Soviet small arms
German soldier, armed with a captured Soviet submachine gun.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/german-forces/59356/soviet-small-arms
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/german-forces/59356/soviet-small-arms
The weapon looks more like an M-31 Soumi made by Finland Sure that’s not a Finnish soldier, they did use German Equipment for awhile anyway.
Yes, from the front, the Finnish M-31 could easily be mistaken for a Soviet PPD-4O.