▁among ▁the ▁Soviet ▁part is ans ▁( the ▁Red ▁Army ▁also ▁had ▁not ▁fully ▁transition ed ▁to ▁the ▁traditional ▁officer ▁ranks ' ▁system ▁by ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁invasion ), ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁major - general ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁was ▁recognized ▁with ▁the ▁honor ary ▁title ▁of ▁Hero ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁days ▁of ▁Operation ▁B agr ation , ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ' s ▁successful ▁effort ▁to ▁liber ate ▁the ▁remaining ▁German - h eld ▁Bel arus ian ▁territory . ▁ ▁Kor zh ▁received ▁his ▁dis charge ▁from ▁the ▁military ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁poor ▁health ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁to ▁the ▁Forest ry ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁By elor uss ian ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 - 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁Upon ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁Bel arus ian ▁coun tr ys ide ▁from ▁Min sk ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁again ▁elected ▁a ▁kol k hoz ▁chairman ▁of ▁a ▁Bel arus ian ▁village . ▁ ▁Kor zh ▁died ▁on ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁and ▁awards ▁ ▁Hero ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁ ▁Two ▁Or ders ▁of ▁Len in ▁ ▁Two ▁Or ders ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁B anner ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Patri otic ▁War ▁ 1 st ▁class ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Star