Vasily Degtyarev

Experimental Degtyarev Da-1

DP-28

Vasily Alekseyevich Degtyarev (Russian: Васи́лий Алексе́евич Дегтярёв; January 2, 1880, Tula – January 16, 1949, Moscow) was a Russian weapons designer, Major General of the Engineering and Artillery Service, Doctor of Technical Sciences (1940), and Hero of Socialist Labor (1940, he received the second such award in the history just two weeks later than Joseph Stalin himself). He became a CPSU member in 1941. Image File history File links Vasily_Degtyaryov. ... Image File history File links Vasily_Degtyaryov. ... Image File history File links Diegtariew_DA_1. ... Image File history File links Diegtariew_DA_1. ... Image File history File links Machine_gun_DP_MON.jpg russian DP light machine gun Source: http://www. ... Image File history File links Machine_gun_DP_MON.jpg russian DP light machine gun Source: http://www. ... The Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyarev pakhotnyi (Degtyarev hand-held infantry machine gun), more commonly called the DP-28, was a light machine gun used by the Soviet Union starting in 1928. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... Tula (Russian: ) is an industrial city in the European part of Russia, located 165 km to the south of Moscow, on the river Upa, at . ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2005)    - Density 10,415,400   8537. ... The bayonet is used as both knife and spear. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Engineering is the design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... Historically, artillery (from French artillerie) refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Hero of Socialist Labor (Герой Социалистического Труда in Russian, or Geroy Sotsialisticheskogo Truda) was an honorary title in the Soviet Union and the highest degree of distinction for exceptional achievements in national economy and culture. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The Communist Party of the Soviet Union ( Russian: Коммунисти́ческая Па́ртия Сове́тского Сою́за = &#1050... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ...

Vasily Degtyarev was the one to head the first Soviet firearms design bureau. He created several types of machine guns, submachine guns and anti-tank guns. Soviet redirects here. ... A firearm is a kinetic energy weapon that fires either a single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced by action of the rapid confined burning of a propellant. ... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... The MP5, a famous submachine gun, sees widespread use amongst those that can afford it. ... Anti-tank, or simply AT, refers to any method of combating military armored fighting vehicles, notably tanks. ...

Vasily Degtyarev was awarded the State Award of the USSR in 1941, 1942, 1944, and 1949 (posthumously). He was also awarded three Orders of Lenin, four other orders and different medals. Stalin Prize medal State Prize medal The USSR State Prize (Russian:Госуда́рственная пре́мия СССР) was the Soviet Unions highest civilian honour. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Posthumous means after death. ... The Order of Lenin (ru: Орден Ленина), named after the leader of the Russian Revolution, was the second highest national order of the Soviet Union (Highest was the Order of Victory). ... An Order is a decoration, awarded by a government to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity. ... A Medal is a word used for various types of compact objects: a wearable medal awarded by an authority government for services redered, especially to a country (such as Armed force service); strictly speaking this only refers to a medal of coin-like appearance, but informally the word also refers...

Contributions

• In 1927, the Red Army was equipped with the 7.62 mm light machine gun called ДП, or DP-28 (Russian: Дегтярёва Пехотный Degtyarev's infantry (machine gun)). This design also led to
  • Two aircraft machine guns: ДА (DA) and ДА-2 (DA-2) (Дегтярёва Авиационный)
  • A tank machine gun: ДТ, or DT (Дегтярёва Танковый)
• Degtyarev also designed a few models of submachine guns, the best of which would be adopted by the Soviet Army in 1934 (modernized in 1940) as the ППД PPD-40 (from Пистолет-пулемёт Дегтярёва, Degtyarev's submachine gun).

• In 1930, Degtyarev designed his 12.7 mm large-caliber machine gun, the ДК, or DK (Дегтярёва Крупнокалиберный). In 1938, this machine gun was upgraded by Georgi Shpagin and called ДШК (DShK) (Дегтярёва Шпагина Крупнокалиберный).

• In 1939, Degtyarev designed his heavy machine gun called ДС, or DS (Дегтярёва Станковый). The DS-39 was issued to the Red Army and used in the Russo-Finnish War of 1939-1940. The belt feed mechanism damaged the cartridge cases and the gun was found too complicated and liable to malfunctions and was withdrawn from service.

• During the Great Patriotic War, the Soviet Army adopted Degtyarev's 14.5 mm anti-tank rifle the ПТРД, or PTRD (Противотанковое Ружьё Дегтярёва) and 1944 light machine gun.

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See also

• Degtyarev plant (in Kovrov)
• RPD