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MP 18

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The MP 18 is a German submachine gun designed and built by Bergmann Waffenfabrik. It entered service with the German Army in mid-1918, during the final months of the First World War, and was intended as a short-range weapon that gave individual soldiers in the trenches more firepower than a pistol alone could provide. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
9x19mm 1
Caliber
.45 ACP 1
Caliber
9x23mm 1
Caliber
9×19 mm Parabellum 2
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Submachine Gun 1
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 1
Weapon Class
Submachine gun 1
Introduced Year
1918 2
Connections

Operated By

Source MilitaryFactory.com: Bergmann MP18/I (Maschinenpistole 18/I)
Source MilitaryFactory.com: Bergmann MP18/I (Maschinenpistole 18/I)
Source MilitaryFactory.com: Bergmann MP18/I (Maschinenpistole 18/I)
Source MilitaryFactory.com: Bergmann MP18/I (Maschinenpistole 18/I)

Used In

Source Wikipedia: MP 18
Ifni War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: MP 18
Source Wikipedia: MP 18
Source Wikipedia: MP 18
World War I, Wars
Source Wikipedia: MP 18
World War II, Wars
Source Wikipedia: MP 18
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Manufactured By

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: MP 18
Wikipedia
  • Infobox: service
    1918-1945 (Germany)
  • caliber
    cartridge = * 9×19mm Parabellum 7.63×25mm Mauser (export) 7.65×21mm Parabellum (export) 9x23mm Largo (export) (MP 28/II) 9x25mm Mauser (export) (MP 28/II) .45 ACP (export) (MP 28/II)
  • Lead and body text
    The S.T.A., did not chamber a French cartridge but instead used 9×19mm Parabellum.
  • Infobox: cartridge
  • Lead and body text (9x23mm)
    In October 1915 the Austro-Hungarian Standschützen-Battalionen trialed a submachine gun chambered in the 9x23mm Steyr cartridge, known as the Maschinengewehr Hellriegel.
  • Lead section
    The MP 18 (Maschinen-Pistole 18) is a German submachine gun designed and manufactured by Bergmann Waffenfabrik.
  • Used In: World War I, infobox wars field: 'World War I'
  • Used In: Spanish Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Spanish Civil War'
  • Used In: Second Sino-Japanese War, infobox wars field: 'Second Sino-Japanese War'
  • Used In: Chinese Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Chinese Civil War'
  • Used In: World War II, infobox wars field: 'World War II'
  • Used In: Ifni War, infobox wars field: 'Ifni War'
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2. Wikidata: MP 18
Wikidata Q696172, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
MP 18 (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q696172 (P729 service entry): 1918
Quote, Wikidata Q696172 (P729 service entry): 1918
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1918.
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MilitaryFactory.com: Bergmann MP18/I (Maschinenpistole 18/I)
MilitaryFactory.com
  • Operated By: Finnish Defence Forces, Operators
    [ Belgium; Bolivia; Finland; France; German Empire; Imperial Japan; Ireland; Nazi Germany; Paraguay; Portugal; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Taiwan; Yemen ]
  • Operated By: French Armed Forces, Operators
    [ Belgium; Bolivia; Finland; France; German Empire; Imperial Japan; Ireland; Nazi Germany; Paraguay; Portugal; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Taiwan; Yemen ]
  • Operated By: Wehrmacht, Operators
    [ Belgium; Bolivia; Finland; France; German Empire; Imperial Japan; Ireland; Nazi Germany; Paraguay; Portugal; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Taiwan; Yemen ]
  • Operated By: Spanish Armed Forces, Operators
    [ Belgium; Bolivia; Finland; France; German Empire; Imperial Japan; Ireland; Nazi Germany; Paraguay; Portugal; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Taiwan; Yemen ]
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