Leonid Govorov
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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 Milit
Govorov in 1950
Govorov with his wife, 1923
Govorov with Andrei Zhdanov during the defense of Leningrad
Operation Iskra, January 1943
Battle of Narva (1944)
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The Battle of Narva was a World War II military campaign, lasting from 2 February to 10 August 1944, in which the German Army Detachment "Narwa" and the Soviet Leningrad Front fought for possession of
Leonid Govorov
…German forces were at the "Panther Line", stretching from Narva to Pskov using Lake Pskov as a barrier, where the offensive was stopped in several heavy battles around Narva. On 18 April the Soviet forces were ordered to the defense, a new 3rd Baltic Front was created to coordinate operations near Narva and Govorov's Leningrad…
Estonian soldiers in German service defending the western bank of the Narva River, with the Ivangorod Fortress on the eastern side
The 18 September 1944 proclamation of the Government of Estonia in Riigi Teataja (Government gazette)
Narva after artillery and air raids, 1944
Battle of Tannenberg Line, 26–29 July 1944