List of World War II weapons of Denmark

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This is a list of the weapons of Denmark during World War II. This list will be for the Danish military as they were at the German invasion of Denmark (1940).

Small arms

Side arms

Danish M1910/21 Bergmann–Bayard pistol. Standard infantry sidearm of Danish military in World War II. Non-combat units such as artillery received 19th century Danish revolvers.

Rifles

Two Danish infantryman with Danish Gevær M/89 Krag–Jørgensen rifles. The Danish variants of the Krag–Jørgensen were their main service rifle in WWII.

Danish 1889 Krag–Jørgensen^[1](Denmark Krag–Jørgensen verson)
Swedish Mauser M96
Automatgevar M42
Mauser Karabiner 98k
Lee-Enfield
M1917 Enfield
M1 Garand
M1 carbine

SMG

Sten Mk2 (Danish resistance some local copy)
Husqvarna m/37 ( Verson Sweden of Finland Suomi KP/-31, some is modified)
Lettet-Forsogs
MP38 (Danish resistance)
MP-32 ( derived from Mp 35)

Machine guns

Madsen light machine gun which is Danish designed and saw use with the Danish army in many different improved variants made over time from 1902 till just after World War II.

Artillery

Field Artillery

Heavy Artillery

Schneider 149 mm Obusier Modele 1929^[1]

Anti-tank guns

Madsen 20mm autocannon on anti-tank carriage. The Danish autocannon was used by the Danes as an anti-tank gun during the German invasion of Denmark.

Armoured fighting vehicles

Tankettes

Vickers-Carden-Loyd Light Patrol Car

Armoured cars

Pansarbil M/39 which was the most numerous AFV in service with Denmark during the German invasion

Motorcycles

- Nimbus MC w/20 mm MG

References

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