Military Weapons

The Military Weapons section of Olive-Drab.com covers all types of military firearms -- rifles, pistols, submachine guns -- as well as military knives and bayonets, crew served weapons, and heavier firepower. Follow the links below to the individual pages and sub-sections.

J.D. Estes tries out .30 cal. machine gun at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, TX, August 1942
J.D. Estes tries out .30 cal. machine gun at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, TX, August 1942.

Today in WW II: 15 Jun 1940 Soviet Red Army occupies Baltic countries: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia [June 15-16].  More ↓
15 Jun 1940 Verdun falls to German advamce.
15 Jun 1941 British launch Battleaxe counteroffensive against Rommel in North Africa [15-17 June] but fail to overcome the Afrika Korps.
15 Jun 1944 US invades Saipan, in the Marianas, first island close enough to support bombing of Japan.
15 Jun 1944 First raid on Japan by B-29 Superfortress bombers based in China.
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Military Weapons Directory

This section provides information about military weapons ranging from the rifle or pistol of the individual soldier, through crew served infantry weapons like mortars or machine guns, up to military firepower like artillery, naval and air systems, as well as chemical, biological and nuclear weapons.