▁P omer an ian ▁Off ensive . ▁According ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁veter an ▁Py otr ▁Dem id ov , ▁she ▁was ▁cr ushed ▁under ▁the ▁tracks ▁of ▁a ▁Soviet ▁tank ▁whose ▁driver ▁could ▁not ▁see ▁the ▁accomp any ing ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁darkness . ▁According ▁to ▁another ▁version , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁self - prop elled ▁art illery ▁vehicle . ▁She ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Ł ob ez ▁( Pol and ) ▁near ▁the ▁monument ▁to ▁William ▁I . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Sam us en ko ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁awarded ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Patri otic ▁War ▁ 1 st ▁class . ▁ ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War ▁In ▁his ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁book ▁the ▁Russian ▁author ▁Y . A . ▁Zh uk ov ▁wrote ▁that ▁Sam us en ko ▁was ▁a ▁veter an ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 6 - 1 9 3 9 , ▁although ▁Gar in ▁disc ount ed ▁this ▁rum or ▁in ▁T sv ety ▁na ▁tank akh . ▁According ▁to ▁Gar in , ▁it ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁soldier ▁named ▁Bal and in , ▁who ▁told ▁batt alion ▁commander ▁Zh uk ov ▁that ▁Sam us en ko ▁had ▁fought ▁in ▁Spain : My ▁[ B aland in ' s ] ▁subm achine ▁gun ner ▁Kol ka ... ▁approached ▁her ▁and ▁said : ▁"[ ...] ▁I ▁saw ▁you ▁already ▁under ▁H ues ca ... ▁¡ No ▁pas ar án !" ▁And ▁she ▁rep lies :