Handguns of World War II Icons

 

Some of the world’s most memorable figures met at the center stage of the greatest tragedy in history: 

The Second World War. Upwards of fifty million people—military and civilians—would lose their lives in a mere six years of fighting. What would emerge from the rubble were heroes and villains who would forever have a place in the history books and whose names still bring on clear images 75 years later.

Here are five of those historical figures and the handguns of WWII they carried. In the case of the first pistol on the list, the gun added to his legendary status

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