Gladius!
I know, there is people who thinks that germans used LMG as a primary weapon supported by rifles. I do not know where this idea is coming from, but I think it's not correct. MG 34 and 42 are very bulky weapons, intended to give to rifle squad their own "heavy support weapon". Sure, you can run with it (and even shoot when running), but it's still lacks manoverability of MP, rifle or assault rifle. So, basicly it was riflemans business to kick out the enemy from trench. There was also iteresting change in squads organisation before summer offencive 1942. A new squad composition was:
- Shock team:
Squad leader
LMG
5 rifles
3 MP
- Support team
LMG
2 rifles
Sniper
So, there was 2 LMG's in the squad. In platoon there was 3 squads + HQ.