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The Bren gun was a licensed version of the Czechoslovak ZGB 33 light machine gun which, in turn, was a modified version of the ZB vz. 26, which British Army officials had tested during a firearms service competition in the 1930s.
The Bren became the centre of all section tactics during WW2, and had it's own transport in the form of the Universal (Bren) Carrier. It remained the standard section weapon long after the war and soldiered on into the 1980's rechambered and barrelled for 7.62 ammunition.
The Bren gun was the standard light machine gun (LMG) of the British Army from the start of World War Two. The War Office decided to ideally replace the the Lewis LMG and the Vickers medium machine gun (MMG) with one single unit.
Brenda is our World War 2 Bren Gun Carrier. Today we got her started up to help keep her in operational condition.
The Bren machine gun was probably the most commonly used light machine gun in World War II. It proved itself reliably even under the worst external conditions and was the standard suppressing weapon of the British infantry group.
Standardowy (od 1938 do 1992) ręczny karabin maszynowy Armii Brytyjskiej. Był licencyjną odmianą czechosłowackiego erkaemu ZB-26, przystosowaną do strzelania brytyjską amunicją 0,303 cala (7,69 mm). Jego nazwa jest akronimem miejsc opracowania i produkcji: BR- (od Brno) -EN (od Enfield).
One of the most iconic British WW2 weapons today, the Bren Gun was in short supply in 1939 but quickly became the backbone of the British infantry. By Arnold Blumberg.
