Leonid Mikhailovich Sandalov
Native name
Леонид Михайлович Сандалов
Born10 April 1900
Bisiriha village, Kineshma County, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire
Died23 October 1987
Moscow, Soviet Union
Buried
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service/branchRed Army
Years of service1919-1955
RankColonel general
Battles/warsRussian Civil War

Soviet invasion of Poland
World War II

AwardsOrder of Lenin (3)

Order of the Red Banner (4)
Order of Suvorov 1st class
Order of Kutuzov 1st class
Order of the Red Star
Order of the Patriotic War 1st class

Order of the October Revolution

Leonid Mikhaylovich Sandalov (Russian: Леонид Михайлович Сандалов) (10 April 1900, Vichuga, Ivanovo Oblast October 23, 1987) was a Soviet military leader with the rank of colonel-general. During World War II, he led staffs of the armies and fronts. After the war, he led the staffs of military districts, he was Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army. A talented and prolific memoirist and military analyst. Honorary Citizen of Vichuga, Kobrin, and Riga.

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