Leonid Govorov Military person

Leonid Aleksandrovich Govorov (Russian: Леони́д Алекса́ндрович Го́воров) (22 February [O.S. 10 February] 1897 – 19 March 1955) was a Soviet military commander. 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 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, was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and many other awards.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 22, 1897
Birth place	Vyatka Governorate , Russian Empire , Sovetsky District Kirov Oblast
Date of death	March 19, 1955
Place of death	Moscow , Soviet Union
Resting place	Kremlin Wall Necropolis

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allegiance	(1916–1918) (1920–1955)
award	Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Legion of Honour Order of Suvorov Order of Victory Order of the Red Star Croix de guerre 1939–1945 (France)
military operations	Russian Civil War Siege of Leningrad Eastern Front (World War II) Baltic Offensive Battle of Białystok–Minsk Winter War World War I Battle of Moscow Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive Battle of Narva (1944)
military command	Leningrad Military District Leningrad Front 5th Army
military unit	Artillery
service start	1917
service end	1955