The German MG08/15 machine gun was portable version of the MGo8 heavy machine gun. Coinciding with a change in tactics, the MG08/15 allowed units to carry the firepower of a machine gun with them during assaults.
On long-term loan from the U.S. Army
Maxim Light MG 08/15 Machine Gun
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Unit1st Division
Date1914 - 1919
ConflictWorld War I
NationalityGerman
RightsFirst Division Museum
Identifier1991.128.1
On-DisplayYes
Citation"Maxim Light MG 08/15 Machine Gun." First Division Museum. Accessed April 3, 2026, https://www.fdmuseum.org/collections/maxim-light-mg-08-15-machine-gun/.
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