A 1st Army soldier of the United States armed with a captured German FG-42E automatic rifle at the Battle of Saint-Lo, France.
FG-42 (Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 – 1942 model paratrooper rifle) is a German automatic rifle from the Second World War. Designed specifically for the Luftwaffe paratroopers.
Location: Saint-Lo, France
Photo Time: July 1944