▁R if le ▁Corps ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Gu ards ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Vor one zh ▁Front . ▁During ▁the ▁northern ▁hem is phere ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 3 – 1 9 4 4 ▁the ▁division ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Ukrain ian ▁Front ▁with ▁the ▁army ▁and ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁U man – B oto ș ani ▁Off ensive ▁with ▁the ▁ 3 2 nd ▁R if le ▁Corps ; ▁Bak lan ov ▁received ▁a ▁second ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁B anner ▁for ▁his ▁leadership ▁in ▁the ▁off ensive . ▁Corps ▁commander ▁Major ▁General ▁D mit ry ▁Z here bin ▁wrote ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" bold ▁and ▁decis ive ▁in ▁battle ... in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁division ▁he ▁showed ▁exception al ▁leadership ▁skill ." ▁After ▁leading ▁the ▁division ▁during ▁the ▁L v ov – S andom ierz ▁Off ensive ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁hem is phere ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁following ▁its ▁transfer ▁with ▁the ▁army ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Ukrain ian ▁Front , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁Gu ards ▁R if le ▁Corps ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁in ▁August . ▁ ▁Bak lan ov ▁led ▁the ▁corps ▁during ▁the ▁batt les ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁S andom ierz ▁bridge head ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁in ▁the ▁break out ▁from ▁the ▁bridge head ▁during ▁the ▁V ist ula – O der ▁Off ensive ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁During ▁the ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁off