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/
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Classification
Service Status Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category) Weapon Class (category) Weapon Class Introduced Year Connections
Sources
1. Wikipedia: PPD-40
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The PPD (Russian: Пистоле́т-пулемёт Дегтярёва, romanized: Pistolet-pulemyot Degtyaryova, lit. 'Degtyaryov's machine pistol') is a submachine gun originally designed in 1934 by Vasily Degtyaryov.
Infobox: service
1935-1945 (in Soviet service)
Infobox: cartridge
7.62×25mm Tokarev
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
Spanish Civil War Winter War Second Sino Japanese War World War II Korean War Hukbalahap Rebellion 1958 Lebanon crisis Lebanese Civil War
Used In: Winter War, Infobox: wars
Spanish Civil War Winter War Second Sino Japanese War World War II Korean War Hukbalahap Rebellion 1958 Lebanon crisis Lebanese Civil War
Used In: World War II, Infobox: wars
Spanish Civil War Winter War Second Sino Japanese War World War II Korean War Hukbalahap Rebellion 1958 Lebanon crisis Lebanese Civil War
Used In: Korean War, Infobox: wars
Spanish Civil War Winter War Second Sino Japanese War World War II Korean War Hukbalahap Rebellion 1958 Lebanon crisis Lebanese Civil 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.
View the Source2. Wikidata: PPD-40
Wikidata Q863494, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source PPD-40 (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q863494 (P729 service entry): 1935Quote, Wikidata Q863494 (P729 service entry): 1935
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1935.
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