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Kalashnikov, Mikhail Timofeyevich

Date of birth:
November 10th, 1919 (Kurya, Russia)
Date of death:
December 23rd, 2013 (Izhevsk, Russia)
Buried on:
Federal Military Memorial Cemetery
Nationality:
Soviet

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1945
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1946
Medal
Awarded on:
1949
Orden Krasnoi Zvezdy
Awarded on:
1949
Stalin Prize
Awarded on:
July 13th, 1950
Medal
Awarded on:
1957
Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni (1943-1991)
Awarded on:
June 20th, 1958

No. 8596
Medal
Awarded on:
June 20th, 1958

No. 315913
Orden Lenina (1943-1991)
Awarded on:
1964
Lenin Peace Prize
Awarded on:
1969
Orden Lenina (1943-1991)
Awarded on:
1970
Jubilee Medal
Awarded on:
1974
Orden Oktyabrskoy Revolyutsii
Awarded on:
January 15th, 1976

No. 117
Medal
Awarded on:
January 15th, 1976

No. 423695
Orden Lenina (1943-1991)
Awarded on:
January 31st, 1980
Medal
Awarded on:
August 30th, 1982
Orden Druzhby Narodov
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 6th, 1985
Orden Otechestvennoi voiny 1 (1985)
Awarded on:
July 7th, 1993
Medal Zhukova
Awarded on:
November 5th, 1994
"For outstanding services in the field of creating automatic small arms and significant contribution to the defense of the Fatherland."
Order
Awarded on:
1997
Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation
Awarded on:
October 7th, 1998
"For his outstanding contribution to the defense of the Fatherland."
Orden Svjatogo Apostola Andreja Pervozvannogo
Awarded on:
November 24th, 1999
"For outstanding services in the development of unique samples of small arms, a great personal contribution to strengthening the defense potential of the Union of Belarus and Russia and in connection with the 80th anniversary."
Orden Pasany
Awarded on:
1999
Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation
Awarded on:
2002
Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation
Awarded on:
November 2nd, 2004
"For a great personal contribution to the development of new types of weapons and strengthening the country's defense."
Order of Military Merit
Awarded on:
2007
Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation
Awarded on:
November 10th, 2009

No. 955
Medal

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