Small arms used on Omaha Beach

Will7813 wrote:

, and because you mentioned it a 'Bazooka' is a 2.36 inch rocket launcher. I'm not certain but I think the Americans only used 60mm mortars. Will

Standard mortars were 60mm (each rifle company had 2) and 81mm for battalion level.

Previous posts in this thread have already mentioned the more common weapons.  The most often seen MG with the troops landing at Omaha and Utah would have been the 1919A4 Browinng .30 cal MG with the tripod mount.  Don't forget the venerable .45 ACP Colt pistol and it's copies.  The other small arms used would have been various pistols issued to different US troops in different capacities: the Colt and Smith&Wesson .45ACP revolvers, some .38 cal. revolvers, some .32 and .380 semiauto pistols (issued to general officers primarily as a souvenier or decorative item; some chose to carry them in combat).  Also, the Thompson submachine gun in all of it's variations appeared on the beaches at Normandy.  There were a few Springfield and Enfield rifles issued to support units that may have shown up at Normandy.

thanks a ton, just the kind of confirmation I was looking for.

, and because you mentioned it a 'Bazooka' is a 2.36 inch rocket launcher. I'm not certain but I think the Americans only used 60mm mortars.

Will

Yes there were bazookas, the U.S. forces also used 30 cal. MGs and also some M1903 sniper rifles and there were also mortors used by the Americans.