pped ▁an ▁ep au let ▁off ▁Vis ait ov ' s ▁uniform ▁and ▁declared ▁Che ch ens ▁to ▁be ▁tra itors . ▁Vis ait ov ▁fought ▁back ▁with ▁a ▁blow ▁to ▁Os il ik ov sky ' s ▁face , ▁and ▁Vis ait ov ▁was ▁about ▁to ▁be ▁shot ▁for ▁attack ing ▁the ▁general ▁when ▁P avel ▁B rik el ▁interven ed ▁and ▁begg ed ▁Os lik ov sky ▁to ▁spare ▁Vis ait ov . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁after ▁protest s ▁from ▁several ▁Che chen ▁serv ic emen ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁Che ch ens ▁including ▁Vis ait ov ▁were ▁permitted ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Red ▁Army . ▁He ▁was ▁assigned ▁as ▁assistant ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁Gu ards ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment , ▁and ▁in ▁December ▁he ▁became ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 8 th ▁Gu ards ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁off ens ives ▁of ▁M lav sko - El bing sko y , ▁East ▁P omer an ian , ▁and ▁Berlin . ▁During ▁the ▁Berlin ▁operation ▁his ▁regiment ▁was ▁pa ired ▁with ▁tank ▁and ▁art illery ▁units , ▁and ▁they ▁broke ▁through ▁enemy ▁lines ▁in ▁Sch wed t ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April . ▁As ▁they ▁continued ▁to ▁advanced ▁they ▁seized ▁several ▁towns , ▁took ▁out ▁two ▁enemy ▁reg iments , ▁seized ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁enemy ▁equipment , ▁and ▁liber ated ▁three ▁concentration ▁cam ps . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁May ▁they ▁reached ▁the ▁El be