The best infantry weapons of World War II

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Updated on Oct 21, 2020 9:40 PM PDT

World War II saw the introduction of a lot of great weapons and featured some awesome holdovers from World War I. Here are 32 of the best in a voteable list.

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World War II saw the introduction of a lot of great weapons and featured some awesome holdovers from World War I. Here are 32 of the best in a voteable list. World War 2 Weapons More from Ranker: This article originally appeared at Ranker. Copyright 2015. Like Ranker on Facebook.

The best infantry weapons of World War II

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