Georgy Shpagin
Soviet gunsmith
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Georgy Semyonovich Shpagin was a Soviet weapons designer. He is best-known as the creator of the PPSh-41, a submachine gun that saw widespread use by the Red Army on the Eastern Front. Wikipedia
Born: April 17, 1897, Russian Empire
Died: February 6, 1952 (age 54 years), Moscow, Russia
Awards: Order of the Red Star, Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of Lenin, and more