This is a list of World War II infantry weapons.
Kingdom of Albania The Albanian Kingdom maintained a small military force that was heavily influenced by Italy. Following the Italian invasion of Albania in April 1939, Albania was incorporated into the Italian Empire as the Italian protectorate of Albania. Albanian military units were reorganized under Italian command and received mostly Italian-made weapons and equipment. During the Greco-Italian War in 1940–1941, Albanian units participated as part of the Italian military effort against Greece. Albanian soldiers were mainly equipped with Italian small arms, including Carcano rifles, Beretta pistols, and Italian machine guns. After the Armistice of Cassibile in 1943, Italian forces withdrew from Albania and German forces occupied the country during the German invasion of Albania. The Wehrmacht supplied some Albanian formations with German weapons, while the National Liberation Movement and Albanian partisans obtained weapons from Allied airdrops, captured Italian equipment, and captured German supplies.
Sidearms Glisenti Model 1910 – Italian service pistol supplied through Italian military channels and used by Albanian troops equipped by Italy. Beretta Model 1915 – Used by Italian-equipped Albanian military personnel and security units. Beretta M1934 – Standard Italian service pistol used by Italian forces and supplied to Albanian formations during the Italian occupation. Beretta M1935 – Used alongside the Beretta M1934 by Italian and Albanian personnel. Luger P08 – Used in limited numbers, mainly from German stocks and captured weapons.
Submachine guns Beretta M38 – Used by Italian forces and later by Albanian partisans through captured stocks. Beretta M1918 – Early Italian submachine gun used in limited numbers. Sten – Supplied to the LANÇ by Allied support programs and used by Albanian partisans. MP 40 – Used by German forces and German-equipped Albanian units, later captured by Albanian resistance groups. MP 41 – Used in limited numbers by German forces and resistance units.
Rifles Carcano M1891 – Main Italian rifle supplied to Albanian forces during the Italian occupation period. Carcano M38 – Used by Italian-equipped Albanian units during World War II. M1870 Italian Vetterli – Older Italian rifle supplied with Carcano rifles during the interwar period and retained in limited service. Mannlicher–Schönauer – Used in limited numbers by Albanian military forces before World War II. Mannlicher M1895 - Used by Albanian forces during the interwar period, limited use in World War II. Mauser M1893 – Used by Albanian forces before and during the interwar period. Karabiner 98k – Supplied by Germany and used by German-equipped Albanian units and the LANÇ. Mosin–Nagant – Used by Albanian partisan forces, obtained through Allied supply channels and captured stocks.
Machine guns Breda M30 – Italian light machine gun used by Italian-equipped Albanian units. Breda M37 – Italian medium machine gun used by Italian forces stationed in Albania. Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914 – Older Italian machine gun retained in limited service. Maxim gun – Used in limited numbers from older stocks. Schwarzlose MG M.07/12 – Former Austro-Hungarian machine gun that remained in Balkan service. MG 34 – German general-purpose machine gun used after the German occupation of Albania.
Commonwealth of Australia The Second Australian Imperial Force that served in Mediterranean and Middle East and Pacific theatre
Sidearms Enfield No.2 Smith & Wesson Victory Webley Mk.VI (.455 inch (11.5 mm))
Submachine guns Thompson M1928 & M1928A1 Austen submachine gun (withdrawn from combat use in August 1944) Owen gun (adopted in September 1941. Standard issue SMG of the Australian army in Pacific Theatre)
Rifles Lee–Enfield No.1 Mk III* (standard issue rifle) Lee–Enfield No.1 Mk III* (HT) (sniper rifle) Pattern 1914 Enfield (used as sniper rifle)
Machine guns Lewis gun Bren light machine gun Vickers machine gun
Grenades No.36M Mk.I grenade No.69 Mk.I grenade (Concussion hand grenade. Australians made them of red bakelite) No.77 grenade (White phosphorus hand grenade)
Flamethrowers M2 flamethrower
Mortars Ordnance SBML 2-inch mortar Ordnance ML 3-inch mortar
Anti-tank weapons Boys anti-tank rifle PIAT
Federal State of Austria The Austrian Bundesheer was incorporated into the German Wehrmacht after the Anschluss in 1938.
Sidearms Steyr M1912 Mauser C96 Rast & Gasser M1898 Roth-Steyr M1907
Submachine guns MP-34
Rifles Mannlicher M1895 rifle Mannlicher M95/30 short rifle
Machine guns Schwarzlose M.07/12 Mg 30
Mortars 8cm M33 Minenwerfer
Grenades Rohrhandgranate Austrian Stielhandgranate
Kingdom of 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 Browning Hi-Power (standard issue sidearm adopted in 1935) Browning FN M1910 and M1922 Nagant M1895 FN 1900
Submachine guns Mitraillette Modèle 1934 (MP 28/II produced under license at Pieper) Sten (used by Free Belgian forces)
Rifles Fusil Modèle 1935 (standard issue rifle intended to replace older Model 1889) Belgian Mauser Model 1889 & Model 1889/36 (Remained in service. Modernized Model 1889/36 is known as Fusil Modèle 1936) Belgian Mauser Model 1916 Carbine Mauser Gewehr 98 & Kar98 AZ (received from Germany after First World War as compensation) Lee–Enfield No.4 Mk I (used by Free Belgian forces)
Light machine guns Lewis machine gun FN Mle 1930 - Standard light machine gun adopted in 1930. Copy of Colt R75 (the Browning Automatic Rifle Model 1925 ) MG 08/15 Fusil-Mitrailleur 1915-27 (used by rear-line units) Bren light machine gun (used by Free Belgian forces)
Medium machine guns Hotchkiss M1914 (used by Chasseur Ardennais) Vickers machine gun
Heavy machine guns Browning M1917 MG 08 Colt-Browning 1895/14 (used by reserve)
Grenades Mills bomb
Mortars Lance-grenades de 50 mm D.B.T. Stokes Mortar (used by Force Publique) Two-inch mortar (used by Free Belgian forces)
Anti-tank weapons PIAT
Third Brazilian Republic The Brazilian Expeditionary Force, under US command, served in Italy from 1944.
Sidearms M1917 revolver Colt M1911 P06 Luger (home front) MAS Mle 1892 (home front)
Submachine guns M3 submachine gun Thompson submachine gun MP-28 (home front) SIG M20 Bergmann (home front) Mauser C96 Schnellfeuer M713 including foreign copies (home front)
Rifles Springfield M1903 (standard issue rifle) M1 carbine M1 Garand (limited numbers) FN M1924 (home front) Vz. 24 (home front) Vz. 33 (home front) Mauser M1908 (home front) Mauser M1894 (home front) Mauser M1935 (home front) upgraded Mauser 1908
Light machine guns Browning M1918 Madsen machine gun (home front) Hotchkiss M1922 (home front) Zb vz. 26 (home front) Hotchkiss M1909 Portative (home front)
Medium machine guns Browning M1919 Hotchkiss M1914 (home front)
Heavy machine guns Browning M1917 Browning M2 MG 08 (home front)
Grenades Mk.2 fragmentation hand grenade BMB offensive grenade (home front) DMB defensive grenade (home front) Mills bomb (home front)
Anti-tank weapons M1 Bazooka
Kingdom of Bulgaria
Sidearms Luger P08 pistol Walther PP Tokarev TT-33 (supplies from USSR 1944)
Submachine guns ZK-383 Steyr MP34 MP 40 PPSh-41 (supplies from USSR 1944) PPS-43 (supplies from USSR 1944)
Rifles Steyr-Mannlicher M1895 (standard issue rifle) Mosin–Nagant M1891/30 Mauser Karabiner 98k
Machine guns Maxim M1910 (supplies from USSR 1945) ZB vz. 26 ZB vz. 30 ZB vz. 53 Madsen machine gun Schwarzlose M1907/12 MG 08 MG 30 MG 34 MG 42 Chauchat ZB vz. 60 DShK (supplies from USSR 1945) Degtyaryov DP-27 (supplies from USSR 1945)
Mortars Brandt M1927/31 8 cm Granatwerfer 34
Anti-tank weapons Solothurn S-18/100 Panzerschreck Panzerfaust
Grenade launcher Schießbecher
Grenades Stielhandgranate M1924/1943 Blendkörper 1H & 2H Nebelhandgranate 39 Bulgarian Offensive/Defensive stick grenade (based on Stielhandgranate M1917
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 Nambu pistol Webley Revolver (captured)
Submachine guns Type 100 submachine gun M1 Thompson (captured) Sten (captured)
Rifles Arisaka Type 30 Arisaka Type 38 Lee-Enfield (captured)
Machine guns Bren light machine gun (captured) Lewis gun (captured) Vickers machine gun (captured) Type 3 heavy machine gun Type 11 light machine gun
Dominion of 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 developed a simplified version and adopted it as pistol No. 2) Enfield No.2 (approx. 3500 revolvers acquired, some issued to RCAF) Colt M1911 (approx. 4000 Colts acquired. Issued to Airborne troops from 1942) Smith & Wesson Military & Police (Main service sidearm during World War 2, many received from Lend-Lease)
Submachine guns Sten submachine gun (locally produced. Never used in Mediterranean theatre) Thompson submachine gun (adopted after Fall of France) Lanchester submachine gun (used by Royal Canadian Navy) Reising M50
Rifles Lee–Enfield No.3 and No.4 Mk I (locally produced, standard issue rifle) Pattern 1914 Enfield (used for training and by secondary troops. Used by the snipers) M1 carbine (received 230 carbines from Lend-Lease. Limited use) M1 Garand (Garands were issued to certain Canadian Army units near the end of World War II) Ross rifle (used for training up to 1943) Enfield M1917 (used for training)
Machine guns Bren machine gun (standard issue LMG) Lewis machine gun (used for training and as anti-aircraft weapon) Johnson M1941 machine gun (used by First Special Service Force) Vickers machine gun
Grenades During the Second World War Canada produced grenades types with Numbers 36 and from 67 to 89.
No.36M grenade (also known as the "Mills bomb") No.68 anti-tank grenade (HEAT anti-tank rifle grenade) No.69 Mk.I grenade (Concussion hand grenade) No.73 anti-tank grenade (Also known as the "Thermos grenade") No.74 anti-tank hand grenade (Also known as the "Sticky bomb") No.75 anti-tank hand grenade (Also known as the "Hawkins grenade". Most common anti-tank grenade) No.76 special incendiary grenade (Phosphorus hand grenade) No.77 grenade (White phosphorus hand grenade) No.82 hand grenade (Also known as the "Gammon bomb")
Flamethrowers Flamethrower, Portable, No 2
Mortars SBML 2-inch mortar ML 3-inch mortar
Anti-tank weapons and explosives Boys anti tank rifle (locally produced) PIAT (Replaced Boys in 1943) Bangalore torpedo M1 Bazooka (Small amount received from Lend-Lease)
Republic of China
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 HY1935 bayonet Type 30 bayonet (captured) Qiang spear Dadao sword Miao dao sword
Sidearms Mauser C96 (.45 ACP variant included, locally produced) Mauser M712 (Fully automatic variant) Astra 900 Browning FN M1900 (Imported and locally produced) Browning FN M1922 Colt M1903 Pocket Hammerless (issued to officers only) M1917 revolver (American Lend-Lease) Browning Hi-Power (limited numbers in the Burma campaign X-Forces and Y-Forces) Colt M1911A1 (American Lend-Lease) Nambu Type 14 (captured) Type 26 revolver (captured)
Submachine guns SIG M1920 (locally produced copy with a downward facing magazine called the "Flower Mouth Machine-gun," or 花机关) Steyr MP34 Thompson submachine gun (American Lend-Lease and local production) United Defense M42 (American Lend-Lease and local production) Sten submachine gun (received Canadian Mk II Stens) Sichuan type submachine gun
Rifles Hanyang Type 88 (Licensed copy of the Gewehr 1888, standard issue rifle) Type 24 rifle (Licensed copy of the Mauser Model 1924, also known as the Chiang Kai-shek rifle) Mauser Karabiner 98k (Mainly issued to the early German trained divisions) FN Model 24 and Model 30 Vz. 24 (Also used with grenade launcher) Carcano M1891 Mosin–Nagant M1891 and M1891/30 (received as aid from Soviet Union) Type 1 rifle Gewehr 98 Vz. 98/22 Arisaka rifle (captured and locally produced copies) ZH-29 Enfield M1917 (American Lend-Lease) Springfield M1903 (American Lend-Lease) M1 Carbine (Very small quantity received from OSS) Lee–Enfield No.4 Mk I (American Lend-Lease, used in training in Burma) Xiangying rifle
Light machine guns ZB vz.26 (Imported from Czechoslovakia and locally produced) ZB vz.30 (Imported and locally produced) Browning FN M1930 Browning wz. 1928 Madsen machine gun SIG KE7 Degtyaryov DP-27 (received as aid from Soviet Union) Maxim–Tokarev (supplied to from the Soviet Union between 1938 and 1939 in the Sino-Soviet Aid Program) Hotchkiss M1922 Lewis machine gun Lahti-Saloranta M/26 (Very limited numbers) Bren machine gun (Both in .303 and 7.92 Mauser) Type 11 light machine gun (captured) Type 96 light machine gun (captured)
Medium machine guns Hotchkiss M1914 ZB-53 Browning M1919 (American Lend-Lease in Burma)
Heavy machine guns Type 24 machine gun (locally produced copy of MG 08 in 7.92 caliber) Type 30 (locally produced copy of Browning M1917 in 7.92 caliber, also known as Type Triple-Ten. Also received from Lend-Lease) PM M1910 Type 3 heavy machine gun (captured) Type 92 heavy machine gun (captured)
Grenades and grenade dischargers Chinese Stielhandgranate Type 23 grenade Type 28 grenade launcher (Attached on Hanyang 88 or Mauser type rifle) Type 89 grenade discharger (captured)
Flamethrowers M1A1 flamethrower (American Lend-Lease in Burma campaign)
Mortars Brandt Mle 27/31 (imported from France and Austria. Locally produced copies designated as Type 20) M2 mortar (American Lend-Lease and locally produced as Type 31)
Anti-tank weapons Boys anti tank rifle M1 Bazooka Explosive belt (Improvised)
National Government of the Republic of China Weapons used by the Collaborationist Chinese Army from 1940 to 1945
Edged weapons
Sidearms C96 Mauser
Submachine guns SIG Bergmann M1920
Rifles Type 24 Zhongzheng rifle Hanyang 88 Carcano Arisaka Type 38 Arisaka Type 99 Vz.24 rifle
Machine guns ZB vz.26 Type 11 LMG Type 96 LMG Type 99 LMG Type 3 HMG Type 92 HMG
Grenades
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 Kampfmesser 42 (Bayonet) Seitengewehr 98 (Bayonet) Srbosjek Srbomlat
Sidearms Luger pistol Nagant M1895 M1910/22 Walther P38 (Supplied by Germany)
Submachine guns Suomi KP/-31 Erma EMP-35 Steyr MP34 MP 40 PPSh-41 (captured)
Automatic rifles Sturmgewehr 44
Rifles Berthier rifle Carcano rifle vz. 24 Mauser Karabiner 98k (used in large numbers by both Ustaše Militia and Croatian Home Guard) Mannlicher M1895 Lebel Model 1886 rifle M1924
Machine guns Chauchat Fiat-Revelli M1914 MG 34 MG 42 Lewis gun PM M1910 M26 M37 M1909 Hotchkiss M1914 MG 35-36A
Grenades Nebelhandgranate 39 M1924 Stielhandgranate
Mortars Stokes mortar (81 mm) Brandt M1927/31 (81 mm) 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 12 cm Granatwerfer 42
Anti-tank weapons Panzerschreck Panzerfaust
First Czechoslovak Republic
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.
Sidearms ČZ vz. 38 (Interwar) Pistole vz. 22 (Interwar) Pistole vz. 24 (Interwar)
Submachine guns Sten submachine gun (Under British command) PPSh-41 (Under Soviet command) PPS (Under Soviet command)
Rifles vz. 24 (Interwar) Lee–Enfield rifle (Under British command) Mosin–Nagant (Under Soviet command) SVT-40 (Under Soviet command)
Machine guns ZB vz. 26 (Interwar) ZB vz. 30 (Interwar) ZB-53 (Interwar as Těžký kulomet vz. 35 & vz. 37) Bren machine gun (Under British command) Vickers machine gun (Under British command) DP-27 (Under Soviet command) Maxim M1910 (Under Soviet command)
Anti-tank weapons PIAT (Under British command) PTRD-41 (Under Soviet command) PTRS-41 (Under Soviet command)
Grenades Granát vz.34 (Interwar) RPG-43 (Under Soviet command)
Mortars 50-PM-40 (Under Soviet command) 82-PM-41 (Under Soviet command)
Kingdom of Denmark
Sidearms Smith & Wesson Model 10 Danish M1880/85 Army revolver Bergmann–Bayard M1910/21 (standard issue) FN 1910/22 (Danish police) Danish revolver M1865/97 (reserve)
Submachine guns BMP-32 (police) Sten submachine gun (used by the Danish resistance movement) Lettet-Forsøgs submachine gun
Shotguns Sjögren shotgun (limited numbers)
Rifles Krag–Jørgensen M1889 (standard issue rifle) Lee–Enfield rifle Mauser Karabiner 98k (Danish resistance) Swedish Mauser M96 (Danish Brigade) Automatgevar M42 (Danish Brigade)
Machine guns Browning M1919 M29 medium machine gun (Heavy barrel version of the standard M24) Madsen Lmg 24 machine gun
Grenades Granatbaeger M/23 51mm (rifle grenade attachment) M1937 smoke grenade M1932 smoke grenade M1923 grenade M1923 rifle grenade
Mortars Danish Brandt 27/31 81mm L/21
Republic of Estonia In 1940, Estonia was annexed by the Soviet Union and thus its army absorbed into the Red Army. When Germany launched its attack on the USSR, many Estonians joined the fight as many as 20'000 volunteers as SS soldiers.
Sidearms Nagant 1895 FN M1903 Browning Hi-Power Walther P38 (Estonian SS volunteers) P08 Luger (Estonian SS volunteers) TT-33 Tokarev (Estonian Red Army)
Machine guns Madsen M1920 Lewis gun PM M1910 MG-42 (Estonian SS volunteers)
Rifles Mosin M1935 Mosin M1891/33 Mosin M1891/38 Mosin M1891 Mosin-Nagant 1891/30 (Estonian Red Army) Mosin-Nagant 1938 Carbine (Estonian Red Army) Mosin-Nagant 1944 carbine (Estonian Red Army) Kar98k (Estonian SS volunteers) P14 Enfield Arisaka Type 38 (Kaitseliit) Arisaka Type 30 (Kaitseliit)
Submachine guns Suomi KP-31 MP-40 (Estonian SS volunteers) SIG M1920 Bergmann
Anti-tank guns Solothurn S18/100
Mortars 81mm Brandt Mle 27/31 M1926 Tampella
Grenades Estonian Stielhandgranate
Mines TM-34 TM-37
Ethiopian Empire
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 Beretta M1934 (captured) FN Model 1910 Mauser C96 (Kebur Zabugna)
Submachine guns Beretta Model 38 (captured) Bergmann MP35 Haenal MP 28 Steyr MP34
Rifles Beretta M1918 Carcano (captured) FN M1924 and M1930 Mannlicher M1895 Mauser Standardmodell Mosin–Nagant rifle M1870 Italian Vetterli (captured) ZH-29
Machine guns Breda 30 (captured) FN M1930 D ZB vz. 26 SIG KE7
Republic of Finland Weaponry used by Finnish Defence Forces during Winter War, Continuation War and Lapland War.
Edged weapons Puukko knife
Sidearms Luger pistol (The most common sidearm used by front-line troops. 8,000 acquired in the 1920s) Lahti L-35 (adopted in 1935. Approx. 5700 produced by 1945) Pistole vz. 24 (3,285 bought from Germany, they arrived in September 1940. Issued mainly to Finnish front-line troops during Continuation War) Pistole vz. 38 (About 1,700 bought from Germany, they arrived in September 1940. These pistols were issued to Finnish front-line troops for Continuation War) Browning Hi-Power (2,400 bought from Belgium in February - March 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.) 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.) Browning FN M1910 (2,500 pistols bought from Belgium in February 1940. During Continuation War they were issued to home front troops.) Browning FN M1922 (2,500 pistols were bought from Belgium in February 1940 and issued to both Finnish home front troops and frontline troops during Continuation War.) 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.) 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.) 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.) Browning FN M1903 (used by Swedish Volunteer Force during Winter War. Leftover pistols were issued to front-line troops during Continuation War.) Mauser C96 (614 examples, most of them issued with wooded stock-holster. Used by home-front troops) Nagant M1895 (captured) Tokarev TT-33 (captured) Colt M1911 (Very limited numbers)
Submachine guns Suomi KP/-31 (Main Finnish submachine gun. Finnish army received 56,847 submachine guns in 1939-1944) 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.) Lindelöf submachine gun (SIG Bergmann copy; manufactured in very small numbers) Neuhausen MKMS (282 SMGs bough during Winter War. Issued to Finnish home front troops, supplies units and coastal defence during Continuation War) MP 28 (171 SMGs bought during Winter War. During Continuation War issued to units in Lapland, home front troops and supply corps.) MP 38 & MP 40 (150-160 SMGs delivered with German vehicles during Continuation War, mainly used by vehicle crews of these delivered vehicles) PPD-34, PPD-34/38 & PPD-40 (captured. Issued to Finnish coastal troops and home-front troops during Continuation War) 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) PPS-43 (only used by Finnish frontline troops in 1943-1944 that had captured the guns)
Rifles Mosin–Nagant M/91, M/91-24, M/24, M/27, M/28, M/28-30, M/39, M/91-30, M/38, M/44 (Various rifles, cavalry rifles and carbines including Finish and Soviet variants. The most common model in Finnish service was M/91) SVT-38, SVT-40 (captured) Swedish Mauser M96 (Also known as Carl Gustav M/96. Used by Swedish volunteer troops and some Finnish units.) Mauser Karabiner 98k (600 of them ordered from Germany with grenade launchers, with only 100 of them getting to troops in Finland.) Arisaka Type 30, Type 35 & Type 38 (limited use by home front troops, civil guard and merchant navy.) Berdan II (Due to rifle shortage during Winter War they were still issued to home front. No real frontline usage.) Carcano M38 (Designated as 7,35 mm Rifle M/38 "Terni". Issued mostly to non-frontline troops such as field artillery and air-defence) Winchester M1895 (Mainly issued to second line artillery units and home guard units, no real frontline usage.)
Automatic and battle rifles AVS-36 (captured) AVT-40 (captured) Fedorov M1916 Avtomat (captured)
Light Machine guns Lahti-Saloranta M/26 (Main Finnish machine gun of the Winter War and Continuation War, replaced by captured DP-27s.) 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) Kg m/21 (During Winter War used by Swedish-Norwegian volunteers and Finnish troops stationed in Lapland. During Continuation War used by Coastal Troops.) FN 1930 D (Finland bought 700 of these light machine guns from Belgium in February 1940. They were not issued during Winter War. Issued to fortification and coastal troops during Continuation War) Chauchat M1915 (5000 Machine guns donated by France. They were not issued during Winter War as arrived in January–February 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)
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.) Maxim M/09-21 (Finnish modification of Soviet Maxim M1910. Issued mostly to Finnish frontline troops) Finnish Maxim M32-33 (issued mostly to Finnish frontline troops) DS-39 (During Continuation War issued to Finnish frontline troops. Less than 200 captured in 1941) 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) 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.) Vickers machine gun (About 100 machine guns used by coastal troops and home front units) Goryunov SG-43 (captured)
Grenades Munakäsikranaatti 32 (Most common Finnish grenade) Munakranaatti M41 Sirpalekranaatti M41 & M41/43 Varsikranaatti M32 & M41 Molotov fire grenade Kasapanos (Satchel charge) 36M Vécsey (Ordered 300000 grenades from Hungary) Fusante No.1 (Ordered in large quantities from France) OF1 (Ordered in large quantities from France) No. 36M Mk I Mills Bomb (Ordered 50000 grenades from Britain) M1924 Stielhandgranate (received approx. 500000 grenades from Germany in September 1941) Eihandgranate 39 (received approx. 150000 grenades from Germany in August 1944) M1914/30 (captured during Winter War) RGD-33 (captured) F-1 grenade (captured)
Flamethrowers Liekinheitin M/44 Lanciafiamme M1935 ROKS-3 (captured from Russian troops)
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) Lahti L-39 (produced after Winter War) Solothurn S-18/100 (only 12 Solothurn S-18s in Finnish service.) Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle (30 guns bought from Hungary, designated as 8 mm pst kiv/38. Delivered after Winter War.) PTRD-41 (captured around late 1942 - mid 1944) PTRS-41 (captured around early 1943 - mid 1944) Panzerfaust (Delivered from Germany.) Panzerschreck (Delivered from Germany.)
French Third Republic Weaponry used by French Army up to 1940 and by French Liberation Army.
Edged weapons Couteau Poignard M1916 (standard issued combat knife of the French army) Coup Coup Machete (used by Senegalese Tirailleurs) Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife (used by the French Resistance, Free French Forces Commandos).
Sidearms SACM M1935A (approx. 10 000 pistols produced before occupation, going to replaced the Ruby pistol to be the standard issue sidearm of the French army in 1939) Star M1914 (Officer sidearm) MAB Model D (Police sidearm) MAS M1873 (Police sidearm. Some of the reissued due to lack of weapons) MAS M1892 (Officer sidearm) Ruby pistol (standard issue sidearm) Smith & Wesson Model 10
Submachine guns MAS M1938 (Standard-issued SMG of the French army. Production began in April 1940. Approx. 2000 SMGs produced before occupation) Erma EMP-35 (Seized from surrendering Republicans after the Spanish civil war) Thompson submachine gun (France ordered 3000 Thompsons due to shortages of SMGs during invasion. Used by French Liberation Army) MP 18 (Some were in inventory in 1939. Limited use) Suomi K/P-31 (150 SMGs seized from surrendering Republicans after the Spanish civil war) Sten submachine gun (British aid)
Rifles MAS M1936 (standard issue rifle of the French army, adopted in 1936 by France and intended to replace the Berthier and Lebel series of service rifles) Berthier Mle 1892, Mle 1892 M16, Mle 1902, Mle 1907/15, Mle 1907/15 M16, Mle 1907/15 M34 (The most numerous series of carbines and rifles in French service. Some of them converted to 7,5mm cartridge) Lebel M1886/93 (Remained in use until the end of World War II. Mainly used by reservists and for launching VB grenades and as sniper rifle) RSC M1917 and M1918 Enfield M1917 (used by French Liberation Army) Springfield M1903 (used by French Liberation Army, less common than M1917 Enfield. Also used as sniper rifle) M1 Carbine (used by French Liberation Army) M1 Garand (used by French Liberation Army) Lee–Enfield No.4 Mk I (used by French Liberation Army)
Machine guns MAC M1924/1929 light machine gun(standard issue light machine gun of the French army) Hotchkiss M1914 heavy machine gun(Main fire support weapon of the French army) Chauchat M1915 (Some remained in use. Replaced by FM 24/29) Hotchkiss M1922 (used by some colonial troops in Lebanon and French Indochina) MAC M1931 type C & E (used in vehicles and as stationary gun) Browning M1918 (French Liberation Army) Browning M1919 (French Liberation Army) Lewis machine gun Bren machine gun
Grenades F1 M1915 grenade (standard issue grenade of the French army) O.F. grenade Grenade incendiaire et fumigène automatique (Modèle 1916) (Smoke / Incendiary grenade) Grenade incendiaire à main. (Modèle 1916.) (Incendiary grenade) Mle 1937 offensive Mle 1937 defensive Tromblon VB grenade launcher
Mortars Brandt 60.7 mm M1935 Brandt 81 mm M1927/31 Lance Grenades 50 mm M1937
Anti-tank weapons M1 Bazooka (French Liberation Army) PIAT Boys anti-tank rifle
German Reich
In addition to the weapons listed here, German armed forces also used a wide variety of weapons captured from defeated enemies.
Edged weapons Seitengewehr 84/98 III (Bayonet of the K98 rifle, standard issued melee weapons of the German army) Kampfmesser 42 (Combat knife) Seitengewehr 98 (Bayonet of the G98 rifle)
Sidearms Walther P38 (Replacement for Luger P-08, completely overtook Luger production by 1942. And became the standard-issued pistol of the German army) Luger P-08 (Original standard-issue military pistol, was intended to be replaced by the Walther P-38 as it was cheaper to produce, the P08 however was still produced until 1942 because of production movement to different factories.) Mauser C96 (Rarer than the Luger P-08. Not officially distributed) M1932/M712 Schnellfeuer (Fully automatic variant, issued to the Waffen-SS with a wooden stock-holster. Not officially distributed) Mauser HSC (issued to Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe) Sauer 38H (used by police and officers) Walther PP and PPK (German police standard-issued sidearms. Privately purchased by officers) Astra 300 Astra 400 Astra 600 Astra 900 Beretta M1934 (Designated as "Pistole 671(i)") Colt M1911A1 (captured and designated as "Pistole 660(a)") FÉG 37M Pistol (Designated as "Pistole 37(u)") Star Model B
Foreign weapons produced under occupation Pistole 12(ö) (Steyr M1912 pistol) Pistole 24(t) (Pistole vz. 24) Pistole 27(t) (ČZ vz. 27) Pistole 39(t) (ČZ vz. 38) Pistole 625(f) (SACM M1935A) (approx. 24000 pistols produced under occupation, issued to occupation police) Pistole 640(b) (Browning Hi-Power) (issued to Waffen-SS and Luftwaffe) Pistole 641(b) (FN M1910/22) Pistole 645(p) / P35(p) (FB Vis) Pistole 657(n) (Kongsberg Colt) (issued to AOK Norwegen and Navy)
Submachine guns MP 38/MP 40 (Standard-issued SMG of the German army) MP 28 (used by police and occupation forces) Erma EMP-35 (Mainly issued to Waffen-SS and police. In early war issued to reserve troops to fill shortages of MP38) Bergmann MP35 (issued to police units and Waffen-SS) MP41 (Combination of an MP-28 stock and the rest of an MP-40. Used by Waffen-SS and police) MP 3008 (Also known as Volks-MP.3008, Gerät Neumünster and Gerät Potsdam. Copies of the Sten, used by the Volkssturm) Suomi KP/-31 - Finnish produced weapon bought from Finland, some captured from other countries. PPD-40 (captured from Soviets as "MP 715(r)") PPSh-41 (captured from Soviets as "MP 717(r)". Some of them were rebarreled for 9×19mm Parabellum and designated as "MP-41(r)") Foreign weapons produced under occupation
MP 34(ö) (Austrian Steyr-Solothurn S1-100. Adopted by Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS) MAS-38 (Designated as "MP 722(f)" issued to local militia and occupying forces) Beretta Model 38A & 38/42 (Designated as "MP 738(i)" & "MP 739(i)") ZK-383
Automatic rifles StG 44 (Assault rifle) FG 42 (Battle rifle, issued to Fallschirmjäger units in small numbers and very few given to SS troops because of supply issues and miscommunication.)
Rifles Karabiner 98k (Standard-issued rifle of the German army) Karabiner 98b Gewehr 98/40 (Modification of Hungarian 35M rifle converted to 7.92mm. Ordered from Hungary due to shortages of rifles) Gewehr/Karabiner 43(Gewehr 43 was the early production name and Karabiner 43 was the later production name. Semi-Auto rifle with 10-feed magazine. Made by Walther) Gewehr 41 Volkssturmgewehr (Low cost weapons used to arm the Volkssturm in 1945) Mauser Model 1889 GRC Gewehr 88 Obsolete, used by Volkssturm Mauser Gewehr 98 Obsolete, used by Volkssturm Winchester M1895 Obsolete, used by Volkssturm Mosin–Nagant M1891/30 (captured from Soviets and designated as "Gewehr 254(r)". Issued due to shortage of rifles in 1944) Carcano M91/41 (Designated as "Gewehr 210(i)". Issued due to shortage of rifles in 1944) Berthier rifle (captured from France and designated as "Karabiner 551(f)". Issued due to shortage of rifles in 1944) Krag-Jørgensen (captured from Denmark and designated as "Gewehr 311(d)". Issued due to shortage of rifles in 1944)
Foreign weapons produced under occupation Gewehr 24(t) (vz. 24) Gewehr 29/40(ö) and Gewehr 29(p) (captured and modified versions of Karabinek wz. 1929. Mainly issued to Luftwaffe and Waffen-SS) Gewehr 33/40(t) (Modified version of vz. 33. Mainly used by Gebirgsjäger troops) Gewehr 211(n) (Krag-Jørgensen)
Sniper rifles Kar98k (Scoped with ZF39, ZF41, ZF42 and ZF4 optics) Karabiner 43 (Scoped with ZF4 Optics) Gewehr 98 (Scoped)
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) 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.) 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) 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) MG 35-36A "Knorr-Bremse" (limited usage by Waffen-SS from 1943) Browning wz. 1928 (captured from Poland and designated as "MG 28(p)") Breda M30 (used by Afrika Korps. Designated as "MG 099(i)") Breda M37 (Seized from Italians after Armsitice and used on Italian front. Designated as "MG 259(i)") Mitrailleur M.20 (captured from Netherland, designated as "MG 100(h)") 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) Maschinengewehr MG 30(t) (ZB vz. 30) MG37(t) (ZB-53) Schweres Maschinengewehr 258(d) (Madsen machine gun)
Grenades and grenade launchers M1924 Stielhandgranate (Stick grenade, standard issued hand grenade of the German army) M1939 Eierhandgranate (The most common German Grenade) M1943 Stielhandgranate (Stick grenade) Splitterring & Splittermantel (Fragmentation ring for the M1924 Stielhandgranate, M1943 Stielhandgranate and Eihandgranate 39) Shaving Stick Grenade Volkshandgranate 45 (Concrete grenade used in the last year of the war) Blendkörper 1H (Smoke grenade) Blendkörper 2H (Smoke grenade) Nebelhandgranate 39 (Smoke grenade) Nebelhandgranate 41 (Smoke grenade) NebelEihandgranate 42 (Smoke grenade) Nebelkerze 39 (Smoke candle) Brandflasche (German Molotov cocktail) Geballte Ladung (Improvised Satchel charge made of Stick grenades) Panzehandmine (Sticky anti-tank grenade) PanzerHandmine 3 (Magnetic anti-tank charge) Hafthohlladung (Also known as Panzerknacker. Magnetic anti-tank charge) Panzerwurfmine (anti-tank grenade used by Luftwaffe ground troops) Schiessbecher (Rifle grenade launcher attached on Mauser Karabiner 98k) Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40 (Rifle grenade) Gewehr-Sprenggranate (Rifle Grenade) Gewehr-Panzergranate (anti-tank Rifle Grenade) Gross Gewehr-Panzergranate (anti-tank Rifle Grenade) Gross Panzergranate 46 & 61 (anti-tank Rifle Grenade) Sturmpistole (Modified Flare pistol into multi-purpose grenade launcher) Panzerwurfkörper 42 (anti-tank grenade for Sturmpistole) Wurfgranate Patrone 326 (Grenade for Sturmpistole) Wurfkörper 361 (Grenade for Sturmpistole)
Flamethrowers Flammenwerfer 35 Flammenwerfer 41 Einstossflammenwerfer 46, single shot, disposable flamethrower
Mortars 5 cm leicht Granatwerfer 36 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 8 cm kurz Granatwerfer 42 12 cm Granatwerfer 42
Anti-tank weapons Panzerbüchse 38 and Panzerbüchse 39 Granatbüchse GrB-39 (Modified version of the Panzerbüchse 39) Schwere Panzerbüchse 41 (Heavy anti-tank rifle) Panzerfaust (Disposable AT weapon, cannot be reloaded, first serviced in 1943) Panzerschreck (approximately 290,000 produced, first serviced in 1944) Model SS41 (Czech design. Used by SS troops mainly on Eastern front in early stages of war.) PTRD-41 (captured from Soviets and designated as "Panzerabwehrbüchse 783(r)") PTRS-41 (captured from Soviets and designated as "Selbstlade-Panzerabwehrbüchse 784(r)") Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle (captured from Poland and designated as "Panzerbüchse 35(p)". Used in early years of war on Western front. Then transferred to Italians in 1941)
Anti-aircraft rocket launcher Fliegerfaust (Prototypes/trials only)
Guided explosive weapons Leichtes Ladungsträger Sd.Kfz.302 "Goliath" (Electrical engined remote controlled explosive machine) Leichtes Ladungsträger Sd.Kfz.303A and B "Goliath" (Petrol engined remote controlled explosive machine)
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 Y:1903 Bayonet
Sidearms Browning FN M1910/22 Colt M1927 Official Police Nagant M1895 Ruby M1914 Steyr M1912 Webley revolver Beretta M1934 (captured from the Italians) Luger pistol (captured from the Germans) Walther P38 (captured from the Germans)
Submachine guns Steyr MP34 (used by gendarmerie and police forces) Thompson M1928 and M1A1 (