Home›Small Arms And Sidearms›Rifles and Carbines›Assault Rifles›of GermanyGroupAssault Rifles of GermanyThis is a child group of Assault Rifles, collecting the Small Arms And Sidearms subcategory's assault rifles designed and manufactured in Germany: the Heckler and Koch family spanning the G41, HK33, HK416 and HK433, the wartime Grossfuss Sturmgewehr prototype, and the Haenel MK 556 developed for the modern Bundeswehr rifle program, among others. With 12 attested members this reflects Germany's continuous postwar role as one of the small number of countries that both designs and exports assault rifles at scale, from Cold War era service rifles through the HK416 platform later adopted by other nations' special operations and infantry forces under their own program names.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsShort LabelWell-attestedof GermanyShort LabelWell-attestedof GermanyComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1943 1Browse ByAll Assault Rifles of GermanyAssault Rifles of Germany11 entriesAssault Rifles of GermanyFilter Results11 entriesWeapon FamilyAllAssault Rifles (11)Assault Rifles of Germany (11)Rifles and Carbines (11)Weapon Type or ClassAllAssault rifle (8)Bullpup assault rifle (1)small arm (2)CaliberAll5.56x45mm NATO (6)7.62x39mm (1)7.92x33mm (4)7.92×33mm Kurz (3)Introduced EraAll1942 (3)1943 (1)1945 (1)1962 (1)1968 (1)1981 (1)1997 (1)2004 (1)2005 (1)2017 (1)2024 (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (6)Prototype or Experimental (2)Retired (2)OperatorAllBundeswehr (1)United States Navy (1)Wehrmacht (3)Wars Used InAllEastern Front (World War II) (1)First Indochina War (1)Iraq War (1)Ogaden War (1)Russo-Ukrainian War (2)Syrian Civil War (1)Vietnam War (2)War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) (1)World War II (2)ManufacturerAllC. G. Haenel (2)Carl Walther GmbH (1)Heckler & Koch (5)Sauer & Sohn (1)Steyr-Daimler-Puch (1)TsKIB SOO (1)BrowseCompareSelect all 11Grossfuss SturmgewehrSmall Arms And Sidearms2 linksHaenel MK 556Small Arms And Sidearms1 linkHeckler & Koch G41Small Arms And SidearmsHeckler & Koch HK33Small Arms And Sidearms1 linkHeckler & Koch HK416Small Arms And Sidearms4 linksHeckler & Koch HK433Small Arms And Sidearms1 linkHeckler and Koch G36Small Arms And SidearmsMaschinenkarabiner 42(H)Small Arms And Sidearms2 linksMaschinenkarabiner 42(W)Small Arms And Sidearms1 linkStG 44Small Arms And Sidearms6 linksTKB-022PMSmall Arms And SidearmsSources1. Wikipedia: StG 44tier 2WikipediaStG 44, History sectionQuote, StG 44, History sectionOn 6 February 1943, an early production MP 43 was presented to Hitler and Colonel Friedrich Kittel, with the former expressing his considerable annoyance at the change in designation.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.