Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
Baklanov was transferred to command the 13th Guards Rifle Division in May 1943, leading it in the Battle of Kursk and the Battle of the Dnieper as part of the 32nd Guards Rifle Corps of the 5th Guards Army of the Voronezh Front. During the northern hemisphere winter of 1943–1944 the division transferred to the 2nd Ukrainian Front with the army and fought in the Uman–Botoșani Offensive with the 32nd Rifle Corps; Baklanov received a second Order of the Red Banner for his leadership in the offensive. Corps commander Major General Dmitry Zherebin wrote that he was "bold and decisive in battle...in command of the division he showed exceptional leadership skill." After leading the division during the Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive in the northern hemisphere summer of 1944 following its transfer with the army to the 1st Ukrainian Front, he was promoted to command the 34th Guards Rifle Corps of the army in August.