Leonid Govorov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leonid Govorov

Soviet marshal

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1897

Place of Birth: Sovetsky District, Kirov Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 19-Mar-1955

Profession: politician, military officer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Leonid Aleksandrovich Govorov (Russian: ?????´? ??????´??????? ??´?????) (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, was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and many other awards.