Russia's General of Army Govorov dies in Moscow at age of 81

[wazzzy]

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=10706195&PageNum=0

General of the Army Vladimir Govorov died in Moscow at the age of 81.

He was the head of the Russian Committee of War and Military Service
Veterans in the past several years.

Govorov died on Sunday evening after a serious illness, committee
deputy head Bagrat Knyazchyan told Itar-Tass on Monday.

"We will always remember him as a wonderful man, a caring father and
grandfather, a devoted and committed comrade," he said.

A World War II participant, Govorov rose from a soldier to a general of
the army. He commanded the Moscow Military District for a long time and
was a Soviet defence minister.

After retirement, he continued active public work, including at the
Russian Public Chamber.

The commemoration ceremony for the general will be held at the Russian
Army Cultural Centre on August 17.

[J.D. Baldwin]

Post by wazzzy
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General of the Army Vladimir Govorov died in Moscow at the age of 81.

Any relation to the famous WW II commander Leonid Govorov?

[wazzzy]

J.D. Baldwin wrote:

Any relation to the famous WW II commander Leonid Govorov?

if my Russian translations are correct, he was the son of Marshal
Leonid Govorov
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Vladimir Govorov from source:
http://www.peoples.ru/military/hero/govorov/

Translation: 1st paragraph-

Was born on October, 18th, 1924 in the city of Odessa. The father,
Dialects Leonid Aleksandrovich (1897-1955), - the Marshal of Soviet
Union, the Hero of Soviet Union. Mother - Govorova Lydia Ivanovna.
Супруга-Говорова (неделина) Lyudmila
Mitrofanovna (1929-1983).



Leonid Govorov, same source:
http://www.peoples.ru/military/commander/leonid_govorov/

Translation: bio just under name -

Was born on February, 22nd, 1897 in village Butyrki of province
Vjatskoj (nowadays - the Kirov area). The father - Dialects Alexander
Grigorevich, the peasant, was engaged in collateral earnings:
бурлачил, went the sailor by steamships. Mother - Govorova
Maria Aleksandrovna. The spouse - Lydia Ivanovna. Sons: Vladimir
Leonidovich - the Hero of Soviet Union, the general, chairman of the
Russian committee of veterans of war and military service; Sergey
Leonidovich - the colonel in resignation.