List of German military equipment of World War II

This page contains a list of equipment used by the German military of World War II. Germany used a number of type designations for their weapons. In some cases, the type designation and series number (i.e. FlaK 30) are sufficient to identify a system, but occasionally multiple systems of the same type are developed at the same time and share a partial designation.

Personal arms and captured arms

Knives and bayonets

Image Name/designation Type Role/s Length From (year) Notes Seitengewehr 42 Combat knife, bayonet Close combat 1944 Never produced in large quantities S84/98 III bayonet Combat knife, bayonet 1935 Seitengewehr 98 Combat knife, bayonet Close combat 1898 First incorporated into the German army as a bayonet for the Mauser M1898 rifle

Small arms

Revolvers, pistols, and pistol carbines (manual and semi-automatic)

Image Name/designation Type Role/s Action Origin Variant/s Base model/s Manufacturer/s Cartridge/s Effective firing range (m) From (year) Estimated wartime quantity Unloaded mass (kg) Notes Bodeo M1889 Revolver Sidearm Double action Type A Enlisted model and Type B officer's model - Societa Siderurgica Glisenti 10.35mm Ordinanza Italiana 1889 ? 0.950During World War II, the Wehrmacht designated the Bodeo as Revolver 680(i) when utilized as an alternative firearm. ''Lebel'' Modèle 1892 Revolver Sidearm Double action, single action - - Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne 8mm French Ordnance 1892 ?0.85Designated as Revolver 637(f) Beretta M1934 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Blowback-operated - - Beretta .380 ACP 1934 ?Designated as Pistole 671(i) Beretta M1935 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Blowback-operated - - Beretta .32 ACP 1935 ?Designated as Pistole 672(i) Webley revolver Revolver Sidearm Double action, single action MK I, MK I, MK III, MK IV, MK V and MK VI - Webley & Scott .455 Webley,.45 ACP 1887 ? 2.4Designated as Revolver 646(e) for the MK I to Revolver 655(e) for the MK VI. Pistole vz. 22 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Short recoil, rotating barrel - - Zbrojovka Brno, Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod .380 ACP 1921 ? 0.67Captured after the defeat of Czechoslovakia and used in very limited numbers. The destination for the pistol is still unknown. Pistole vz. 24 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Blowback-operated, rotating barrel - - Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod, Böhmische Waffenfabrik (Under German Occupation) .380 ACP 1923 ? 0.67Designated as Pistole 24(t) ČZ vz. 27 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Blowback-operated, rotating barrel - Pistole vz. 24 Česká zbrojovka, Böhmische Waffenfabrik (Under German Occupation) .32 ACP 1939 ? 0.67Designated as Pistole 27(t) ČZ vz. 38 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Blowback-operated - - Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod .380 ACP 1939 ?Designated as Pistole 39(t) Nagant M1895 Revolver Sidearm Double action, single action , Various - Various 7.62×38mmR 1895 ?Designated as Revolver 612(r) TT pistol Pistol Close-quarters/sidearm Short recoil actuated, locked breech, single action Various - Various 7.62x25mm Tokarev9x19mm Parabellum 1930 ?Designated as Pistole 615(r) and used by the Army and the Volkssturm. Dreyse M1907 Pistol Close-quarters/sidearm Blowback-operated, unlocked breech K. Sachs. Gend and Dreyse Rheinmetal ABT. Sommerda - Rheinmetall .32 ACP 25 1905 ? 0.710Used by the Volkssturm and the Volksgrenadier units in 1943–1945. Luger P08 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Short recoil, toggle-locked Various Borchardt C-93 Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken, Mauser 7.65×21mm Parabellum,9×19mm Parabellum 50 1900 3,000,000 0.871 Lange Pistole 08 Pistol carbine Close-quarters, sidearm Short recoil, toggle-locked Various Borchardt C-93 Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken, Mauser 7.65×21mm Parabellum,9×19mm Parabellum 1913 2,000 Used by Artillerymen in the German Army and Waffen-SS units, and these continued in use until the end of the war in 1945. Luger M1900 Carbine Pistol carbine Close-quarters, sidearm Short recoil, toggle-locked Various Borchardt C-93 Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken, Mauser 7.65×21mm Parabellum,9×19mm Parabellum 1900 ?Used in very limited numbers during the late 1943 until the demise of the Nazi Germany in 1945. Mauser C96 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Short recoil Various - Mauser 7.63×25mm Mauser,9×19mm Parabellum 1896 1,100,000+ 1.1319,000 Mauser C96 were used by the Army in 1942–1945 and the government purchased 7,800 Mauser M1930 variants for the Luftwaffe. Mauser HSc Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Blowback-operated HSc Super - Mauser .32 ACP,.380 ACP 40 1935 251,988 0.700Mauser M1914 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Recoil Operation , Model 1910 and Model 1934 - Mauser .25 ACP (M1910),.32 ACP 1910 3,455Used mostly by the German police and the Kriegsmarine. Sauer 38H Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Straight blowback - - Sauer .25 ACP,.32 ACP,.380 ACP 25 1938 200,000 0.705 Steyr M1912 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Recoil-operated Doppelpistole M1912 and Repetierpistole M1912/P16 Roth–Steyr M1907 Steyr 9mm Luger,9mm Steyr 50 1912 ? 1.2 Converted to 9mm Parabellum as the P12(ö) Radom vz. 35 Vis Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Recoil-operated, closed bolt - Browning Hi-Power FB Radom 9×19mm Parabellum 1939 ? 0.950Occupied Polish production Volkspistole Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Blowback-operated - - Walther,Mauser, Gustloff 9×19mm Parabellum 50 1945 16~ 1.088Prototype semi-automatic pistol. Walther P38 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Short recoil, locked breech Various - Walther, Mauser, Spreewerk 9×19mm Parabellum 50 1939 1,000,000 0.800Standard issue pistol during World War II Walther PP Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Straight blowback Various - Walther .32 ACP,.380 ACP,.22 LR,.25 ACP,9×18mm Ultra 1929 ? Walther PPK Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Straight blowback Various Walther PP Walther .32 ACP,.380 ACP,.22 LR,.25 ACP,9×18mm Ultra 1929 ?Shorter version of the Walther PP. Walther Model 7 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Blowback-operated - - Walther .25 ACP 1915 ?Used by the Luftwaffe, Tank crews and even the Waffen-SS, served with the model 8. Walther Model 8 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Blowback-operated - - Walther .25 ACP 1920 ?Used by the Luftwaffe, tank crews and even the Waffen-SS, served with the model 7. Walther Model 9 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Blowback-operated - - Walther .25 ACP 1921 ?Used by Tank crews as their pocket pistol. Astra 300 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Blowback/single - Astra 400 Astra-Unceta y Cia SA 9mm Largo 1941 85,000 0.641 Imported from Spain Astra 400 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Blowback/single Various - Astra-Unceta y Cia SA 9mm Largo 1921 6,000~ 1.14 Imported from Spain Astra 600 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Blowback-operated - Astra 400 Astra-Unceta y Cia SA 9×19mm Parabellum 1944 11,000~ 1.08 Imported from Spain Astra 900 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Short recoil - Mauser C96 Astra-Unceta y Cia SA 9x19 Parabellum1944 1050~Imported from Spain Browning Hi-Power Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Short recoil, tilting barrel Various - Fabrique Nationale *7.65×21mm Parabellum,9×19mm Parabellum,.40 S&W 50 1940 300,000+ 1.00 Occupied Belgian production FÉG 37M Pistol Close-quarters/sidearm Blowback-operated P.Mod 37.Kal 7.65 variant (German issue) Frommer 29M Fémáru, Fegyver és Gépgyár (FÉG) .380 ACP, .32 ACP 1937 ? 0.770 Imported from Hungary Star Model B Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Short recoil, tilting barrel Various Colt M1911 Star Bonifacio Echeverria 9×19mm Parabellum 1922 ? Designated as Pistole Star Modell B (.08) and imported from Spain for the Luftwaffe during the Battle of France. FN M1910 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Blowback-operated Various - Fabrique Nationale (FN) .380 ACP,.32 ACP 1910 ? 0.590Occupied Belgian production FN M1922 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Blowback-operated Various - Fabrique Nationale (FN) .380 ACP,.32 ACP 1922 ? 0.700 Occupied Belgian production Kongsberg M1914 Colt Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Recoil-operated, closed bolt - Colt M1911 Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk .45 ACP 1940 8200Occupied Norwegian Production MAB Model D Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Blowback-operated Type I and Type II - Manufacture d'armes de Bayonne 7.65×17mm Browning SR.380 ACP 1933 ? Occupied France Production Pistolet Modèle 1935A Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Short recoil - - Manufacture d'armes de Bayonne 7.65x20mm Long 1935 ? Occupied France Production and designated as Pistole 625(f). Colt M1911/A1 Pistol Close-quarters, sidearm Short recoil Various - Colt Manufacturing Company .45 ACP 1911 ? Designated as Pistole 660(a). M1917 Revolver Revolver Sidearm Double-action Slightly differing versions of the M1917 were made by Colt and Smith & Wesson - Smith & Wesson,Colt Manufacturing Company .45 ACP 1917 ? Designated as Revolver 661(a) for the Smith & Wesson version and the Revolver 662(a) for the Colt version.

Automatic pistols and submachine guns