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title: German MG 08/15 Machine Gun
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21436/german-mg-0815-machine-gun/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-01-11
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# German MG 08/15 Machine Gun
_Authored by Imperial War Museums_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21436.png)
## Image Caption
The Maschinengewehr 08 or MG08 and its successor the MG08/15 were the standard issue machine guns in the German Army throughout the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1914-18).
Imperial War Museums, London.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museums, I. W. (2025, December 08). German MG 08/15 Machine Gun. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "German MG 08/15 Machine Gun." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 08, 2025. .
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "German MG 08/15 Machine Gun." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Dec 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30034717) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 08 December 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.