Which iconic weapons did Germany develop in WWI?

"Superior weapons can win wars, and during the First World War (1914-18) all sides attempted to gain an advantage over the enemy by producing more and more destructive devices that could be used effectively on land, at sea, and in the air. Germany produced such effective weapons as the Luger pistol, the MG08 machine gun, the Mauser rifle, the U-boat submarine, and the Zeppelin airship."

"The self-loading Luger pistol, designed by George Luger, has become an iconic weapon of the German armed forces of the 20th century. Its less catchy official name was the Parabellum-Pistole Modell 1908 (P08). First used by the army of Switzerland from 1900, it was adopted by the German Navy from 1904 and then the German Army from 1908. The Luger was also used by other national armies, notably that of Bulgaria."

German forces developed and deployed advanced and destructive weapons across land, sea, and air during the First World War. The Luger P08, designed by George Luger, fired a 9-mm Parabellum cartridge from a seven-round magazine and was adopted by Switzerland (1900), the German Navy (1904), and the German Army (1908); about 1.6 million were made during WWI and remained in use into WWII. The Mauser Gewehr 98 bolt-action rifle fired 7.92-mm cartridges from a five-round magazine and served as the standard German infantry rifle from 1898, earning a reputation for accuracy, reliability, and low maintenance. Several German innovations persisted into the Second World War.

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