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.
Yes, most certainly, on the Eastern Front. The German soldiers loved the weapon and could not get enough. 426000 were produced, mostly of the production variant StG44 (MP44 was an earlier designation).
Yes. Nearly 450,000 of the weapons were issued to German Soldiers from October 1943 - April 1945.
It was first introduced to the Wehrmacht in October of 1943.
They had no weapons.
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no, it was made for the Russian Army, it was based off the stg44 that was a German gun.
Yes, most certainly, on the Eastern Front. The German soldiers loved the weapon and could not get enough. 426000 were produced, mostly of the production variant StG44 (MP44 was an earlier designation).
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Yes. Nearly 450,000 of the weapons were issued to German Soldiers from October 1943 - April 1945.
From the research I've done, only a few thousand survived the Second World War. The StG44 was then used by the Volkspolizei (German; lit "People's Police") up until 1960. Only a handful of operational models remain in the world today.
Mp-40 == StG44 or MP44 Assault Rifle --- Okay, this may be a little large to be called a sub-machine gun. Sturmgewehr 44 (StG44) was an assault rifle and was the first of its kind to see major deployment. It is also known by the designations Maschinenpistole 43, Maschinenpistole 44 (MP43 and MP44, respectively) which denotes earlier versions of the same weapon. This weapon was built along the lines of the Russian KA-47 (AK-47) that became the most popular automatic weapon of the 20th Century. Link with Photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmgewehr_44
It depends on which rifle. <><><> Agree with above. There is no one "assault rifle", and no one weight. The German StG44 weighed 10.2 lbs, the M16 weighs 7.1 lbs.
The term “assault rifle” refers to a selective-fire firearm that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine. Historically, the concept began during World War II, and the first widely recognized assault rifle was the German StG 44 (Sturmgewehr 44), introduced in 1943–1944. It combined features of rifles and submachine guns, offering both semi-automatic and fully automatic fire, which set the standard for future designs. When people refer to the “10 earliest assault rifles,” they are generally talking about early developments and influential models that followed the StG 44 concept. These include rifles such as the StG 44, early prototypes like the MKb 42, and later designs like the AK-47, AR-15/M16, and other Cold War-era rifles that evolved from this original idea. While lists may vary, the StG 44 remains the starting point for all modern assault rifles. For collectors and enthusiasts interested in historical designs without owning a functional weapon, there are non-firing replicas available. For example, the Denix STG44 assault rifle is a replica model that recreates the look and feel of the original German WWII firearm using metal and wood construction. These assault rifle replicas are लोकप्रिय for display, reenactments, film props, and collections, and can be found through specialty retailers like Replica Weapons, offering a safe way to appreciate the history and design of early assault rifles.
A long range German artillery weapon made by Krupp in WW1.
The Browning. No Contest there.
It was first introduced to the Wehrmacht in October of 1943.
They had no weapons.