kov ▁received ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Patri otic ▁War , ▁ 1 st ▁class , ▁on ▁ 2 ▁February . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁his ▁regiment ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁converted ▁into ▁the ▁ 3 9 5 th ▁Gu ards ▁He avy ▁Self - Pro pel led ▁Art illery ▁Regiment . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁re equ ipped ▁with ▁the ▁updated ▁IS U - 1 5 2 ▁self - prop elled ▁gun , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁S net kov ▁became ▁commander ▁of . ▁S net kov ▁and ▁his ▁regiment ▁did ▁not ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁where ▁they ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Bel or uss ian ▁Front . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁around ▁this ▁time , ▁and ▁from ▁late ▁June , ▁he ▁fought ▁in ▁Operation ▁B agr ation , ▁the ▁Soviet ▁strateg ic ▁off ensive ▁that ▁re capt ured ▁Bel arus ▁and ▁eastern ▁Poland . ▁Between ▁ 2 2 ▁and ▁ 2 7 ▁June , ▁during ▁fighting ▁in ▁the ▁Bog us he v sk ▁area , ▁S net kov ' s ▁crew ▁was ▁reported ▁by ▁a ▁superior ▁to ▁have ▁destroyed ▁a ▁self - prop elled ▁gun , ▁two ▁b unk ers , ▁and ▁two ▁anti - t ank ▁guns . ▁For ▁this ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁second ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Star ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁July . ▁The ▁regiment , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁front , ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Off ensive ▁and