The ''Einstossflammenwerfer'' 46 was a hand held single shot flamethrower designed in Germany during the second half of

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and introduced in 1944; it was engineered to be both cheap and easily mass-produced. The disposable weapon fired a half-second burst of flame of up to .''German Airborne Troops 1939-45''
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) - Quarrie, Bruce & Chappell, Mike; Osprey Publishing, 1983, Page 22, It was issued to the ''Volkssturm'' or the ''Werwolf'' movement, but also used by the ''Fallschirmjäger (World War II), Fallschirmjäger'' (German paratroopers). It was inspired by the Italian "Lanciafiamme Mod. 41 d'assalto"

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An original image of the weapon
World War II infantry weapons of Germany Flamethrowers Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1944 {{Germany-WWII-stub

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