Later he was promoted to the position of intelligence chief in the regiment; in that position, he was recognized for his bravery in the Vistula-Oder Offensive. He was withdrawn from combat during the battle for the Magnushevskom bridgehead after he was badly wounded in the chest after throwing grenades into an embrasure 15 January 1945. For the remainder of the war he was hospitalized, but he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union again on 24 March 1945.
