The standard German pistol round was the 9 mm Parabellum with the designationPistolenpatrone 08. The bullet of the round was thePistolengeschoß 08. Schweres Spitzgeschoß(s. S.) Theschweres Spitzgeschoß(heavy, pointed bullet) was the standard bullet used in rifles and machine guns....
Tank Encyclopedia The Online Tank Museum Dark Mode Raketenwerfer auf Fahrgestell Panzer IV Rockets used during the Second World War were notorious for their lack of accuracy. These were often fired in large salvos to saturate an area rather than target specific points with precision, while also...
normal clothing, hence the Luftwaffe breast eagle carried on the smock. He also wears the Luftwaffe paratroopers' steel helmet, though the NCO carries his Bergmütze tucked into his belt. The weapon here is the MP38 machine-pistol for which two triple pocket, canvas ammunition pouches are worn...
High turret sniper rifle as manufactured by the Mauser factory and fitted with a Dialytan 4x sniper scope. In service from 1939 to the end of the war, turret mount rifles were considered the most efficient design of the K98 rifles. While some top snipers did successfully engage out to 1,...
Tank Hunter: World War One By Craig Moore The First World War’s fierce battles saw the need to develop military technology beyond anything previously imagined: as exposed infantry and cavalry were mowed down by relentless machine-gun attacks, so tanks were developed. Stunningly illustrated in full...
The action of the gun itself is based on the Maxim MG08/18 air-cooled machine gun, using the same type of recoil-operated toggle lock, just scaled down to a the 9mm Parabellum pistol cartridge. Instead of having the recoil (fusee) spring on the outside of the gun, in this case it ...
Colonel-General Franz Halder of the Chief of Staff repeatedly visited Hitler with a pistol in his pocket to shoot the dictator, but Halder could not bring himself to do it.278 Georg Elser, a private citizen, set off a bomb at the Bürgerbräukeller in Munich, but Hitler finished his ...
Abzugsstange / sear -(pistol). Abzugsstift?» trigger pin (R). Abzugsstollen m sear, sear nose (R). Abzugsstück« trigger piece, firing lever (G). Abzugsvorrichtung / trigger mechanism (SA); firing mechanism (Ord). Abzugswelle/ firing rod (AA gun). Abzweigung/ branch; junctio...
A brown leather belt is worn, with a P38 pistol holster and aluminium Polizei-pattern buckle. K4: Edelweiss arm patch This is a wartime pattern machine embroidered patch on field grey backing. Germany, 1944-45 L1: SS-Untersturmführer, 6.SS-Geb-Div. 'Nord', Saarland, Early 1945 ...
Due to the inadequacy of half-tracks for recovering tanks and other armored vehicles—primarily because of their lack of armor and insufficient numbers—Germany sought alternative solutions. Starting in 1943, German forces began repurposing and refurbishing older tanks for such roles. These efforts ...