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PPD-40

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The PPD is a Soviet submachine gun originally designed in 1934 by Vasily Degtyaryov and chambered for the 7.62x25mm Tokarev cartridge. It had a conventional wooden stock, fired from an open bolt, and was capable of selective fire. Roughly 90,000 were produced between 1934 and 1944, and it saw Soviet service from 1935 to 1945 before being replaced by the PPSh-41. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
7.62x25mm 1
Caliber
7.62×25mm Tokarev 2
Service Status
Retired 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Submachine Gun 1
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 1
Weapon Class
Submachine gun 1
Introduced Year
1935 2
Connections

Operated By

Red Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: PPD-40
Wehrmacht, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: PPD-40

Used In

Korean War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: PPD-40
Spanish Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: PPD-40
Winter War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: PPD-40
World War II, Wars
Source Wikipedia: PPD-40
Sources
1. Wikipedia: PPD-40
  • Lead paragraph
    The PPD is a submachine gun originally designed in 1934 by Vasily Degtyaryov.
  • service-status
    service = 1935-1945 (in Soviet service)
  • Caliber attribute (ppd-40)
    The PPD is a Soviet submachine gun originally designed in 1934 by Vasily Degtyaryov and chambered for the 7.62x25mm Tokarev cartridge.
  • Used In: Spanish Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Spanish Civil War
  • Used In: Winter War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Winter War
  • Used In: World War II, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: World War II
  • Used In: Korean War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Korean War
  • Operated By: Wehrmacht, Wikipedia article text
    PPD-34/38 and PPD-40 submachine guns captured by the Wehrmacht were given the designations MP.715(r) and MP.716(r) respectively.
  • Operated By: Red Army, Wikipedia article text
    The PPD officially went into military service with the Red Army in 1935 as the PPD-34, although it was not produced in large quantities.
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2. Wikidata: PPD-40
Wikidata Q863494, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
PPD-40 (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q863494 (P729 service entry): 1935
Quote, Wikidata Q863494 (P729 service entry): 1935
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1935.
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