Units issued Lugers/P O8 in WW2

pitsword · 01-12-2013, 09:43 PM

Up front apology for asking. I have searched the forum and the faq's and cannot find an answer. Perhaps I am wording the search wrong. That being said, can you folks point me to a source of this info? Thanks, Vince

klaus 3338 · 01-13-2013, 03:19 AM

There are no WWII Lugers with unit marks!

pitsword · 01-13-2013, 10:31 AM

I'll rephrase the question. Who were issued Lugers in ww2?

Edward Tinker · 01-13-2013, 10:33 AM

Pits, everyone with a need. Anyone who would be issued a rifle and needed hands free...

There are threads on this, including a German TO&E

mrerick · 01-13-2013, 11:11 AM

In Sturgess' new Luger book on page 860 he starts a discussion about Wehrmacht deployment of Lugers.

He also publishes pages from the October 1, 1937 table of organization and equipment for wartime (army) document. This lays out the requirements for a home area infantry company. 144 rifles and 46 p.08 Luger pistols.

A machine gun company got 100 rifles and 77 p.08 Lugers.

These are two pages extracted from what was surely an extensive document detailing original allocations.

He says that as the army grew, demand for pistols grew even more strongly to support new service branches, with tank and air force units needing a higher pistol quota than artillery.

He also quotes one document uniquely from June to September, 1941 in which OKW chief Keitel allocated pistols: 73% to the Army; 2% to the Navy and 25% to the air force.

Marc

Edward Tinker · 01-13-2013, 12:05 PM

Marc, much of this info was in the German language Goertz version, which Sturgess improved upon...

pitsword · 01-13-2013, 01:35 PM

BTW, Bob Adams has a 3 volume set of Sturgess & Goertz for sale. Is that a good reference set?

01-12-2013, 09:43 PM	#1
pitsword User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 456 Thanks: 3,910 Thanked 101 Times in 81 Posts	Units issued Lugers/P O8 in WW2 Up front apology for asking. I have searched the forum and the faq's and cannot find an answer. Perhaps I am wording the search wrong. That being said, can you folks point me to a source of this info? Thanks, Vince

01-13-2013, 11:11 AM	#5
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,900 Thanks: 1,372 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	In Sturgess' new Luger book on page 860 he starts a discussion about Wehrmacht deployment of Lugers. He also publishes pages from the October 1, 1937 table of organization and equipment for wartime (army) document. This lays out the requirements for a home area infantry company. 144 rifles and 46 p.08 Luger pistols. A machine gun company got 100 rifles and 77 p.08 Lugers. These are two pages extracted from what was surely an extensive document detailing original allocations. He says that as the army grew, demand for pistols grew even more strongly to support new service branches, with tank and air force units needing a higher pistol quota than artillery. He also quotes one document uniquely from June to September, 1941 in which OKW chief Keitel allocated pistols: 73% to the Army; 2% to the Navy and 25% to the air force. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

01-13-2013, 03:19 AM	#2
klaus 3338 User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 517 Thanks: 0 Thanked 406 Times in 160 Posts	There are no WWII Lugers with unit marks!

01-13-2013, 10:31 AM	#3
pitsword User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 456 Thanks: 3,910 Thanked 101 Times in 81 Posts	I'll rephrase the question. Who were issued Lugers in ww2?

01-13-2013, 10:33 AM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,915 Thanks: 1,989 Thanked 4,506 Times in 2,080 Posts	Pits, everyone with a need. Anyone who would be issued a rifle and needed hands free... There are threads on this, including a German TO&E

01-13-2013, 12:05 PM	#6
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,915 Thanks: 1,989 Thanked 4,506 Times in 2,080 Posts	Marc, much of this info was in the German language Goertz version, which Sturgess improved upon...

01-13-2013, 01:35 PM	#7
pitsword User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 456 Thanks: 3,910 Thanked 101 Times in 81 Posts	BTW, Bob Adams has a 3 volume set of Sturgess & Goertz for sale. Is that a good reference set?