Lists of World War II military equipment are lists of military equipment in use during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

(1939–1945). They include lists of aircraft, ships, vehicles, weapons, personal equipment and uniforms, and other equipment. There are aggregated military equipment lists by country, and lists of classes of equipment broken down by country or by type.

Aircraft

List of aircraft of World War II A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...

List of World War II military aircraft of Germany This list covers aircraft of the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War from 1939 to 1945. Numerical designations are largely within the RLM designation system. The Luftwaffe officially existed from 1933–1945 but training had started in t ...

List of German aircraft projects, 1939–45 A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...

List of aircraft of the French Air Force during World War II A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...

List of aircraft of the United States during World War II A list of USAAF, USN, USCG, and USMC aircraft from World War II. United States Coast Guard * Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina - ''Amphibian flying boat'' * Curtiss SOC-4 Seagull - ''Floatplane'' * Douglas RD-4 Dolphin - ''Flying boat'' * Fairc ...

List of aircraft of the United Kingdom in World War II Here is a list of aircraft used by the British Royal Air Force (RAF), Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Army Air Corps (AAC) and British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)Used for logistics support with RAF crews. during the Second World War. ...

List of aircraft of the Red Army Air Forces Here is a list of aircraft used by the Soviet Soviet Air Force, VVS during the World War II, Second World War. Fighter aircraft * Bell P-39 Airacobra (5,007 supplied from the United States, 4,719 reached Soviet Union) * Bell P-63 Kingcobra (2,4 ...

List of Regia Aeronautica aircraft used in World War II A list of aircraft used by Italy during World War II until its capitulation to the Allies in September 1943. After that Italy was divided in two states, the Axis Italian Social Republic in the north and the Allied Italian kingdom in the south. B ...

* List of aircraft of Japan during World War II *

List of aircraft of Finland in World War II This is a list of aircraft used by the Finnish Air Force during World War II. Finland operated a wide variety of aircraft during World War II from several countries. The main objective of the Finnish Air Force during World War II was to maintain a ...

List of aircraft of Poland during World War II The following article is a List of aircraft of Poland during World War II. List of 1939-1945 (Built vs Used in Combat) Fighters * PZL P.11 (175 vs 140) *PZL P.7 (105 vs 30) - obsolete by 1939 Light/Tactical Bombers * PZL 23A Karaś (30 vs 0) - ...

List of aircraft of Greece in World War II This is a list of aircraft used by the Royal Hellenic Air Force in World War II. Fighters * PZL P.24 * Gloster Gladiator * Bloch MB.150 Bombers * Bristol Blenheim * Fairey Battle * PBY Catalina * Potez 63 Reconnaissance * Avro Anson * D ...

List of aircraft of Yugoslavia in World War II This is a list of aircraft of the Royal Yugoslav Air Force during World War II. More specifically the German invasion of Yugoslavia. Fighters * Hawker Fury * Hawker Hurricane *Ikarus IK-2 * Rogožarski IK-3 Bombers and reconnaissance * B ...

List of aircraft of Hungary in World War II This is a list of aircraft used by the Royal Hungarian Air Force (MKHL) during World War II. During the war, Hungary fought as part of the Axis powers on the Eastern Front, although they did participate in the Invasion of Yugoslavia. Fighters ...

List of aircraft of Switzerland in World War II This a list of aircraft of the Swiss Air Force during World War II. During World War II despite Switzerland being neutral throughout Swiss pilots did engage with axis and allied aircraft to defend Swiss airspace. Fighters * EKW D3800 (licensed ...

List of aircraft of Spain in World War II This is a list of the aircraft of the Spanish Air Force during World War II. The main role of the Spanish airforce during World War II was to keep Spanish neutrality as can be seen when Spanish aircraft tried to keep allied aircraft out of the Spa ...

List of aircraft of Portugal in World War II This is a list of aircraft used by Portugal in World War II who never fought in World War II but from 1944 cooperated with the allies in a non-belligerent capacity giving access to Portuguese territorial possessions for allied forces. Most World W ...

List of aircraft of Ireland in World War II This is a list of aircraft used by the Irish Air Corps during World War II. During World War II the Irish airforce obtained some aircraft through the confiscation of aircraft that had been forced to land in Ireland. Fighters * Gloster Gladiator ...

Ships

List of ships of World War II This list of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing ...

List of aircraft carriers of World War II This is a list of aircraft carriers of the Second World War. Aircraft carriers serve as a seagoing airbases, equipped with a flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying and recovering aircraft. Typically, they are the capital sh ...

List of battleships of World War II This is a list of battleships of the Second World War. All displacements are at standard load, in metric tonnes, so as to avoid confusion over their relative displacements. ote: Not all displacements have been adjusted to match this yet Ideally ...

List of battlecruisers of World War II This is a list of battlecruisers of World War II. A battlecruiser, or battle cruiser, was a capital ship built in the first half of the 20th century. They were similar in size, cost, and carried similar armament to battleships, but they generall ...

List of coastal defence ships of World War II Coastal defence ship is a catchall category for warships with overlapping characteristics and duties, grouped here for purposes of concision and comparison. They included ships variously called ''coastal defence ships'', ''coastal battleships'', ...

List of monitors of World War II A monitor is a class of relatively small warship that is lightly armoured, often provided with disproportionately large guns, and originally designed for coastal warfare. The term "monitor" grew to include breastwork monitors, the largest class ...

List of destroyers of World War II This is a list of destroyers of the Second World War. The List of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the ...

List of frigates of World War II This is a list of frigates of World War II. The list includes frigate-class ships, such as US Navy "destroyer escorts", and British "escort destroyers" and sloops but US Navy "escort destroyers", are destroyer-class vessels and found in that list ...

List of corvettes of World War II This is a list of corvettes of World War II. The List of ships of World War II contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate afte ...

List of minor warships of World War II This is a list of minor warships of World War II. It contains minor combat vessels that are generally under 1,000 t standard displacement, and includes fast attack craft, submarine chasers, gunboats, missile boats, torpedo boats and patrol boats. ...

List of cruisers of World War II The ''heavy cruiser'' was designed for long range, high speed, and heavy calibre naval guns. The first heavy cruisers were built in 1915, although it only became a widespread classification following the London Naval Treaty in 1930. The heavy cru ...

* List of submarines of World War II *

List of ship classes of World War II The List of ship classes of World War II is an alphabetical list of all ship classes that served in World War II. Only actual classes are included as opposed to unique ships (which are still included if they were the only one of a class to be buil ...

Vehicles

* List of military vehicles of World War II * List of armoured fighting vehicles of World War II *

List of prototype World War II combat vehicles {{Short description, none ''This list contains combat vehicles which never left the design phase or had an extremely limited production (usually < 10).''

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* List of World War II weapons *

List of common World War II infantry weapons This is a list of infantry weapons which were used in World War II (1939–1945). Albania Sidearms * Bodeo Model 1889 * Beretta M1934 * Luger P08 * Mauser C96 * Walther P38 Submachine guns * Beretta M1918 * Beretta Model 38 * MP 40 Rif ...

List of secondary and special-issue World War II infantry weapons A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...

List of World War II firearms of Germany :''Note: Weapons listed were made by or for Germany and do not include captured foreign equipment. Pistols Rifles . Machine guns Submachine guns Anti-tank weapons Other weapons See also * List of equipment used in World War II * Lis ...

List of military equipment of Germany's allies on the Eastern front This is a list of military equipment of Germany's allies on the Balkan and Russian fronts (1941–1945). Other weapons were used for training or national defense purposes in capitals and main cities. This article presents a comprehensive list o ...

German designations of foreign artillery in World War II During World War II, Germany maintained comprehensive lists of enemy weapons which were given designations in German in a system that matched that of German weapons. When these weapons were captured and put into use with German forces they were ref ...

German designations of foreign firearms in World War II The German designations of foreign firearms in World War II is a list of known foreign firearms and equipment compiled by the German armed forces before World War II. Purpose The purpose of these lists are threefold: # Provide a list of German desi ...

List of World War II weapons of Portugal This is a list of weapons used by the Portuguese military during World War II. Portugal remained neutral until 1944 when it cooperated with the Allies of World War II, Allies as a non-belligerent. However the leader of Portugal during World War II ...

Aggregated military equipment by country

List of Australian military equipment of World War II At the beginning of the Second World War, Australia did not have an extensive manufacturing industry. Furthermore, it was only partially independent from the United Kingdom (Britain). Therefore, most of Australian weapons and equipment during wa ...

List of Belgian military equipment of World War II The following is a list of Belgian military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. World War II was a global war that was under way by 1939 and ended in 1945. On 10 May 1940, Nazi Germany, which aimed to dominate ...

List of British military equipment of World War II The following is a list of British military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. This also would largely apply to Commonwealth of Nations countries in World War II like Australia, India and South Africa as ...

List of Bulgarian military equipment of World War II The following is a list of Bulgarian military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. During World War II Bulgaria was a neutral country until 1 March 1941. Then it allied with the Axis Powers until 9 September ...

List of military equipment of the Canadian Army during the Second World War At the beginning of the Second World War, Canada did not have an extensive manufacturing industry besides car manufacturing. Therefore, most of Canadian weapons and equipment during the war were imported from either Britain or the US. Knives and ...

List of Chinese military equipment in World War II The following is a list of military equipment of the ROC in World War II (1937–1945) which includes aircraft, artillery, small arms, vehicles and vessels. This list covers the equipment of the National Revolutionary Army, various warlords and inc ...

List of Croatian military equipment of World War II The Independent State of Croatia was established by Germany and Italy 10 April 1941 after Yugoslavia had fallen to Axis forces. The Croatian State survived until January 1945, then the Soviet offense pushed Axis-supporting Croatians back into Aust ...

List of Danish military equipment of World War II The following is a list of Denmark military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. World War II was a global war that was under way by 1939 and ended in 1945. Weapons * List of World War II weapons of Denmar ...

List of Dutch military equipment of World War II The following is a list of Dutch military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. World War II was a global war that began in 1939 and ended in 1945. On 10 May 1940, Nazi Germany, which aimed to dominate Europe, ...

List of Finnish military equipment of World War II {{short description, None This is a list of military equipment used by Finland during World War II. The main Finnish conflicts of the war are the Winter War and Continuation War. After the Continuation war the Lapland War occurred which was a small ...

List of World War II weapons of France This is a list of weapons used by the military forces of the French Third Republic in WW2. Handguns * MAB Model A * MAB Model D pistol * Modèle 1935 pistol * Star Model 14 * MAS 1873 revolver * Modèle 1892 revolver * Ruby pistol * Beretta ...

List of German military equipment of World War II The following is a list of German military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. World War II was a global war that was under way by 1939 and ended in 1945. Following political instability build-up in Europe from ...

List of Greek military equipment of World War II This is a list of equipment of the Greek/ Hellenic Armed Forces during World War II. This list does not include weapons used by the Greek resistance during the occupation of Greece. Land weapons * List of World War II weapons of Greece Airc ...

List of Hungarian military equipment of World War II This is a list containing all the military equipment the Hungarian armed forces used in World War II. Hungary in World War II was part of the Axis and mainly served on the Eastern front although they also participated a small amount to the axis I ...

List of Japanese military equipment of World War II The following is a list of Japanese military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels, and other support equipment of both the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), and Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from operations conducte ...

List of Norwegian military equipment of World War II {{short description, None This is a list of Norwegian military equipment of World War II. This list will mainly focus on the equipment of the Norwegian army during the Norwegian campaign or World War II invasion of Norway by Nazi Germany. For Norw ...

List of Romanian military equipment of World War II This is a list of World War II military equipment originating in Romania. Combat vehicles Aircraft All of the aircraft listed below were completed before the end of World War II. Prototypes are omitted from the list. Unless specified otherwise, ...

List of Thailand military equipment of World War II Thailand entered World War II in October 1940, initially against Vichy French forces in the Franco-Thai War. But Japan intervened and forced the Thai government to align with Axis forces; relations with Japan remained tense until the end of the ...

List of Turkish military equipment of World War II Small arms Rifles * Mauser Model 1903 * Gewehr 88/05 * Mauser Gewehr 98 * Mauser Model 1887 Turkish Mauser M1871/84 version * Ottoman-Mauser Model 1890 Turkish Mauser M1889 version * Mauser Model 1893 * Mauser M1903 * Mauser M1905 a ...

List of Italian Army equipment in World War II The following is a list of equipment used by the Royal Italian Army (''Regio Esercito''), Italian Air Force (''Regia Aeronautica''), and Royal Italian Navy (''Regia Marina'') during World War II. Bayonets Small arms Handguns Rifles ...

List of equipment of the United States Army during World War II The following is a list of equipment of the United States Army during World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. World War II was a global war that started in 1939 and ended in 1945. Following the Japanese attack of 7 Decembe ...

List of Soviet Union military equipment of World War II The following is a list of Soviet military equipment of World War II which includes firearms, artillery, vehicles, aircraft and warships. World War II was the deadliest war in history which started in 1939 and ended in 1945. Following political ...

List of Spanish military equipment of World War II This is a list of Spanish military equipment of World War II. While Spain was neutral during the Second World War they had axis sympathies due to Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy helping them win the civil war. These lists will not deal with equipmen ...

List of World War II weapons of Poland Polish Armament in 1939–45 article is a list of equipment used by Polish army before and during the Invasion of Poland, foreign service in British Commonwealth forces and last campaign to Germany with the Red Army in 1945. Aircraft Local des ...

* Military equipment of Sweden during World War II *

List of Portuguese military equipment of World War II This is a list of Portuguese military equipment in use during World War II. Portugal remained neutral until 1944 when it cooperated with the Allies as a non-belligerent. However the leader of Portugal during World War II as well as during the Span ...

List of Yugoslav military equipment of World War II This is a list of Yugoslav military equipment of World War II. This will deal with the equipment of the military of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and not the various resistance groups active in the country during World War II. This is because these r ...

Personal equipment and uniforms

List of World War II uniforms and clothing This is a list of uniforms and clothing associated with World War II. Helmets and hats Allied *Adrian helmet *Beret *Balmoral bonnet *Brodie helmet * Campaign hat * Cap comforter *Caubeen *Fez *Field Service Cap *Garrison cap *General Service ...

Other equipment

List of World War II electronic warfare equipment A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...