List of common World War II infantry weapons

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

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

 Free Albania

Handguns

Rifles and Long-ranged Weaponry

Submachine Guns

Machine Guns

 Commonwealth of Australia

Handguns

Rifles

Submachine Guns

Machine Guns

Anti-Tank Weapons

Grenades

 Republic of Austria

Handguns

Rifles

Submachine Guns

Machine Guns

 Kingdom of Belgium

Pistols

Rifles

Submachine Guns

Light machine guns

Medium machine guns

Bayonets

Brazil United States of Brazil

Handguns

Rifles

Submachine Guns

Machine Guns

Shotguns

 Tsardom of Bulgaria

Handguns

Rifles

Submachine Guns

Machine Guns

 Dominion of Canada

Handguns

Sub-MachineGuns

Rifles

Machine guns

Shotguns

Grenades

 Slovak Republic

Handguns

Rifles

Light Machine Guns

Heavy Machine Guns

Mortars

 Republic of China

List of National Revolutionary Army weapons, including Chinese warlords and Communists.

Handguns

Rifles

Submachine guns

Shotguns

Light machine guns

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns'

Anti-tank weapons

Grenades

Close quarters weapons

 Free Czechoslovak Republic

Handguns

Rifles

Submachine Guns

Machine Guns

 Kingdom of Denmark

Handguns

Rifles

Submachine guns

Machine Guns

Anti-tank weapons

Hand Grenades

 Dominican Republic

Handguns

Submachine guns

 Republic of Finland

Handguns

Rifles

Submachine Guns

Machine Guns

Anti-tank weapons

Grenades

Anti-aircraft weapons

Knives

Mines

France French Third Republic

Handguns

Rifles

Shotguns

Submachine Guns

Light Machine Guns

Machine Guns

Anti-Tank Weapons

Grenades

 The Third Reich (Nazi Germany)

Pistols

Rifles

Sub-Machine Guns

Machine Guns

Assault Rifles

Sniper rifles

Shotguns

Anti-tank weapons

Flamethrowers

Grenades

Grenade Launcher

Close quarter weapons

Mortars or Granatwerfer

 Kingdom of Greece

Handguns

Rifles

Submachine guns

Light machine guns

Machine guns

Mortars

 Kingdom of Hungary

Handguns

Rifles

Submachine Guns

Machine Guns

Anti-tank Weapons

Grenades

 Imperial Italy (Facist)

Pistols

Rifles

Submachine guns

Light machine guns

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

Mortars

Anti-tank Weapons

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Bayonets

 Empire of Japan

Pistols

Rifles

Sub-Machine guns

Anti-tank Weapons

Machine Guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Grenade Dischargers

Swords

 Republic of Lithuania

Handguns

Submachine Guns

Rifles

Machineguns

 Republic of Estonia

Handguns

Rifles

Sub-machineguns

Machine-Guns


 Republic of Latvia

Handguns

Rifles

Submachine guns

Machine guns

 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Rifles

Machine Guns

Malaysia British Malaya

Pistols

Shotguns

Sub-Machine Guns

Rifles

Machine Guns

Anti-Tank Weapons

Grenades

Knives

 United Mexican States

Handguns

Rifles

Sub Machine Guns

Machineguns

Sniper Rifles

 Mongolian People's Republic

Rifles

Submachine guns

Machine guns

 Kingdom of the Netherlands

Handguns

Rifles

Submachine Guns

Machine Guns

Anti-Tank Weapons

 Dominion of New Zealand

Handguns

Rifles

Submachine Guns

Machine Guns

Anti-tank Weapons

Grenades

 Kingdom of Norway

Handguns

Rifles

Sub Machine Guns

Machine Guns

Poland Second Polish Republic

Handguns

Rifles

Submachine gun

Machine Guns

Anti-Tank Weapons

Grenades

Grenade launcher

 Kingdom of Romania

Handguns

Rifles

Submachine Guns

Machine Guns

 Union of South Africa

Pistols

Rifles

Submachine guns

Machine Guns

Anti-Tank Weapons

Mortars

 USSR

Pistols

Sub-Machine Guns

Assault Rifles

Rifles

Anti-Tank Rifles

Machine Guns

Grenades

Grenade Launchers

Knives

Flamethrowers

Anti-Tank Weapons

Mines

 Kingdom of Sweden

Handguns

Rifles

SMGs

Machine guns

Anti-tank guns

Anti-aircraft guns

Artillery

Self-propelled guns

 Kingdom of Thailand

Handguns

Rifles

Submachine Guns

Machine Guns

Anti-tank Weapons

Grenades

Grenade Dischargers

 British Empire & Commonwealth

Handguns

Rifles

Sub-machine guns

Machine guns

Shotguns

Anti-tank Weapons

Grenades

Mortars

Flamethrowers

Sniper rifles

Knifes

 United States of America

Handguns

Rifles

Assault Rifles

Sub-machine guns

Machine guns

Sniper rifles

Shotguns (commonly used by the Marines in the Pacific theater, limited use in Europe)

Anti-tank weapons

Flamethrowers

Grenades

Grenade launcher

Mortars

Knives

 Democratic Federal Yugoslavia

Handguns

Rifles

Submachine Guns

Machineguns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Anti tank

See also

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

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 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

Boys Mk I

Anti-Tank Rifle .55 Boys  United Kingdom 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

MG34

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

MG42

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

References

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