Volksgrenadier
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Volksgrenadier, also spelt Volks-Grenadier, was the name given to a type of German Army division formed in the autumn of 1944 after the double loss of Army Group Centre to the Soviets in Operation Bag
Volksgrenadiers, armed with StG 44 rifles, fighting in the Ardennes, 22nd of December, 1944.
StG 44
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The StG 44 is a German assault rifle developed during World War II by Hugo Schmeisser. It is also known by its early designations as the MP 43 and MP 44. The StG 44 was an improvement of an earlier de
Volksgrenadier
…and light automatic weapons and thus relied more on short-range firepower than in standard German Army infantry units. Automatic weapons like the new Sturmgewehr 44 and anti-tank weaponry like the single shot Panzerfaust were also used by Volksgrenadier units. One battalion of one grenadier regiment and the two…
MP 44 (StG 44) from the collections of the Swedish Army Museum
A soldier demonstrates the transitional MP 43/1 variant, used to determine the suitability of the rifle for sniping purposes, October 1943. The rifle is fitted with a ZF 4 telescopic sight.
A German infantryman armed with an StG 44, wearing "splinter" camouflage and a ghillie cap in July 1944
Top to bottom: late FG 42 and early FG 42 with their rear and front sights collapsed down and StG 44