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The first ever assault rifle was the Sturmgewehr 44. Created in Germany in 1944. Commonly know by StG 44 and MP 44.

The MP-44 or STG 44 was the first ever assault rifle that was created by Nazi Germany. It was effective and was a 7.92mm in caliber. It was used during D-Day and the AK-47 is the deritive of the MP-44.

The cast of Johnny Sturmgewehr - 1989 includes: Katharine Rupp Stefan Witschi

Yes. The STG-44 aka the MP44, was a weapon made my the Germans in WWII. STG is and abbreviation for Sturmgewehr which means "Storm rifle" in German. The name MP44 was also given to it. MP is an Abbreviation for Machinepistole or "Machine pistol". The "44" indicates the year it was put into production, 1944. It shot a slightly shortened version of the Mauser Kar98k round, the 7.95mm and it fired about 200-400 rounds per minute.