List of German military equipment of World War II explained

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.^[1]

Personal arms and captured arms

Knives and bayonets

Image	Name/designation	Type	Role/s	Length	From (year)	class=unsortable	Notes
	Seitengewehr 42	Combat knife, bayonet	Close combat	17.95cm (07.07inches)	1944	Never produced in large quantities
	S84/98 III bayonet	Combat knife, bayonet		25.1cm (09.9inches)	1935
	Seitengewehr 98		Close combat	50cm (20inches)	1898	First incorporated into the German army as a bayonet for the Mauser M1898 rifle

Small arms

Revolvers, pistols, and pistol carbines (manual and semi-automatic)

Image	Name/designation	Type	Role/s	Action	Origin	Variant/s	Base model/s	Manufacturer/s	Cartridge/s	Effective firing range (m)	From (year)	Estimated wartime quantity	Unloaded mass (kg)	class=unsortable	Notes
	Bodeo M1889	Revolver	Sidearm	Double action		Type A Enlisted model and Type B officer's model	-	Societa Siderurgica Glisenti	10.35mm Ordinanza Italiana		1889	?	0.950	During World War II, the Wehrmacht designated the Bodeo as Revolver 680(i) when utilized as an alternative firearm.
	''Lebel'' Modèle 1892]]| Revolver| Sidearm| Double action, single action| | -| -| Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne |8mm French Ordnance|| 1892| ?|0.85|Designated as Revolver 637(f)|-|| Beretta M1934| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Blowback-operated| | -| -| Beretta| .380 ACP|| 1934| ?||Designated as Pistole 671(i)|-|| Beretta M1935| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Blowback-operated| | -| -| Beretta| .32 ACP|| 1935| ?||Designated as Pistole 672(i)|-|| Webley revolver| Revolver| Sidearm| Double action, single action| United Kingdom| MK I, MK I, MK III, MK IV, MK V and MK VI| -| Webley & Scott| .455 Webley, .45 ACP| | 1887| ?| 2.4|Designated as Revolver 646(e) for the MK I to Revolver 655(e) for the MK VI.|-| -| Pistole vz. 22| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Short recoil, rotating barrel| | -| -| Zbrojovka Brno, Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod| .380 ACP| | 1921| ?| 0.67|Captured after the defeat of Czechoslovakia and used in very limited numbers. The destination for the pistol is still unknown.|-| | Pistole vz. 24| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Blowback-operated, rotating barrel | | -| -| Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod, Böhmische Waffenfabrik (Under German Occupation)| .380 ACP|| 1923| ?| 0.67|Designated as Pistole 24(t)|-|| ČZ vz. 27| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Blowback-operated, rotating barrel| | - | Pistole vz. 24| Česká zbrojovka, Böhmische Waffenfabrik (Under German Occupation)| .32 ACP|| 1939| ?| 0.67|Designated as Pistole 27(t)|-|| ČZ vz. 38| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Blowback-operated| | -| - | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod| .380 ACP| | 1939| ?||Designated as Pistole 39(t)|-|| Nagant M1895| Revolver| Sidearm| Double action, single action|, Belgium| Various| -| Various| 7.62×38mmR| | 1895| ?||Designated as Revolver 612(r)|-|| TT pistol| Pistol| Close-quarters/sidearm| Short recoil actuated, locked breech, single action| | Various | -| Various | 7.62x25mm Tokarev 9x19mm Parabellum| | 1930| ?||Designated as Pistole 615(r) and used by the Army and the Volkssturm.|-|| Dreyse M1907| Pistol| Close-quarters/sidearm| Blowback-operated, unlocked breech| | K. Sachs. Gend and Dreyse Rheinmetal ABT. Sommerda| -| Rheinmetall| .32 ACP| 25| 1905| ?| 0.710|Used by the Volkssturm and the Volksgrenadier units in 1943–1945.|-|| Luger P08| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Short recoil, toggle-locked| | Various| Borchardt C-93| Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken, Mauser| 7.65×21mm Parabellum, 9×19mm Parabellum| 50| 1900| 3,000,000| 0.871||-|| Lange Pistole 08| Pistol carbine| Close-quarters, sidearm| Short recoil, toggle-locked| | Various | Borchardt C-93| Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken, Mauser| 7.65×21mm Parabellum, 9×19mm Parabellum| | 1913| 2,000| |Used by Artillerymen in the German Army and Waffen-SS units, and these continued in use until the end of the war in 1945.|-|| Luger M1900 Carbine| Pistol carbine| Close-quarters, sidearm| Short recoil, toggle-locked| | Various | Borchardt C-93| Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken, Mauser| 7.65×21mm Parabellum, 9×19mm Parabellum| | 1900| ?||Used in very limited numbers during the late 1943 until the demise of the Nazi Germany in 1945.|-|| Mauser C96| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Short recoil| | Various| -| Mauser| 7.63×25mm Mauser, 9×19mm Parabellum| | 1896| 1,100,000+| 1.13|19,000 Mauser C96 were used by the Army in 1942–1945 and the government purchased 7,800 Mauser M1930 variants for the Luftwaffe.|-|| Mauser HSc| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Blowback-operated| | HSc Super| -| Mauser| .32 ACP, .380 ACP| 40| 1935| 251,988| 0.700||-||Mauser M1914| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Recoil Operation |, | Model 1910 and Model 1934| -| Mauser| .25 ACP (M1910), .32 ACP|| 1910| 3,455||Used mostly by the German police and the Kriegsmarine.||-| | Nazi belt buckle pistol| Belt buckle pistol| Close-quarters|| | -| -| -| .32 ACP, .22 LR|| 1915| 12~| -| -|-|| Sauer 38H| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Straight blowback| | -| -| Sauer| .25 ACP, .32 ACP, .380 ACP| 25| 1938| 200,000| 0.705||-|| Steyr M1912| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Recoil-operated| | Doppelpistole M1912and Repetierpistole M1912/P16| Roth–Steyr M1907| Steyr| 9mm Luger, 9mm Steyr| 50| 1912| ?| 1.2| Converted to 9mm Parabellum as the P12(ö)|-|| Radom vz. 35 Vis| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Recoil-operated, closed bolt| | -| Browning Hi-Power| FB Radom| 9×19mm Parabellum|| 1939| ?| 0.950|Occupied Polish production|-|| Volkspistole| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Blowback-operated| | -| -| Walther, Mauser, Gustloff | 9×19mm Parabellum| 50| 1945| 16~| 1.088|Prototype semi-automatic pistol.|-|| Walther P38| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Short recoil, locked breech| | Various| -| Walther, Mauser, Spreewerk| 9×19mm Parabellum| 50| 1939| 1,000,000| 0.800|Standard issue pistol during World War II|-|| Walther PP| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Straight blowback| | Various| -| Walther| .32 ACP, .380 ACP, .22 LR, .25 ACP, 9×18mm Ultra|| 1929| ?||-|| Walther PPK| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Straight blowback| | Various | Walther PP| Walther| .32 ACP, .380 ACP, .22 LR, .25 ACP, 9×18mm Ultra|| 1929| ?||Shorter version of the Walther PP.|-| | Walther Model 7| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Blowback-operated| | -| -| Walther| .25 ACP|| 1915| ?||Used by the Luftwaffe, Tank crews and even the Waffen-SS, served with the model 8.|-|| Walther Model 8| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Blowback-operated| | -| -| Walther| .25 ACP|| 1920| ?||Used by the Luftwaffe, tank crews and even the Waffen-SS, served with the model 7.|-|| Walther Model 9| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Blowback-operated| | -| -| Walther| .25 ACP|| 1921| ?||Used by Tank crews as their pocket pistol.|-|| Astra 300| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Blowback/single| | - | Astra 400| Astra-Unceta y Cia SA| 9mm Largo|| 1941| 85,000| 0.641| Imported from Spain|-|| Astra 400| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Blowback/single| | Various| -| Astra-Unceta y Cia SA| 9mm Largo|| 1921| 6,000~| 1.14| Imported from Spain|-|| Astra 600| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Blowback-operated| | -| Astra 400| Astra-Unceta y Cia SA| 9×19mm Parabellum|| 1944| 11,000~| 1.08| Imported from Spain |-|| Astra 900| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Short recoil| | -| Mauser C96| Astra-Unceta y Cia SA| 9x19 Parabellum||1944| 1050~||Imported from Spain|-|| Browning Hi-Power| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Short recoil, tilting barrel| United States Belgium| Various| -| Fabrique Nationale| *7.65×21mm Parabellum, 9×19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W| 50| 1940| 300,000+| 1.00| Occupied Belgian production|-|| FÉG 37M| Pistol| Close-quarters/sidearm| Blowback-operated| | P.Mod 37.Kal 7.65 variant (German issue)| Frommer 29M| Fémáru, Fegyver és Gépgyár (FÉG)| .380 ACP, .32 ACP|| 1937| ?| 0.770| Imported from Hungary|-| | Star Model B| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Short recoil, tilting barrel| | Various| Colt M1911| Star Bonifacio Echeverria| 9×19mm Parabellum|| 1922| ?|| Designated as Pistole Star Modell B (.08) and imported from Spain for the Luftwaffe during the Battle of France.|-|| FN M1910| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Blowback-operated| Belgium| Various| -| Fabrique Nationale (FN)| .380 ACP, .32 ACP|| 1910| ?| 0.590|Occupied Belgian production|-|| FN M1922| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Blowback-operated| Belgium| Various| -| Fabrique Nationale (FN)| .380 ACP, .32 ACP|| 1922| ?| 0.700| Occupied Belgian production|-|| Kongsberg M1914 Colt| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Recoil-operated, closed bolt| Norway| -| Colt M1911| Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk| .45 ACP|| 1940| 8200||Occupied Norwegian Production|-|| MAB Model D| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Blowback-operated| France| Type I and Type II| -| Manufacture d'armes de Bayonne| 7.65×17mm Browning SR .380 ACP|| 1933| ?|| Occupied France Production|-|| Pistolet Modèle 1935A| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Short recoil| France| -| -| Manufacture d'armes de Bayonne| 7.65x20mm Long|| 1935| ?|| Occupied France Production and designated as Pistole 625(f).|-|| Colt M1911/A1| Pistol| Close-quarters, sidearm| Short recoil| United States| Various | -| Colt Manufacturing Company| .45 ACP|| 1911| ?|| Designated as Pistole 660(a).|-|| M1917 Revolver| Revolver| Sidearm| Double-action| United States| Slightly differing versions of the M1917 were made by Colt and Smith & Wesson| -| Smith & Wesson, Colt Manufacturing Company| .45 ACP|| 1917| ?|| Designated as Revolver 661(a) for the Smith & Wesson version and the Revolver 662(a) for the Colt version.|} Automatic pistols and submachine guns Image Name/designation Type Role/s Action Origin Base model/s Manufacturer/s Cartridge/s Effective firing range (m) Cyclic rate of fire (round/min) From (year) Estimated wartime quantity Unloaded mass (kg) class=unsortable Notes EMP 44 Submachine gun Close-quarters Straight blowback Erma Werke 9×19mm Parabellum 150–200 500 1943 ? 3.6 Prototype Submachine gun Erma EMP Submachine gun Close-quarters Blowback Erma Werke 9×19mm Parabellum, 7.63×25mm Mauser, 9×23mm Largo, 7.65×21mm Parabellum 150 550 1931 10,000 4 MAS-38 Submachine gun Close-quarters Off-axis bolt-travel delayed blowback 7.65mm Longue 100 600–700 1938 ? 4.340 Astra 902 Machine Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Short recoil Astra-Unceta y Cia SA 7.63×25mm Mauser, 9mm Largo 150–200 900 1927 ? ? A fully automatic version of the Astra 900 pistol but it has a 20 rounds internal box magazine. In 1943, some delivered to the Wehrmacht. Astra 904 Machine Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Short recoil Astra-Unceta y Cia SA 7.63×25mm Mauser, 9mm Largo 150–200 900–1000 1927 ? 1.275 Another fully automatic version of the Astra 900 pistol but it has a 10 or 20 rounds detachable box magazine. Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer Machine pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Short recoil Mauser 7.63×25mm Mauser, 9×19mm Parabellum 150–200 900–1000 1896 ? 1.13 Approximately 1,235 Mauser M712 were used by the army and Waffen-SS, only 1,123 were used by the Luftwaffe and the Fallschirmjäger units as their survival or self-defense weapon. Beretta Model 38 Submachine gun Close-quarters Blowback 9×19mm Parabellum 200 550–600 1938 ? 3.25–4.2 Used by the Wehrmacht and it variants MP 18 Submachine gun Close-quarters Blowback, open-bolt Bergmann Waffenfabrik 9×19mm Parabellum 200 350–500 1918 30,000 4.18 Used by the Waffen-SS in early 1930s and it was replaced by the MP 38. In mid 1944–1945 some were issued to the Volkssturm. MP 28 Submachine gun Close-quarters Blowback, open-bolt Bergmann Waffenfabrik 9×19mm Parabellum 200 550–600 1928 ? 4.0 Used by the Feldgendarmerie army and the Volkssturm. MP 34 Submachine gun Close-quarters Blowback, open-bolt Austria Waffenfabrik Steyr 9×19mm Parabellum, 9×23 Steyr, 9×25mm Mauser, 7.63×25mm Mauser, .45 ACP, 7.65×21mm Parabellum 150–200 600 1929 ? 4.25 Used by Waffen-SS and the Wehrmacht MP 35 Submachine gun Close-quarters Blowback, open-bolt Bergmann, Schultz & Larsen 9×19mm Parabellum 150–200 540 1935 40,000 4.24 Used by the Waffen-SS and the Wehrmacht MP 38 Submachine gun Close-quarters Straight blowback, open bolt Steyr-Mannlicher, Erma Werke, Haenel 9×19mm Parabellum 550 1938 1,109~ Used by the Waffen-SS, Feldgendarmerie, Army and the Volkssturm MP 40 Submachine gun Close-quarters Straight blowback, open bolt Steyr-Mannlicher, Erma Werke, Haenel 9×19mm Parabellum 100–200 500–550 1940 1,100,000~ 3.97 MP 41 Submachine gun Close-quarters Straight blowback, open bolt Steyr-Mannlicher, Erma Werke, Haenel 9×19mm Parabellum 550 1941 ? MP 3008 Submachine gun Close-quarters Blowback, open-bolt 9×19mm Parabellum 100 450 1945 10,000 3.2 Suomi KP/-31 Submachine gun Close-quarters Straight blowback Finland Tikkakoski 9×19mm Parabellum 200 750–900 1931 ? 4.6 Imported from Finland.^[2] Danuvia 39M Submachine gun Close-quarters Lever-delayed blowback 9×25mm Mauser 750 1939 ? 4.4 Imported from Hungary.^[3] Orița M1941 Submachine gun Close-quarters Blowback 9×19mm Parabellum 200 400–600 1943 ? 4 Imported from Romania.^[4] ZK-383 Submachine gun Close-quarters Blowback 9×19mm Parabellum 250 500–700 1938 ? 4.83 Occupied Czech production. PPD-34/38 Submachine gun Close-quarters Blowback, open bolt 7.62×25mm Tokarev 250 800–1000 1934 ? Designated as Maschinenpistole 715(r). PPD-40 Submachine gun Close-quarters Blowback, open bolt 7.62×25mm Tokarev 250 800–1000 1940 ? Designated as Maschinenpistole 716(r). MP 41(r) Submachine gun Close-quarters Blowback, open bolt 7.62×25mm Tokarev, 7.63×25mm Mauser, 9×19mm Parabellum 1250 1941 ? Captured PPSh-41 converted to 9×19mm Parabellum caliber for use by German forces. PPSh-41 Submachine gun Close-quarters Blowback, open bolt 7.62×25mm Tokarev, 7.63×25mm Mauser 9×19mm Parabellum 1250 1941 ? Captured, unconverted PPSh-41 placed in German service and supplied with 7.63×25mm Mauser ammunition and designated as Maschinenpistole 717(r). Rifles Image Name/designation Type Role/s Action Origin Manufacturer/s Cartridge/s Effective firing range (m) From (year) Estimated wartime quantity Unloaded mass (kg) class=unsortable Notes Gewehr 41(M) Rifle Front-line, assault Bolt-action, gas trap, rotating-bolt Mauser 7.92×57mm Mauser 400 1941 6,673 4.9 Gewehr 41(W) Rifle Front-line/assault Gas trap, flapper locking Walther 7.92×57mm Mauser 400 1941 145,000 4.9 Gewehr 43 Rifle Front-line/assault Short-stroke piston, flapper locking Walther 7.92×57mm Mauser 500 1943 402,713 4.4 Gewehr 43 sniper rifle Sniper rifle Long-range precision Short-stroke piston, flapper locking Walther 7.92×57mm Mauser 800 1943 53,435 4.4 Gewehr 98 Rifle Front-line infantry Bolt action Mauser 7.92×57mm Mauser 500 1898 9,000,000+ 4.09 Karabiner 98a Carbine Front-line Bolt action Mauser 7.92×57mm Mauser 1908 1,500,000 Karabiner 98b Rifle Front-line Bolt action Mauser 7.92×57mm Mauser 1923 ? Gewehr 98 sniper rifle Sniper rifle Long-range precision Bolt action Mauser 7.92×57mm Mauser 800≥ 1935 15,000 4.09 HIW VSK Rifle Front-line infantry Bolt-action Hessische Industrie Werke 7.92×57mm Mauser 1944 ? HIW VSK Carbine Carbine Front-line infantry Blow forward Hessische Industrie Werke 7.92×33mm Kurz 1944 ? Karabiner 98k Rifle Front-line infantry Bolt-action Mauser 7.92×57mm Mauser 500 1935 14,000,000~ 4.1 Main German rifle during World War II Karabiner 98k sniper rifle Sniper rifle Long-range precision Bolt-action Mauser 7.92×57mm Mauser 1000≥ 1935 132,000 4.1 M30 Luftwaffe drilling Combination rifle, shotgun Hunting/self-defence Blitz lock system Sauer 9.3x74mmR, 12 Gauge 1941 2456 3.4 Issued to Luftwaffe aircraft as survival weapon Gewehr 98/40 (FÉG 35M) Rifle Front-line Bolt-action 7.92×57mm Mauser 1941 138,000 3.98 Imported from Hungary Gewehr 24(t) (vz. 24) Rifle Front-line infantry Bolt-action Zbrojovka Brno 7.92×57mm Mauser, 7×57mm Mauser, 7.65×53mm Mauser 1939 330,000 4.2 Upgraded to Karabiner 98k standards, occupied Czech production StG 44 (Sturmgewehr 44) Assault rifle Front-line/assault Long-stroke piston, tilting-bolt Mauser 7.92×33mm Kurz 450 1945 425,977 4 vz. 33 as Gewehr 33(t) Rifle Front-line infantry Bolt-action Zbrojovka Brno 7.92×57mm Mauser 1939 131,503 3.1 Occupied Czech production Grenades and grenade launchers Image Name/designation Type Origin Mass (g) Warhead Warhead mass (g) Detonation mechanism Maximum firing range (m) Estimated wartime quantity From (year) class=unsortable Notes Blendkörper 1H Smoke grenade 370 Titanium tetrachloride 260 Blendkörper 2H Smoke grenade 480 Titanium tetrachloride (outer) Calcium chloride 250 (outer) 25 (inner) Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40 Shaped charge rifle grenade 250 RDX 175 Graze fuse 91 Gewehr-Panzergranate Shaped charge rifle grenade 515 TNT 50 Graze fuse 114 Gewehr-Sprenggranate Rifle grenade 260 PETN 31 Graze fuse 500 Gross Panzergranate 46 & 61 Shaped charge rifle grenade 410 (Pzgr 46) 580 (Pzgr 61) TNT 146 (Pzgr 46) 246 (Pzgr 61) Base fuse 180 (Pzgr 46) 200 (Pzgr 61) Hafthohlladung Shaped charge anti tank grenade 3000 (H3 version) 3500 (H3.5 version) 553,900 1942 Kampfpistole Flare gun 1400 1939 Leuchtpistole 34 Flare gun 730 1934 Leuchtpistole 42 Flare gun 1120 1943 Model 24 Grenade Hand grenade 595 TNT 170 Friction igniter 1924 Model 39 grenade Hand grenade 230 Donarit - (relatively similar to amatol) 112 Instant, 1, 4.5, 7.5 or 10 second delay 1939 Model 43 Grenade Hand grenade 1943 Molotov cocktail Hand thrown incendiary weapon Spain 1936 Panzerwurfkörper 42 HEAT Anti-tank grenade 600 60 Graze fuse 69 Panzerwurfmine Shaped charge hand thrown Anti-tank grenade 1360 500 203,800 1943 Propaganda-Gewehrgranate Rifle grenade 230 Propaganda leaflets 200 Time fuse 460 Schiessbecher Rifle grenade 750 280 1,450,114 1942 Sprengpatrone Rifle grenade 99 PETN 22 Nose fuse 180 Sturmpistole Flare gun 2500 180 Wurfgranate Patrone 326 Rifle grenade 91 TNT 7.1 Nose fuse 270 Wurfkörper 361 Rifle grenade 230 Amatol 110 Time fuse 78 Mines Behelfs-Schützenmine S.150 Glasmine 43 Hohl-Sprung mine 4672 Holzmine 42 Panzer stab 43 Riegel mine 43 Schu-mine 42 S-mine Teller mine (all models) Topfmine (all models) Recoilless rifles Panzerfaust Panzerschreck 7.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40 10.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40 10.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 42 – planned anti-tank weapon for aircraft Flamethrowers Einstossflammenwerfer 46 Flammenwerfer 35 Flammenwerfer 41 Abwehrflammenwerfer 42 Infantry rifles and machine guns Infantry rifles and dual-purpose machine guns Image Name/designation Type Role/s Action Origin Manufacturer/s Cartridge/s Effective firing range (m) Cyclic rate of fire (round/min) From (year) Estimated wartime quantity Unloaded mass (kg) class=unsortable Notes - Barnitzke machine gun General-purpose machine gun Fire support, suppression, defense Delayed blowback 7.92×57mm Mauser ? Prototype machine gun FG 42 Battle rifle, light machine gun Front-line, assault, fire support, suppression, defense Gas-operated, rotating bolt Rheinmetall, Heinrich Krieghoff Waffenfabrik, L. O. Dietrich 7.92×57mm Mauser 300–600 750–900 1943 7000 4.2–4.95 Grossfuss Sturmgewehr Assault rifle Front-line, assault Gas-delayed blowback Metall- und Lackwarenfabrik Johannes Großfuß 7.92×33mm Kurz 500–550 9 4.7 Prototype assault rifle StG 44 Assault rifle Front-line, assault Long-stroke piston, tilting bolt, selective fire C. G. Haenel Waffen und Fahrradfabrik 7.92×33mm Kurz 300–600 500–600 1943 425,977 4.6 Knorr-Bremse 1935/36 Automatic rifle, light machine gun Fire support, suppression, defense Long-stroke piston, open bolt Sweden Svenska Automatvapen AB 6.5×55mm Swedish 480 1940 ? 8.5 MG 08 Heavy machine gun Fire support, suppression, defense Short recoil, toggle locked DWM, Spandau and Erfurt arsenals 7.92×57mm Mauser, 7.65×53mm Mauser, 7x57mm Mauser, 13×92mm TuF (TuF variant) 100–2000 450–500 1908 ? 69 MG 13 General-purpose machine gun Fire support, suppression, defense Short recoil 7.92×57mm Mauser 100–2000 600 1930 ? 13.3 MG 15 General-purpose machine gun Fire support, suppression, defense Recoil-operated Rheinmetall 7.92×57mm Mauser 1000–1050 ? 12.4 Former aircraft gun MG 30 General-purpose machine gun Anti-aircraft, airspace denial, fire support, suppression, defense Recoil-operated Switzerland Austria Steyr-Werke AG 7.92×57mm Mauser, 8×56mmR, 7×57mm Mauser 700–900 1930 ? 9.5 MG 34 General-purpose machine gun Anti-aircraft, airspace denial, fire support, suppression, defense Recoil-operated, open bolt, rotating bolt Rheinmetall-Borsig AG Soemmerda, Mauserwerke AG, Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Waffenwerke Brünn 7.92×57mm Mauser 200–2000 600–1700 1935 577,120 12.1 MG 42 General-purpose machine gun Anti-aircraft, airspace denial, fire support, suppression, defense Recoil-operated, roller-locked Mauser, Wilhelm Gustloff Stiftung, Steyr-Daimler-Puch, Großfuß AG, MAGET 7.92×57mm Mauser 200–2000 900–1500 1942 423,600 11.6 MG 45 General-purpose machine gun Anti-aircraft, airspace denial, fire support, suppression, defense Roller-delayed blowback 7.92×57mm Mauser 200–732 1350–1800 1944 10 9 Prototype machine gun - MG 39 Rh General-purpose machine gun Fire support, suppression, defense Gas-operated 7.92×57mm Mauser 100–1600 1937 ? 9.58 MG 81 General-purpose machine gun Anti-aircraft, airspace denial, fire support, suppression, defense Recoil-operated 7.92×57mm Mauser 200-800 1400–1600 1940 ? 6.5 Former aircraft mounted weapon Schwarzlose MG M.07/12 Medium machine-gun Fire support, suppression, defense Toggle-delayed blowback Steyr 8×50mmR Mannlicher, 8×56mmR, 7.92×57mm Mauser, 6.5×53mmR, 6.5×55mm, 7.62×54mmR, .303 British 400–880 1908 ? 41.4 VMG 1927 General-purpose machine gun Fire support, suppression, defense Short recoil 8×57mm IS 1927 ? 11.48 Wimmersperg Spz Substitute assault rifle, light machine gun Front-line, assault Gas-operated 7.92×33mm Kurz 400 1944 ? Prototype assault rifle Sturmgewehr 45K Assault rifle Front-line, assault Gas-operated, tilting block bolt 7.92×33mm Kurz Unknown 450 1945 3 Prototype assault rifle ZB vz. 26 General-purpose machine gun Fire support, suppression, defense Gas-operated, tilting breechblock Zbrojovka Brno, Military Technical Institute Kragujevac 7.92×57mm Mauser 100–1000 500 1924 ? 9.65 ZB vz. 30 General-purpose machine gun Fire support, suppression, defense Gas-operated, tilting breechblock Zbrojovka Brno, Military Technical Institute Kragujevac 7.92×57mm Mauser 100–1000 550–650 1930 ? 9.10 ZB-53 Medium machine gun Anti-aircraft, airspace denial, fire support, suppression, defense Gas-operated Zbrojovka Brno 7.92×57mm Mauser 500–800 1936 ? 21 Vehicle and aircraft machine guns Image Name/designation Type Action Application/s Origin Base model/s Manufacturer/s Cartridge/s From (year) Unloaded mass (kg) class=unsortable Notes MG 15 Light machine gun Recoil operated MG 30 Rheinmetall 7.92×57mm Mauser 1932 12.4 MG 17 Light machine gun Recoil operated, closed bolt aircraft MG 30 Rheinmetall-Borsig 7.92×57mm Mauser 1934 10.2 MG 81 Light machine gun Recoil-operated aircraft MG 34 7.92×57mm Mauser 1940 6.5 MG 131 Heavy machine gun Recoil operated, short recoil, closed bolt aircraft 13×64mmB 1940 16.6 MG 151/15 Autocannon Waffenfabrik Mauser AG 15×96mm cartridge 1940 42.7 MG 151/20 Autocannon Waffenfabrik Mauser AG 20×82mm cartridge 1941 42 Mauser MG 213 Autocannon Gas operated, single-barrel 5-rounds revolver 20×146mm cartridge 1944 75 Mauser MK 213 Autocannon Gas operated, single-barrel 5-rounds revolver 30×146mm cartridge 1944 75 MG FF Autocannon API blowback aircraft Oerlikon FF F cannon 20×80mm RB 1936 26.3 MK 101 Autocannon Recoil operated Henschel Hs 129 Heinkel He 177A-1/U2 Zerstörer 30x184B 1940 139 MK 103 Autocannon Gas operated, recoil operated Henschel Hs 129 B-1 Dornier Do 335 Flakpanzer IV "Kugelblitz" MK 101 30x184B 1943 141 MK 108 Autocannon API blowback Messerschmitt Bf 110G-2 bomber destroyers Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6/U4 30×90RB 1943 58 (55mm aircraft cannon) Autocannon 55mm 1945 271 MK 214A Autocannon Fixed QF 50×419mmR Schräge Musik Autocannon BK 3.7 Anti-tank autocannon Short recoil 37×263mm 1942 295 BK 5 Anti-tank autocannon Fixed QF 50×419mmR 1943 540 BK 7.5 Anti-tank autocannon Fixed QF 75×714mmR Artillery Demolition charges Stielgranate 41 Stielgranate 42 Infantry mortars Krieghoff Model L 5 cm Granatwerfer 36 M19 Maschinengranatwerfer (automatic, bunker version of 5 cm Granatwerfer 36 on fixed mount) 5 cm Granatwerfer 40 – not accepted by army as army has started to retire 50mm mortars 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 Kz 8 cm GrW 42 (Kurzer 8 cm Granatwerfer 42) - weight reduction of 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 8 cm Granatwerfer 73 (1944) – no data on usage 8 cm minomet vz. 36 – captured from Czechs 8 cm Granatwerfer 33(ö) 10 cm Nebelwerfer 35 Granatwerfer 42 (12 cm sGrWr 42) Heavy mortars and rocket launchers (copy of Russian Katyusha rocket launcher) Reihenwerfer 10 cm Nebelwerfer 40 15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 (multiple-rocket launcher) Panzerwerfer (self-propelled multiple-rocket launcher with HE warheads) Panzerwerfer 42 (also known as 15 cm Do-Gerat 42) 20 cm leichter Ladungswerfer 21 cm Nebelwerfer 42 (multiple-rocket launcher) 21 cm heavy mortar 69 28/32 cm Nebelwerfer 41 (multiple-rocket launcher) Schweres Wurfgerät 40/41 (rockets launched directly from crates) Wurfrahmen 40 (rocket crates carrier/launcher) 30 cm Nebelwerfer 42 (multiple-rocket launcher) 30 cm Raketenwerfer 56 (multiple-rocket launcher) 38 cm schwerer Ladungswerfer Karl-Gerät (Gerät 040 and Gerät 041) - self-propelled 600mm and 540mm mortars family Field artillery 2 cm KwK 30 – Panzer II tank gun 3.7 cm KwK 36 – Panzer III tank gun Skoda 37 mm A7 5 cm KwK 38 – Panzer III tank gun 5 cm KwK 39 – Panzer III tank gun 7.5 cm FK 16 nA 7.5 cm FK 18 7.5 cm FK 38 7.5 cm FK 7M85 (7.5 cm FK 40) – AT gun modified for dual AT/field gun role, 10 built 7.5 cm FK 7M59 – simplified production version 7.5 cm Gebirgsgeschütz 36 – most common German mountain gun of World War II 7.5 cm Infanteriegeschütz 37 (7.5 cm le.IG 37) 7.5 cm Infanteriegeschütz 42 (7,5 cm le.IG 42) 7.5 cm leichtes Infanteriegeschütz 18 (7,5 cm le.IG 18) 7.5 cm KwK 37 – Panzer IV tank gun 7.5 cm KwK 40 – Panzer IV tank gun 7.5 cm KwK 42 – Panther tank gun Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1901 – Anti-tank, field gun and coastal defense Obice da 75/18 modello 34 (Acquired from the Italians by the Wehrmacht and redesignated 7.5 cm LeFH 255(i)) 76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) (Captured from Russia by the Wehrmacht and redesignated Pak 36/39 (r)) 8 cm kanon vz. 30 8.8 cm KwK 36 – Tiger I tank gun 8.8 cm KwK 43 – Tiger II tank gun 10 cm houfnice vz. 30 (howitzer) 10 cm K 17 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze 10 cm schwere Kanone 18 Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider 10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze 40 10.5 cm hruby kanon vz. 35 10.5 cm leFH 16 10.5 cm leFH 18 (most common German field gun) 10.5 cm leFH 18/40 (developed but not accepted by army) (development incomplete by end of World War II) 10.5 cm leFH 18M 122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) (Captured from Russia by the Wehrmacht and redesignated 12.2 cm s.F.H.396(r)) Skoda K-series (among these guns "15 cm hrubá houfnice vz. 1937" was most common) 15 cm Schiffskanone C/28 in Mörserlafette 15 cm hrubá houfnice vz. 25 15 cm Kanone 18 15 cm Kanone 39 15 cm sFH 13 (obsolete) 15 cm sFH 18 (2nd most common German gun) 15 cm sIG 33 (heaviest infantry gun) 152 mm gun M1910/34 – captured from Russian 152 mm howitzer M1938 (M-10) – captured from Russian 17 cm Kanone 18 (heaviest German field artillery piece) 15 cm Schiffskanone C/28 in Mörserlafette (surplus guns on excess carriages of 17 cm Kanone 18) 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) – captured from Russian Obice da 210/22 – produced under German control after surrender of Italy Canon de 220 L mle 1917 – captured from French Fortress and siege guns Rheinbote (rocket artillery) V-3 cannon 12.7 cm SK C/34 naval gun (coastal defense) 15 cm K (E) (coastal defense, railroad gun) 17 cm K (E) (railroad gun) 15 cm Kanone 16 (coastal defense) 15 cm SK C/28 (coastal defense and 8 made into field guns) 15 cm Autokanone M. 15/16 (coastal defense and exported) Canon de 155mm GPF (coastal defense) 20.3 cm K (E) (railroad gun) 21 cm K 12 (E) (railroad gun) 21 cm Mörser 16 21 cm Mörser 18 21 cm Kanone 38 – 1 cannon sent to Japan, 7 used domestically 21 cm Kanone 39 22-cm-Mörser (p) – captured from Poland and Yugoslavia 24 cm Haubitze 39 24 cm Kanone 3 (prototype only) 24 cm Theodor Bruno Kanone (E) (railroad gun) 24 cm Theodor Kanone (E) 24 cm Kanone M. 16 – bought from Czechs in 1938 28 cm Haubitze L/12 Mortier de 280 modèle 1914 Schneider – captured from France 28 cm schwere Bruno Kanone (E) Krupp K5 (28 cm railroad gun) 35.5 cm Haubitze M1 38 cm Siegfried K (E) (coastal defense, railroad gun) 38 cm SK C/34 naval gun (coastal defense) 40.6 cm SK C/34 gun (coastal defense) 42 cm Gamma Mörser 42 cm Haubitze M. 14/16 Schwerer Gustav (80 cm siege guns) Anti-tank guns 25mm Puteaux anti-tank gun model 1937 (captured from French) 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun (captured from British) 2.8 cm sPzB 41 PaK 36 (37mm) 3.7 cm kanon PÚV vz. 34 Bofors 37 mm (M1934/36) – captured from Danish, Polish and British forcers 4.2 cm Pak 41 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) (Captured from Russia by Wehrmacht and redesignated Pak 184(r)) 47 mm APX anti-tank gun (captured from French) 47mm Schneider anti-tank gun model 1936 (captured from French) M35 Bohler and Breda 47mm guns of unclear origin Austrian 4.7 cm IG 35/36 47 mm kanon P.U.V. vz. 36 (German designation 4.7 cm Pak(t)) Cannone da 47/32 (German designation Pak 35/36(ö)) 45 mm anti-tank gun M1932 (19-K) – (German designation 4.5 cm Pak 184(r) and 4.5 cm Pak 184/6(r)) 5 cm Pak 38 57 mm anti-tank gun M1943 (ZiS-2) (Captured from Russia by Wehrmacht and redesignated Pak 208(r)) 7.5 cm Pak 39 7.5 cm Pak 40 7.5 cm Pak 41 7.5 cm Pak 97/38 (also known as PaK 97/38) – modernized French gun of 1897 7.62 cm Pak 36(r) (conversion of Russian 76 mm divisional gun M1936 (F-22)) 8 cm PAW 600 Panzerwurfkanone 10H64 Thor's Hammer/Panzertod (105mm recoilless gun firing 81.4mm subcaliber projectile)^[5] 8.8 cm Raketenwerfer 43 (rocket artillery, also known as "Püppchen") 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 AT/AA gun 8.8 cm Pak 43 – most-produced heavy ATG Cannone da 90/53 AA/AT gun (acquired from Italy) 12.8 cm Pak 44 Anti-tank weapons (besides anti-tank guns) Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle (PzB 35) – captured from Poland Panzerbüchse 39 (PzB 38/39) Granatbüchse 39 Panzerschreck (also known as Raketenpanzerbüchse 43/54) Solothurn S-18/1000 Solothurn S-18/1100 Panzerfaust anti-tank recoilless grenade launcher Anti-aircraft weapons Light anti-aircraft guns Fliegerfaust hand-held anti-air rocket launcher 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 Gebirgsflak 38 – reduced-weight version of 2 cm Flak 30/38/Flakvierling Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/77 (Scotti) 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-aircraft gun (captured from French) 3 cm MK 303 Flak 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37/43 3.7 cm SK C/30 – naval AA gun 3.7 cm FlaK 43 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K) (captured from Russia by Wehrmacht and redesignated 3.7 cm M39(r)) 5 cm FlaK 41 Schräge Musik – also independently developed by Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service (both in use by May 1943) Jagdfaust – air-to-air vertical-fire automated cannon Henschel Hs 297 – launch 35 73mm-caliber short-range rockets Solothurn ST-5 caliber 20 mm (.79 in) 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)) 85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) (captured from Russia by Wehrmacht and redesignated 8.5 cm Flak 39(r)) 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 AT/AA gun Cannone da 90/53 AA/AT gun (acquired from Italy) 10.5 cm FlaK 38 12.8 cm FlaK 40 Vehicles Nazi Germany had captured many models of foreign equipment. In the list below, only most prominent captured models are listed.For full listing of captured vehicles see List of foreign vehicles used by Nazi Germany in World War II Tankette AMR 35 – captured from French, some converted to mortar carrier Tanks Image Name/designation Type Origin Manufacturer/s Main armament Secondary armament From (year) Estimated wartime quantity Mass (t) class=unsortable Notes Stridsvagn L-5 Light tank Sweden AB Landsverk 37mm cannon 2 x 7.92mm MG 13 light machine guns 1929 5 7 Incomplete prototype Leichttraktor Light tank Krupp, Rheinmetall 3.7 cm KwK L/45 7.92×57mm Mauser Dreyse machine gun, cloth belt drum magazine (100 rounds) supply 1930 4 8.7 (Krupp) 8.96 (Rheinmetall) Used for training only Grosstraktor Medium Tank Krupp, Rheinmetall, Daimler 75 mm KwK 3× 7.92 mm MG (coaxial, hull and sub-turret) 1929 6 16 (Rheinmetall, Daimler) 16.4 (Krupp) Used for training only Panzer I Light tank Krupp, Henschel, Daimler, MAN 2 × 7.92 mm MG 13 machine guns - 1934 1659 5.4 Panzer II Light tank 1 × 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 Ausf. a–F 1 × 2 cm KwK 38 L/55 Ausf. J–L 1 × 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 1936 1,856 8.9 Škoda T-15 Light tank Škoda 1 × 3.7 cm KwK 38(t) L/47 1 × 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 1936 5 - Slovak alternative to the Panzer II. 5 prototypes built Panzerkampfwagen II mit Schwimmkörper (Panzer II with floats) Light tank 1 × 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 Ausf. a–F 1 × 2 cm KwK 38 L/55 Ausf. J–L 1 × 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 1936 8.9 VK 16.02 Leopard Light tank MAN, MIAG, Daimler 5 cm KwK 39 (planned) 1 × 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 0 21.9 Neubaufahrzeug Medium Tank Krupp, Rheinmetall 7.5 cm KwK 37 3.7 cm KwK 36 3 × 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 1935 5 23.41 Panzer 35(t) Light tank Škoda, ČKD 3.71NaN1 KwK 34(t) gun 2 x 7.921NaN1 MG 37(t) machine gun 1936 434 10.5 Panzer 38(t) Light tank ČKD 37 mm KwK 38(t) L/47.8 2× 7.92 mm ZB-53 (MG 37(t)) machine guns 1939 1414 9.85 Sd.Kfz. 140/1 Aufklärungspanzer 38(t) mit 2 cm KwK 38 Light tank ČKD 37 mm KwK 38(t) L/47.8 2× 7.92 mm ZB-53 (MG 37(t)) machine guns 1939 9.85 Sd.Kfz. 140/1 Aufklärungspanzer 38(t) mit 7.5 cm KwK37 L/24 Light tank ČKD 37 mm KwK 38(t) L/47.8 2× 7.92 mm ZB-53 (MG 37(t)) machine guns 1939 9.85 Panzer III Medium Tank Daimler 1 × 3.7 cm KwK 36 Ausf. A-G 1 × 5 cm KwK 38 Ausf. F-J 1 × 5 cm KwK 39 Ausf. J¹-M 1 × 7.5 cm KwK 37 Ausf. N 2–3 × 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 1939 5774 23.0 Panzerbeobachtungswagen III Medium Tank Daimler 1 × 3.7 cm KwK 36 Ausf. A-G 1 × 5 cm KwK 38 Ausf. F-J 1 × 5 cm KwK 39 Ausf. J¹-M 1 × 7.5 cm KwK 37 Ausf. N 2–3 × 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 1939 23.0 Used for forward artillery observation Tauchpanzer III – amphibious (snorkel-fitted) Panzer III Medium Tank Daimler 1 × 3.7 cm KwK 36 Ausf. A-G 1 × 5 cm KwK 38 Ausf. F-J 1 × 5 cm KwK 39 Ausf. J¹-M 1 × 7.5 cm KwK 37 Ausf. N 2–3 × 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 1939 23.0 Converted to amphibious tank Panzer IV Medium Tank Krupp, Vomag, Nibelungenwerk 1 x 7.5 cm (2.95 in) KwK 40 L/48 main gun 2 × 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 1939 8553 25.0 Panzerbeobachtungswagen IV (Pz. Beob. Wg. IV) Medium Tank Krupp, Vomag, Nibelungenwerk 1 x 7.5 cm (2.95 in) KwK 40 L/48 main gun 2 × 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 1939 25.0 Artillery spotter tank with special radio equipment Panther Medium Tank MAN AG, Daimler, 1 x 7.5 cm KwK 42 L/70 2 × 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 1943 6000 44.8 Beobachtungspanzer Panther – artillery observer Medium Tank MAN AG, Daimler, 1 x 7.5 cm KwK 42 L/70 2 × 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 1943 44.8 Used for forward artillery observation Tiger I Heavy Tank Henschel 1× 8.8 cm KwK 36 L/56 92 AP and HE rounds 2× 7.92 mm MG 34 1942 1347 54.0 Tiger II Heavy Tank Henschel, Krupp 2× 7.92 mm MG 34 1944 492 69.8 Panzer VII Löwe Super-Heavy Tank Krupp L/70 gun, * L/38 gun or, 8.8cm (03.5inches) L/71 gun 12.8cm (05inches) KwK 44 gun L/55 1× 7.92 mm MG 34 or MG 42 0 70 Panzer VIII Maus Super-Heavy Tank Krupp, Alkett 128mm KwK 44 gun L/55

Notes and References

1. Web site: World War 2 Weapons. Military Dictionary. 2008-12-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20081206090806/http://www.militaryfactory.com/worldwar2/weapons.asp. 2008-12-06. live.
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=Tg0hAQAAIAAJ&q=orita+gun+romanian John Walter, Guns of the Third Reich, Greenhill Books, 2004, p. 163
3. John Walter, Guns of the Third Reich, Greenhill Books, 2004, p. 163
4. John Walter, Guns of the Third Reich, Greenhill Books, 2004, p. 163
5. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Waffen/panzerabwehrkanonen-R.htm Panzerabwehrkanonen