yd in ▁Gh . ▁Har ut y un yan , ▁Har ut y un ▁R . ▁M k rt ch yan ▁and ▁V ard ges ▁A . ▁Rost om yan ▁were ▁awarded ▁with ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Hero ▁of ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁ ▁Poland ▁and ▁Germany ▁In ▁October – Se ptember ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁division ▁was ▁transferred ▁first ▁to ▁Br est ▁and ▁then ▁deployed ▁along ▁the ▁def ensive ▁line ▁near ▁Lub lin . ▁With ▁the ▁comm enc ement ▁of ▁the ▁V ist ula – O der ▁Off ensive ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁ 8 9 th ▁Division ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁advance ▁into ▁Poland ▁and ▁a ided ▁in ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁do z ens ▁of ▁Polish ▁settlement s ▁and ▁towns . ▁By ▁February , ▁it ▁had ▁crossed ▁the ▁O der ▁River ▁and ▁had ▁taken ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁approach ▁leading ▁to ▁Frankfurt ▁an ▁der ▁O der ▁and ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁from ▁breaking ▁through ▁to ▁end anger ▁the ▁Soviet ▁forces ▁now ▁conver ging ▁onto ▁Berlin . ▁By ▁now , ▁the ▁unit ▁was ▁formally ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" L ittle ▁Armen ian ▁Land " ▁( H ay k ak an ▁Mal aya ▁Z em ly a ). ▁With ▁these ▁routes ▁secure , ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁now ▁prepared ▁for ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁Berlin . ▁The ▁ 8 9 th ▁Division ▁entered ▁Frankfurt ▁an ▁der ▁O der ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 6 ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁integrated ▁into ▁the ▁command