However, all of the initiative proved disastrous when Allied forces were cornered at the sea-side port of Dunkirk which forced a massive rescue operation from sources in England. The British military lent its support to the faltering fronts across Europe in the summer of 1940.
The type even saw production by the Germans in the thousands during 1944 (a German offshoot also appeared in 1945). Despite its utilitarian appearance and basic function (as well as awkward layout and feed-jamming issues), the STEN became a popular submachine gun for British and Commonwealth forces throughout the war. The general design was nothing more than a tubular metal receiver housing the internal working components capped by a barrel at one end a rudimentary shoulder support at the other while being actuated through a primitive-looking trigger group - many forms lacking a conventional pistol grip. It proved a no-frills submachine gun designed exclusively for medium-to-close-combat ranges and spawned an entire family of firearms owning their design to the original initiative. The weapon was designed around the principles of cheap production and simplicity in both its operation and assembly. The STEN was a widely-produced personal weapon system (noted as a "machine carbine" but generally categorized as a "submachine gun") of British origin serving during World War 2. The British STEN submachine gun is one of those rare firearms in history that was born of desperation and turned into a war-winning endeavor.
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