Photos of World War II Weapons | World War II Database

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A German V2 rocket at the moment of launch during Allied tests at the former Kupps proving grounds, Cuxhaven, Germany, 10 Oct 1945.	A reassembled German V2 ballistic rocket on a stand for Allied testing at former the Krupps proving grounds at Cuxhaven, Germany, Oct 1945.	A reassembled German V2 ballistic rocket on a stand for Allied testing at the former Krupps proving grounds at Cuxhaven, Germany, Oct 1945. Note smoke beginning to escape from the rocket as part of the launch sequence.	Soviet troops in northern Korea, Oct 1945

Soviet naval infantrymen flying the navy ensign at Port Arthur (Ryojun or Lushunkou), Liaoning, China, 1 Oct 1945	King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit the site of the last V2 to fall on London on Mar 27, 1945 at Vallance Road, Stepney, in the East End, London and 134 people were killed, mostly Jewish refugees, Oct 4, 1945	Children playing with a Panzerschreck launcher left behind by German troops, southern Netherlands, 24 Dec 1945	Man with Sten gun, Palestine, 1944-1947

Norden bombsight M1, date unknown	Schematic drawing of the V-1 flying bomb prepared by the United States Army after their post-war analysis of the device.	O'Callahan at military mass at the high altar of Candaleria Cathedral, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt's shakedown cruise, Feb 1946; note US Marine with M1 rifle on left	Drawing of a No. 75 'Hawkins' grenade, seen in the 10 Jun 1946 US Department of the Navy publication 'NAVORD OP 1665 OCLC 51810278'

The first photo from space, 24 Oct 1946; taken from a Devry 35mm movie camera attached to a V2 rocket at altitude of 65 miles; the rocket was launched from US Army White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, United States	East German Army troops marching, post-WW2; note StG44 assault rifles and M-54 helmets	Rudolf Höss on trial at the Supreme National Tribunal, Poland, 11-29 Mar 1947	Emperor Showa (Hirohito) visiting Kobe, Japan, 11 Jun 1947

Korean military policemen with captured Japanese Type 92 machine gun, Seoul, Korea, late 1940s	Troops of Malay Regiment inspecting captured communist equipment, Malaya, 1949; note Sten gun	Abandoned Japanese Type 96 25mm anti-aircraft mounts at Waingapu, Dutch East Indies, 25 Feb 1949	Dutch soldier with a captured Japanese Type 88 75mm anti-aircraft gun, Waingapu, Dutch East Indies, 25 Feb 1949