This is a list of World War II infantry weapons.

Albania

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Australia

Two Australian soldiers equipped with Owen submachine guns

See also: List of Australian military equipment of World War II and Australian_Army_during_World_War_II § Equipment

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Austria

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Belgium

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Light machine guns

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

Anti-tank weapons

Brazil

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Shotguns

Rifles

Light machine guns

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Anti-tank weapons

Bulgaria

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

State of Burma

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Canada

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Anti-tank weapons and explosives

China

A Chinese Nationalist Army soldier equipped with a ZB vz. 26 and a German M1935 helmet. Before the war broke out, China sought support from, and often traded with Germany and relied on both military and economical support.

Weapons used by the National Revolutionary Army, as well as Communist forces and Chinese warlords

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Light machine guns

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Anti-tank weapons

Independent State of Croatia

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Automatic rifles

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakian soldiers with a ZB vz. 26 and a ZB vz. 24

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Denmark

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Shotguns

Rifles

Machine guns

Anti-tank weapons

Egypt

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Estonia

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Anti-tank weapons

Ethiopia

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

FN M1930 D

Finland

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

(Also known as the Pystykorva)

Automatic and battle rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mines

Flamethrowers

Anti-tank weapons

Anti-aircraft weapons

France

See also: List of World War II weapons of France

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Shotguns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Guided explosive weapons

Nazi Germany

German paratrooper carrying a MG 42

See also: List of German military equipment of World War II

In addition to the weapons listed here, German armed forces also used a wide variety of weapons captured from defeated enemies.

See also: German designations of foreign firearms in World War II

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Foreign weapons produced under occupation

Submachine guns

Foreign weapons produced under occupation

Automatic rifles

Rifles

Foreign weapons produced under occupation

Sniper rifles

Machine guns

Foreign weapons produced under occupation

Grenades & Grenade launchers

Mine

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Anti-aircraft rocket launcher

Guided explosive weapons

Greece

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Light machine guns

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Hungary

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mines

Anti-tank weapons

India

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Shotguns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Iran

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Iraq

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Italy

See also: List of Italian Army equipment in World War II

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Light machine guns

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Japan

Japanese soldiers with a Type 92 machine gun during the 1941 Battle of Changsha

See also: List of Japanese military equipment of World War II

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Semi-automatic rifles

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Grenade dischargers

Mines

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Guided explosive weapons

Latvia

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Lithuania

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Luxembourg

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Anti-tank weapons

Manchukuo

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenade dischargers

Mengjiang

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Mexico

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Anti-tank weapons

Mongolia

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Montenegro

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Nepal

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Netherlands

See also: List of Dutch military equipment of World War II

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Anti-tank weapons

New Zealand

See also: List of former equipment of the New Zealand Army

Armored vehicle

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Anti-tank weapons

Norway

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Philippines

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Shotguns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Grenade launchers

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Poland

Polish infantry marching with their rifles

Sidearms

Submachine gun

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Grenade launchers

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Romania

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Anti-tank weapons

Slovak Republic

Sidearms

Rifles

Submachine guns

Light machine guns

Heavy machine guns

Mortars

South Africa

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Soviet Union

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Automatic rifles

Rifles & anti-tank rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Grenade launchers

Mines

Flamethrowers

Anti-tank weapons

Thailand

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Grenade dischargers

Anti-tank weapons

United Kingdom (including colonies)

British soldiers at Tobruk, equipped with Thompson submachine guns and Lee-Enfield rifles

See also: List of British military equipment of World War II

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Sniper rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Obstacle clearing explosive charges

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Guided explosive weapons

United States

A U.S. Marine armed with a M1 carbine
Two U.S. soldiers with M1 Garand rifles

See also: List of World War II weapons of the United States

Blade weapons

Sidearms

Shotguns

Commonly used by the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific theater, limited use in Europe.

Submachine guns

Automatic Rifles

Rifles

Sniper rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Grenade launchers

Obstacle clearing explosive charges

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

Yugoslavia

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Automatic rifles

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Anti-tank weapons

World War II weapons list shown by categories

Edged Weapons
Weapons Type Country Of Origin Details
NR-40 Combat Knife Soviet Union N/A
1219C2 Combat Knife United States N/A
Fairbairn–Sykes Dagger United Kingdom N/A
SG84/98 III Bayonet Nazi Germany N/A
Type 30 Bayonet Empire Of Japan N/A
M1939 Dagger Kingdom Of Italy N/A
Pistols
Weapons Type Country Of Origin Details
TT-33 Pistol Soviet Union N/A
M1911A1 Pistol United States N/A
Webley Mk IV Pistol British Empire N/A
Walther P38 Pistol Nazi Germany N/A
Type 14 Nambu Pistol Empire Of Japan N/A
Beretta M1934 Pistol Kingdom Of Italy N/A
Shotguns
Weapons Type Country Of Origin Details
Winchester M1912 Shotgun United States N/A
Sub-Machine Guns
Weapons Type Country Of Origin Details
PPSh-41 Sub-Machine Gun Soviet Union N/A
PPS-43 Sub-Machine Gun Soviet Union N/A
M1A1 Thompson Sub-Machine Gun United States N/A
M3A1 Sub-Machine Gun United States N/A
Sten Mk II Sub-Machine Gun United Kingdom N/A
MP40 Sub-Machine Gun Nazi Germany N/A
Type 100 Nambu Sub-Machine Gun Empire Of Japan N/A
Beretta M38A Sub-Machine Gun Kingdom Of Italy N/A
Automatic Rifles
Weapons Type Country Of Origin Details
StG44 Assault Rifle Nazi Germany Available Attachment:
  • ZF4 4× Scope
FG42 Battle Rifle Nazi Germany Available Attachment:
  • ZFG42 4× Scope
Rifles
Weapons Type Country Of Origin Details
Mosin–Nagant M1891/1930 Rifle Soviet Union Available Attachment:
  • PU 3.5× Scope
SVT-40 Rifle Soviet Union Available Attachment:
  • PU 3.5× Scope
M1 Garand Rifle United States Available Attachment:
  • M84 2.2× Scope
Springfield M1903A1 Rifle United States Available Attachment:
  • Unertl 7.8× Scope
M1 Carbine Rifle United States N/A
Lee–Enfield No.4 Mk I Rifle United Kingdom Available Attachment:
  • No.32 Mk II 3.5× Scope
Kar98k Rifle Nazi Germany Available Attachment:
  • ZF42 5× Scope
G43 Rifle Nazi Germany Available Attachment:
  • ZF4 4× Scope
Type 99 Arisaka Rifle Empire Of Japan Available Attachment:
  • Type 99 4× Scope
Carcano M1891/1938 Rifle Kingdom Of Italy N/A
PTRD-41 Anti-Tank Rifle Soviet Union N/A
PTRS-41 Anti-Tank Rifle Soviet Union N/A
Machine Guns
Weapons Type Country Of Origin Details
DP-28 Light Machine Gun Soviet Union N/A
M1918A2 Light Machine Gun United States N/A
Bren Mk II Light Machine Gun United Kingdom N/A
MG13 Light Machine Gun Weimar Republic N/A
Type 99 Nambu Light Machine Gun Empire Of Japan N/A
Breda M30 Light Machine Gun Kingdom Of Italy N/A
M1919A4 Medium Machine Gun United States Available Gun Mount:
  • M2 Tripod
Maxim M1910 Heavy Machine Gun Russian Empire Available Gun Mount:
  • Sokolov Wheel Mount
Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun United States Available Gun Mount:
  • M3 Tripod
Vickers Mk I Heavy Machine Gun United Kingdom N/A
Type 92 Nambu Heavy Machine Gun Empire Of Japan N/A
Breda M37 Heavy Machine Gun Kingdom Of Italy N/A
MG34 General-Purpose Machine Gun Nazi Germany Available Gun Mount:
  • Lafette 34 Tripod w/MG Z 34 Telescopic Sight
MG42 General-Purpose Machine Gun Nazi Germany Available Gun Mount:
  • Lafette 42 Tripod w/MG Z 40 Telescopic Sight
Grenades
Weapons Type Country Of Origin Details
RGD-33 Grenade Soviet Union N/A
Mk II Grenade United States N/A
No.36 Mk I Grenade United Kingdom N/A
M24 Grenade Weimar Republic N/A
Type 97 Grenade Empire Of Japan N/A
OTO Mod. 35 Grenade Kingdom Of Italy N/A
RPG-43 Anti-Tank Grenade Soviet Union N/A
No.74 Anti-Tank Grenade United Kingdom N/A
H3.5 Anti-Tank Grenade Nazi Germany N/A
OTO L Anti-Tank Grenade Kingdom Of Italy N/A

See also

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