The Volkssturmgewehr was a family of simplified semi automatic rifles built by Nazi Germany in the final months of the Second World War to arm the Volkssturm militia, under the Primitiv Waffen Programm begun on 18 October 1944. The designs, submitted by firms including Walther, Spreewerk, Rheinmetall, Mauser, Steyr and Gustloff, were engineered for production with minimal materials and industrial capacity. The best known variant, the Gustloff design, used gas delayed blowback operation and fired the 7.92x33mm Kurz cartridge, with about 10,000 built between January and May 1945. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The Volkssturmgewehr (lit. 'People's Storm Rifle') is the name of several rifle designs developed by Nazi Germany during the final months of World War II (February 1945-May 1945).
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February-May 1945
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7.92×33mm Kurz
- Operated By: Wehrmacht, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Nazi Germany'
- Used In: World War II, infobox wars field: 'World War II'
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Wikidata Q15853131, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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