Atlas of Battles

commander, 13 engagements

Battles of Leonid Govorov

Battles of Leonid Govorov

Soviet marshal (1897–1955)

Leonid Govorov is recorded as a commander at 13 placed engagements in the atlas between 1942 and 1944: 13 battles across 4 present-day countries, most in Estonia (6), Russia (5), Soviet Union (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,039 km apart end to end, 87 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Eastern Front (8), World War II (2), Continuation War (1).

Sinyavino OffensiveBattle of Krasny BorBattle for Narva BridgeheadNarva Offensive February 1944March 1944 Narva OffensiveBattle of Vyborg BayBattle of Tannenberg LineMoonsund Landing OperationBattle of LyubanOperation SparkBattle for NarvaBattle of Tali-IhantalaCourland PocketBattle of LyubanOperation SparkBattle for NarvaBattle of Tali-IhantalaCourland PocketHelsinkiRigaTallinnPskovVelikiy NovgorodTurkuTartuLahtiPärnuGatchina200 km58.884N, 26.625E
13 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 2 engagements1943: 2 engagements1944: 9 engagements9 in 194419421944
13 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Lyuban, 1942Sinyavino Offensive, 1942Operation Spark, 1943Battle of Krasny Bor, 1943Battle for Narva, 1944Battle for Narva Bridgehead, 1944Narva Offensive February 1944, 1944March 1944 Narva Offensive, 1944Battle of Tali-Ihantala, 1944Battle of Vyborg Bay, 1944Battle of Tannenberg Line, 1944Moonsund Landing Operation, 1944Courland Pocket, 194419421944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1942Battle of LyubanRussiaGerman victory
19 August 1942Sinyavino OffensiveRussia63 km NSoviet offensive defeated, German offensive cancelled.
12 January 1943Operation SparkSaint Petersburg, Russia1 km SWSoviet victory
10 February 1943Battle of Krasny BorKrasny Bor, Soviet Union33 km SWAxis victory
1944Battle for NarvaNarva, Estonia143 km WGerman defensive victory
2 February 1944Battle for Narva BridgeheadNarva, Estonia0 km NGerman withdrawal
15 February 1944Narva Offensive February 1944Narva, Estonia0 km NGerman defensive victory
1 March 1944March 1944 Narva OffensiveNarva, Estonia0 km NGerman defensive victory
25 June 1944Battle of Tali-IhantalaKarelian Isthmus, Russia159 km NFinnish victory
1 July 1944Battle of Vyborg BayVyborg Bay, Russia29 km SWFinnish defensive victory
25 July 1944Battle of Tannenberg LineSinimäed, Estonia139 km SGerman victory
29 September 1944Moonsund Landing OperationWest Estonian archipelago, Estonia295 km WSoviet victory
1944Courland PocketLatvia177 km SFree German/Soviet victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Министерство обороны Российской Федерации, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.