MG 42

Summary

MG 42 is a firearm model^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of firearm_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,423 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• MG 42's image is recorded as MG42-1.jpg^[3].
• MG 42's instance of is recorded as firearm model^[4].
• MG 42's operator is recorded as Wehrmacht^[5].
• MG 42's operator is recorded as Waffen-SS^[6].
• MG 42's operator is recorded as National Liberation Front^[7].
• MG 42's collection is recorded as Bundeswehr Museum of German Defense Technology^[8].
• MG 42's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12504395m^[9].
• MG 42's subclass of is recorded as general-purpose machine gun^[10].
• MG 42's Commons category is recorded as MG 42^[11].
• MG 42's country of origin is recorded as Nazi Germany^[12].
• +1942-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of MG 42^[13].
• MG 42's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[14].
• MG 42's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01jr68^[15].
• MG 42's service entry is recorded as +1942-01-01T00:00:00Z^[16].
• MG 42's ammunition is recorded as 7.92×57mm Mauser^[17].
• MG 42's ammunition is recorded as 7.62×51mm NATO^[18].
• MG 42's ammunition is recorded as 7.5×54mm French^[19].
• MG 42's ammunition is recorded as 7.5×55mm Swiss^[20].
• MG 42's ammunition is recorded as 6.5×55 mm^[21].
• MG 42's Commons gallery is recorded as MG 42^[22].
• MG 42's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+400000'}^[23].
• MG 42's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/MG42^[24].
• MG 42's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Maschinengewehr 42'}^[25].
• MG 42's Quora topic ID is recorded as MG-42-1^[26].

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Designation and Status

MG 42's instance of is recorded as firearm model^[4].

History and Context

+1942-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of MG 42^[13].

Why It Matters

MG 42 ranks in the top 6% of firearm_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,423 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]