Yakov Grigoryevich Taubin | |
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Яков Григорьевич Таубин | |
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| Born | 1900 Pinsk, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 28 October 1941 |
| Nationality | Soviet Union (Belarusian) |
| Occupation | Weapons designer |
| Known for | Creating the first successful automatic grenade launcher |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Order of Lenin[1] |
Yakov Grigoryevich Taubin (Russian: Яков Григорьевич Таубин; 1900 – 28 October 1941) was a Soviet weapons designer. He is best known for creating the first successful automatic grenade launcher. He also designed a prototype gun for the Ilyushin Il-2 which lost in trials against the Volkov-Yartsev VYa-23, and he subsequently was arrested and executed by Soviet authorities.