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