This book provides an overview of the long rifles actually built as part of the Volksgewehr programme. It reconstructs the history of each of these Volkssturm rifles and shows the respective variants. At the same time, it examines which weapons were actually used and wielded by Volkssturm men in combat.
Towards the end of the Second World War, as the coming defeat of the German Reich became increasingly apparent, the German leadership established a people's militia: the German Volkssturm. It soon became clear that there was far too little material available to arm Hitler's last contingent. Since there were already too few rifles for the regular soldiers, the party leadership looked for ways to arm the newly created combatants. The idea soon arose to create a simple weapon that would at least serve its purpose until the immediate danger was averted from the Reich's borders. Thus the Volksgewehr programme was launched and German industry began to work at full speed to develop such an easy-to-produce rifle.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Peter-Michel, W.
Title
Volksgewehre. Die Langwaffen des deutschen Volkssturms
Details
Paperback, more than 150 bw-photos and prints of contemporary documents. 220 pages.
State
new
Wolfgang Peter-Michel Von-Wylich-Str. 10 51491 Overath Deutschland
