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Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov

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Soviet weapons designer (1894-1986)

ScientistsLived 1894 to 1986 · aged 91
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Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov was a Soviet firearms designer known for the SKS carbine and the PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle. Simonov is considered one of the fathers of the modern assault rifle.

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Simonov during a test of the PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle, firing 14.5×115mm rounds that he himself designed in 1941.Simonov during a test of the PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle, firing 14.5×115mm rounds that he himself designed in 1941.

Awards 18

1984Order of Lenin
1979Order of the Red Banner of Labour
1974Order of the October Revolution
1974Order of the Red Banner of Labour
1964Merited Inventor of the RSFSR
1954Hero of Socialist Labour
1954Order of Lenin
1949Stalin Prize
1942Stalin Prize
1942Order of Lenin
1939Order of the Red Star
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Medal "Veteran of Labour"
Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"

Connected to Sergei 6

Alexander NadiradzeAlso won Merited Inventor of the RSFSRPyotr SobennikovAlso won Order of Kutuzov, 2nd classVasil MzhavanadzeAlso won Order of Kutuzov, 2nd classAnatoly MargelovAlso won Merited Inventor of the RSFSRIvan NeumyvakinAlso won Merited Inventor of the RSFSRAfanasy BeloborodovAlso won Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class

About this person

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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1986 · aged 91
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