▁hors emen ▁to ▁fight ▁against ▁heavily ▁arm ored ▁German ▁t anks , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁pun ished ▁for ▁express ing ▁such ▁concerns ; ▁but ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁regiment ▁appreciated ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁lead ▁them ▁to ▁a ▁certain ▁death . ▁As ▁the ▁regiment ▁was ▁being ▁dissol ved , ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁Vis ait ov ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁separate ▁reconna issance ▁batt al ions , ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁that ▁position ▁until ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁caval ry ▁courses ▁which ▁trained ▁junior ▁lie uten ants ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Front . ▁In ▁September ▁that ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁again ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁inspect or ▁of ▁caval ry , ▁and ▁fought ▁in ▁batt les ▁throughout ▁Ukraine ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁exp elled ▁from ▁his ▁post ▁into ▁the ▁reserve ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁Che chen ; ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁the ▁entire ▁Che chen ▁nation ▁was ▁declared ▁to ▁be ▁tra itors , ▁and ▁the ▁civil ian ▁population ▁was ▁deport ed ▁to ▁Central ▁Asia . ▁ ▁Vis ait ov ▁was ▁nearly ▁executed ▁at ▁the ▁war front ▁after ▁he ▁phys ically ▁attacked ▁General ▁Os lik ov sky ▁who ▁public ly ▁sh amed ▁him ▁front ▁of ▁his ▁colle agues ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁eth nic ity . ▁The ▁general ▁had ▁pra ised ▁him , ▁but ▁when ▁he ▁heard ▁his ▁surname ▁and ▁realized ▁he ▁was ▁Che chen , ▁he ▁ri