<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Achidzokera kuSoviet Union muna December 1937, Batov akatevedzana akatungamirira 10th Rifle Corps uye 3rd Rifle Corps, yokupedzisira iyo yaakatungamirira muSoviet basa rokumabvazuva kwePoland muna September 1939. Mauto akazoendeswa kuFinland, uye akarwa muchikamu chechipiri February March 1940 che  <response>: Hondo yeRussia neFinland muchikamu cheKarelian pasi pe13th Army. Nokuda kwemabasa ake muFinland, Batov akapiwa mubayiro wechipiri weLenin, akasimudzirwa kuva mutungamiri weboka Komdiv uye, muna June, kune lieutenant general. Akabva agadzwa kuva mutevedzeri wemutungamiriri weTranscaucasus Military District. Kutanga kwehondo neGermany kwaizomuwana ari kure zvikuru kumaodzanyemba kweUSSR. 