IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Maschinenpistole 40, commonly ...

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Here’s What You Need to Know: This German gun had a number of disadvantages on the Eastern Front of World War II. The iconic MP 40 was a German submachine... Here’s What You Need to Know: It was an ...

In a remarkable battlefield discovery, the team recovers an MP40 in astonishing condition despite decades underground. This iconic German weapon offers a direct physical link to front-line soldiers ...

While the submachine gun was first employed at the end of the World War I, with Germany’s MP18 being the first successful compact automatic weapon, the development continued in the interwar era with ...