Answer:
World War 2
The truth is that German Soldiers in 1939-1945 where the best infanty soldiers in the world, because they had state of the art hand weaponry.
Walther P38 Handgun (Standard for German Infanty and Crew)
Luger P08 Handgun (Only for German Officers)
-The pride of the German Army. You where only given a Luger if you where a German Officer or if you became a War Hero. German's would automaticly shoot a allied soldier if they caught him with a Luger.
Karabiner 98k Rife (Standard for German Infanty)
Gewehr 43 Sniper Rifle (Only for skilled German Snipers)
-This Sniper Rifle was Top Of The Line Semi-Automatic. Accurate up to 300 Yards with a destructive caliber. The US and USSR have tried to replicate the Gewehr for 25 years.
MP 40 Submachine Gun (Standard for German Infanty)
MG 42 Machine Gunm (Standard for German Infanty, Tank Crews, and Planes)
Sturmgewehr 44 Automatic Rifle (Only for Elite German Waffen-SS Units)
Panzerbüchse 39 Anti-Tank Gernade Rifle (Only for Skilled German Infanty)
Panzerschreck Anti-Tank Bazuca (Standard for German Inafanty)
-The Germans perfected a weapon that had a One Shot One Kill ratio to a tank.
Flammenwerfer 35 (Only for Skilled German Infanty)
-The German Flame Thrower that can burn you dead before the hit the floor.
The US captured this weapon and used it against Japan in the Pasific.
Stielhandgranate Model 43 (Standard for German Infanty)
-The famous German Stick Grenade that can dismember a limb. Well liked becasue of the power and throughing distance. Even used by the Russian's.
Kampfmesser 42 Combat Knife (Standard for German Army)
-A German Solider's best friend used for everything from eating to killing.