ards ▁T ank ▁Corps ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Bel or uss ian ▁Front ▁outside ▁Min sk , ▁enc ir cling ▁the ▁German ▁forces ▁inside ▁the ▁city . ▁Later , ▁the ▁Corps ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁fighting ▁in ▁the ▁N are w ▁area , ▁in ▁the ▁V ist ula - O der ▁Off ensive ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁East - P omer an ian ▁Camp aign . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Soviet ▁units ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁El be . ▁The ▁commander ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁Pan ov ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁title ▁Hero ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁( Med al ▁no . ▁ 7 3 1 4 ), ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁May . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁Corps ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Gu ards ▁Kant em iro v sk aya ▁T ank ▁Division . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁General ▁Staff ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁at ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁he ▁head ed ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁the ▁Mal in ov sky ▁Academy . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁and ▁awards ▁ ▁" G old ▁Star " ▁Medal ▁Hero ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁ ▁Two ▁Or ders ▁of ▁Len in ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁B anner , ▁four ▁times ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁Su vor ov , ▁