American World War II Weapons

American WW2 Weapons

By Luis Calles Anglada

The United States held out of the war as long as it could. When Japan attacked the base at Pearl Harbor, the U.S. officially entered the war as one of the three Allies. The United States used various weapons of choice throughout their stay in the war. Some of the more common weapons are listed below.

Pistols and Handguns:

• M1917 Revolver
• Smith & Wesson M&P
• Colt M1911/A1
• Colt General Officer’s Model (only issued to General Officers)

Rifles:

• M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
• M1 Garand
• M1 Carbine
• M1903 Sringfield

Machine Guns:

• Browning M1919 Medium Machine Gun
• Browning M1917A1 Heavy Machine Gun
• Browning M2 Heavy Machine Gun

Submachine Guns:

• Thompson M1928, M1928A1, M1, M1A1
• M3/A1 ‘Grease Gun’

Anti-Tank Weapons:

• M1/A1 “Bazooka” 

Grenades:

• MK2 Fragmentation Hand Grenade

I also found an interesting documentary about weird weapons the allies used in the World War II:

Part one

Part two

Part three

Part four

Part five

The battle of the Bulge

THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE

Posted by Mikel Merino

The Battle of the Bulge, fought over the winter months of 1944 – 1945, was the last major Nazi offensive against the Allies in World War Two. The battle was a last ditch attempt by Hitler to split the Allies in two in their drive towards Germany and destroy their ability to supply themselves.

The Battle of the Bulge started on December 16th 1944. Hitler had convinced himself that the alliance between Britain, France and America in the western sector of Europe was not strong and that a major attack and defeat would break up the alliance. Therefore, he ordered a massive attack against what were primarily American forces. The attack is strictly known as the Ardennes Offensive but because the initial attack by the Germans created a bulge in the Allied front line, it has become more commonly known as the Battle of the Bulge.

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