4 3 ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Gu ards ▁Army ▁was ▁sub ordin ated ▁to ▁the ▁Ste ppe ▁Front , ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁the ▁Vor one zh ▁Front ▁on ▁ 8 ▁July ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Kur sk . ▁The ▁army ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁tank ▁batt les ▁in ▁military ▁history , ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pro k hor ov ka ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Kur sk . ▁On ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁the ▁tank ▁battle , ▁his ▁army ▁had ▁no ▁t anks ▁and ▁was ▁suffering ▁from ▁a ▁severe ▁short age ▁of ▁art illery ▁am mun ition . ▁Despite ▁reporting ▁that ▁his ▁army ▁was ▁in ▁no ▁shape ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁Soviet ▁counter att ack ▁that ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pro k hor ov ka , ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁counter att ack ▁was ▁bl amed ▁on ▁him . ▁His ▁army ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁perform ▁successfully ▁in ▁Operation ▁Pol kov od ets ▁Rum y ant se v ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Kur sk , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁B anner ▁for ▁his ▁army ' s ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Kur sk . ▁ ▁Soviet ▁Off ens ives ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 4 – 1 9 4 5 ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁D nie per – Car path ian , ▁L v ov – S andom ierz , ▁V ist ula – O der ▁and ▁Prag ue ▁Off ens ives . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁Hero ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁on ▁ 6