Georgy Sergeev (russian: Сергеев, Георгий Иванович) was a Soviet designer of artillery and rocket systems,
Hero of Socialist Labor.
Biography
Georgy Ivanovich Sergeev was born on August 30, 1911, in the city of
Taganrog.
In 1932 Sergeev graduated from the
Taganrog Aviation College (russian: Таганрогский авиационный техникум).
In 1932-1937 worked at
Bolshevik Plant no. 232. In 1938-1942 worked at
Stalingrad
Volgograd ( rus, Волгогра́д, a=ru-Volgograd.ogg, p=vəɫɡɐˈɡrat), geographical renaming, formerly Tsaritsyn (russian: Цари́цын, Tsarítsyn, label=none; ) (1589–1925), and Stalingrad (russian: Сталингра́д, Stal ...
's military factory
Barrikady Industrial Association. Under direction of the chief designer
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov (russian: Илья́ Ива́нович Ивано́в, – March 20, 1932) was a Russian and Soviet biologist who specialized in the field of artificial insemination and the interspecific hybridization of animals. He is fam ...
he participated in construction of:
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280 mm mortar M1939 (Br-5)
The 280 mm mortar M1939 (Br-5) (russian: 280-мм мортира образца 1939 года (Бр-5)) was a Soviet heavy artillery piece used during World War II, it was the Red Army's heaviest field piece during the war.
Design
The Br-5 ...
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210 mm gun M1939 (Br-17)
The 210 mm gun M1939 (Br-17) (russian: 210-мм пушка образца 1939 года (Бр-17)) was a Czechoslovak heavy siege gun used by the Soviet Union during World War II. After the Germans occupied Czechoslovakia in March 1939 they t ...
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305 mm howitzer M1939 (Br-18)
The 305 mm howitzer M1939 (Br-18) (russian: 305-мм гаубица образца 1939 года (Бр-18)) was a Soviet superheavy siege howitzer used by the Soviet Union during World War II. After the Germans occupied Czechoslovakia in Ma ...
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450 mm howitzer (Br-23)
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76 mm divisional gun M1939 (USV)
The 76-mm divisional gun M1939 (F-22 USV or USV) (Russian: 76-мм дивизионная пушка обр. 1939 г. (Ф-22 УСВ or УСВ)) was a 76.2 mm cannon produced in the Soviet Union. It was adopted for Red Army service in 1939 and ...
After evacuation of the factory from Stalingrad to
Yurga, Sergeev worked at the
Yurga Machine-Building Plant.
In 1945-1950 worked at
Leningrad's
Bolshevik Plant no. 232. In 1950-1958 worked at the
Barrikady Industrial Association in Stalingrad, where he was promoted to the position of the chief of the Special Design Bureau (
SKB-221 in 1950). In 1959 Georgy Sergeev was promoted to the post of the Chief Designer of
OKB-221. In 1959-1963 Sergeev was involved into design works of the first Soviet missile system mounted on army trucks
FROG-7
The 9K52 ''Luna-M'' (russian: Луна; en, moon, NATO reporting name FROG-7) is a Soviet short-range artillery rocket system which fires unguided and spin-stabilized 9M21 rockets. It was originally developed in the 1960s to provide divisiona ...
.
In the 1970s Georgy Sergeev was Chief Designer of the missile systems
RT-21 Temp 2S,
OTR-21 Tochka,
OTR-23 Oka and 203 mm 2A44 gun for the self-propelled gun
2S7 Pion
The 2S7 Pion ("peony") or Malka is a Soviet self-propelled 203mm cannon. "2S7" is its GRAU designation. More than 250 units were built, some sources say 500, others up to 1,000. They were distributed around the former Soviet states in the diss ...
. In 1975 for his contribution into design of the
2S7 Pion
The 2S7 Pion ("peony") or Malka is a Soviet self-propelled 203mm cannon. "2S7" is its GRAU designation. More than 250 units were built, some sources say 500, others up to 1,000. They were distributed around the former Soviet states in the diss ...
, Sergeev was awarded the title of
Hero of Socialist Labor.
Georgy Sergeev retired on August 9, 1984, and died on March 15, 1988.
Awards
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Hero of Socialist Labor (1975)
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Stalin Prize (1946)
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Lenin Prize (1966)
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Order of Lenin (twice)
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Order of October Revolution (1981)
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Order of the Red Star
The Order of the Red Star (russian: Орден Красной Звезды, Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 193 ...
(1944)
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Order of the Red Banner of Labour (2)
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Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" (1942)
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1911 births
1988 deaths
People from Taganrog
People from Don Host Oblast
Russian inventors
Heroes of Socialist Labour
Recipients of the USSR State Prize
Recipients of the Stalin Prize
Recipients of the Lenin Prize