Sturmgewehr means "assault rifle" in German

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The MP 44, later known as the Sturmgewehr 44, was a pioneering German World War II firearm widely regarded as the first modern assault rifle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf assault rifle
automatic rifle
firearm
chamberedFor 7.92×33mm Kurz
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany
designedFor German Wehrmacht NERFINISHED
German infantry
designedInPeriod early 1940s
designedToCombine rifle characteristics
submachine gun characteristics
developedBy German arms industry
etymologyOfName "Sturmgewehr" means "assault rifle" in German
hasAbbreviation MP 44 NERFINISHED
StG 44 NERFINISHED
hasAction gas-operated
hasAlternativeName MP 44 NERFINISHED
StG 44 NERFINISHED
hasCaliberClass intermediate cartridge
hasCategory German World War II small arms
hasConceptualLegacy defined concept of assault rifle
hasCoolingSystem air-cooled
hasFeedSystem detachable box magazine
hasFiringMode fully automatic
selective fire
semi-automatic
hasIntendedEngagementRange medium range combat
hasLanguageOfName German
hasOperatingPrinciple long-stroke gas piston
hasPredecessorName MP 44 NERFINISHED
hasRateOfFireClass high rate of fire
hasReceiverMaterial stamped steel
hasStockMaterial wood
hasTypeDesignation Sturmgewehr 44 NERFINISHED
influenced AK-47 NERFINISHED
later assault rifle designs
intendedRole standard infantry rifle
introducedAs Maschinenpistole 44 NERFINISHED
notableFeature effective at typical combat ranges
first mass-produced rifle using intermediate cartridge
increased controllability in automatic fire
regardedAs first modern assault rifle
serviceEntry 1943
standardMagazineCapacity 30 rounds
usedBy German Army NERFINISHED
Volkssturm NERFINISHED
Waffen-SS NERFINISHED
usedInConflict World War II

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MP 44 nameMeaning Sturmgewehr means "assault rifle" in German