MP44 Use in Market Garden/Arnhem

Discussion in 'NW Europe' started by GarandGuruUK, Nov 22, 2022.

  1. GarandGuruUK

    GarandGuruUK Member

    Was the STG 44/ MP44 used by the Germans during Operation Market Garden/Battle of Arnhem/Oosterbeek?

    Thank you!

    Scott
     
  2. ltdan

    ltdan Nietenzähler

    This would be conceivable as individual pieces, but I am not aware of any evidence of this.
    These weapons were usually issued to units fighting at focal points, but Arnhem only became so with the airborne landings.

    There also seems to be a distorted picture of the actual distribution of the Stg44. According to official records, between 700 to 900 units per grenadier division. And even that was never achieved. This was due to the simple fact that numerous weapons remained in the arsenals because there was never enough ammunition:
    In 1944, 281,860 weapons were produced, but only 579.4 million rounds:
    That is the equivalent of only 171 rounds per gun produced per month....
     
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