Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
Golovachev led the brigade in the Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive in July, during which it captured Gorodok, crossed the Vistula, and captured a bridgehead on the western bank of the river. In the fighting to expand the bridgehead with relatively little artillery support, Golovachev continued the attack and quickly reached a line south of Szydłów. Subsequently, he moved his motor rifle brigade to rejoin the tank brigades of the corps west of Opatów, and in a night march east of Opatów approached the Opatówka river and together with the tank brigades reached Stadoly, where for four days they fought against the advancing German 17th Panzer Division, preventing the latter from relieving the German troops encircled at Sandomierz. For his "skillful leadership" of the brigade, Golovachev was given the title Hero of the Soviet Union and awarded the Order of Lenin on 23 September.