WW2 Weapons

The World Wars 1914-18 and 1939-45.

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German troops enter Kharkov.
WW2 War Diary for Friday, October 24, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa: GERMAN TROOPS CAPTURE KHARKOV (East Ukraine). Stalin appoints Read more
French soldiers man a German machine gun
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destroyer HMS Cossack
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'fighter of Verdun'
World War One Diary for Monday, October 23, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Germans evacuate battered Fort Douaumont as untenable (night Read more
burning tanker
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, October 22, 1941: Sea War Atlantic: British naval tanker Darkdale sunk by U-boat U-68 of Read more
Portuguese Metropolitan expeditionary troops
World War One Diary for Sunday, October 22, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: Portuguese now 8 miles north of river Read more
Georgi K Zhukov
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German machine gun in use as anti-aircraft defence
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Endless numbers of Russion PoW's
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12-inch rail gun fires on German positions
World War One Diary for Friday, October 20, 1916: Western Front Verdun: Nivelle commits 603 guns (including two 15.7-in rail Read more
Inhabitants of Moscow erecting barriers
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, October 19, 1941: Home Fronts Russia: 'State of siege' declared in Moscow. Eastern Front Operation Read more
Feldkompanie auf Von Lettow's Schutztruppe on the move
World War One Diary for Thursday, October 19, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: Last German post north of Central Railway Read more
StuG assault gun in the mud
WW2 War Diary for Saturday, October 18, 1941: Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa: Snow, slush and deep mud hamper German drive Read more
Theobald of Bethmann-Hollweg
World War One Diary for Wednesday, October 18, 1916: Politics Germany: Austrian Baron Burian suggests peace initiative to Bethmann at Read more
StuG in village combat
WW2 War Diary for Friday, October 17, 1941: Home Fronts India: Arrangements completed to transport Moslem pilgrims to Mecca, despite Read more
British Sopwith Tabloid floatplane
World War One Diary for Tuesday, October 17, 1916: Sea War Adriatic: Italian SS Bermuda rams and sinks Austrian U16, Read more
Barricades are prepared in streets of Moscow.
WW2 War Diary for Thursday, October 16, 1941: Home Fronts Russia: 'MOSCOW PANIC'. Russian Government and the Diplomatic Corps leave Read more
T.E. Lawrence
World War One Diary for Sunday, October 16, 1916: Middle East Arabia: Captain T E Lawrence of Arab Bureau lands Read more
security police orders released convicts to kill hundred of Jews with iron rods.
WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, October 15, 1941: Occupied Territories Russia: SS mobile extermination squad, Einsatzgruppe A, reports that it Read more
burning planes goes down
World War One Diary for Sunday, October 15, 1916: Air War Western Front: Lieutenant N Prince (5 victories), American creator Read more

About WW2 Weapons

WW2 affected virtually almost any corner of the globe. In the six years between 1939 and 1945, some kind of 50 million people lost their lives, and hardly any who survived were not affected. It was the costliest and utmost widespread conflict the world has forever obtained.
It was subsequently battled on ground, sea and in the air with weapons which in fact had first been used in World War One of 1914-18. Ironically, a far greater conflict was to come out from the burning embers of these ‘war to end all wars’, and with it huge innovations in technologies.
The countries engaged in WW2 finally owned the techniques, potential and weapons to fight every other in a much more powerful – and more deadly – manner.

However only Britain, her Empire allies as well as Germany were engaged during the full period (as well as, in fact, Japan and China since 1937). For all the other nations the conflict was of a shorter duration. The US and Japan, for example, were at war from December 1941 to August 1945 (and the USA was at the same time at war with Germany, until Hitler‘s defeat in May 1945).

The state of affairs was so complex, the skeins of partnerships and enmity so connected that it would require a really huge document in fact to illustrate the prospect.
Only one factor was less complicated and widespread to all the nations involved: the nature of the weapons that the soldier used to struggle their way to triumph – or defeat.

Of course, there were differences in detail of the WW2 weapons: the German Panzer V Panther was a very different tank from the US M4 Sherman, the Russian T-34, or the English Cromwell. But in fact they were all much the same – armored vehicles mounting powerful guns running on tracks.

The small arms with which the various opponent countries equipped their armies were totally different weapons in details too, but basically these were all guns for launching projectiles at high speed.
Simply speaking, lots of people would just say that guns are guns, bombs are bombs, aircraft are planes, and so on. But there is definitely even more to it than that, for the abilities to obtain victory or lose a war actually rested on these kinds of WW2 weapons’ qualities, just as a lot of as it did on the fighting abilities of those who employed them and on the strategic sense of those who directed them in their use.

Shermans vs Panthers
Shermans vs Panthers with 3d models.

General about WW2 Weapons:

All information, data, specifications and statistics used on the website WW2 Weapons have been compiled from a variety of sources and the large library of the author – who now lives on Crete for a long time – about military history and history, especially about the world wars, which has been built up over decades.

The most important source references and notes about additional literature can be found at the end for the most articles. To the best of our knowledge and belief, the most secure and reliable information and sources were used, which are also constantly updated and improved.

These data and specifications are used among other things for as accurate as possible historical military simulations, such as the war game WW2 Total. The photos are mostly ‘public domain’, but partly also property of the author.

The author therefore asks for understanding that he can’t handle additional requests for the sources or pictures beyond that due to time constraints and provides the information and its sources to the internet community as ‘as published’, i.e. either the visitor of this website considers it helpful and agrees with it over, or just leaves it.
Discussions and suggestions for improvement are nevertheless welcome and can be held below the respective reports.

Panzermuseum Munster,
Norman ‘Kretaner’ visits Panzer Museum Munster, Germany.
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