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Origin of term
The term assault rifle is generally attributed to Adolf Hitler, who used the German word Sturmgewehr (which translates to "assault rifle") as the new name for the MP 43

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But, if you read on, that might not be right.

[QUOTE="MisterHappy, post: 9445484, member: 15520"] [HEADING=1]Origin of term[/HEADING] The term [I]assault rifle[/I] is generally attributed to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler']Adolf Hitler[/URL], who used the German word [I]Sturmgewehr[/I] (which translates to "assault rifle") as the new name for the MP 43 From [URL unfurl="true"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_rifle[/URL] But, if you read on, that might not be right. [/QUOTE]

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