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==Users== <!--READ FIRST: This section is for cited entries only. Please do not add entries into this list without a citation from a reliable source. All entries without a citation will be removed. Thank you.-->{{Div col|colwidth=27em}} *{{flag|Algeria}}: Used by the [[National Liberation Front (Algeria)|National Liberation Front]]<ref>{{cite book|title=The Algerian War, 1954–62|series= Men-at Arms 312|publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]]|place= London |year=1997|isbn=978-1-85532-658-3|first= Martin |last=Windrow|page=46}}</ref> * {{flag|Argentina}}: M1928 and M1 Thompson{{sfn|Smith|1969|p=194}} *{{flag|Belgium}}: Used by the [[Belgian Armed Forces|Belgian Army]] and ''[[Gendarmerie (Belgium)|Gendarmerie]]'' post-WW2, and it remained in service with the Gendarmerie until 1971.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dumortier |first1=M. |title=Technische Gids voor Infanterie Onderofficier |date=1953 |publisher=Infanterieschool |pages=BW-16 - BW-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bals |first1=Robert |last2=Buts |first2=Leo |last3=Pets |first3=Jef |title=Handvuurwapens van de Belgische Rijkswacht |url=http://erfgoedgilde.be/wapensrijkswacht.pdf |website=Erfgoedgilde |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> *{{flag|Bolivia}}: M1921 used during the Chaco War.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=La Guerra del Chaco: fighting in El Infierno Verde: Part 2: tanks, airplanes, submachine guns: all played a role in this bloody conflict over some of the world's most godforsaken real estate|magazine=[[Shotgun News]]|date=May 2014|first=Paul|last= Scarlata}}</ref> M1A1 used by police<ref>{{cite web |title=World Infantry Weapons: Bolivia |url=https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_sa_bolivia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124203425/https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_sa_bolivia |archive-date=2016-11-24 }}</ref> *{{flag|Brazil|1968}}: Adopted by the Pernambuco military police and used against cult members during the 1938 Pau de Colher massacre.<ref>{{cite web |title=MEMÓRIA E IDENTIDADE NA TRAJETÓRIA DOS ÓRFÃOS DE PAU DE COLHER: ACONTECIMENTOS, PESSOAS, LUGARES |url=https://historiar.uvanet.br/index.php/1/article/download/65/51|publisher=Revista Historiar|access-date=2022-09-23}}</ref> 8 Thompsons were bought for the [[Federal District of Brazil (1891–1960)|Federal District]]'s special police; Each of the four ''shock detachments'' was armed with two Thompsons, two Suomi KP31s, and two Bergmann submachineguns<ref>{{Cite book |last=Castro Gomes |first=Angela |title=Vargas e a crise dos anos 50}}</ref> The M1 was Used by the Brazilian forces from WWII<ref>{{cite book|last1=Maximiano|first1=Cesar|last2=Bonalume|first2=Ricardo N|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L6HVtOSmWAEC&q=Brazilian+Expeditionary+Force+WWII|title=''Brazilian Expeditionary Force in World War II''|publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]]|year=2011|isbn=9781849084833|series=Men at Arms 465|page=45}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> until the mid-1980s. *{{flagicon|British Raj}} [[British Raj|British India]]: Widely used by the [[Indian Army during World War II|Indian Army]] in the [[Malayan Campaign]],{{sfn|McNab|2002|p=131}} in the [[European theatre of World War II|European theatre]]{{sfn|McNab|2002|p=133}} and [[Burma Campaign]]s *{{flag|Canada|1921}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/weapons/smgs/thompson.htm|title=Thompson Submachine Gun|access-date=2009-09-22|publisher=www.canadiansoldiers.com}}</ref> *{{flag|Cuba}}{{sfn|Yenne|2009|pp=111–114}} *{{flag|People's Republic of China}}: Unlicensed copies<ref name="History"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/thompson.htm|title=M1A1 Thompson submachine gun|access-date=2009-09-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217064700/http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/smallarms/thompson.htm|archive-date=2011-12-17}}</ref> *{{flag|Republic of China}}{{sfn|McNab|2002|p=47}} *{{flag|Croatia}}<ref name="bishop1998">{{cite book|last=Bishop|first= Chris|title=Guns in Combat|publisher= Chartwell Books, Inc|year=1998|isbn=0-7858-0844-2|page={{page needed|date=December 2011}}}}</ref> *{{flag|Czechoslovakia}}: Used by the forces of the Czechoslovak government in exile in Great Britain. *{{flag|Dominican Republic}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=De La Cruz |first1=Jose E. Matos |title=Ejercito, La Historia Del Ejercito |date=2016 |isbn=978-9945-445-14-5 |page=309 |edition=1}}</ref> *{{flag|Egypt}}: Simplified copies of the Thompson were manufactured under license after WW2, with barrels and magazines imported from the United States. Those copies used 20 round stick magazines and lacked a flash hider.<ref name="Egyptian Thompson copy">{{cite web|url=http://tsdr.ru/avtomat-tompson-kalibr-45|title=Автомат Томпсон, калибр .45|work=Сайт про оружие, оружие всех времен и народов, виды оружия|date=2012-09-25}}</ref> *{{flag|Ethiopian Empire}}: M1928A1 and M1 issued to Ethiopian forces during the Korean War<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gunsmagazine.com/guns/royal-tiger-imports-ethiopian-arms/|title=ROYAL TIGER IMPORTS ETHIOPIAN ARMS|date=August 2022 }}</ref> *{{flag|France}}:<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=http://www.auto-ordnance.com/AO-1.html|title=History of the Thompson submachine gun|access-date=2009-09-22|author=Charles H. Smith|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308023225/http://auto-ordnance.com/AO-1.html|archive-date=2009-03-08}}</ref> The M1928A1 was used as the ''Pistolet-mitrailleur 11 mm 43 (C.45) M. 28 A1''.<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= 1956-03-19|title= Manuel du Grade TTA 116|language= fr|publisher= Berger-Levrault|page= 274}}</ref> The M1A1 was also used.<ref name="Algeria">{{cite magazine|language=fr|magazine=Gazette des Armes|issue=220|date=March 1992|title=L'armement français en A.F.N.|pages=12–16|url=http://fr.1001mags.com/parution/gazette-des-armes/numero-220-mars-1992/page-12-13-texte-integral|access-date=2018-10-08|archive-date=2018-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008174853/http://fr.1001mags.com/parution/gazette-des-armes/numero-220-mars-1992/page-12-13-texte-integral|url-status=dead}}</ref> *{{flag|Germany}}: US supplied Thompsons were used by the [[Bundeswehr]] before the adoption of the G3<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bavarianm1carbines.com/bundeswehr.html|title=Germany and the U.S. M1 Carbine}}</ref> *{{flag|Greece|old}}: Used by Greek armed forces, resistance fighters, [[Hellenic Gendarmerie|''Gendarmerie'']] and police units during World War II and immediately postwar period.<ref name="Sazanidis"/>{{sfn|McNab|2002|p=123}} * {{flag|Guatemala}}: M1A1 used Policía Nacional Civil up to 2014<ref name="Police America">{{cite magazine|title=Police Small Arms Arsenals in the Northern Central American Triangle|date=4 December 2015|volume=7|issue=5|url=http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=3259|magazine=Small Arms Defense Journal|access-date=12 March 2019|archive-date=6 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206165227/http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=3259|url-status=dead}}</ref> *{{flag|Haiti}}<ref name="gander1995">Gander, Terry J.; Hogg, Ian V. ''Jane's Infantry Weapons 1995/1996''. Jane's Information Group; 21 edition (May 1995). {{ISBN|978-0-7106-1241-0}}.{{page needed|date=December 2011}}</ref> *{{flag|Honduras}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://info.publicintelligence.net/MCIA-HondurasHandbook.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021110455/https://info.publicintelligence.net/MCIA-HondurasHandbook.pdf |archive-date=2021-10-21 |url-status=live| title=Honduras Country Handbook}}</ref> *{{flag|Iraq}}: [[Iraqi insurgency (2003–11)|Iraqi insurgents]]<ref name ='SAS 2012 10'>{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2012.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830000609/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2012.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 August 2012|chapter-url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2012/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2012-Chapter-10-EN.pdf|chapter=Surveying the Battlefield: Illicit Arms In Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia|title=Small Arms Survey 2012: Moving Targets|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|year=2012|author=Small Arms Survey|page=321|isbn= 978-0-521-19714-4|author-link=Small Arms Survey}}</ref> *{{flag|Imperial State of Iran|1964}}: Used by the Imperial Iranian Guard Units, first saw action during the [[Iran crisis of 1946]].<ref name="ISMG"/> *{{flag|India}}{{sfn|McNab|2002}}{{page needed|date=December 2022}} *{{flag|Indonesia}}{{sfn|Smith|1969|p=461}} *{{flag|Israel}}<ref name=Eilam/> *{{flag|Italy}}: Captured examples pressed into use by the Italian Army prior to [[Armistice between Italy and Allied armed forces|September 8, 1943]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://digilander.libero.it/lacorsainfinita/guerra2/42/birelgobi2.htm |title=Bir El Gobi: la battaglia |publisher=Digilander.libero.it |access-date=2011-12-25|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120720080943/http://digilander.libero.it/lacorsainfinita/guerra2/42/birelgobi2.htm|archive-date= 20 July 2012}}</ref> Also supplied to [[Italian resistance movement|partisans]] and to the [[Italian Co-belligerent Army]].<ref>Romain Rainero, Antonello Biagini, ''L'Italia in guerra: Il 6° anno, 1945'' published by Commissione italiana di storia militare, 1996.{{page needed|date=December 2011}}</ref> After the war, it was mostly issued to [[Italian Air Force]] troopers<ref>As pictured in the book ''Ho vestito in azzurro'' by Nicola Malizia, IBN 2005. {{page needed|date=December 2011}}</ref> and the [[Carabinieri]].<ref>As mentioned in a notorious reportage on the death of outlaw [[Salvatore Giuliano]]:http://www.ilcassetto.it/notizia.php?tid=148 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016090614/http://www.ilcassetto.it/notizia.php?tid=148 |date=2013-10-16 }}</ref> *{{flag|Japan}}: Were used in some quantities by the [[Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jieitaisaiyou.web.fc2.com/gun.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306090423/http://jieitaisaiyou.web.fc2.com/gun.html|archive-date=6 March 2017|script-title=ja:自衛隊の銃器各種|language=ja|website=jieitaisaiyou.web.fc2.com}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=November 2018}} *{{flag|Jordan}}<ref name="Arabs">{{cite book|title=Arab Armies of the Middle East Wars 1948–73|series=Men-at-Arms 128|first=John |last=Laffin|date=15 Jun 1982|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=9780850454512|page=32}}</ref> *{{flag|Kingdom of Laos}}: Limited received by U.S government and used during the First Indochina War and Vietnam War.<ref>{{cite book|title=The War in Laos 1960–75|series=Men-at-Arms 217|first=Kenneth |last=Conboy|date=23 Nov 1989 |publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=9780850459388|page=15}}</ref> *{{flag|Luxembourg}}: M1A1 in service 1952–1967, replaced by [[Uzi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mnhm.lu/pageshtml/virtualmuseumtour.php |title=Grand-Duchy Of Luxembourg |publisher=Mnhm.lu |access-date=2011-12-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126105021/http://www.mnhm.lu/pageshtml/virtualmuseumtour.php |archive-date=2011-01-26 }}</ref> *{{flag|Malaysia}}: M1928<ref>{{cite web |url=https://salw-guide.bicc.de/pdf/countries/158/malaysia.std.en.pdf |title=SALW Guide Malaysia}}</ref> * {{flag|Mexico}}{{sfn|Smith|1969|p=516}} *{{flag|The Netherlands}}: In early World War II, at least 3,680 Thompsons acquired through [[Lend-Lease]]<ref name="Frank Iannamico 1928"/> *{{flag|New Zealand}}: M1928, M1928A1<ref>{{cite book|title=The New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War II|series=Men-at-Arms 486|first1=Wayne|last1=Stack|first2=Barry|last2=O’Sullivan|date=20 Mar 2013|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=9781780961118|page=46}}</ref> M1 and M1A1<ref>{{cite web |title= NZAR 346 SMG Thompson M1A1|url=http://www.armsregister.com/arms_register/arms_register_documents/nzar_346_smg_thompson_m1a1.pdf}}</ref> *{{flag|Nicaragua|1908}}:{{sfn|Pegler|2010|p=56}} The [[National Guard (Nicaragua)|Nicaraguan National Guard]] received M1928A1s and some were captured by [[Augusto César Sandino|Sandino]]'s rebels.<ref name="Banana">{{cite book|title=Latin American Wars 1900–1941: "Banana Wars," Border Wars & Revolutions|series=Men-at-Arms 519|publisher=Osprey Publishing|first= Philip |last=Jowett|date= 28 Jun 2018|isbn=9781472826282 |pages=44–45|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8LJeDwAAQBAJ}}</ref> *{{flag|North Korea}}: Chinese-made Thompsons used by the Korean People's Army in the Korean War.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koreanwaronline.com/history/Enemy%20Weapons/Frames/39.htm|title=11mm Submachine Gun (China)}}</ref> *{{flag|North Vietnam}}: Unlicensed copies.<ref name="History"/> Used by [[Viet Minh]] in the [[First Indochina War]].<ref name="Indochina">{{cite book|title=The French Indochina War 1946–54|series=Men-at-Arms 322|first= Martin |last=Windrow|isbn=9781855327894 |date=15 Nov 1998|page=24|publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]]}}</ref> *{{PAN}}: M1928A1 Formerly used by the Panamanian National Guard, and used by Dignity Battalion militia of the defunct [[Panama Defense Forces]].<ref name="OspPanweaps">{{cite book| last = Rottman| first = Gordon| author-link = Gordon L. Rottman| title = Panama 1989-90| publisher = Osprey Publishing| series = Elite| volume = 37| date = 2010| pages = 14, 15, 57, 62, 63| language = English| isbn = 9781855321564}}</ref> *{{flag|Poland}}: M1921 obtained for trial purposes, possibly issued to police forces and the presidential guard.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scarlata |first=Paul |title=Polish WWII Weapons Part 1 |url=https://www.firearmsnews.com/editorial/polish-wwii-weapons-part-1/364279 |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=Firearms News |date=26 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Used by the [[Polish Armed Forces in the West]] during WWII<ref>{{cite book|title=The Polish Army 1939–45|series= Men-at-Arms 117 |first=Steven J.|last=Zaloga|date=1982|isbn=9780850454178|publisher=Osprey Publishing|pages=22, 38}}</ref> and by resistance fighters during the [[Warsaw Uprising]] (from supply drops) *{{flag|Portugal}}: Small number bought for police use, designated m/1928<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.revistamilitar.pt/modules/articles/article.php?id=528 |title=:: Revista Militar ::-Revistas – As Indústrias Militares e As Armas de Fogo |publisher=Revistamilitar.pt |date=2010-05-28 |access-date=2011-12-25 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327041640/http://www.revistamilitar.pt/modules/articles/article.php?id=528 |archive-date=2012-03-27 }}</ref> *{{flag|Russia}}: [[Wagner Group]] captured M1 and M1928A1 submachineguns from Ukrainian stocks<ref name="Wagner"/> * {{flag|Somalia}}<ref name=somalia/> *{{flag|South Vietnam}}<ref name="bishop1998"/> *{{flag|Soviet Union}}: In 1924 a large number of M1921s was purchased through Mexico and issued to NKVD and border guards. 137,729 were received through Lend-Lease in WW2<ref name="Thompson SMG Soviet Russia"/>{{unreliable source|date=January 2024|reason=Provided source doesn't recognize Thompson variants. Misidentified M1928/A1 with, M1 and M1A1 Thompson models. Article says one thing but war pictures show the other thing. Author claims that's done according to recently declassified documents - what documents? Why he didn't provided any documents, links or any pictures of them? Article feels like it was made up}}<ref name="TG">{{cite web|url=https://modernfirearms.net/en/submachine-guns/u-s-a-submachine-guns/thompson-1921-tommy-gun-eng/ |title=Thompson Submachine Gun|publisher=World Guns|author=Maxim Popenker|date=27 October 2010 }}</ref> *{{Flag|Spanish Republic}}: M1928 adopted by [[Catalonia|Catalan]] police [[Mossos d'Esquadra]] in the 1930s and later used during the [[Spanish Civil War]]. A number of M1928s were brought from the United States by the [[Lincoln Battalion]].<ref name="Spain">{{cite web|url=https://www.gehm.es/siglo-xx/subfusiles-de-la-guerra-civil-espanola-iii-thompson-m1921-y-m1928/|title=Subfusiles de la Guerra Civil española (III) – Thompson M1921 y M1928|date=26 September 2018 }}</ref> *{{flag|Sweden}}: In 25 January 1940, The Royal Swedish Army ordered 500 M1928 Submachine Guns from AB UNO Lindholm & Co. Each gun was supplied with four 20 round box magazines and one 50 round drum magazine. According to Major Carl-Olof Bjorsell the Swedish Thompson’s were sold to Israel during 1950s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gotavapen.se/gota/artiklar/kpist/swede_45.htm|title=Submachine guns of Sweden}}</ref> *{{flag|Turkey}}: Received US surplus guns after WW2<ref name="turkey">{{cite web|url=https://smallarmsreview.com/turkish-thompson-submachine-guns/|title=Turkish Thompson Submachine Guns|date=13 December 2008 }}</ref> *{{Flag|Ukraine}}: As of 2011 between 10.000 to 20.000 guns were stored in Ministry of Defense warehouse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zakon4.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/22%D0%B0-2011-%D1%80/page9|title=Перелік військового майна Збройних Сил, яке може бути відчужено (Книга 1)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927213927/http://zakon4.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/22%D0%B0-2011-%D1%80/page9 |archive-date=2016-09-27 }}</ref> *{{Flag|Union of South Africa}}. Used the M1928 throughout the Western Desert Campaign. Both the M1928A1, M1 and M1A1 variants were issued to members of the South African 6th Armored Division in their campaign in Italy.<ref>{{cite book|last=Orpen|first=Neil D.|series=South African Forces: World War II. Vol V|title=Victory in Italy|year=1975|publisher=Purnell, Cape Town|isbn=0-360-00282-X}}</ref> *{{flag|United Kingdom}}. First issued to the [[GHQ Liaison Regiment|GHQ Liaison Unit]] ('Phantom') in February 1940, in advance of main War Office contracts.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Fighting Nazi Occupation: British Resistance 1939 – 1945|last = Atkin|first = Malcolm|publisher = Pen and Sword|year = 2015|isbn = 978-1-47383-377-7|page = 80}}</ref> Used by the [[Home Guard (United Kingdom)]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mwatkin.com/us-aid-to-britain|title=US Aid for the Home Guard}}</ref> *{{flag|United States|1912}}: Employed by the [[United States Marine Corps]]<ref name="Fitz2487"/> and by the [[United States Army]] 1938,<ref name="miller2001">Miller, David (2001). ''The Illustrated Directory of 20th Century Guns''. Salamander Books Ltd. {{ISBN|1-84065-245-4}}. {{page needed|date=December 2011}}</ref> including [[paratroops]] in World War II. * {{Flag|Uruguay}}: M1928A1 and M1A1 formerly used by armed forces<ref>{{cite web |title=World Infantry Weapons: Uruguay|url=https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_sa_uruguay|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005224622/https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_sa_uruguay|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-10-05}}</ref> *{{flag|Vietnam}} Used by [[Viet Cong]] during Vietnam War.<ref>{{cite web|date=22 October 2015|title=Viet Cong Weaponry: 14 Small Arms From the Vietnam War|url=http://www.tactical-life.com/firearms/viet-cong-weaponry-14-vietnam-war/#ms16-viet-3}}</ref> *{{flag|Venezuela|1930}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fav-club.com/legendarios/|title=Legendarios|access-date=2017-02-24|publisher=FAV-Club|date=2013-12-18|archive-date=2020-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414024424/http://www.fav-club.com/legendarios/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> *{{flag|Yugoslavia}}<ref name="Yugoslav Army"/> {{Div col end}} ===Non-state groups=== *The [[Provisional IRA]] and [[Official IRA]] used the 1921 variant, mainly during the early 1960s to 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://libraryautomation.com/nymas/irishcivilwar.html|title=The Irish Civil War, 1922–1923|access-date=2009-09-22|author=Paul V. Walsh|archive-date=2006-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508154451/http://libraryautomation.com/nymas/irishcivilwar.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="O'Brien1993">{{cite book |last=O'Brien |first=Brendan |title=The Long War: The IRA and Sinn Féin, 1985 to Today |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dy9WENSLHyQC&pg=PA279 |publisher=[[Syracuse University Press]] |year=1993 |pages=279– |isbn=978-0-8156-0319-1}}</ref> *[[The Angry Brigade]]<ref name="Terrorists">{{cite book |last1=Dobson |first1=Christopher |last2=Payne |first2=Ronald |title=The Terrorists: Their Weapons, Leaders, and Tactics |publisher=Facts on File |date=1982 |page=108-109|url=https://archive.org/details/terroriststheirw0000dobs/page/108/mode/2up|url-access=registration}}</ref> * [[Azerbaijan People's Government]]<ref name="ISMG"/> * [[Afghan Mujahideen]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://silahreport.com/2021/05/25/the-american-tommy-gun-in-the-pak-afghan-region/ |title=The American "Tommy Gun" In The Pak-Afghan Region Report |publisher=Silah Report |date=25 May 2021 |access-date=2022-02-28|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517062648/https://silahreport.com/2021/05/25/the-american-tommy-gun-in-the-pak-afghan-region/|archive-date=17 May 2023}}</ref> * [[Brigade 2506]]<ref name="Cuba" /> * [[Front de Libération de la Côte des Somalis]]<ref>{{cite news|title=La fusillade de Loyada : Quelle balle a tué ?|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1976/02/12/quelle-balle-a-tue_2958304_1819218.html|date=12 February 1976|newspaper=[[Le Monde]]|page=7|issue=9660|language=fr}}</ref> * [[Spanish Maquis]]<ref name="Spain" /> * The Thompson was supplied to [[Malayan Communist Party]] insurgents during WW2, and used during the [[Malayan Emergency]]<ref name="auto"/> * The [[Communist Party of Estonia]] received four Thompsons from the Soviet Union before the failed 1924 coup<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Отчет стрелкового полигона: пистолет-пулемет Томпсона |url=https://kalashnikov.media/article/weapons/otchet-strelkovogo-poligona-pistolet-pulemet-tompsona |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=kalashnikov.media |language=ru|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221131216/https://kalashnikov.media/article/weapons/otchet-strelkovogo-poligona-pistolet-pulemet-tompsona|archive-date=21 February 2023}}</ref> *The [[Turkish Resistance Organization]] manufactured its own copies with parts supplied by Turkey<ref name="turkey" />
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