The Nazi German MG 42, introduced in 1942, was a fearsome 7.92x57mm Mauser general-purpose machine gun renowned for its ...

Though it didn’t change the course of the Great War, the Paris Gun left a lasting legacy. During World War II, it inspired the German military to develop other — even larger — guns.

MUNICH — Two days after the mass shooting by a violence-obsessed teen here, German politicians on Sunday urged tighter gun restrictions in a country that already has some of the toughest ...