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At first glance, the Bren looked wrong. Top-mounted magazine. Awkward profile. Slower rate of fire than its German rivals.

At 10:59 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918, a German machine gun crew fired a burst of rounds at approaching Americans. One bullet struck 23-year-old Pvt. Henry Gunther in the left temple. He died instantly.

During World War II, a German machine gun reshaped how infantry battles were fought and remembered. This film tells the story of the MG42, a weapon whose sound, firepower, and design left a lasting ...

German machine-guns and 19th century cannons are among the latest military artifacts unearthed by construction crews at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) in Vancouver. Crews working to construct ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A number of military items have been unearthed at the PNE grounds in East Vancouver. (Michelle Morton/CBC - image credit) German ...

At the end of the First World War, North Vancouver held several war trophies in commemoration of the efforts of our veterans in the war. The trophies included two captured German 77 mm field guns, and ...