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The following is a list of Soviet military equipment of World War II which includes firearms, artillery, vehicles, aircraft and warships.
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 World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
was the deadliest war in history which started in 1939 and ended in 1945. Following political instability built-up in Europe from 1930,
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
, which aimed to dominate Europe, attacked Poland on 1 September 1939 marking the official start of World War II. The USSR (Soviet Union) used
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
as a buffer from Germany from 17 September 1939, when the Polish state and its government actually ceased to exist. Germany with its allies attacked the USSR on 22 June 1941, and the country lost 26.6 million people during four years of the Great Patriotic war. The war in Europe ended on 7 May 1945 with the capitulation of Germany to the allied (including Soviet) forces. About 80-90% of losses during the entire war the German armed forces suffered on the Soviet (Eastern) front, whose contribution to the victory was decisive. By the end of the war, the Soviet Union produced 30.3 million rifles; 1,476 million machine guns; 516,648 artillery guns; 347,900 mortars; 119,769 tanks and self-propelled guns; 265,600 army trucks; 213,742 military aircraft; 2 cruisers; 25 destroyers; 52 submarines.


Helmets


Body Armour


Knives


Small arms


Revolvers and pistols


Rifles, sniper rifles and battle rifles


Submachine guns


Machine guns


Explosives, hand-held anti-tank and incendiary weapons


Grenades and grenade launchers


Mines


Recoilless rifles


Infantry anti-tank rifles and rocket launchers


Flamethrowers and anti-tank incendiaries


Artillery


Light and heavy infantry mortars


Rocket launchers


Vehicular guns


Field artillery


Fortress and siege guns


Anti-tank guns


Ground-based anti-aircraft weapons


Light anti-aircraft guns


Heavy anti-aircraft guns


Armored fighting vehicles


Tankettes


Tanks


Self-propelled guns


Wheeled anti-tank self-propelled guns


Tracked anti-aircraft guns


Armoured cars


Half-tracks


Improvised armoured fighting vehicles


Lend-Lease tanks and SPGs


Motor vehicles


Trucks


Passenger/utility vehicles


Lend-Lease vehicles


Motorcycles


Tractors & prime movers


Engineering and command


Miscellaneous vehicles


Aircraft


Fighter aircraft


Navy ships

* List of ships of the Second World War


Rockets and bombs

* RS-82 (rocket family)


See also

*
List of World War II weapons World War II saw rapid technological innovation in response to the needs of the various combatants. Many different weapons systems evolved as a result. Note: This list does not consist of all weapons used by all countries in World War II. By cou ...
* List of military vehicles of World War II *
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 equipment of the United States Army during World War II *
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 Italian Army equipment in World War II * List of Japanese military equipment of World War II


References

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Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...