List of World War II infantry weapons

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:More citations needed This is a list of World War II infantry weapons. Template:TOC limit

Kingdom of Albania

In 1939, the Albanian Kingdom was invaded by Italy and became the Italian protectorate of Albania. It participated in the Greco-Italian War in 1940, under Italian command. After the Italian armistice in 1943, German military forces entered Albania, and it came under German occupation. Albanian troops were mostly equipped by Italians, and Albanian partisans used weapons from various sources.

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Australia

The Second Australian Imperial Force that served in Mediterranean and Middle East and Pacific theatre

Two Australian soldiers equipped with Owen submachine guns

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Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Belgium

Before being conquered by Germany, the Belgian Army used their own equipment up to 1940. Free Belgian forces were equipped by UK, however colonial troops of Force Publique in East Africa had to use outdated weaponry.

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Light machine guns

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Brazil

The Brazilian Expeditionary Force, under US command, served in Italy from 1944.

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Light machine guns

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

Grenades

Anti-tank weapons

Kingdom of Bulgaria

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Grenade launcher

Grenades

State of Burma

The State of Burma was a puppet government set up by Japanese after they occupied Burma in 1942. It lasted from 1943 to March 1945 when the Burma National Army revolted and joined the allies.

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Canada

Weaponry used by Canadian Army that fought on the side of the Allies

Sidearms

  • Browning Hi-Power (Canada in 1944 produced Hi-Powers for China but later that year they've developed simplified version and adopted it as pistol No. 2)<ref name=CanadianSoldiersPistols />
  • Enfield No.2 (approx. 3500 revolvers acquired, some issued to RCAF)<ref name=CanadianSoldiersPistols />
  • Colt M1911 (approx. 4000 Colts acquired. Issued to Airborne troops from 1942)<ref name=CanadianSoldiersPistols />
  • Smith & Wesson Military & Police (Main service sidearm during World War 2, many received from Lend-Lease)<ref name="CanadianSoldiersPistols">Template:Cite web</ref>

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

During the Second World War Canada produced grenades types with Numbers 36 and from 67 to 89.<ref name="CanSoldiersGrenades">Template:Cite web</ref>

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons and explosives

China

A Chinese Nationalist Army soldier equipped with a ZB vz. 26 and a German M1935 helmet. Before the war broke out, China sought support from, and often traded with Germany and relied on both military and economical support.

Weapons used by the National Revolutionary Army, as well as Communist forces and Chinese warlords. Chinese Forces also received a large amount of equipment from Lend-Lease during Burma campaign.

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Light machine guns

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

Grenades and grenade dischargers

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Independent State of Croatia

Independent State of Croatia was a puppet-state established in 1941 after fall of Yugoslavia. Croatian Legion and Light Transport Brigade served on Eastern Front under German and Italian commands.

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Automatic rifles

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovak soldiers with a ZB vz. 26 and a ZB vz. 24

Weaponry used by Czechoslovak armies in exile that served under British and Soviet commands. For weapons used and produced in interwar period by First and Second Czechoslovak Republic see list below. Template:See also

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

  • vz. 24 (Interwar)<ref name="ArmadaVojenstvi" />
  • Lee–Enfield rifle (Under British command)
  • Mosin–Nagant (Under Soviet command)<ref name=Sokolovo /><ref name="CzechPatriots1" />
  • SVT-40 (Under Soviet command)<ref name=Sokolovo /><ref name="CzechPatriots1" /><ref name="CzechPatriots2" /><ref name="MajnekCZ" />

Machine guns

Anti-tank weapons

  • PIAT (Under British command)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • PTRD-41 (Under Soviet command)<ref name=Sokolovo />
  • PTRS-41 (Under Soviet command)<ref name="CzechPatriots1" /><ref name=MajnekCZ />

Grenades

Mortars

  • 50-PM-40 (Under Soviet command)<ref name="CzechPatriots1" /><ref name=MajnekCZ />
  • 82-PM-41 (Under Soviet command)<ref name="CzechPatriots1" /><ref name=MajnekCZ />

Denmark

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Shotguns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Ethiopian Empire

Template:See also Ethiopian Empire was defeated by Italy in Second Italo-Ethiopian War and became Italian Ethiopia from 1937. Ethiopians continued a guerrilla war as the Arbegnoch until British forces took Italian Ethiopia in 1941 as part of the East African campaign

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Republic of Finland

Weaponry used by Finnish Defence Forces during Winter War, Continuation War and Lapland War.

Edged weapons

Sidearms

  • Luger pistol (The most common sidearm used by front-line troops. 8,000 acquired in the 1920s)<ref name="JaegerpistolsPart1" /><ref name="WinterwarPistols">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Lahti L-35 (adopted in 1935. Approx. 5700 produced by 1945)<ref name="JaegerpistolsPart1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="WinterwarPistols" /><ref name="WinterwarSmallArms">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Pistole vz. 24 (3,285 bought from Germany, they arrived in September of 1940. Issued mainly to Finnish front-line troops during Continuation War)<ref name="jaeger"/>
  • Pistole vz. 38 (About 1,700 bought from Germany, they arrived in September of 1940. These pistols were issued to Finnish front-line troops for Continuation War)<ref name="jaeger" />
  • Browning Hi-Power (2,400 bought from Belgium in February - March of 1940. Finnish frontline troops used some during the last weeks of Winter War and in larger scale during Continuation War. Also issued in large numbers to Finnish pilots during Continuation War.)<ref name="JaegerpistolsPart3" />
  • Ruby pistol (About 10,000 bought from France in 1919. The first pistol model acquired for Finnish Army. Mainly used in Finnish home front during World War 2, but also few frontline units got these pistols issued.)<ref name="JaegerpistolsPart3">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Browning FN M1910 (2,500 pistols bought from Belgium in February of 1940. During Continuation War they were issued to home front troops.)<ref name="JaegerpistolsPart3" />
  • Browning FN M1922 (2,500 pistols were bought from Belgium in February of 1940 and issued to both Finnish home front troops and frontline troops during Continuation War.)<ref name="JaegerpistolsPart3" />
  • Beretta M1934 (About 1,400 - 1,500 bought from Italy. Besides 60 pistols acquired during Winter War they arrived in year 1943. Finnish home front troops used them between 1943 - 1944.)<ref name="jaeger" /><ref name=Beretta />
  • Beretta M1935 (About 4,100 bought from Italy. About 1,000 arrived in 1941 and 3,090 arrived in 1942. Finnish frontline and home front troops used them 1941 - 1944.)<ref name="jaeger" />
  • Beretta M1915 and M1915/19 (Some 1,500 pistols bought from Italy in spring of 1940. They were issued to Finnish home front troops and supplies units for Continuation War.)<ref name="jaeger">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Unreliable source?
  • Browning FN M1903 (used by Swedish Volunteer Force during Winter War. Leftover pistols were issued to front-line troops during Continuation War.)<ref name="JaegerpistolsPart3" />
  • Mauser C96 (614 examples, most of them issued with wooded stock-holster. Used by home-front troops)<ref name="WinterwarSmallArms" /><ref name="JaegerpistolsPart2" />
  • Nagant M1895 (captured)<ref name="WinterwarPistols" /><ref name="JaegerpistolsPart2">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Tokarev TT-33 (captured)<ref name="JaegerpistolsPart2" />
  • Colt M1911 (Very limited numbers)<ref name="jaeger" />

Submachine guns

  • Suomi KP/-31 (Main Finnish submachine gun. Finnish army received 56,847 submachine guns in 1939-1944)<ref name=":1" /><ref name="Winterwar">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • SIG Bergmann M/20 (approx. 1500 were bought in interwar period. Initially used by Civil Guard but they've got issued to infantry at the beginning of Winter War. Remained in service until 1944.)<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Winterwar" /><ref name="WinterwarSmallArms" /><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
  • Lindelöf submachine gun (SIG Bergmann copy; manufactured in very small numbers)<ref name=":1" />
  • Neuhausen MKMS (282 SMGs bough during Winter War. Issued to Finnish home front troops, supplies units and coastal defence during Continuation War)<ref name="JaegerSMGpart2" />
  • MP 28 (171 SMGs bought during Winter War. During Continuation War issued to units in Lapland, home front troops and supply corps.)<ref name="JaegerSMGpart2">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • MP 38 & MP 40 (150-160 SMGs delivered with German vehicles during Continuation War, mainly used by vehicle crews of these delivered vehicles)<ref name="JaegerSMGpart2" />
  • PPD-34, PPD-34/38 & PPD-40 (captured. Issued to Finnish coastal troops and home-front troops during Continuation War)<ref name="JaegerSMGpart2" /><ref name="FinnshPPDPPSH" />
  • PPSh-41 (Some 2,500 captured 1942-1944. Only used by Finnish frontline-troops until running out of ammo and only small numbers of PPSh-41 were used by Finnish home front troops in 1942-1944)<ref name="JaegerSMGpart2" /><ref name="FinnshPPDPPSH">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • PPS-43 (only used by Finnish frontline troops in 1943-1944 that had captured the guns)<ref name="JaegerSMGpart2" />

Rifles

Automatic and battle rifles

Light Machine guns

  • Lahti-Saloranta M/26 (Main Finnish machine gun of the Winter War and Continuation War, replaced by captured DP-27s.)<ref name="WinterwarSmallArms" /><ref name="JaegerLMGpart1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Degtyaryov DP-27 (captured and used as a replacement for the Lahti-Saloranta M/26, also captured DT-29 tank machine guns were used as replacement machine guns for Finnish tanks. Finland captured 8,400 DPs during Winter War and Continuation War)<ref name="WinterwarSmallArms" /><ref name="JaegerLMGpart1" />
  • Kg m/21 (During Winter War used by Swedish-Norwegian volunteers and Finnish troops stationed in Lapland. During Continuation War used by Coastal Troops.)<ref name="JaegerLMGpart2" />
  • FN 1930 D (Finland bought 700 of these light machine guns from Belgium in February of 1940. They were not issued during Winter War. Issued to fortification and coastal troops during Continuation War)<ref name="JaegerLMGpart2">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Chauchat M1915 (5000 Machine guns donated by France. They were not issued during Winter War as arrived in January-February of 1940. Mostly issued to Finnish home front units, field artillery and some shortly equipped infantry units during early Continuation War.)
  • Lewis machine gun (Small number used on aircraft and as anti-aircraft machine gun)<ref name="JaegerLMGpart2" />

Heavy Machine guns

  • Maxim M1910 (Large numbers captured from the Soviets during World War 2. During World War 2 these machineguns were issued to troops of Finnish Army in very large numbers for variety of roles.)<ref name="JaegerMGpart1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="M1910Photos" />
  • Maxim M/09-21 (Finnish modification of Soviet Maxim M1910. Issued mostly to Finnish frontline troops) <ref name="JaegerMGpart1" /><ref name="WinterwarSmallArms" /><ref name="Winterwar" /><ref name="M1910Photos" />
  • Finnish Maxim M32-33 (issued mostly to Finnish frontline troops)<ref name="JaegerMGpart1" /><ref name="Winterwar" /><ref name="M1910Photos" />
  • DS-39 (During Continuation War issued to Finnish frontline troops. Less than 200 captured in 1941)<ref name="JaegerMGpart2">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • M/14 Schwarzlose (used by Swedish volunteer unit during Winter War and some Finnish units until early 1944 during Continuation War. Total number in Finnish use about 70 guns)<ref name="JaegerMGpart2" />
  • MG 08 (About 1,000 guns used by Finnish coastal troops during Continuation War. During late Continuation War relatively small number was also issued to fortification units.)<ref name="JaegerMGpart2" />
  • Vickers machine gun (About 100 machine guns used by coastal troops and home front units)<ref name="JaegerMGpart2" />
  • Goryunov SG-43 (captured)

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Anti-tank weapons

  • Boys anti-tank rifle (British Boys anti-tank rifle used as 14 mm Pst Kiv/37. 100 Received in January 1940 and another 100 after Winter War)<ref name="WinterwarAT" /><ref name="BoysTankEncyclopedia">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="JaegerAntiTank" />
  • Lahti L-39 (produced after Winter War)<ref name="WinterwarAT" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Solothurn S-18/100 (only 12 Solothurn S-18s in Finnish service.)<ref name="JaegerAntiTank">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle (30 guns bought from Hungary, designated as 8 mm pst kiv/38. Delivered after Winter War.)<ref name="JaegerAntiTank" />
  • PTRD-41 (captured around late 1942 - mid 1944)<ref name="JaegerAntiTank" />
  • PTRS-41 (captured around early 1943 - mid 1944)<ref name="JaegerAntiTank" />
  • Panzerfaust (Delivered from Germany.)<ref name=Panzerschreck /><ref name="JaegerATweapons">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Panzerschreck (Delivered from Germany.)<ref name="Panzerschreck">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="JaegerATweapons" />

French 3rd Republic

Weaponry used by French Army up to 1940 and by French Liberation Army. Template:See also

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

  • MAS M1938 (Standard-issued SMG of the French army. Production began in April 1940. Approx. 2000 SMGs produced before occupation)<ref name="MAS38">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="ETVS">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="ModelMAS38">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Erma EMP-35 (Seized from surrendering Republicans after the Spanish civil war)<ref name=ErmaEMP>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Thompson submachine gun (France ordered 3000 Thompsons due to shortages of SMGs during invasion. Used by French Liberation Army)<ref name=RearmingTheFrench /><ref name="ETVS" /><ref name="MAS38" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>[1]
  • MP 18 (Some were in inventory in 1939. Limited use)<ref name="MP18" />
  • Suomi K/P-31 (150 SMGs seized from surrendering Republicans after the Spanish civil war)<ref>Bellec, Olivier (June 2000). "L'équipement et l'armement des corps francs". Militaria Magazine (in French). No. 179. Histoire & Collections. pp. 39–44.</ref>
  • Sten submachine gun (British aid)

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

German Reich

German paratrooper carrying a MG 42

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In addition to the weapons listed here, German armed forces also used a wide variety of weapons captured from defeated enemies. Template:See also

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Foreign weapons produced under occupation

Submachine guns

  • MP 38/MP 40 (Standard-issued SMG of the German army)<ref name="Maschinenpistolen">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • MP 28 (used by police and occupation forces)<ref name="Maschinenpistolen" /><ref name="MP18">Template:Cite book</ref>
  • Erma EMP-35 (Mainly issued to Waffen-SS and police. In early war issued to reserve troops to fill shortages of MP38)<ref name="Maschinenpistolen" /><ref name=ErmaEMP /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Bergmann MP35 (issued to police units and Waffen-SS)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • MP41 (Combination of an MP-28 stock and the rest of an MP-40. Used by Waffen-SS and police)<ref name="Maschinenpistolen" />
  • MP 3008 (Also known as Volks-MP.3008, Gerät Neumünster and Gerät Potsdam. Copies of the Sten, used by the Volkssturm)<ref name="Maschinenpistolen" /><ref name="StensOfTheWorld" />
  • Suomi KP/-31 - Finnish produced weapon bought from Finland, some captured from other countries.
  • PPD-40 (captured from Soviets as "MP 715(r)")<ref name="Maschinenpistolen" />
  • PPSh-41 (captured from Soviets as "MP 717(r)". Some of them were rebarreled for 9×19mm Parabellum and designated as "MP-41(r)")<ref name="Maschinenpistolen" /><ref name="PPSH41" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Foreign weapons produced under occupation

  • MP 34(ö) (Austrian Steyr-Solothurn S1-100. Adopted by Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS)<ref name="Maschinenpistolen" />
  • MAS-38 (Designated as "MP 722(f)" issued to local militia and occupying forces)<ref name="ModelMAS38" />
  • Beretta Model 38A & 38/42 (Designated as "MP 738(i)" & "MP 739(i)")<ref name="Maschinenpistolen" /><ref name=MAB38 />
  • ZK-383<ref name="Maschinenpistolen" />

Automatic rifles

Rifles

Foreign weapons produced under occupation

Sniper rifles

Machine guns

  • MG 13 Light machine gun (Fairly limited usage by early war second-line troops, used by the Volkssturm, main machine gun of the Pzkpfw I light tank and used as a ground anti-aircraft weapon. Replaced by the MG 34. Still used until the end of the war)<ref name="Maschinengewehre">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • MG 34 General-purpose machine gun (Main fire support weapon of the German army until partially superseded by the MG 42. Remained in use, especially mounted on vehicles, until the end of the war due to flaws with the MG42.)<ref name="Maschinengewehre" /><ref name="MG34MG42">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • MG 42 General-purpose machine gun (Going to be the main fire support weapon of the German army after 1942-1943 after replacing MG 34, but not very successfully to replace the MG34 to be the main fire support weapon of the German army. Due to it unable mounted in any vehicle and high recoil. Mostly installed it on a tripod to used it as a trench defensive weapon)<ref name="Maschinengewehre" /><ref name="MG34MG42" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Bergmann MG 15nA machine gun used by volkssturm
  • MG 08 & MG 08/15 (limited use)
  • MG 30 (captured from Austria. Limited use by mountain troops. Never adopted by Wehrmacht)<ref name="Maschinengewehre" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • MG 35-36A "Knorr-Bremse" (limited usage by Waffen-SS from 1943)<ref name="Maschinengewehre" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Browning wz. 1928 (captured from Poland and designated as "MG 28(p)")<ref name="Maschinengewehre" />
  • Breda M30 (used by Afrika Korps. Designated as "MG 099(i)")<ref name="Maschinengewehre" />
  • Breda M37 (Seized from Italians after Armsitice and used on Italian front. Designated as "MG 259(i)")<ref name="Maschinengewehre" />
  • Mitrailleur M.20 (captured from Netherland, designated as "MG 100(h)")<ref name="Maschinengewehre" />
  • Schwarzlose M7/12 & M7/24 (captured examples after annexation of Austria and Czechoslovakia)

Foreign weapons produced under occupation

  • Maschinengewehr MG 26(t) (ZB vz.26 Mainly used by Waffen-SS)<ref name="Maschinengewehre" />
  • Maschinengewehr MG 30(t) (ZB vz. 30)<ref name="Maschinengewehre" />
  • MG37(t) (ZB-53)<ref name="Maschinengewehre" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Schweres Maschinengewehr 258(d) (Madsen machine gun)

Grenades and grenade launchers

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Anti-aircraft rocket launcher

Guided explosive weapons

Miscellaneous guns

  • M30 Luftwaffe Drilling(This weapon featured two side-by-side 12 gauge shotgun barrels on top and a 9.3x74mmR rifle barrel below, A survival weapon issued to Luftwaffe pilots during World War II)

Kingdom of Greece

Weaponry used by Hellenic Army during World War II. After World War I Greece received a large quantities of French weaponry. After fall of Greece elements of the Greek Armed Forces that managed to escape to the British-controlled Middle East formed Greek Armed Forces in the Middle East, these forces were reequipped by UK. Partisans and resistance movement used weapons from various sources but mainly used captured Italian and German weapons from Greco-Italian War and German invasion of Greece, they were also supplied by UK and OSS.

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

  • Steyr MP34 (used by gendarmerie and police forces)<ref name="GreekGuns" /><ref name="GreekSmallArms3" />
  • Thompson M1928 and M1A1 (used by Greek Armed Forces in the Middle East)<ref name="GreekSmallArms3" />
  • Sten submachine gun (used by partisans)<ref name="GreekSmallArms3" />
  • United Defense M42 (used by partisans. Received from OSS)<ref name="GreekSmallArms3" />
  • Beretta M1938 (captured from the Italians)<ref name="GreekSmallArms3" />
  • MP 40 & MP 41 (captured from the Germans)<ref name="GreekSmallArms3" />

Rifles

Light machine guns

  • Hotchkiss Μ1922/26 (Standard light machine gun)<ref name="GreekGuns" /><ref name="GreekSmallArms2" />
  • Hotchkiss M1909 Benét–Mercié machine gun (Remained in service after World War I)<ref name="GreekGuns" /><ref name="GreekSmallArms2" />
  • Chauchat M1915 (Remained in service after World War I)<ref name="GreekGuns" /><ref name="GreekSmallArms2" />
  • EPK M1939 (Prototype only)
  • Bren machine gun (used by Greek Armed Forces in the Middle East, replaced Lewis Gun)<ref name="GreekSmallArms3" />
  • Lewis machine gun (used by Greek Armed Forces in the Middle East)<ref name="GreekSmallArms3" />
  • Breda M1930 (captured from the Italians)<ref name="GreekSmallArms3" />
  • MG 34 (captured from the Germans)<ref name="GreekSmallArms3" />
  • MG 42 (captured from the Germans)<ref name="GreekSmallArms3" />
  • ZB vz. 26 (captured from the Germans)<ref name="GreekSmallArms3" />

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Kingdom of Hungary

Weaponry used by Royal Hungarian Army that fought on the side of the Axis powers

Edged Weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

British Raj

The British Indian Army under UK command.

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Imperial State of Iran

Weapons used by Imperial State of Iran during Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in 1941

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Kingdom of Iraq

Weapons used by Kingdom of Iraq during Anglo-Iraqi War in 1941

Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Kingdom of Italy

Weaponry of Royal Italian Army up to 1943 and National Republican Army from 1943. Template:See also

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Light machine guns

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

  • Breda M1937 (Standard HMG adopted in 1937, main fire support weapon of the Italian army)<ref name="ItaMilForces1943" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Japanese Empire

Weaponry used by Imperial Japanese Armed Forces during World War II. Japan officially joined the conflict in 1941 but was still involved in Second Sino-Japanese War.

Japanese soldiers with a Type 92 machine gun during the 1941 Battle of Changsha

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Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

  • Type 100 Nambu (Issue to infantry in any final battle in WW2. Due to facing powerful allies advancing and need more firepower to defend. Being forced issue the gun to the infantry unit)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Type Be (SIG Bergmann adopted by the SNLF. It wasn't issued to troops fighting on the Pacific Front)<ref name="JapaneseWeapons" /><ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Type Su (Steyr-Solothurn S1-100)<ref name="JapaneseWeapons" />
  • Thompson (captured Chinese copies, unofficial issue)

Rifles

  • Type 99 Arisaka (standard issue rifle, partially replaced the Type 38 rifle)<ref name="Arisakas" /><ref name="JapaneseWeapons" />
    • Type 99 Arisaka sniper rifle (attached with NTC(Nippon Typewriter Company) Kogaku 4x 7° field of view Scope)<ref name="Arisakas" />
  • Type 38 Arisaka (origin standard issue rifle, also produced in shortened version, replaced by the Type 99 Arisaka, still used till the end of the war)<ref name="Arisakas">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="JapaneseWeapons" />
    • Type 97 Arisaka sniper rifle (a scoped Type 38 Arisaka rifle)<ref name="Arisakas" /><ref name="JapaneseWeapons" />
  • Type I Arisaka (used for training, issued to Naval guard and some garrison units)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Type 44 Arisaka (used by cavalry)<ref name="Arisakas" /><ref name="JapaneseWeapons" />
  • Type 2 TERA (used by Teishin Shudan at later stages of the war)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Light Machine guns

Heavy Machine guns

Grenades

Grenade dischargers

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Guided explosive weapons

  • I-Go (Remote-controlled explosive machine)

Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Anti-tank weapons

Manchukuo

The Manchukuo Imperial Army served under Japanese Command in Second Sino-Japanese War and during Invasion of Manchuria in 1945.

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Light Machine guns

Heavy Machine guns

Grenade dischargers

Mengjiang

The Inner Mongolian Army served under Japanese Command in Second Sino-Japanese War and during Invasion of Manchuria in 1945.

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Mongolian People's Republic

The Mongolian People's Army, under Soviet Command, served in Manchuria in 1945 and in the Battles of Khalkhin Gol in 1939

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Netherlands

The weaponry used by Royal Netherlands Army up to 1940 and colonial troops of Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) up 1942. After occupation Dutch government continued in exile. Free Dutch Forces were equipped by Western Allies - Mainly British Commonwealth. Template:See also

Sidearms

Submachine guns

  • MP 28 (used by the KNIL. Bought 150 submachine guns before war)<ref name=DutchHandguns /><ref name="KNIL3642" />
  • Thompson M1928 (used by the KNIL. Bought 2000 submachine guns before war. Also used by Free Dutch Forces)<ref name=DutchHandguns /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Sten submachine gun (used by Free Dutch Forces)
  • Owen submachine gun (used by Free Dutch Forces on Pacific)

Rifles

Light Machine guns

Medium Machine guns

Heavy Machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

  • Brandt Mle 27/31 (Mortier van 8 Brandt or M.27/31. Used by both Army and KNIL)<ref name="KNIL3642" />

Anti-tank weapons

New Zealand

The 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force that served in Africa, Mediterranean and Pacific theatre Template:See also

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Norway

Weapons used by Norwegian Army during the Norwegian campaign in 1940. Norwegian resistance movement used weapons from various sources, Commandos primarily used British equipment. Norwegian police troops in Sweden were recruited from refugees and trained in secret camps by Swedish military and used Swedish equipment, they originally intended to help maintain order in a post-war Norway however they partially participated in Liberation of Finnmark

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Commonwealth of the Philippines

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Weaponry used by Philippine Army in Commonwealth period. Philippine Army mainly used the old American equipment from Philippine–American War. In 1941 Philippine Army was placed under command of USAFFE.

Edged weapons

Bayonet

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Shotguns

Rifles

Sniper rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Grenade launcher

Anti-tank weapon

  • Boys anti-tank rifle (Delivered to resistance against Japanese occupation)<ref name="BoysTankEncyclopedia" />

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

2nd Polish Republic

Polish infantry marching with their rifles

Before Germany conquered Poland the Polish army was chiefly equipped with weapons of its own making. After the German and Soviet occupation, the Polish government continued in exile. Polish armed forces in the West were equipped by the Western Allies, principally the UK and those formed in the East under the USSR were equipped with Soviet equipment, Polish Army in France was equipped with French equipment. Within occupied Poland the Polish resistance forces were equipped with weapons from many sources.

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Edged weapons

  • Bagnet wz.1898/05 (Bayonet acquired by Poland after WWI, used on Kb.wz.98)
  • Template:Ill (Bayonet for all Polish Mauser Rifles and Carbines and modified Mosin Carbine)
  • Template:Ill (Bayonet for Kb.wz.98 and Kbk.wz.29)

Sidearms

Submachine gun

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Grenade launchers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Kingdom of Romania

Romania joined the Axis Powers in 1940 and the Romanian Royal Army fought on that side until August 1944. After a coup d'état in August 1944 Romania fought alongside the USSR against Germany and Hungary.

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

  • MAN 1939 (Polish wz.33 offensive and defensive grenades produced under a license)<ref name="RomanianArmyWW2" /><ref name=WW2RO /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Granát vz.34 (Impact grenade Kyser)<ref name="RomanianArmyWW2" /><ref name=WW2RO />
  • Geballte Ladung (Satchel charge made of German stick grenades)<ref name="RomanianArmyWW2" />
  • CIAG smoke grenade<ref name="RomanianArmyWW2" />
  • Unknown Romanian grenade <ref name="SovietGrenadeManual" />

Flamethrowers

Mortars

  • Brandt Mle 1935<ref name="RomanianArmyWW2" /><ref name=WW2RO /><ref name=WWIIROEast />
  • Brandt Mle 27/31<ref name="RomanianArmyWW2" /><ref name=WW2RO /><ref name=WWIIROEast />
  • M1938 mortar (captured and copied as Reșița Model 1942)<ref name=WW2RO /><ref name=WW2ROWest />

Anti-tank weapons

First Slovak Republic

Weaponry of First Slovak Republic participating in the conflict from 1939 to 1944 on the side of Axis powers.

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Rifles

Submachine guns

  • MP 40<ref name=SlovenskyStat />
  • PPD-40 (captured)<ref name=SlovenskyStat />
  • ZK-383 (In total 190 submachine guns were delivered at the beginning of 1943)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Light machine guns

  • ZB vz. 26<ref name="ArmadaVojenstvi" /><ref name=SlovenskyStat /><ref name="DruhaSvetovaValka" />
  • ZB vz. 30<ref name=SlovenskyStat />

Heavy machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Union of South Africa

The Union of South Africa serving under UK command. Served in East Africa, North Africa, Madagascar, and Italy.

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Soviet Union

Weaponry used by Red Army during World War II.

Edged weapons

Handguns

Submachine guns

Automatic rifles

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Grenade launchers

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Thailand

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Grenade dischargers

Anti-tank weapons

United Kingdom (including colonies)

Australian soldiers at Tobruk, equipped with Thompson submachine guns and Lee-Enfield rifles

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Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Sniper rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Obstacle clearing explosive charges

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

United States of America

A U.S. Marine armed with a M1 carbine
Two U.S. soldiers with M1 Garand rifles

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Blade weapons

Sidearms

Shotguns

Commonly used by the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific theater, limited use in Europe.

Submachine guns

  • Thompson submachine gun (Standard-issued SMG of the US army, various variants used by Army and Marine Corps, M1A1 variant is the standard issue)<ref name="ThompsonSMG">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="ReadyForBattle" />
  • M3 'Grease Gun' (M3 variant was the main variant used during the war. Introduced as low cost replacement for Thompson, but never completely replaced it.)<ref name="ReadyForBattle" />
  • M50/M55 Reising (used by USMC 1941–1943 in the Pacific, and supplied as Lend-Lease to USSR and other countries)<ref name="MP18" />
  • United Defense M42 (supplied to resistance and partisan groups, also issued to some OSS members, but not in great quantities.)

Automatic Rifles

Rifles

Sniper rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Grenade launchers

Obstacle clearing explosive charges

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Automatic rifles

Rifles

Light Machine guns

Medium Machine guns

Heavy Machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Flamethrowers

Anti-tank weapons

Non-Aligned Volunteers

There are countries in World War 2 that are non-aligned but sent volunteers. Two for example are Sweden for The Winter War and The Spanish State during The Advance Towards Moscow.

Sidearms

Submachine Guns

Rifles

Machine Guns

See also

Notes

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References

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Bibliography

  • David Miller. (2003). "The illustrated directory of 20th-century guns". Minneapolis, Minnesota: Zenith Imprint. Template:ISBN.
  • James H. Willbanks. (2004). "Machine guns: An illustrated history of their impact". Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. Template:ISBN.
  • Jeff Kinard. (2004). "Pistols: An illustrated history of their impact". Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. Template:ISBN.
  • John Walterll. (2006)."The rifle story: An illustrated history from 1756 to the present day". Norwalk, Connecticut: MBI Publishing company. Template:ISBN.
  • Robert W.D. Ball. (2011). "Mauser military rifles of the world". Iola, Wisconsin: New York City, New York: F+W Media, Inc. Template:ISBN.
  • Wayne Zwoll. (2003). "Bolt action rifles". Iola, Wisconsin: Krause publications. Template:ISBN.

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