Mikhail Petrovich Vorobyov was born December 29, 1896, in Khasavyurt, Terek Oblast.

[3] In 1916, Vorobyov was drafted into the Russian Imperial Army.

[5] In April 1942, he became commander of engineer troops of the Red Army.

[1] He headed the building of defenses near Stalingrad,[5] coordinated actions of the engineer troops of the Leningrad and Volkhov fronts in lifting the Leningrad blockade;[citation needed] did a great amount of work in preparing defenses in the Battle of the Kursk Bulge[5] and made a tangible contribution to engineering support in crossing major water obstacles, especially the Dnieper.

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