American ethnic slurs for Germans at the time included kraut and Jerry. It was generally understood that this applied to literal Germans, not Americans of German descent.
No. The Thompson submachine gun was invented in WW1 and named after General Thompson. Initially it was marketed to civilians as the Annihilator, but renamed for marketing purposes. It has nothing to do with the British in WW2, who used the Sten sub machine gun.
The Brits bought the early model (the 1921, later the 1928 too) which they used in combat before any American soldiers ever did. This is also how Churchill ended up wielding one in a famous photo from 1940.
American ethnic slurs for Germans at the time included kraut and Jerry. It was generally understood that this applied to literal Germans, not Americans of German descent.
Jerry was British. They also called themselves Tommies (thus the Tommygun).
No. The Thompson submachine gun was invented in WW1 and named after General Thompson. Initially it was marketed to civilians as the Annihilator, but renamed for marketing purposes. It has nothing to do with the British in WW2, who used the Sten sub machine gun.
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The Brits bought the early model (the 1921, later the 1928 too) which they used in combat before any American soldiers ever did. This is also how Churchill ended up wielding one in a famous photo from 1940.