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	Sturmgewehr StG 44 Assault Rifle
		The Sturmgewehr 44 Assault Rifle in one of its most famous photographs.
		Generally regarded as the 'Father of Assault Rifles' the Sturmgewehr 44 was based on the previously developed Maschinenpistole MP 43.
		German SS troops were the first to be armed with the rifle, with many being used in the Battle of the Ardennes in the West Front, though a bulk of the success was found in the East Front against the Soviets.
	www.secondworldwarhistory.com /stg44.asp (593 words)

	Sturmgewehr 44 (StG 44)
		Sturmgewehr 44 (StG 44) or Maschinenpistole 44 (MP 44)
		Maschinenpistole-Vorsatz "P" An attachment was developed for the MP 43 and MP 44 for the purpose of fireing through the roof of enclosed armoured vehicles.
		It consisted of a barrel with a 90 degree curve, and an angled aiming device (Zielfernrohr) with a 12 degree viewing angle and a 1.25 magnification.
	www.panzerworld.net /sturmgewehr44.html (156 words)

	Sturmgewehr 44
		The Sturmgewher 44 was the world's first true assault rifle and was introduced by the German army late in WWII.
		It was the direct inspiration for the Russian AK47, the most prolific gun in the world.
		The wisdom of the assault rifle concept has been born out in that, with the exception of a few specialized positions such as snipers, virtually every soldier in every army today carries a descendent of the SG44.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/st/Sturmgewehr_44.html (244 words)

	Sturmgewehr 44 - Gunpedia
		The SturmGewehr 44 (Also known as the MachinenPistole 43 and MachinenPistole 44) was German select-fire assault rifle produced during the last years of World War 2.
		44 but this is false claim as Kalashnikov stated that he never seen nor SturmGewehr 44, nor it`s schematics (as well as never examined M1 Garand) when designing the AK-47.
		44 was the world`s first "true" assault rifle, despite it`s drawbacks.
	guns.wikia.com /wiki/Sturmgewehr_44 (356 words)

	Sturmgewehr 44 - Databank
		The Maschinenpistole 43, Maschinenpistole 44 and Sturmgewehr 44 (MP43, MP44 and StG44 respectively) were names for a light automatic rifle developed for Germany during World War II as part of the Maschinenkarabiner (machine carbine) program, and developed from the Mkb 42(H).
		Seeing the possibility of a propaganda win, the rifle was again renamed as the StG44, to highlight the new class of weapon it represented, literally "assault rifle, model 1944", thereby introducing the term.
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	www.notd-aftermath.com /databank/index.php?title=Sturmgewehr_44 (2230 words)

	Sturmgewehr 44 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Maschinenpistole 43, Maschinenpistole 44 and Sturmgewehr 44 (MP43, MP44 and StG44, respectively) were selective-fire automatic rifles developed in Nazi Germany during World War II as part of the Maschinenkarabiner (machine carbine) program.
		The Sturmgewehr 44 and its predecessors were developed in Hitler's Germany in the early stages of the second World War.
		As for the Sturmgewehr itself, it remained in use with the East German Nationale Volksarmee until it was eventually replaced with variants of the AK-47 assault rifle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sturmgewehr_44 (2393 words)

	Wolfenstein Weapons and Realism Add-on.:.
		The Sturmgewehr 44 made history as the first real assault rifle; in fact, the term "assault rifle" itself is a literal translation of this weapon's designation.
		In December of that same year the weapon was given the suggestive name Sturmgewehr or Sturmgewehr 44, abbreviated StG 44 or StGw 44.
		The StGw 44 features a 30-round curved magazine and could be fitted with all known accessories: it could use bayonets or silencers as well as the Schiessbecher rifle grenade device or the ZF 4 scope.
	www.planetwolfenstein.com /warm/Weapons/Axis/stg44.asp (587 words)

	Sturmgewehr 44 - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Maschinenpistole 43, Maschinenpistole 44, Sturmgewehr 44 (MP43, MP44, Stg44) were names for a light automatic rifle developed for Nazi Germany during World War II as part of the Maschinenkarabiner (machine carbine) program and developed from the Mkb 42(H).
		The last, the StG44, was called "Sturmgewehr" literally "Storm rifle", or more commonly translated as assault rifle.
		While the name originated from certain English translations of Sturmgewehr, the weapon itself did not mark the invention of the weapon concept of an assault rifle.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/MP44 (1907 words)

	Infantry Small Arms Infanteriewaffen Sturmgewehr
		The story of the Sturmgewehr is that of the late success of an ingenious and right idea that prevailed despite all efforts to stop it.
		The Sturmgewehr 44 could also be fitted with ZF 1229 Vampir, an infra-red night sighting device.
		The scope for the Vampir mounted onto the StGw 44 weighed 2.3kg, the support devices were carried in a rucksack and weighed 13kg.
	www.geocities.com /Augusta/8172/panzerfaust7.htm (3398 words)

	MP 44 Resource Page - mp 44 assault rifle
		The army had been attempting to introduce semi-automatic weapons of their own, notably the Gewehr 41, but these were proving rather problematic in service, and were therefore being delivered at a trickle while the problems were being worked out.
		Several southern peas, herbicides, mp 44 attempts had been made to introduce very light weight machine guns for these roles, but invariably the recoil from the fairly heavy standard German 7.92 mm Mauser round made them too difficult to control.
		In terms of size and weight they were closer to the M2 Carbine (a fully automatic mp 44 assault rifle capable M1) and the cartridge design itself had a history dating back before the 1900's.
	www.forensico.com /For-List_of_Firearms_M-/MP_44.html (1992 words)

	Sturmgewehr 44
		The German weapons were the best that its accomplished scientific and military minds could devise and which the country’s economy could produce.
		One of the finest examples of success is the Sturmgewehr 44 - StG44 assault rifle.
		The Sturmgewehr was, at first, distributed almost exclusivly to the German elite forces.
	www.efour4ever.com /stg44.htm (578 words)

	The Sturmgewehr 44
		Marked all over the pouches with small purple stamped numbers, indicating the pouch was devided into logical parts, each given a number.
		The way above mentioned magazine pouches are manufactured also shows a mix of various colour nuances in the tan fabric, as well as the side flaps for the lids, made in presstof - a kind of cardboard-paper material to substitude leather.
		The connection strap is of stronger material (what might have been available at present moment) but the straps on the front are made of nice light brown leather - as observed on similar items manufactured earlier in the war, when resources and material was not so limited.
	www.strandholm.dk /magpou44.htm (445 words)

	Austin Bay Blog » M16/M4 versus AKs
		The AK is a direct descendant of the German Sturmgewehr 44.
		Mikhail Kalashnikov was inspired by the StG 44, but didn’t like the tipping block bolt or gas piston much, two designs which made their way into the FN FAL, by the way, and are part of the cause of the expense of the FAL compared to the AK.
		Kalashnikov had never even seen a Sturmgewehr 44 when he was designing the prototypes for the AK47 during the second world war in if I remember correctly a bombed out railyard warehouse.
	austinbay.net /blog/?p=762 (4613 words)

	Maschinenpistole 43/Sturmgewehr 44 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1944, Hitler lifted the ban and designated the gun with the more accurate name Sturmgewehr 44 (assault rifle) or StG 44.
		An MP 43/StG 44 being carried by a Gebirgsjäger.
		Field Marshal Albert Kesselring, the Luftwaffe General who was ultimately made commander of all German troops in Italy, tries out an MP 43 assault rifle in fornt of other officers.
	www.geocities.com /pentagon/2833/heer/infantry/mp43stg44/mp43stg44.html (467 words)

	FREE MARKET FAIRY TALES: Sturmgewehr 44
		when we talk about assault rifles, the Sturmgewehr 44 (StG44) or Maschinenpistole 43, Maschinenpistole 44 (MP43 and MP44, respectively) is generally considered to be where it all started.
		To minimize logistical problems, the Mauser 7.92 mm rifle cartridge was used as the basis for the final 7.92 mm Kurz intermediate round, which also utilized an aerodynamic spitzer rifle bullet design.
		When Hitler saw the new battle rifle demonstrated, he gave it a better name: SturmGewehr 44 (Assault Rifle 44), thus providing future generations of gun-fearing wussies with a cool name with which to frighten the ignorant and the gullible.
	www.fmft.net /archives/002463.html (748 words)

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		It was during this stage of World War Two the Sturmgewehr 44, German Assault Rifle, was put into operation during the final months of the war.
		Less than 120,000 Sturmgewehr 44 Assault Rifles were produced for the entire German Army, towards the final months of World War Two, due to an over-taxed industry.
		The Sturmgewehr 44, even though in limited use during the war, had proven to be the best single infantry fire-arm of World War Two.
	www.nimcrown.org /w.htm (726 words)

	World Guns The MP 44 : Maschinenpistole 44
		After the First World War, it was realised by some military strategist's that most combat was conducted over short ranges.
		The results were so favourable that soon Generals were going all the way to Hitler to get these new weapons for their troops.
		Needless to say, Hitler was furious that his orders had been disobeyed, but when the designers armed his personal bodyguard with the new weapon and staged a demonstration of it, Hitler quickly changed his mind and renamed it the "Sturmgewehr", or assault rifle.
	www.gunsworld.com /mgp/mp44.html (327 words)

	MP43 or MP44 Sturmgewehr; who's right ? - Military Photos
		Originally known as the MP(Machine Pistol) 44 for Nazi political reasons, it was renamed 'Sturmgewehr 44' after its successful introduction into battle on the Eastern Front."
		It was produced in several variants, an "I"-version for infantry use, a "P" version for use in tanks (to cover the dead areas in the close range around the tank, to defend against assaulting infantry), versions with 30°, 45°, 60° and 90° bends, a version for the StGw 44 and one for the MG 42.
		The biggest difference between MKB42(H) and MP 43 is that MKB42(H) is fired from an open bolt and MP 43 from a closed bolt.
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=69838 (1670 words)

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	Top 10 Military Long Guns
		Germany's Stg 44 was really the world's first practical assault rifle--in fact, "sturm-gewehr" means "storm" or "assault" rifle.
		It had all the attributes we currently ascribe modern ARs--it chambered an intermediate-powered 7.62mm round and could be fired either full or semiauto.
		Originally called the Maschinenpistole 43, the Stg 44 appeared toward the end of World War II, and while it was issued in some numbers, fortunately for the Allies, it never hit the big time.
	www.gunsandammomag.com /classics/arms_120505/index3.html (689 words)

	MP_MG
		Finally, there was a late war model in light tan canvas with fl leather flap and retaining straps.
		First large-scale use of this new weapon was with the 93rd ID in the northern sector of the eastern front.
		Another intriguing invention was the Krummerlauf ("bent barrel"), a bent barrel with a persicope sighting device for shooting around corners.
	users.skynet.be /vonweyersberg/MP_MG.htm (2249 words)

	MP44.nl - German Uniforms and Equipment - Sturmgewehr 44 - History
		This small article will contain some info on the history of the Sturmgewehr 44.
		There are many books written about the Sturmgewehr (see the literature section), so here the history in a nutshell.
		In April 1944, the MP 43 was renamed to MP 44, but there were no significant changes to the weapon.
	www.mp44.nl /weapons/mp44_history.htm (598 words)

	List of World War II firearms of Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		MP 44 (also know as MP 43, StG 44)
		EMP 44 (cheap weapon made by Erma at the end of the war)
		7.92 mm - Sturmgewehr 45 Experimental lightweight selective-fire weapon, with roller-locked retarded blowback system, also known as MP 45 (M) only prototypes bulit prior to end of war.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_World_War_II_firearms_of_Germany (1107 words)

	The World War II Photo of the Day
		Oakley M. Ruth of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania poses in Salzburgen (German name of Château-Salins, France) holding a captured Sturmgewehr 44 machine gun, the world's first assault weapon (which influenced the design for the Russian AK-47).
		The web holster for ammo clips hanging from his waist belt is special for the Sturmgewehr and was liberated by Ruth as well.
		On the wall behind Ruth is a sign indicating the building that housed the German administration for the district of Salzburgen.
	www.skylighters.org /potd2004/070504.html (109 words)

	CoD Equipment
		The MP-44, also known as the Sturmgewehr, 44 (assault rifle 44) is weapon considered to be the first purpose-built assault rifle.
		The cartridge was created especially for this weapon and designed to strike a median point between the size and power of pistol cartridges and full-sized rifle cartridges.
		In fact, the MP43/1 which was redesignated MP 44 in April 1944.
	www.deadboneplatoon.com /equipment (1459 words)

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