Georgi Semyonovich Shpagin
Georgy Shpagin ( Russian Георгий Семёнович Шпагин ; born April 17 . Jul / 29. April 1897 greg. In Kljuschnikowo in Vladimir province , Russian Empire ; † 6. February 1952 in Moscow ) was a Soviet weapons designer.
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Schpagin came from a farming family. During the First World War he was drafted and repaired rifles for the tsarist army. After the October Revolution he was an armorer in a rifle regiment. After retiring from the military, he became a locksmith in the weapons factory in Kovrov , where designers such as Vladimir Grigoryevich Fyodorov and Vasily Alexejewitsch Degtjarjow worked. One of his technical contributions was the development of a belt feeder for Degtjarjow's heavy DK machine gun, which, with his help, was ready for series production and was incorporated into the armed forces' equipment as the DSchK .
Shpagin became known for the PPSch-41 submachine gun ( Pistolet Pulemjot Schpagina ) he designed. It was created in 1941 as a robust and easy-to-produce weapon that was manufactured in enormous quantities during the Second World War and, along with the Mosin-Nagant rifle, was one of the main armaments of the Red Army infantry units . The PPSch became one of the symbols of the Great Patriotic War .
In recognition of his achievements, Shpagin received high honors from the Soviet Union, from 1946 to 1950 he was a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
Quote
"Complexity is simple, simplicity is difficult."
"Complexity is easy, simplicity is difficult."
Awards
- Suvorovorden Second Class
- Order of Lenin
- Stalin Prize
- Hero of socialist labor
Individual evidence
- ^ Gordon L. Rottman: The AK-47: Kalashnikov-series assault rifles . Osprey Publishing, 2011, pp. 17 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schpagin, Georgi Semjonowitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Шпагин, Георгий Семёнович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian weapons designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kljuschnikowo , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 1952 |
| Place of death | Moscow , Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |