This is a list of World War II weapons of Hungary. Hungary mainly fought in World War II as part of the Axis forces on the Eastern Front but also took part in the Axis Invasion of Yugoslavia. In March 1944 Germany occupied Hungary and put in a puppet government after Hungary had been secretly negotiating a peace settlement with the United States and United Kingdom. Note that some Russian weapons would have been used by Hungary after they were captured during Operation Barbarossa.
Small Arms
Rifles
35M rifle-Standard issue 31M rifle 43M rifle Mannlicher 88/90 Mauser 1895 K98k scoped
Sidearms
FÉG 37M Pistol-Main service pistol Frommer 29M Frommer Stop
Machine guns
Solothurn 31.M Golyószóró Schwarzlose Géppuska 07/31.M Madsen Könnyü Géppuska (Golyószóró) 24.M (1943 onward) Chauchat FM 15 Golyószóró (police and militia only)
Submachineguns
Danuvia 39M Danuvia 43M Danuvia 44M SIG MKMS (very limited) MP 35 MP 40 MAB 38 (very limited) PPSh 41
Handheld Anti-tank
Solothurn S-18/100 1944 M kézi panceltörö vetö
Artillery Sources:
Anti-Tank Guns
3.7 cm Pak 36 4 cm 40.M panceltörö ágyú 47 mm F.R.C. Model 1931 5 cm Pak 38 7.5 cm Pak 97/38 7.5 cm Pak 40 8.8 cm Pak 43
Anti-Aircraft Guns
4 cm 36.M L/60 (had a 36/40.M variant which had a gun shield) 8 cm 29/38.M (Hungarian modified variant) 8 cm 29/44.M (Prototype) 8 cm 14.M AA gun 8.8 cm Flak 36 Various German FlaK guns
Howitzers
10 cm 14.M and 14/A.M light howitzer 10.5 cm 37.M light howitzer (nicknamed "Göring-howitzer") 10.5 cm 40.M light howitzer (most were used as the main guns on the Zrínyi IIs) 10.5 cm 42.M light howitzer 15 cm 14.M and 14/35.M and 14/39.M medium howitzer 15 cm 31.M mechanised medium howitzer 21 cm 39.M and 40.M and 40/A.M heavy howitzer
Mountain Guns and Field Guns
7.5 cm 15.M and 15/31.M and 15/35.M mountain gun 8 cm 05/08.M field gun 8 cm 18.M and 18/22.M field gun (nicknamed "Böhler-gun") 10.5 cm 31.M mechanised heavy field gun
Mortars and Siege Guns
5 cm 39.M grenade launcher 81 mm 36.M and 36/39.M medium mortar 10.5 cm 40.M heavy mortar/smoke launcher 120 mm 43.M heavy mortar (Hungarian development of captured Soviet 120 mm mortar) 30.5 cm 16.M super-heavy siege howitzer/mortar 8 cm L/70 experimental anti-fortification gun (Prototype)
Rocket Artillery
44M Buzogányvető (had an anti-tank HEAT warhead and an anti-personnel HE warhead) 15 cm 43.M multiple rocket launcher
Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs)
Tankettes and Armoured Cars
L3/33 / L3/35 (modified and used as 35M Ansaldo) 39M Csaba
Light Tanks
38M Toldi I / 38M Toldi II 42M Toldi IIA 43M Toldi III Panzer 38(t) (used as T-38) Hotchkiss H39
Medium Tanks
40M Turán I 41M Turán II 43M Turán III (Prototype) Panzer III (ausf. M) Panzer IV (ausf. F, G, H) Panzer V Panther SOMUA S35
Heavy Tanks
Panzer VI Tiger I (ausf. E) 44M Tas (Prototype)
Tank Destroyers
43M Zrínyi II 44M Zrínyi I (Prototype) Toldi Páncélvadász (Prototype)
Jagdpanzer 38 (t) Hetzer StuG III G Marder II
Self Propelled Anti Aircraft Guns (SPAAGs)
40M Nimród
Aircraft
MÁVAG Héja I (modified from the Re.2000) MÁVAG Héja II MÁVAG Héja II Zuhanóbombázó (dive bomber variant) Weiss Manfréd WM-16 Budapest Weiss Manfréd WM-21 Sólyom Weiss Manfréd WM-23 Ezüst Nyíl Varga RMI-1 X/H RMI-2 X/G RMI-3 Z/G RMI-6 Szúnyog RMI-7 V/G RMI-8 X/V [hu] RMI-9 M/G Repülőgépgyár Levente II Dunai Repülőgépgyár Me 210 Ca-1 Dunai Repülőgépgyár Me 210 Ca-1 (40 mm) MÁVAG Bf 109 G (licence built by Hungary) Messerschmitt Bf 109 (supplied by Germany) Messerschmitt Bf 110 Messerschmitt Me 410 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 F-8 Henschel Hs 129 Dornier Do 215 Junkers Ju 86 Junkers Ju 87 Junkers Ju 88 Heinkel He 111 Heinkel He 112 Fiat CR.32 Fiat CR.42 Falco Caproni Ca.135 Caproni Ca.310 Caproni Ca.314 Fiat BR.20 Dornier Do 23 Heinkel He 45 Heinkel He 46 Heinkel He 70 Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Fieseler Fi 156 Arado Ar 96 Bücker Bü 131 Bücker Bü 133 Junkers Ju 52 Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun IMAM Ro.37 Breda Ba.25 Nardi FN.305 Savoia-Marchetti SM.75
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