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MP 34 Bergmann Submachine Gun

The following report on the MP 34 9-mm Bergmann Submachine Gun was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   9-mm Submachine Gun MP 34/I (Bergmann) (MASCHINENPISTOLE MP 34)  This … Continue reading

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MP34 Submachine Gun (Steyr-Solothurn)

The following report on the MP 34 submachine gun was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   9-mm Submachine Gun MP 34 (Steyr-Solothurn) (MASCHINENPISTOLE MP 34)  This weapon was … Continue reading

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Submachine Gun Sounds

The original, authentic sounds of the U.S. M1928A1 Thompson, the U.S. M3 Grease Gun, and the German MP-40 “Schmeisser” taken from a WWII training film.      

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Schmeisser MP40 Submachine Gun

The following report on the Schmeisser MP40 Submachine Gun was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   9-mm Submachine Gun MP40 (Schmeisser) (MACHINENPISTOLE M40)  This weapon is … Continue reading

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German Machine Gun Trick

The following intelligence report on an unusual German remote-controlled machine-gun position encountered by U.S. troops in Normandy was published in the Intelligence Bulletin, Vol. III, No. 4, December 1944. GERMAN MACHINE-GUN TRICK A U.S. staff sergeant, who served as an observer for a … Continue reading

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More MG Ammunition at Hand

GI innovation from Combat Lessons, No. 6. Combat Lessons was published by the Operations Division of the War Department to give officers and enlisted men lessons from battle experiences of other soldiers.   More MG Ammunition at Hand This innovation … Continue reading

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