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Leonid Govorov

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Leonid Govorov

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Also known as Leonid Aleksandrovich Govorov

Soviet marshal (1897–1955)

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Leonid Govorov was a Russian male figure whose professional career spanned from 1916 to 1955. He was born on February 22, 1897, and died on March 19, 1955. His recorded body of work consists of five items.

Govorov is associated with the statement that the leading force in the struggle for peace and for strengthening cooperation among the peoples is the Soviet Union. He has been referenced by 146 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 12 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Russia

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Quotes

  • We are going for the enemy's fortifications. Artillery is doing its share in every phase of the battle. Automatic weapons are so extensively used to-day that we cannot possibly limit our operation to silencing enemy gun emplacements. Drive them underground? No, we have to wipe them out! The artillerymen can no longer be guided merely by orders for the infantry. It is waging battle in its own right.
  • The leading force in the struggle for peace and for strengthening cooperation among the peoples is the Soviet Union.
  • The Germans had thought they could replace light artillery with mortars, believing it unnecessary to furnish their troops with light guns and howitzers. The theory was wrong as they found out during the invasion.

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Key facts

Born
( 1897-02-22 ) 22 February 1897, Butyrki , Vyatka Governorate, Russian Empire
Died
19 March 1955 (1955-03-19) (aged 58), Moscow , Soviet Union
Buried
Kremlin Wall Necropolis
Allegiance
Russian Empire (1916–1917), Soviet Russia (1920–1922) , Soviet Union (1922–1955)
Service years
1916–1955
Rank
Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944-1955)
Unit
Artillery
Commands
5th Army , Leningrad Front , Leningrad Military District
Awards
Hero of the Soviet Union , Order of Lenin (5), Order of Victory , Order of the Red Banner (3), Order of Suvorov , 1st Class (2), Order of Kutuzov , 1st Class, Order of the Red Star , Légion d'honneur , Croix de guerre 1939-1945
Other work
Chief Inspector of Ground Forces, Commander of National Air Defense Forces, Deputy Minister of Defense

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Soviet Union
Place of death
Moscow
Languages spoken
Russian
Military branch
artillery branch
Military rank
podporuchik
Image
Leonid Govorov 1.jpg
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Commons category
Leonid Govorov
date of birth
1897-02-22
date of death
1955-03-19
commander of (DEPRECATED)
Soviet Air Defence Forces
allegiance
Soviet Union
name in native language
Леонид Александрович Говоров
start of work period
1916-00-00
ethnic group
Russians
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
end of work period
1955-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Leonid Aleksandrovich Govorov (Russian: Леони́д Алекса́ндрович Го́воров; 22 February [O.S. 10 February] 1897 – 19 March 1955) was a Soviet military commander. Trained as an artillery officer, he joined the Red Army in 1920. He graduated from several Soviet military academies, including the Military Academy of Red Army General Staff. He participated in the Winter War of 1939–1940 against Finland as a senior artillery officer.

In World War II, Govorov rose to command an army in November 1941 during the Battle of Moscow. He commanded the Leningrad Front from April 1942 to the end of the war. He reached the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1944, and was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and many other awards. He was the father of Soviet General Vladimir Govorov.

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