7.92mm wz.08 Maxim HMG (ckm - ciezki karabin*
maszynowy) was a German MG08 Maxim from WWI era.*
It was Polish main HMG in 1920s, replaced with*
more reliable wz.30 (Browning) ckm through 1930s.*
In cavalry they lasted until late 1930s,*
on tripod Schwarzlose mountings.*
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In 1939 Maxims were still used mostly by some*
reserve divisions, KOP border guards, Silesian ON*
(Obrona Narodowa - National Defence) units, naval*
rifle regiments and fortress units, being the*
second most popular HMG in Polish Army *
(there were still 5524 of them).*
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_____________[description by PIBWL]*

