Viktor Leonov
Soviet sailor (1916-2003)
Facts
19 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- November 21, 1916
- Date of death
- October 7, 2003
- Place of birth
- Zaraysk
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Country of citizenship
- Russia, Soviet Union[8][9]
- Educated at
- Azerbaijan Higher Military Naval School[10]
- Member of political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union[26]
- Award received
- Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of the Red Banner, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Star, Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Medal "For Courage", Medal "For Battle Merit", Medal "For the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic", Medal "For the Victory over Japan", Medal "Veteran of Labour", Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Zhukov Medal, Gold Star medal, Hero of the Soviet Union, Gold Star medal, Order of the Red Banner, Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of Friendship, Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy", Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy", Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Order of the National Flag, Medal "For Liberation of Korea'', Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Victory over militaristic Japan"[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
- Described by source
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Faces of Moscow[35][36]
- Military branch
- Soviet Navy[27]
- Military, police or special rank
- captain 2nd rank, captain 1st rank[28][29]
- Participated in conflict
- Eastern Front, Wikidata item, Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive[30][31][32]
- Place of burial
- Leonovskoye Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Viktor Leonov
en Viktor Nikolayevich Leonov
de Wiktor Nikolajewitsch Leonow
de Wiktor Leonow
es Víktor Nikoláyevich Leónov
es Víktor Leónov
id Viktor Nikolayevich Leonov
nl Viktor Nikolaevitsj Leonov
ru Виктор Николаевич Леонов
uk Леонов Віктор Миколайович
vi Viktor Nikolayevich Leonov
🔖 Identifiers · 15
- ISNI
- 0000000081474881
- VIAF cluster ID
- 67257549
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n85153116
- GND ID
- 11857180X
- BIBSYS ID
- 2022560
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
- 11857180X
- FAST ID
- 166873
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 320505605
- Freebase ID
- /m/0hr0kn1
- Libris-URI
- tr58fttc396cqwf
- National Library of Poland MMS ID
- 9810629192105606
- SELIBR ID
- 337031
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- Warheroes.ru ID
- 1095
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJrKTYhmVgtFrP3xTvrrMP
- Yale LUX ID
- person/2722a099-1f3d-4d36-9ebf-9f8d3cdd031b
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Military, police or special rank 2
Educated at 1
Given name 1
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Member of political party 1
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Participated in conflict 1
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Summary
Viktor Leonov was born on November 21, 1916[1], in Zaraysk[2]. He died on October 7, 2003[3], in Moscow[4]. He worked as a sailor[5] and writer[6].
FAQs
Where was Viktor Leonov born?
Viktor Leonov's place of birth was Zaraysk[2].
Where did Viktor Leonov die?
Viktor Leonov died in Moscow[4].
What did Viktor Leonov do for work?
Viktor Leonov worked as a sailor[5] and writer[6].
Where did Viktor Leonov go to school?
Viktor Leonov was educated at Azerbaijan Higher Military Naval School[10].
What awards did Viktor Leonov receive?
Honors received include Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"[11], Order of the Red Banner[12], Order of Lenin[13], and Order of the Red Star[14].