 He reportedly killed 15 German soldiers and suppressed the fire of a machine gun, for which he was recommended for the Order of Glory 3rd class but was instead awarded the Medal "For Courage" on 11 September.On 3 September, he reportedly supported an infantry attack with his machine gun during a tank assault.During the battle for Gora, he reportedly repulsed a counterattack by positioning himself in a stone barn, killing German troops around self-propelled guns with his machine gun.