"BOCHKOVSKY'S RAID: THE LEGEND OF THE 1ST TANK ARMY." ALEXEY ISAEV ABOUT HOW OUR COMPATRIOT CONTRIBUTED TO THE VICTORY AND GOT THE STAR OF HERO

Russian military historian Alexey Isaev, known for his research on the events of the Great Patriotic War, published an article about Vladimir Bochkovsky`s legendary raid on Kolomiya in March 1944. The author, on the basis of the documents, told in detail how the tank detachment led by our countryman set out for a fairly risky campaign, which ended, however, with major success. Captain Bochkovsky, who did not even turn 21 at that time, captured a large railway junction and ferries across the Prut River, providing convenient logistics for the further advance of Katukov's tank army.

For more information on how Vladimir Bochkovsky became a Hero of the Soviet Union, read the full version of the article “Bochkovsky's Raid: the Legend of the 1st Tank Army.”