▁cities ▁of ▁Ad jud , ▁F oc ș ani , ▁B uz ă u , ▁and ▁P lo ie ști . ▁ ▁By ▁Dec ree ▁No . ▁ 4 2 6 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Pres id ium ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Soviet ▁of ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁for ▁good ▁command ▁of ▁troops ▁in ▁I asi - K ish ine v ▁operation ▁and ▁for ▁displaying ▁courage ▁and ▁hero ism , ▁Lieutenant - General ▁Serge i ▁G . ▁Tro f imen ko ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁title ▁Hero ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁with ▁the ▁award ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Len in ▁and ▁medal ▁" G old ▁Star " ▁. ▁ ▁Post - war ▁service ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁he ▁was ▁commander ▁of ▁T bil isi , ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁Bel or uss ian ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁the ▁North ▁C au cas us ▁Military ▁District . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁higher ▁academic ▁courses ▁at ▁the ▁Vor osh il ov ▁High er ▁Military ▁Academy ▁He ▁was ▁chosen ▁deput y ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Soviet ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁Tro f imen ko ▁died ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Nov ode v ich y