unk ers , ▁a ▁mort ar ▁battery , ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁machine ▁gun ▁positions . ▁For ▁this ▁action , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Patri otic ▁War , ▁ 2 nd ▁class , ▁on ▁ 6 ▁May . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁Europe , ▁the ▁ 3 9 5 th ▁Gu ards ▁He avy ▁Self - Pro pel led ▁Art illery ▁Regiment ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁for ▁the ▁Soviet ▁invasion ▁of ▁Man ch uria . ▁S net kov ▁became ▁its ▁chief ▁of ▁intelligence ▁and ▁assistant ▁chief ▁of ▁staff ▁for ▁intelligence , ▁and ▁ended ▁the ▁war ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁captain . ▁Between ▁ 8 ▁August ▁and ▁ 3 ▁September , ▁the ▁regiment ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁invasion ▁of ▁Man ch uria ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Army , ▁and ▁on ▁ 8 ▁September ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁second ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Patri otic ▁War , ▁ 1 st ▁class , ▁for ▁providing ▁cru cial ▁intelligence ▁gained ▁from ▁reconna issance ▁to ▁his ▁unit . ▁ ▁Cold ▁War ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁S net kov ▁was ▁assistant ▁chief ▁of ▁staff ▁for ▁operations ▁of ▁a ▁regiment , ▁and ▁then ▁entered ▁the ▁Military ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Arm ored ▁Forces , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁he ▁success ively ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁regiment al ▁chief ▁of ▁staff , ▁chief ▁of ▁a ▁division ' s ▁operations ▁staff ▁department , ▁and