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Today is a day to be remembered: November 10 2009. Exactly today legendary soviet small arms designer Mihail Timofeevich Kalashnikow, outstanding creator of AK-47 assault rifle, celebrates his 90th anniversary. Doctor of Technical Sciences, Lieutenant General, twice a hero of Russia, twice a hero of Socialistic Labour, laureate of lenin's and Stalin's premium, Chevalier of Saint Andrew's Order, member of Union of writers of Russia, member of communist party since 1952, deputy of Supreme Council of USSR in 1950-1954.
He was born on the 10th of November in 1919 in large peasant family in the village Kur'ya in Altay. In 1938 was conscripted to Red Army as a tank driver in tank regiment in the city of Striy in western Ukraine. There he already designed new equipment for tanks and TT guns. During The Great Patriotic War he was a tank commander, in August 1941 in Bryansk he was seriously wounded. Being in vacantion for 6 month sergeant Kalashnikov created his first model of sub machine gun. In 1942 Kalashnikov works in the Central Scientific-Research military ground of the Main Artillery Headquarters of Red Army. In 1944 here he created first sample of sub machine gun which later became first prototype for AK-47. Since 1945 he design sub machine gun for 7,62×39 bullet of 1943 year. In 1947 during the testing AK-47 showed superlative effectiveness. Since 20th of May 1949 AK-47 is in service in Soviet Army.
Samples of AK-47:
AKM - modernized sub machine gun;
RPK - hand sub machine gun,
PK - sub machine gun;
PKT - tank sub machine gun;
AK-74 - modification of AKM for 5,45×39 bullet.
Rewards:
Hero of Russian Federation;
Twice a hero of Socialistic Labour;
Saint Andrew's Order;
Order "For Merits To The Motherland" of the II degree;
Order "For Military Merits"
3 Lenin's Orders;
3 Orders of October Revolution,
Order Of The Great Patriotic War of I degree;
Order Of Labour Red Flag;
Order Of Friendship of Folks;
Order Of The Red Star;
Medals and Orders of USSR and Russia
Order Of Honour;
Order Of Dostyh (Friendship of Folks in Kazahstan);
Order Of Karabobo (Military order of Venezuela);
4 Gratitudes from the President of Russian Federation
2 Merit Certificates from Government of Russian Federation;
Order "For Merits To Altay";
Order of Holy Pious Great Knyaz' Dmitriy Donskoy;
Emeritus Engineer of Kazahstan;
Order Ruby Christ;
Medal "Symbol of Science".
Laureate of Russian State Premium;
Laureate of Lenin's Premium;
Laureate of Stalin's Premium;
Laureate of Russian Literature Premium Of Suvorov.
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Strong health and long live Comrade!
and he obviously based his design on the German's series of battle rifles like the StG-44 and 45
One of Many Legends in the Military World :P
if it wasnt for him, many great guns wouldnt exist.
Because of him....The Ak-74 still exist
Because of him, many people dident live to see another day
He creared his rifle "to protect borders of Motherland, and it is not his guilt that his rifles are used for wrong aims. Not a gun kills but people" - his words, and I think he is absolutely right in this.
Agreed, I may be an Allied Loyalist.
But that's right, People abuse the main purpose of the rifle and weaponry.
That's why wars and other battles happen.
Were human it doesnt matter if we have guns or not, if we didnt have guns, only knifes, weed stab each other, if not kniefs, but stigs beat each other.
Weaponry kills, that its sole purpose, were human we kill,
Get over it
Guns don't kill people. People kill people.
and DeadManWalking69 I agree with u on a 100% scale.
his guns were designed to protect the people of the motherland.
James100 Thanks man :)
timemastercronos35 - One mans idea of attack is another mans idea of attack - Defense like good or evil is a point of view
i say to him thank's for the AK47
-------------------hello my camarade kalashnikov-----------------
he is an inteligent men beacaus he invent the ak-47 from the stg44
like my brother mauser seed tanks for him and for his freind dragunov
--------------------------viva les camarades d'arms--------------
Salute.
GOD