▁river , ▁where ▁Vis ait ov ▁gre et ed ▁American ▁troops , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁soon ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁title ▁Hero ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁However , ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁Che chen ▁he ▁was ▁only ▁awarded ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Len in ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁For ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁victory ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Che ch ny a , ▁and ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁ex ile ▁in ▁Central ▁Asia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁he ▁was ▁permitted ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Che ch ny a , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁agricult ure . ▁He ▁later ▁lived ▁in ▁Gro z ny ▁and ▁passed ▁away ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 2 . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁he ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁declared ▁a ▁Hero ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁after ▁his ▁nom ination ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁had ▁been ▁rejected ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁national ity . ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁ ▁Hero ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁ ▁Two ▁Or ders ▁of ▁Len in ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁B anner ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁Su vor ov ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Patri otic ▁War ▁ 1 st ▁Class ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Star ▁ ▁Medal ▁" For ▁Battle ▁Mer it " ▁ ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it ▁ ▁campaign ▁and ▁j ub ile e ▁med als ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Che chen ▁military ▁personnel ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category :