Friday 30 March 2012

Romanian Army in WW2 (Oritsa)

Romanian infantry corporal in Hungary,Nov 1944.He wears an Oritsa SMG and an assortment of grenades,MAN and Kyser.



It has been argued that Oritsa was an unreliable weapon,although I have heard of much worse (the likes of Sten,Beretta,and even of the MP38-40 in muddy or winter conditions).

Be that as it may,but Romanian troops grew to love it.Most of these submachine guns were delivered to the troops deployed to the Eastern front,so most of them were lost in the vast space of the Russian steppes.

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