anks ▁over ▁open ▁s ights ▁at ▁point - blank ▁range , ▁became ▁Hero es ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁and ▁the ▁regiment ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁B anner . ▁ ▁Operation ▁K ut uz ov ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁German ▁defeat , ▁the ▁ 7 0 th ▁Gu ards ▁joined ▁in ▁the ▁advance ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Kur sk ▁sal ient . ▁On ▁August ▁ 3 0 ▁the ▁division , ▁back ed ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁and ▁ 9 5 th ▁T ank ▁Brig ades ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 4 5 4 th ▁Self - prop elled ▁Art illery ▁Regiment , ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁town ▁of ▁Gl uk hov ▁( H l uk h iv , ▁in ▁Ukrain ian ) ▁and ▁got ▁the ▁town ' s ▁name ▁as ▁an ▁honor ific . ▁On ▁September ▁ 9 ▁the ▁division ▁was ▁awarded ▁its ▁first ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁B anner . ▁In ▁October ▁the ▁division ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁Army ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Ukrain ian ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Ukrain ian ▁Front . ▁ ▁L v ov – S andom ierz ▁Off ensive ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁L v ov - S andom ierz ▁operation ▁in ▁July , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁ 7 0 th ▁Gu ards ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁motor ized ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁T ruck