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Leonid Govorov

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Soviet marshal (1897-1955)

PoliticiansLived 1897 to 1955 · aged 58
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Leonid Aleksandrovich Govorov 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.

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Govorov with his wife, 1923Govorov with his wife, 1923Govorov with Andrei Zhdanov during the defense of LeningradGovorov with Andrei Zhdanov during the defense of LeningradOperation Iskra, January 1943Operation Iskra, January 1943Marshal Leonid Govorov at the 30th October Revolution anniversary parade in 1947.Marshal Leonid Govorov at the 30th October Revolution anniversary parade in 1947.Govorov on a 2022 stamp of RussiaGovorov on a 2022 stamp of Russia

Awards 20

1945Hero of the Soviet Union
1945Order of Victory
1940Order of the Red Star
Croix de guerre 1939-1945
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Order of Lenin
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Order of the Red Banner
Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army"
Order of Suvorov, 1st class
Order of Kutuzov, 1st class
Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"
Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"
Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
Order of the Republic
Order of Suvorov
Legion of Honour

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Alexander LebedAlso won Order of SuvorovAndrey YeryomenkoAlso won Chief Commander of the Legion of MeritFyodor Ivanovich TolbukhinAlso won Order of VictoryNikolai BulganinAlso won Order of Kutuzov, 1st classLudvík SvobodaAlso won Order of Suvorov, 1st classArchibald Wavell, 1st Earl WavellAlso won Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit

About this person

Leonid Aleksandrovich Govorov 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.

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Politicians
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Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1897 to 1955 · aged 58
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