Nikolay Voronov
| Nikolay Nikolayevich Voronov | |
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| Native name | Никола́й Никола́евич Во́ронов |
| Nickname(s) | Artillery |
| Born |
5 May 1899 St. Petersburg |
| Died | 28 February 1968 (aged 68) Moscow |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Service/branch | Artillery |
| Years of service | 1918–1968 |
| Rank | Chief marshal of the artillery |
| Battles/wars |
Russian Civil War |
| Awards |
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Russian Civil War
Polish-Soviet War
Spanish Civil War
Battle of Khalkin Gol
Winter War
World War II
(6)
Order of the October Revolution
Order of the Red Banner (4)
Order of Suvorov 1st class (3)
Nikolay Nikolayevich Voronov (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Во́ронов; born 5 May [O.S. 23 April] 1899 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire; died 28 February 1968, in Moscow, Soviet Union) was a Soviet military leader, chief marshal of the artillery (1944), and Hero of the Soviet Union (7 May 1965). He was commander of artillery forces of the Red Army from 1941 until 1950. Voronov commanded the Soviet artillery during the Battle of Stalingrad and was the Stavka representative to various fronts during the Siege of Leningrad and the Battle of Kursk. He also fought in the Russian Civil War, the Polish-Soviet War and the Battle of Khalkin Gol, as well as serving as an advisor to the Spanish Republican Army during the Spanish Civil War.
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