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Boris Lvovich Vannikov (1897 – 1962), Soviet government and military official.

Boris Lvovich Vannikov (1897 – 1962), Soviet government and military official. Vannikov was People's Commissar for Defense Industry from December 1937 until January 1939 and People's Commissar for Armament from January 1939 through June 1941. On June 7, 1941, Vannikov was arrested for "failing to carry out his duties". However, as the war with Germany started on 22 June, Vannikov was released on 25 July 1941 then appointed People's Commissar for Ammunition from February 1942 through June 1946. From 1945 through 1953 Vannikov was Head of the 1st Main Directorate of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR. In this position Vannikov worked under direct leadership of Lavrentiy Beria overseeing the Soviet atomic bomb project.
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Title: Boris Lvovich Vannikov (1897 – 1962), Soviet government and military official.
Caption: Boris Lvovich Vannikov (1897 – 1962), Soviet government and military official. Vannikov was People's Commissar for Defense Industry from December 1937 until January 1939 and People's Commissar for Armament from January 1939 through June 1941. On June 7, 1941, Vannikov was arrested for "failing to carry out his duties". However, as the war with Germany started on 22 June, Vannikov was released on 25 July 1941 then appointed People's Commissar for Ammunition from February 1942 through June 1946. From 1945 through 1953 Vannikov was Head of the 1st Main Directorate of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR. In this position Vannikov worked under direct leadership of Lavrentiy Beria overseeing the Soviet atomic bomb project.
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Print size: 32.0 × 47.0 cm | 1488.2 × 2184.6 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: ARMAMENT RACE • ARMS RACE • ARRESTED • ATOMIC BOMB • BORIS LVOVICH VANNIKOV • CIVIL SERVANT • COUNCIL OF PEOPLE'S COMMISSARS • GOVERNMENT • HEAD OF THE 1ST MAIN DIRECTORATE • II WORLD WAR • MILITAR • MILITARS • MILITARY • NUCLEAR WEAPONS • OFFICER • OFFICERS • OFFICIAL • PEOPLE'S COMMISSAR FOR ARMAMENT • PEOPLE'S COMMISSAR FOR DEFENSE INDUSTRY • RUSIA • RUSSIA • SECOND WORLD WAR • SOVIET • UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS • USSR • VANNIKOV • WAR (WORLD WORLD 2) • WORLD WAR 2 • WORLD WAR II • WORLD WAR TWO • WW II • WWII