 He was wounded in the ensuing firefight and the group of German soldiers was killed by arriving units of the 1st Tank Army.After recovering from his wounds, Kabalin stayed with the tankists and became a squad leader in motor rifle battalion of the 8th Guards Mechanized Corps's 21st Guards Mechanized Brigade.The 1st Tank Army did not fight in the Battle of the Dnieper, and Kabalin and his unit crossed the Dnieper without fighting.