Looks like an M1 Garand to me. :) :)
Lt. Winters acquired a German rifle after a raid on a horsecart early in the morning of D-Day.
Can anyone tell if he’s holding a German rifle in the statue?
Looks like an M1 Garand to me. :) :)
That’s an M1 Garand. Any captured German rifle would have been discarded as soon as possible. Not a good idea to shoot an enemy rifle in hostile territory when your troops are scattered all over the place.
During the assault on the artillery pieces overlooking Utah beach, he was using the M1. He stated in his book it was stupid for officers to only carry the .45 since German snipers would know who to kill first. With the M1, he looked like any other soldiers.