In August, Arkhipov, then a colonel, completed the Academic Courses for Technical Improvement at the Armored and Mechanized Forces Academy and was appointed commander of the 53rd Guards Tank Brigade of the 6th Guards Tank Corps, which he commanded for the rest of the war as part of the Voronezh Front (the 1st Ukrainian Front from 20 October). In late 1943 the brigade fought in the Second Battle of Kiev and the Zhitomir–Berdichev Offensive, receiving the Order of the Red Banner for its actions, while Arkhipov was awarded the Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class, on 10 January 1944. In the spring of 1944, the brigade distinguished itself in the Proskurov–Chernovitsy Offensive, receiving the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, 2nd class. in the summer, Arkhipov led the brigade in the Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive, during which it participated in the capture of Yavoruv, Sudovaya Vyshnya, and Przemyśl, crossed the San, Wisłok, and Vistula, and fought in the expansion and holding of the Sandomierz bridgehead as part of the forward detachment of the corps. For his leadership, Arkhipov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin a second time on 23 September 1944.