Hand-held weapons
The basic sidearm used by officers of the Red Army.
- Calibre: 7.62 mm
- Magazine capacity: 8 rounds
This repeating rifle was the basic weapon of the Soviet infantry. A modified version was used by snipers. There was also a shortened version for the cavalry, with a folding bayonet – the Model 1944 carbine.
- Calibre: 7.62 cm
- Magazine capacity: 5 rounds
This repeating rifle was the basic weapon of the German ground forces in both World Wars. It was the basis for rifles used by numerous armies during the inter-war period, including the Czechoslovak army.
- Calibre: 7.92 mm
- Magazine capacity: 5 rounds
From 1940 this pistol was the most common sidearm used by officers of the German ground forces. It remained widespread in various modifications until the 1970s.
- Calibre: 9 mm
- Magazine capacity: 8 rounds
This was the most widespread and best-known German submachine gun. It was based on older Hugo Schmeisser models used by the German army before the war. One of the MP-40’s main advantages was its folding stock.
- Calibre: 9 mm
- Magazine capacity: 32 rounds
One of the best-known Soviet submachine guns, renowned for its structural solidity and durability. Captured PPSh-41s were much prized by German soldiers. The gun could be used with a box magazine or a drum magazine.
- Calibre: 7.62 mm
- Magazine capacity: 72 rounds (drum magazine)
This German automatic carbine was the predecessor of modern assault rifles. It was one of the most modern hand-held weapons used in the Second World War, but it only reached the front-line troops in large numbers towards the end of the conflict.
- Calibre: 7.92 mm
- Magazine capacity: 30 rounds
