List of World War II firearms of Germany


The following is a list of World War II German Firearms which includes German firearms, prototype firearms and captured foreign firearms used by the Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS, Deutsches Heer, the Volkssturm and other military armed forces in World War II.

Knives

• Seitengewehr 42
• Seitengewehr 98
• S84/98 III bayonet

Submachine guns/Machine pistols

Anti-Aircraft Weapons

Light Anti-Aircraft Guns
• Fliegerfaust hand-held anti-air rocket launcher produced in 1945
• Solothurn ST-5 caliber 20 mm (.79 in)
• 2 cm Flak 30/38/Flakvierling – the most produced German artillery piece of World War II, based on Russian 2-K AA gun design which was too complex to mass-produce in USSR
• 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-aircraft gun
• Gebirgsflak 38 – reduced-weight version of 2 cm Flak 30/38/Flakvierling
• 3.7 cm SK C/30 – naval AA gun
• 3.7 cm FlaK 43
• 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37/43
• 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K)
• Schräge Musik – also independently developed by Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service
• Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34
• 76 mm air defense gun M1938
• 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 AT/AA gun
• 85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K)
• 10.5 cm FlaK 38
• 12.8 cm FlaK 40
• 12.8 cm FlaK 40 twin mount
• Cannone da 90/53 AA/AT gun

Explosives, hand-held anti-tank, incendiary weapons and mines

Grenades and Grenade Launchers
PictureNameManufacturerPrimary UserNoteReferences
Stielhandgranate Model 1924VariousWehrmacht HeerThe standard grenade of the Wehrmacht and germany army during WW2.
Stielhandgranate "Geballte Ladung"VariousWehrmacht HeerAn anti-tank variant of the Stielhandgranate Model 1924.-
Stielhandgranate Model 1943VariousWehrmacht Heer--
Blendkörper 1HVariousWehrmachtA non-lethal smoke grenade that was developed by Germany and used by the Wehrmacht during WW2.-
Blendkörper 2HVariousWehrmacht--
Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40VariousLuftwaffe
Fallschirmjäger		--
Gewehr-PanzergranateVariousWehrmacht--
Gewehr-SprenggranateVariousWehrmacht--
Gross Gewehr-PanzergranateVariousWehrmacht--
Gross Panzergranate 46 & 61VariousWaffen-SS--
HafthohlladungVariousWehrmacht--
Eihandgranate Model 39VariousWehrmacht--
Molotov CocktailVariousWehrmacht
Waffen-SS		--
Panzerwurfkörper 42VariousWehrmachtThe panzerwurfkörper 42 was designed to be fired from a Leuchtpistole.-
PanzerwurfmineVariousLuftwaffe--
Propaganda-GewehrgranateVariousWehrmacht--
SchießbecherVariousWehrmacht--
SprengpatroneVariousWehrmachtThe sprengpatrone was designed to be fired from a Kampfpistole flare gun.-
Wurfgranate Patrone 326VariousWehrmachtThe wurfgranate patrone 326 was designed to be fired from a Leuchtpistole-
Wurfkörper 361VariousWehrmachtThe wurfkörper 361 was designed to be fired from a Leuchtpistole-

Mines and Anti-Tank Mines
PictureNameManufacturerPrimary UserNoteReferences
TellermineVariousWehrmachtThe standard mine of the Wehrmacht.-
TopfmineVariousWehrmacht--
SchrapnellmineVariousWehrmachtNicknamed the "bouncing betty" by the western front.-
Schu-mine 42VariousWehrmacht--
Riegel mine 43VariousWehrmacht--
Panzer stab 43VariousWehrmacht--
Holzmine 42VariousWehrmacht--