Leonid Govorov

Leonid Aleksandrovich Govorov
Govorov in 1950
Born	(1897-02-22)22 February 1897 Butyrki, Vyatka Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	19 March 1955(1955-03-19) (aged 58) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Buried	Kremlin Wall Necropolis
Allegiance	Russian Empire (1916–1917)  Soviet Russia (1920–1922)  Soviet Union (1922–1955)
Years of service	1916–1955
Rank	Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944-1955)
Unit	Artillery
Commands held	5th Army Leningrad Front Leningrad Military District
Battles/wars	World War I Russian Civil War Spring offensive Siege of Perekop World War II Winter War Great Patriotic War Battle of Bialystok-Minsk Battle of Moscow Siege of Leningrad Sinyavino Offensive Operation Iskra Leningrad–Novgorod strategic offensive Battle of Narva Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive Baltic Offensive
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

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.^[1]

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.^[2] He was the father of Soviet General Vladimir Govorov.