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 | | Also, (The Nazi dictatorship under Hitler (1933-1945)) Nazi Germany adopted the MP38, unique in that it had used no wood and a folding metal stock, though it used similar amount of stampings as the MAS. |
 | | During the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany in 1939, the MP38 production was still just starting and only a few thousand were in service, but it proved very popular especially in towns and cities. |
 | | The MP40's design used even more stampings, and less important metals such as aluminium, but still managed to be lighter because it avoided the some of the heavier machined parts of the MP38. |
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