During October, the division fought in the Memel Offensive and the Gumbinnen Operation. From January 1945 Kozhanov led the division in the Insterburg–Königsberg offensive. In the face of multiple counterattacks, the division assault-crossed the Inster on 18 January and captured 26 fortified points, then on 22 January assault-crossed the Deime and continued the offensive to the southwest to reach the outskirts of Königsberg. On 2 February the division received the order to turn west towards the Baltic Sea. On the same day the 91st Guards captured the key road junction of Germau, going from the north to the south at Pillau. From 2 to 11 February the division fought in encirclement, then broke through to Soviet lines. After returning from encirclement the division was in the corps reserve, and on 19 February relocated of the area of Seerappen. For its actions the division was awarded the Order of Lenin on 19 February and Kozhanov was made a Hero of the Soviet Union and was awarded the Order of Lenin on 19 April 1945. In April, the division fought in the Konigsberg offensive and the Samland offensive, in which it fought in battles for the capture of the city of Konigsberg.