StG 44

The StG-44

The StG 44 (Sturmgewehr 44; Assault Rifle 44), known as the world's first assault rifle. Is a gun produced in Nazi Germany during the World War II, replacing the MP-40. Hitler first did not approve of this new class of weapons, so it was called MP-43 and MP-44, meaning Machine Pistol in English. The first service on the Eastern Front was successful, so more were manufactured.^[1]

StG 44 Media

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
The early Haenel MKb 42(H)
Mkb 42W (Walther)
Grenadiers operating in the area of Aachen, Germany in December 1944
StG 44 equipped Volksgrenadiers fighting in the Ardennes, December 1944
A gunsmith inspects an StG 44 rifle barrel. Galician front, 10 October 1944
StG44 with Krummlauf bent barrel attachment
Zielgerät 1229 infra-red aiming device, also known by its codename Vampir ("vampire")

References

↑ Mizokami, Kyle (2020-01-14). "Meet the StG-44: The First Assault Rifle Ever (And a Nazi Invention)". The National Interest. Retrieved 2021-07-28.

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[1] Mizokami, Kyle (2020-01-14). "Meet the StG-44: The First Assault Rifle Ever (And a Nazi Invention)". The National Interest. Retrieved 2021-07-28.

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