Weapons of War - II
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Assault boats of the 10th Engineers patrol the
Kleiner Rhine in Strasbourg. |
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The correct name is SturmGewehr '43, which means Attack Rifle, model (19)43. This was one of the innovated weapons, along with the "Fallschirmjagergewehr" which was an automatic rifle specially designed for Paratroopers (Parachutistgun). Once again the German's got there first with it. Only very limited numbers were produced so it's not that well known anyway, not officially a "Burp" gun. Thanks to Rob Plas for this description. |
Capt." Dutch"
Schultz recounted to me that GI's in their quest for souvenirs, would pick up the
"Burp" guns. They never used them while out on patrol, because of the
distinctive
sound of the gun. |
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Swedish designed Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun, used by allies near St. Marie, France-1944. The Allies used several European designed armaments during the war, until US industry came online. The caption on the back of this photo describes this gun as a French 90). |
Bill Mauldin
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'Up Front'
©1945 Henry Holt &
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© 1944 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
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