Boris Ivanovich Shavyrin (also transliterated as Shavirin, Shavyirin; ) (1902,

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– 1965) was a Soviet artillery and rocket engineer who developed the first

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, Gnom, or ''

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'' (installable on mobile complexes or large tanks), as well as many other Soviet mortars and rockets. He was the first Head and Chief Designer of

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References

Shavyrin's biography
at the

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Gnom ICBM
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shavyrin, Boris Ivanovich 1902 births 1965 deaths People from Yaroslavl Soviet inventors Soviet engineers Russian scientists

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