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* [[Maxim M/32-33|Finnish Maxim M32-33]]
* [[Maxim M/32-33|Finnish Maxim M32-33]]
* [[Vickers machine gun]]
* [[Vickers machine gun]]
* [[Chauchat|Chauchat M1915]] (Mainly used in the anti-aircraft role)
* [[Chauchat M1915]] (Mainly used in the anti-aircraft role)
* [[Madsen machine gun]] (Used by Norwegian and Danish volunteers)
* [[Madsen machine gun]] (Used by Norwegian and Danish volunteers)
* [[Lahti-Saloranta M/26|Lahti-Saloranta M26]]
* [[Lahti-Saloranta M/26|Lahti-Saloranta M26]]
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* [[Darne machine gun]]
* [[Darne machine gun]]
* [[FM 24/29 light machine gun|MAC M1924/29 light machine gun]]
* [[FM 24/29 light machine gun|MAC M1924/29 light machine gun]]
* [[Chauchat|Chauchat M1915]]
* [[Chauchat M1915]]


'''Grenades'''
'''Grenades'''
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* [[M1919 Browning|Browning M1919A4]]
* [[M1919 Browning|Browning M1919A4]]
* [[M2 Browning|Browning M2HB]]
* [[M2 Browning|Browning M2HB]]
* [[Bren|Bren Mk I and Mk II]]
* [[Bren machine gun|Bren Mk I and Mk II]]
* [[Vickers gun|Vickers Mk I]]
* [[Vickers machine gun|Vickers Mk I]]
* [[Type 11 Light Machine Gun|Nambu Type 11]]
* [[Type 11 Light Machine Gun|Nambu Type 11]]
* [[Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun|Nambu Type 92]]
* [[Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun|Nambu Type 92]]
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* [[PM M1910|Maxim M1910]]
* [[PM M1910|Maxim M1910]]
* [[DShK|DShK machine gun]]
* [[DShK machine gun]]
* [[SG-43 Goryunov|Goryunov SG-43]]
* [[SG-43 Goryunov|Goryunov SG-43]]


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* [[Colt M/29|Colt M29]] (Standard heavy machine gun and anti-aircraft defense)
* [[Colt M/29|Colt M29]] (Standard heavy machine gun and anti-aircraft defense)
* [[Hotchkiss M1914|Hotchkiss M1898]] (Had been replaced by the Colt M29 by 1940, but was still part of the armament of several fortifications)
* [[Hotchkiss M1914|Hotchkiss M1898]] (Had been replaced by the Colt M29 by 1940, but was still part of the armament of several fortifications)
* [[Bren|Bren light machine gun]] (Norwegian Resistance)
* [[Bren light machine gun]] (Norwegian Resistance)
* [[Madsen machine gun|Madsen M14 and M22]] (Standard light machine gun)
* [[Madsen machine gun|Madsen M14 and M22]] (Standard light machine gun)


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* [[Browning wz.1928]] (Standard light machine gun)
* [[Browning wz.1928]] (Standard light machine gun)
* [[PM M1910|Maxim wz. 1910]] (Used by the [[Polish Armed Forces in the East]])
* [[PM M1910|Maxim wz. 1910]] (Used by the [[Polish Armed Forces in the East]])
* [[Bren|Bren light machine gun]] (Used by the [[Polish Armed Forces in the West]]))
* [[Bren light machine gun]] (Used by the [[Polish Armed Forces in the West]]))
* [[Type C machine gun]]
* [[Type C machine gun]]
* [[Degtyaryov machine gun]] (Used by the [[Polish Armed Forces in the East]])
* [[Degtyaryov machine gun]] (Used by the [[Polish Armed Forces in the East]])
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* [[DTM-4|Degtyaryov DTM-4]]
* [[DTM-4|Degtyaryov DTM-4]]
* [[RPD|Degtyaryov RPD]] (Limited use in 1945)
* [[RPD|Degtyaryov RPD]] (Limited use in 1945)
* [[DShK|DShK machine gun]]
* [[DShK machine gun]]
* [[SG-43 Goryunov|Goryunov SG-43]]
* [[SG-43 Goryunov|Goryunov SG-43]]


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* [[Breda 30|Breda M1930]] (Captured)
* [[Breda 30|Breda M1930]] (Captured)
* [[Breda M37|Breda M1937]] (Captured)
* [[Breda M37|Breda M1937]] (Captured)
* [[Chauchat|Chauchat M1915]]
* [[Chauchat M1915]]
* [[Madsen machine gun]]
* [[Madsen machine gun]]
* [[ZB vz. 26]]
* [[ZB vz. 26]]

Revision as of 01:53, 25 October 2020

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

Australia

Two Australian soldiers equipped with Owen submachine guns

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

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

Canada

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Anti-tank weapons

China

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

Czechoslovak Republic

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

Grenades

Anti-tank weapons

Estonia

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Anti-tank weapons

Finland

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mines

Flamethrowers

Anti-tank weapons

Anti-aircraft weapons

France

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Shotguns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Guided explosive weapons

Germany

German paratrooper carrying a MG 42

Edged weapons

Flare guns

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Shotguns

Select fire intermediate cartridge automatic rifles

Rifles

Sniper rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Grenade launchers

Mines

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

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

Flare guns

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mines

Anti-tank weapons

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

Flare guns

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

British Malaya

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Shotguns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Anti-tank weapons

Manchukuo

Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenade dischargers

Mexico

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Anti-tank weapons

Mongolia

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

Grenades

Philippines

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Shotguns

Automatic rifles

Rifles

Sniper rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Grenade launchers

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Poland

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

Light machine guns

Heavy machine guns

Mortars

South Africa

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Soviet Union

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Soviet partisans in Belarus, armed with PPD-40 submachine gun and a Mosin-Nagant rifle

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Automatic rifles and battle rifles

Rifles

Anti-tank 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 British Empire)

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

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Sniper rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Obstacle clearing explosive charges

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Guided explosive weapons

United States of America

Two American soldiers with M1 Garand rifles

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Shotguns (Commonly used by the Marines 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

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Anti-tank weapons


WWII Weapons list shown by categories

WWII Weapons List Shown By Categories

Close Combat 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

S84/98 III

Bayonet N/A Nazi Germany N/A

Type 98

Sabre N/A Empire of Japan N/A
M39 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

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

MP 40

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

StG 44

Assault rifle 7.92×33mm Kurz Nazi Germany Available Attachment:
  • ZF4 4× Scope

FG 42

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 M91/30

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

Gewehr 43

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 M91/38

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 Czechoslovakia

United Kingdom

N/A

MG26(t)

Light Machine Gun 7.92×57mm Mauser Czechoslovakia Commonly used by the Wehrmacht during skirmish battle

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 N/A

Vickers Mk I

Medium Machine Gun .303 British United Kingdom N/A

Maxim M1910

Heavy Machine Gun 7.62×54mmR Russian Empire N/A

Browning M2HB

Heavy Machine Gun .50 BMG United States N/A

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

MG 34

General Purpose Machine Gun 7.92×57mm Mauser Nazi Germany N/A

MG 42

General Purpose Machine Gun 7.92×57mm Mauser Nazi Germany N/A
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

Grenade Baratol United Kingdom N/A

M24

Grenade TNT German Empire N/A

Type 97

Grenade TNT Empire of Japan N/A

M35

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

Hafthohlladung H3.5

Anti-Tank Grenade TNT Nazi Germany N/A

Type L

Anti-Tank Grenade TNT Kingdom of Italy N/A


See also

References

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