List of World War II infantry weapons

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This is a list of infantry weapons which were used in World War II (1939–1945).

Albania

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Australia

Two Australian soldiers equipped with Owen submachine guns

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Austria

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Belgium

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Light machine guns

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

Anti-tank weapons

Brazil

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Shotguns

Rifles

Light machine guns

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Anti-tank weapons

Bulgaria

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

State of Burma

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Canada

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Anti-tank weapons

China

A Chinese Nationalist Army soldier equipped with a ZB vz. 26 and a German M1935 helmet

Weapons used by the National Revolutionary Army, as well as Communist forces and Chinese warlords

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Light machine guns

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Anti-tank weapons

Independent State of Croatia

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Automatic rifles

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Czechoslovakia

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

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Denmark

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Shotguns

Rifles

Machine guns

Anti-tank weapons

Egypt

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Estonia

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Anti-tank weapons

Ethiopia

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Finland

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mines

Flamethrowers

Anti-tank weapons

Anti-aircraft weapons

France

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Shotguns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Guided explosive weapons

Nazi Germany

German paratrooper carrying a MG 42

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

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Foreign weapons produced under occupation

Submachine guns

Foreign weapons produced under occupation

Combination guns

Automatic rifles and assault rifles

Bolt action rifles

Foreign weapons produced under occupation

Sniper rifles

Machine guns

Foreign weapons produced under occupation

Grenades & Grenade launchers

Mine

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Anti-aircraft rocket launcher

Guided explosive weapons

Greece

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Light machine guns

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Hungary

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mines

Anti-tank weapons

India

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Shotguns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Iran

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Iraq

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Italy

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Light machine guns

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Japan

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

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Semi-automatic rifles

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Grenade dischargers

Mines

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Guided explosive weapons

  • I-Go (Remote-controlled explosive machine)

Latvia

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Lithuania

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Luxembourg

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Anti-tank weapons

Manchukuo

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenade dischargers

Mengjiang

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Mexico

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Anti-tank weapons

Mongolia

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Montenegro

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Nepal

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Netherlands

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Anti-tank weapons

New Zealand

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Anti-tank weapons

Norway

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Philippines

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Shotguns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Grenade launchers

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Poland

Polish infantry marching with their rifles

Sidearms

Submachine gun

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Grenade launchers

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Romania

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Anti-tank weapons

Slovak Republic

Sidearms

Rifles

Submachine guns

Light machine guns

Heavy machine guns

Mortars

South Africa

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Soviet Union

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Automatic and battle rifles

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Grenade launchers

Mines

Flamethrowers

Anti-tank weapons

Thailand

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Grenade dischargers

Anti-tank weapons

United Kingdom (including colonies)

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

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Shotguns

Rifles

Sniper rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Obstacle clearing explosive charges

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Guided explosive weapons

United States

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

Blade weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Shotguns

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

Rifles

Sniper rifles

Recoilless rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Grenade launchers

Obstacle clearing explosive charges

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Yugoslavia

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Automatic rifles

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Anti-tank weapons

World War II weapons list shown by categories

WWII weapons list shown by categories
Edged Weapons
Weapons Type Cartridges Country Of Origin Details
NR-40 Combat Knife N/A Soviet Union N/A
1219C2 Combat Knife N/A United States N/A
Fairbairn–Sykes Dagger N/A United Kingdom N/A
SG84/98 III Bayonet N/A Nazi Germany N/A
Type 30 Bayonet N/A Empire Of Japan N/A
M1939 Dagger N/A Kingdom Of Italy N/A
Pistols
Weapons Type Cartridges Country Of Origin Details
TT-33 Pistol 7.62×25mm Tokarev Soviet Union N/A
M1911A1 Pistol .45 ACP United States N/A
Webley Mk IV Pistol .38/200 British Empire N/A
Walther P38 Pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Nazi Germany N/A
Type 14 Nambu Pistol 8×22mm Nambu Empire Of Japan N/A
Beretta M34 Pistol .380 ACP Kingdom Of Italy N/A
Shotguns
Weapons Type Cartridges Country Of Origin Details
Winchester M12 Shotgun 12-Gauge United States N/A
Sub-Machine Guns
Weapons Type Cartridges Country Of Origin Details
PPSh-41 Sub-Machine Gun 7.62×25mm Tokarev Soviet Union N/A
PPS-43 Sub-Machine Gun 7.62×25mm Tokarev Soviet Union N/A
M1A1 Thompson Sub-Machine Gun .45 ACP United States N/A
M3A1 Sub-Machine Gun .45 ACP United States N/A
Sten Mk II Sub-Machine Gun 9×19mm Parabellum United Kingdom N/A
MP40 Sub-Machine Gun 9×19mm Parabellum Nazi Germany N/A
Type 100 Nambu Sub-Machine Gun 8×22mm Nambu Empire Of Japan N/A
Beretta M38A Sub-Machine Gun 9×19mm Parabellum Kingdom Of Italy N/A
Assault Rifles & Battle Rifles
Weapons Type Cartridges Country Of Origin Details
StG44 Assault Rifle 7.92×33mm Kurz Nazi Germany Available Attachment:
  • ZF4 4× Scope
FG42 Battle Rifle 7.92×57mm Mauser Nazi Germany Available Attachment:
  • ZFG42 4× Scope
Rifles & Anti-Tank Rifles
Weapons Type Cartridges Country Of Origin Details
Mosin–Nagant M1891/1930 Rifle 7.62×54mmR Soviet Union Available Attachment:
  • PU 3.5× Scope
SVT-40 Rifle 7.62×54mmR Soviet Union Available Attachment:
  • PU 3.5× Scope
M1 Garand Rifle .30-06 Springfield United States Available Attachment:
  • M84 2.2× Scope
Springfield M1903A1 Rifle .30-06 Springfield United States Available Attachment:
  • Unertl 7.8× Scope
M1 Carbine Rifle .30 Carbine United States N/A
Lee–Enfield No.4 Mk I Rifle .303 British United Kingdom Available Attachment:
  • No.32 Mk II 3.5× Scope
Kar98k Rifle 7.92×57mm Mauser Nazi Germany Available Attachment:
  • ZF42 5× Scope
G43 Rifle 7.92×57mm Mauser Nazi Germany Available Attachment:
  • ZF4 4× Scope
Type 99 Arisaka Rifle 7.7×58mm Arisaka Empire Of Japan Available Attachment:
  • Type 99 4× Scope
Carcano M1891/1938 Rifle 6.5×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano Kingdom Of Italy N/A
PTRD-41 Anti-Tank Rifle 14.5×114mm Soviet Union N/A
PTRS-41 Anti-Tank Rifle 14.5×114mm Soviet Union N/A
Machine Guns
Weapons Type Cartridges Country Of Origin Details
DP-28 Light Machine Gun 7.62×54mmR Soviet Union N/A
M1918A2 Light Machine Gun .30-06 Springfield United States N/A
Bren Mk II Light Machine Gun .303 British United Kingdom N/A
MG13 Light Machine Gun 7.92×57mm Mauser Weimar Republic N/A
Type 99 Nambu Light Machine Gun 7.7×58mm Arisaka Empire Of Japan N/A
Breda M30 Light Machine Gun 6.5×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano Kingdom Of Italy N/A
M1919A4 Medium Machine Gun .30-06 Springfield United States Available Gun Mount:
  • M2 Tripod
Vickers Mk I Medium Machine Gun .303 British United Kingdom N/A
Maxim M1910 Heavy Machine Gun 7.62×54mmR Russian Empire Available Gun Mount:
  • Sokolov Wheel Mount
Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun .50 BMG United States Available Gun Mount:
  • M3 Tripod
Type 92 Nambu Heavy Machine Gun 7.7×58mm Arisaka Empire Of Japan N/A
Breda M37 Heavy Machine Gun 8×59mm RB Breda Kingdom Of Italy N/A
MG34 General-Purpose Machine Gun 7.92×57mm Mauser Nazi Germany Available Gun Mount:
  • Lafette 34 Tripod w/MG Z 34 Telescopic Sight
MG42 General-Purpose Machine Gun 7.92×57mm Mauser Nazi Germany Available Gun Mount:
  • Lafette 42 Tripod w/MG Z 40 Telescopic Sight
Grenades & Anti-Tank Grenades
Weapons Type Filling Country Of Origin Details
RGD-33 Grenade TNT Soviet Union N/A
Mk II Grenade TNT United States N/A
No.36 Mk I Grenade Baratol United Kingdom N/A
M24 Grenade TNT Weimar Republic N/A
Type 97 Grenade TNT Empire Of Japan N/A
OTO Mod. 35 Grenade TNT Kingdom Of Italy N/A
RPG-43 Anti-Tank Grenade TNT Soviet Union N/A
No.74 Anti-Tank Grenade NG United Kingdom N/A
H3.5 Anti-Tank Grenade TNT Nazi Germany N/A
OTO L Anti-Tank Grenade TNT Kingdom Of Italy N/A


See also

References

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