CIA Used Nazi MP40s in Vietnam - MACV-SOG Secret Weapons
February 19, 2026
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as posted by the channelAmerican soldier fighting in Vietnam armed with WWII German MP40s? Sounds ridiculous, but it's absolutely true. One special forces unit used a few old MP40s on operations obtained via the CIA - the famous MACV-SOG.
Special thanks to the Combined Military Services Museum, Maldon, Essex
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Primary Source: 'Behind Enemy Lines: Guns of Vietnam's SOG Warriors' by Major John L. Plaster, American Rifleman: April 7, 2020
Credits: The National Archives; Library of Congress; The Full 9; Le French Grenier
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