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Nikolay Voronov

Soviet marshal (1899-1968) · Russia · On the map · Politicians · Died at 68

Nikolai Nikolayevich Voronov was a Soviet general, Chief Marshal of Artillery (1944), and Hero of the Soviet Union. He was commander of artillery forces of the Red Army from 1941 until 1950.

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1968Died28 February 1968Order of the October RevolutionAward1965Hero of the Soviet UnionAwardOrder of LeninAward1959Order of LeninAward1949Order of LeninAward1948Order of the Red BannerAward1945Order of LeninAward1944Order of Suvorov, 1st classAward1943Order of Suvorov, 1st classAward1940Order of LeninAward1939Order of the Red BannerAward1937Order of LeninAwardOrder of the Red BannerAward1936Order of the Red StarAward1899Born23 April 1899

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Order of the October Revolution1968
Hero of the Soviet Union1965
Order of Lenin1965
Order of Lenin1959
Order of Lenin1949
Order of the Red Banner1948
Order of Lenin1945
Order of the Red Banner1944
Order of Suvorov, 1st class1944
Order of Suvorov, 1st class1943
Order of Lenin1940
Order of the Red Banner1939
Order of Lenin1937
Order of the Red Banner1937
Order of the Red Star1936
Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army"
Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"
Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad"
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Medal "For the Victory over Japan"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"
Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad"
Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Order of Sukhbaatar
Order of the Partisan Star
Order of the People's Liberation
Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class
Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Badge “Participant in the battles of Khalkhin Gol”

About this person

Voronov commanded the Soviet artillery during the Battle of Stalingrad and was the Stavka representative to various fronts during the Siege of Leningrad and the Battle of Kursk. He also fought in the Russian Civil War, the Polish-Soviet War and the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, as well as serving as an advisor to the Spanish Republican Army during the Spanish Civil War.

Country
Russia
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1968 · aged 68

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