became commander of the district at Chișinău. On 11 October 1949, he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. On 24 November 1950, Kazakevich was awarded his fourth Order of the Red Banner for 30 years of service. He was awarded a fifth Order of the Red Banner on 14 February 1951. He graduated from the All-Union Correspondence Institute of Law in 1952. In April 1954 he transferred to command the Southwestern Border District in Lviv. Between 1954 and 1958 he was a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union at its 4th convocation. From October 1955 to October 1957, he was chief advisor to the East German Border Troops. On 15 July 1957, he was promoted to Lieutenant general. In October 1957 he returned to the Soviet Union and became chief of the military educational institutions of the Border Troops. In October 1959, he retired and worked in the Intourist Directorate. He lived in Moscow and received the Order of the October Revolution on 6 December 1982. On 6 April 1985, he was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War 1st class on the 40th anniversary of the end of World War II. Kazakevich died on 28 November 1988 and was buried at the Mitino cemetery. Legacy On 25 March 2011, a Belorussian Presidential Decree named the 12th Border Post of the Grodno Border Group after Kazakevich. On 4 January 2013 a bust of Kazakevich was unveiled at the border post. References 1902 births 1988 deaths People from Maladzyechna District People from Vileysky Uyezd Frunze Military Academy alumni Kutafin Moscow State Law University alumni Fourth convocation members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union Members of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic Heroes of the Soviet Union Recipients of the Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of Suvorov, 2nd class Soviet lieutenant generals Soviet military personnel of the Russian Civil War Soviet military personnel of World War II