5cm leichter Granatenwerfer 36 from above

5cm leichter Granatenwerfer 36 from above

Here we see the 5cm leichter Granatenwerfer 36, the standard German light mortar at the start of the Second World War. As the war progressed the Granatenwerfer 36 came to be see as over-elaborate and too complex for the performance it offered and production ended in 1941.

This image came from the US War Department Technical Manual TM-E 30-451 Handbook on Germany Military Forces

How to cite this article: Rickard, J (3 March 2023), 5cm leichter Granatenwerfer 36 from above , http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_5cm_leichter_granatenwerfer_36.html

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