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The term assault rifle is a translation of the German word Sturmgewehr (literally meaning “storm rifle”), “storm” used as a verb being synonymous with assault, as in “to storm the compound.”
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The StG44 — also designed by Schmeisser and dubbed the "assault rifle" (Sturmgewehr) by Hitler himself — appeared too late for wide distribution during the war.
Everyman Robert Kim 2010
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Sturmgewehr was coined by Adolf Hitler to describe the Maschinenpistole 44, subsequently re-christened Sturmgewehr 44, the firearm generally considered the first widely-used assault rifle and served to popularize the concept.
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From the Sturmgewehr MP44, the AK-47 assumed its silhouette: pistol grip; short barrel; high front sight; and long, slightly curved magazine.
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