Engineers developed a "middle-ground" weapon called the MP44 (Maschinenpistole 44) . Because Adolf Hitler had initially banned the development of new rifle types, the designers secretly labeled it a "Machine Pistol" to hide it from his inspections. The Turning Point
🌟 : The "helpful" part of this story is how necessity and secret innovation often lead to technology that defines the future, even in the darkest times of history.
: Stories of American units holding off overwhelming forces during the fall of 1944 .