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Leonid Govorov
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“We are going for the enemy's fortifications. Artillery is doing its share in every phase of the battle. Automatic weapons are so extensively used to-day that we cannot possibly limit our operation to silencing enemy gun emplacements. Drive them underground? No, we have to wipe them out! The artillerymen can no longer be guided merely by orders for the infantry. It is waging battle in its own right.”
Leonid Govorov (1897–1955) said by 1955 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "The Dynamics of Nationalism: Readings in Its Meaning and Development" - by Louis Leo Snyder - Political Science - 1964 - Page 219
“The leading force in the struggle for peace and for strengthening cooperation among the peoples is the Soviet Union.”
Leonid Govorov (1897–1955) first seen 1942 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "USSR Information Bulletin" - 1942 - Page 358
“The Germans had thought they could replace light artillery with mortars, believing it unnecessary to furnish their troops with light guns and howitzers. The theory was wrong as they found out during the invasion.”
Leonid Govorov (1897–1955) said by 1955 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "The Russian Army: Its Men, Its Leaders and Its Battles" - Page 82 - by Walter Kerr - History - 2005