carbine grenade)
• M1917 Karabingranate (carbine grenade)
• M1913 Kugelhandgranate (hand grenade)
• M1915 Kugelhandgranate NA (hand grenade)
• M1915 Diskushandgranate (offensive version and defensive version hand grenade)
• M1915, M1916 and M1917 Stielhandgranate (hand stickgrenade)
• M1917 Eierhandgranate (hand grenade)
• Mauser C78 and C86 Zig-Zag (revolver)
• Mauser C96 (semi-automatic pistol)
• Mauser Gewehr 71 and 71/84 (rifle)
• Mauser Gewehr 98 (rifle)
• Mauser Karabiner 98A (carbine version of the Mauser Gewehr 98 rifle)
• Mauser M1887 (rifle)
• Mauser M1910 and M1914 (semi-automatic pistol)
• Mauser M1915 and M1916 Selbstlader (semi-automatic rifle)
• Mondragón M1908 (semi-automatic rifle)
• Reichsrevolver M1879 and M1883
• Schwarzlose M1908 (semi-automatic pistol)
• Seitengewehr 84/98 III (bayonet)
• Seitengewehr 98/05 (bayonet)
• Steyr M1912 (semi-automatic pistol)
• Walther 4 (semi-automatic gun, also known as vest gun)
• Werder M1869 (rifle)

Machine guns

• Bergmann MG 15 (water cooled version heavy machine gun)
• Bergmann MG 15nA (air cooled version light machine gun)
• Gast M1917
• Madsen M1902
• Maxim machine gun
• MG 18 TuF (heavy anti-tank and anti-aircraft machine gun)
• MG 99, MG 01, MG 08, MG 08/15, MG 08/18 and MG 09
• Parabellum MG 14 and MG 14/17 (lightweight redesign of the MG 08)
• Schmeisser-Dreyse MG 12, MG 15 and MG 18^[2]

Special weapons

• 7.58 cm M1914 leicht Minenwerfer
• 7.62 cm Infanteriegeschütz L/16.5
• 7.7 cm Infanteriegeschütz L/20
• 7.7 cm Infanteriegeschütz L/27
• 17 cm M1913 mittler Minenwerfer
• 25 cm M1910 schwer Minenwerfer
• Albrecht 24 cm M1917 schwer Flügelminenwerfer
• Albrecht 25 cm M1916 schwer Minenwerfer
• Becker 2 cm M2 (anti-tank and anti-aircraft gun)
• Ehrhardt 24 cm M1915 schwer Ladungswerfer
• Flammenwerfer M1916
• Granatenwerfer 16
• Grossflammenwerfer M1911
• IKO 24 cm M1917 schwer Flügelminenwerfer
• Kleinflammenwerfer M1911
• Lanz 9.15 cm M1914 leicht Minenwerfer
• Mauser 1.3 cm M1918 Tankgewehr (anti-tank rifle)
• Sauterelle (grenade launching crossbow captured from the French)
• Wechselapparat Flammenwerfer M1917

Artillery

• 6 cm S-Bts K L/21 (landing gun)
• 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone L/13 C/80 (mountain gun)
• 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone L/14 M1913 (mountain gun)
• 7.62 cm FlaK L/30 (anti-aircraft gun)
• 7.7 cm FlaK L/27 (anti-aircraft gun)
• 7.7 cm FlaK L/35 (anti-aircraft gun)
• 7.7 cm FK 96 (field gun)
• 7.7 cm FK 96 n.A. (field gun)
• 7.7 cm FK 16 (field gun)
• 7.7 cm Kanone in Haubitzelafette (field gun on howitzer carriage)
• 8 cm Kanone C/73
• 8 cm Kanone C/80
• 8.8 cm Flak 16 (anti-aircraft gun)
• 9 cm Kanone C/73
• 9 cm Kanone C/79
• 10 cm K 04
• 10 cm K 14
• 10 cm K 17
• 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09 (field howitzer)
• 10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze L/12 (mountain gun)
• 10.5 cm leFH 16 (light field howitzer)
• 12 cm Kanone C/80
• 13.5 cm K 09
• 15 cm Kanone 16
• 15 cm L/40 Feldkanone i.R. (field gun)
• 15 cm Ring Kanone C/72
• 15 cm Ring Kanone C/92
• 15 cm Ring Kanone L/30
• 15 cm sFH 93 (heavy field howitzer)
• 15 cm sFH 02 (heavy field howitzer)
• 15 cm sFH 13 (heavy field howitzer)
• 15 cm SK "Nathan"
• 17 cm SK L/40 i.R.L. auf Eisenbahnwagen
• 21 cm L/14.5 Mörser 16 (mortar)
• 21 cm Mörser 10 (mortar)
• 21 cm Mörser 99 (mortar)
• 21 cm SK "Peter Adalbert"
• 21 cm Versuchmörser 06 (mortar)
• 24 cm SK L/30 "Theodor Otto"
• 24 cm SK L/40 "Theodor Karl"
• 28 cm Haubitze L/12 (howitzer)
• 28 cm Haubitze L/14 i.R. (howitzer)
• 28 cm K L/40 "Kurfürst" (six 28 cm MRK L/40 naval guns were converted to railway guns)
• 28 cm SK L/40 "Bruno" (28 cm SK L/40 gun naval guns were converted to railway guns)
• 38 cm SK L/45 "Max" (long range coast-defence gun and siege gun)
• 42 cm Gamma Mörser (siege gun)
• 42 cm kurze MK 14 L/12 (siege gun, also known as "Bertha")
• Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1904 (mountain gun)
• Gruson 5.3cm L/24 Fahrpanzer (mobile artillery turret)
• Krupp 3.7 cm L/14.5 Sockelflugzeugabwehrkanone (anti-aircraft gun)
• Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903 (field gun)
• Paris Gun (also known as 21 cm "Wilhelm")
• Rheinmetall 3.7 cm M1918 Tankabwehrkanone (anti-tank gun)

Other vehicles

• A7V Flakpanzer^[3] 1918 (anti-aircraft tank)
• A7V Schutzengrabenbagger^[4] 1918 (trench digger)
• A7V Sturmpanzerwagen 1917 (heavy tank)
• A7V Uberlandwagen^[5] 1917 (supply carrier)
• Benz-SAG BL10 panzerkraftwagen 1912 (armored truck)
• Büssing A5P 1915 (armored car)
• Bussing Kraftzugwagen KZW 1800 1916 (gun carrier)
• Daimler Marienfelde ALZ 13 1913 (supply truck)
• Daimler Marienwagen II halbspur 1916 (supply halftrack)
• Daimler Marienwagen II gepanzerter halbspur^[6] 1917 (armored halftrack)
• Daimler Marienwagen II tankabwehrkanone^[7] 1918 (anti-tank halftrack)
• Daimler Panzerautomobil 1915 (armored car)
• Duhrkopp (Dur) Wagen^[8] 1916 (supply carrier)
• Ehrhardt E-V/4 (early version 1915 and late version 1917 armored car)
• Ehrhardt Gepanzerter triebwagen 1917 (armored railcar)
• Lanz Gleiskettenschlepper 1918 (supply carrier)
• Leicht kampfwagen II 1918 (light tank that was rarely used conducting escorts and never saw combat)
• Mannesmann Motoren und Lastwagen AG panzerkraftwagen 1916 (armored truck)
• Nacke 3.5t 1913 (supply truck)
• Nacke 5t 1915 (supply truck)
• NSU 3 1.2 PS^[9] 1914 (sidecar motorcycle)
• Opel 4t 1915 (supply truck)
• Porsche Generatorzugwagen^[10] 1916 (gun carrier)

Ships

• A class torpedo boat
• List of ships of the Imperial German Navy

Submarines

• List of German U-boats#World War I–era U-boats

Airships

• Gross-Basenach M-IV
• Parseval PL-19
• Parseval PL-25
• List of Schütte-Lanz airships
• List of Zeppelin airships

Airplanes

Note that those airplanes were mainly used.

• AEG C.IV
• AEG G.II
• Ago C.I
• Albatros C.III
• Albatros D.II
• Albatros D.III
• Albatros D.V
• Albatros G.III
• Albatros W.4
• Aviatik C.I
• Aviatik D.I
• DFW C.V
• DFW R.I
• Fokker E.I
• Fokker E.II
• Fokker E.III
• Fokker E.IV
• Fokker D.VII
• Fokker D.VIII (also known as E.V)
• Fokker Dr.I (also known as F.I)
• Friedrichshafen G.III
• Gotha G.IV
• Junkers D.I (also known as J9)
• Junkers J.I (also known as J4)
• Halberstadt CL.II
• Halberstadt D.II
• Hannover CL.III
• LFG Roland C.II
• LFG Roland D.II
• LVG C.V
• Pfalz D.III
• Pfalz D.XII
• Rumpler C.IV
• Rumpler G.I
• Siemens-Schuckert SSW R.I
• Zeppelin-Dornier RS.III
• Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI

References

Bibliography

• Book: Bishop, Chris . The Encyclopedia of Tanks & Armoured Fighting Vehicles . Hoo, nr Rochester . Grange books . 2006 . 978-1-84013-907-5 .
• Book: Forty . George . George Forty . Livesey . Jack . The World Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles . London . Anness Publishing Ltd . 2006 . 978-0754833512 .
  • Book: Lepage, Jean-Denis G. G. . German Military Vehicles of World War II: An Illustrated Guide to Cars, Trucks, Half-Tracks, Motorcycles, Amphibious Vehicles and Others . McFarland & Co. Ltd. . 2014 . Jefferson, North Carolina . 9780786462520 .
• Book: Zaloga, Steven J. . German Panzers 1914–18 . New Vanguard . Oxford . . 2006 . 9781472801760 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Passion & Compassion 1914-1918 : WW1 militaria and technical documentation - german grenades . www.passioncompassion1418.com.
2. Web site: HyperWar: The Machine Gun (Vol. I/Part III) . www.ibiblio.org.
3. Web site: Harris . Toby . Flakpanzer A7V . Tank Encyclopedia . 9 December 2016.
4. Web site: Moore . Craig . A7V Schützengrabenbagger LMG Trench Digger . Tank Encyclopedia . 13 April 2020.
5. Web site: A7V Überlandwagen . www.landships.info.
6. & Radley (ed.), "Daimler Marienwagen gepanzerter halbspur".
7. & Radley (ed.), "Daimler Marienwagen tankabwehrkanone".
8. Web site: Deutsche Panzer von 1903-1918 . dergrenadier.de . dead . 31 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190531084435/http://www.dergrenadier.de/struktur/archiv/panzerarchiv/ww1.htm.
9. Web site: Armed and armoured bicycles and motorbikes . www.landships.info.
10. Web site: Nash . Mark . Landwehr Zug . Tank Encyclopedia . 17 March 2020.