From the beginning of World War II until the victory over Germany, he fought on the Western, Stalingrad, Voronezh, 3rd Belorussian, 1st Baltic fronts. He took part in the battles of Stalingrad and Kursk, in the defeat of the Kwantung Army. The title of Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded on July 4, 1944 for his skillful leadership during the crossing of the Berezina north of Borisov, the encirclement and elimination of the enemy's Minsk grouping and displayed valor and courage.