This was a learning experience and in addition he received the award ' Hero of the Soviet Union ' for personal bravery .
Now a Colonel , Lelyushenko directed tank attacks against Finland 's Mannerheim line in the period February -- March 1940 .
This was a learning experience and in addition Lelyushenko received the award ' Hero of the Soviet Union ' for personal bravery .
Now a Colonel , Lelyushenko directed tank attacks against Finland 's Mannerheim line in the period February -- March 1940 .