Monthly Weapon Production 1939-1941

German Weapon and Ammunition Production

1 Sep 39-1 Apr 45


Field and Siege Artillery

Weapon1939194019411942194319441945
75mm leFK 18896




75mm leFK 38


80


75mm FK 7M 59





10
75mm FK 7M 85




10
105mm K. 1883510813545470174
105mm leFH 184831380116012371661100956
105mm leFH 18/40



18727827566
105mm leFH Sfl.


12570197402
150mm sFH 181905805166367852295401
150mm sFH Sfl.



43672455
150mm K. 18
21452510

150mm K. 3915112513


150mm in Mrs.-Laf.
8




170mm in Mrs.-Laf.

9112678403
210mm Mörser 1858275167
1001038
210mm K. 38

1671
210mm K. 39/40/41
122231111
210mm K. 52




66
240mm K. 3
314
2
240mm H. 39/4019
8


355mm M 11

511
420mm Gamma
1




Ammunition (in thousands) (Figures for asterisked types are only to March 45)
Type1939194019411942194319441945
75mm K.Gr.119.3140.76.293.542.515
80mm Gr. 30(t)60.4314.130



105mm Gr. 1992.51259.9295.2777.617112754.6174
105mm Gr. 35(t)
33.3
7695118.113.2
105mm leFH 18 and 18/40*2112.110,948.73551.718,459.829,440.638,055.73226.4
105mm leFH 14/19 and 30(t)*4.9379.9419.423168.7436.6173.1
122mm sFH 396(r)*



424696.7133
122mm K. 390(r)



278.5295.8
150mm sFH 18*540.92950.02656.35077.88226.18343.8819
150mm sFH 25(t)*
173.323.3


5.1
150mm sFH 37(t)40.592.51769.8245.1191.2
150mm K. 16
16.49.54.6


150mm K. 18
48.357.186.197.730.8
150mm K. 39
46.883.725.46911.4
150mm in Mrs.-Laf.

87.39

152mm K.Hbz. 433(r)*



256.1428.475
155mm Gr. 414/416(f)



254.91041.354
170mm in Mrs.-Laf.

22.173.8212.423826.7
210mm Mrs. 18*38.9275.3268.1235.7440459.333
210mm K. 38


10.59.34.4
210mm K. 39/40/41
2.72.81419.820.70.6
Ammuntion (in rounds)
210mm Mrs. 18/19(t)3203368




240mm H. 39/40*
24053601723048504659270
240mm K. 31202331902399938052380100
240mm sK. Gr.(t)
2178300187841171106
305mm Mrs. (t)*49575942425256552034879138
355mm M 1*
7742310611201999220
420mm Gamma
505278307301


Anti-tank Guns

Weapon1939194019411942194319441945
37mm Pak 35/3612292713136532


37mm Pak M 37(t)277236




37mm Pak 39/40


34


42mm Pak 41

27286


47mm Pak 46(t)20073




47mm Pak (t)
955168


47mm Pak 35/36 (ö)
150




50mm Pak 382388207244802626

75mm Pak 37




358
75mm Pak 97/38


2854858

75mm Pak 39



152599552
75mm Pak 40


2114874011,728721
75mm Pak 41


150


75mm Pak 42


253
863346
76.2mm Pak 36(r)


35816933
88mm Pak 43/41



1152251
88mm Pak 434



61766326
128mm Pak 80



211830
7.5mm Rf.K 43



798124
88mm R.Wfr. 43



2862288
PWK 8 H 63




40220


Anti-Tank Gun Ammunition

(in thousands)

WeaponType1939194019411942194319441945
37mmSpr. & Pzgr.4004336.31059.32526.72893.5

37mmPzgr. 40
286.6885.2207.21

37mm Stielgranate


600.935.1

42mmSprgr.

6.5201220

42mmPzgr.

12.5234.6111.5

47mm (t)Spr. & Pzgr.214.8358.2387.5441.5229.9

47mm (ö)Pzgr.
105.129.0



50mmSprgr.
285.5336.62426.33164.51206.534
50mmPzgr. 39
313.6953.41938.3302944541
50mmPzgr. 40

344.3721.8226.0

75mm Pak 40Sprgr.


475.21347.93147220
Pzgr. 39


239.61592.61721104
Pzgr. 40


7.740.6

HL.Gr.


571.91197.9

K.Gr.Nb.



30.447.145
75mm Pak 41Sprgr.


29.327.2

HK.Gr.


27.17.9

Pzgr. (W)


1141.3

75mm Pak 97/38HL.Gr.


929.41388264.5
Sprgr.


769.41071.3957.714.3
Pzgr.


359.4597.3437.3
88mm Pak 43Sprgr.



1164.21155168
Pzgr. 39



825.9113920
Pzgr. 40



5.8

HL.Gr.



7

128mm Pak 80Sprgr.




67.918
Pzgr.




21.45.5
88mm R.Wfr. 43 R.PzB.Gr 4312



20.7282.9
80mm PWKPWK.Gr.5071




628.8


Infantry Guns

Weapon1939194019411942194319441945
75mm leIG 182908501115118819652309549
75mm IG 37




2279
75mm IG 42




258269
150mm sIG 33483104924208621613410


Mountain Guns

Weapon1939194019411942194319441945
75mm Geb.Gesch. 3659708421624245666
105mm Geb.H. 40


3010422363
Ammunition (in thousands)
75mm Gr. 3634228.697.3382.11046.61649.534
105mm Gr. 40


165.421070580


Recoilless Rifles

Weapon1939194019411942194319441945
75mm L.G.
184991132237
105mm L.G.

18482104158
Ammunition (in thousands)
75mm L.G. Gr.
?92

52
105mm L.G. Gr.

30206.411898


Railroad Guns

Weapon1939194019411942194319441945
203mm K.(E)

44


210mm K. 12N.(E)
1




280mm Kz.Br.K.(E)

2



280mm Br.KN.(E)

3



310mm K.5 Glatt(E)




2
380mm Siegfried(E)


21

800mm Dora(E)

11



Rocket Launchers

Weapon1939194019411942194319441945
150mm Nb.W. 41
28265296911882336342
150mm Pz.W. 42



18852
210mm Nb.W. 42


407100835145
280/320mm Nb.W. 41

34311


300mm Nb.W. 42



380

30mm R.Wfr. 56




544150
sW.G. 40
9552




sW.G. 41


25101493

sWu.R. 40
1980





Rocket Production
150mm Wgr. 411880156,750417,2501,208,6001,096,1001,985,200184,000
150mm Kh.




308,10041,000
210mm Wgr. 42


8980119,600257,40016,600
280mm WK.
10,00077,150127,700116,200120,0008,800
300mm WK.



31,000155,00013,300
320mm WK.
12,00062,55041,57026,30020,300


Army Flak Guns

(to March 45)

Weapon1939194019411942194319441945
20mm Flak 30 and 3895863873250237325041739
20mm Flakvierling 38
42320599483573123
20mm Flak Scotti and Breda




361
20mm MG 151/20 Drilling




3141973
30mm Flak 103/38 Jaboschrek





149
30mm MK. 303




32190
37mm Flak 18 and 36


27592559
37mm Flak 43




776152
37mm Flakzwilling 43




14243
88mm Flak 18 and 36

12617629654923

Luftwaffe Flak Guns

(to March 45)

20mm Flak 30 and 381160660911,00622,37231,50342,6886339
37mm Flak 18 and 361806751188213640773620158
37mm Flak 43



5446841180
88mm Flak 18, 36 and 3818311301872287644161933715
105mm Flak 38 and 39382905097011220113192
128mm Flak 404

6529866498

Luftwaffe numbers are a barrel count as many of these weapons were produced with multiple barrels on a single mount.

Readers who wish to compare German gross production numbers with the Soviets should see my article on Soviet factories and weapons production.


Monthly Weapon Production Data 1939-1941


19391940
WeaponAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pistols9,40010,38712,09610,50011,0609,37511,20015,20011,77025,3708,37017,93516,62915,75519,68031,26922,119
Rifles77,67787,24388,88381,01679,76796,31993,124104,168102,782109,653114,398120,615107,480102,154109,053120,442113,531
Submachine-guns7009601,3001,4003,5503,1502,5004,1206,0008,0101,50011,01611,88910,57631,62618,84916,643
Machine-guns4,1013,5262,9483,3003,3183,8013,5223,8213,8285,2224,3884,9904,8974,9545,7186,0625,071
Anti-tank rifles062100132150017002352515,1606481,1141,4011,7551,7552,885
3.7cm Pak 36289300271287371251271271277274246210220218150192142
4.7cm Pak (t)00000651632272934293729473066
5cm Pak 388203020416312173286748470
7.5cm KL/24 (StG)0002000003332353869343430
2cm Flak210326510362413370320617676641474531513251255183195
2cm (four-barrel) Flak00000651632270265498112124178185
3.7cm Flak4545454545362748453662662746465937
5cm Flak00000000000000000
8.8cm Flak2441406240995478747411096108120100110108
10.5cm Flak9118136111291011111224162121
2cm tank cannon17517574000000008080855555120
3.7cm tank cannon501041001168297791238080815054446866119
5cm tank cannon13242520290000005584117125100156
7.5cm tank cannon00000103129374445286640473923
mortars7157198357648351,0159151,1051,0058951,105935874888887788884
Nebelwerfers025254020025259814153069931008772
Infantry guns508089818892726675991021181217011483117
Mountain gun 360910202020100850000030
Light artillery pieces00000000000000000
leFH/FK 1847831371341371229212113916313711110595106110130
heavy 10cm K 180000000000136145110
heavy 15cm sFH 186251643540332850654948394036655752
15cm K 18/39000000014755132333
17-42cm1012121717142823313430262620284125


1941
WeaponJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
Pistols24,39731,49034,86137,34739,57532,46641,93533,87942,21143,64945,81350,253457,876
Rifles121,543125,773121,006118,907124,963123,959105,063101,479106,64778,88466,51476,5651,271,303
Submachine-guns18,35022,75120,49023,05019,00017,25020,05019,60018,50019,00019,00019,000236,041
Machine-guns7,5879,0746,76610,1677,3746,6206,3776,3045,7335,8533,9333,42479,212
Anti-tank rifles2,7102,6103,0763,6253,8112,7802,9673,0102,5102,13305829,290
3.7cm Pak 361221921781951091831141359539301,365
4.7cm Pak (t)3330229312611148282844284
5cm Pak 381421171131541771631732501522412121782,072
7.5cm KL/24 (StG)314540413735514961436055548
2cm Flak2265435385515114143995595484556346816,059
2cm (four-barrel) Flak221237155236280268454910752149661,865
3.7cm Flak594263477039506336544554622
5cm Flak04332257036035
8.8cm Flak90811071651641681791971511921921751,861
10.5cm Flak221816141816161910152218204
2cm tank cannon95751241151461401182062061411241481,638
3.7cm tank cannon97116561311041018750127368760
5cm tank cannon1711491981832152752952563253351922342,828
7.5cm tank cannon575266697426884665755579752
mortars1,1111,2331,3401,2211,2051,0731,13696741326020520710,371
Nebelwerfers1081509613612776489970180135721,297
Infantry guns1031631551591701631981488910286721,608
Mountain gun 36141080109010250178
Light artillery pieces4482203024000000128
leFH/FK 1814710212714013289101130794545211,158
heavy 10cm K 1851723101051595091109
heavy 15cm sFH 18635764465338414532391010498
15cm K 18/393671097710813475
17-42cm253225272524252126171821286


Sources:

Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg, vol. 5, part 1.
Hahn, Fritz. Waffen und Geheimwaffen des deutschen Heeres 1933-1945


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