Daniil Vasilievich Kazakevich (Russian: Даниил Васильевич Казакевич; 16 December 1902 – 28 November 1988) was a Soviet Lieutenant general and Hero of the Soviet Union. Kazakevich was drafted into the Red Army in 1920 and fought in the Polish–Soviet War. In 1923 he transferred to the Soviet Border Troops. Kazakevich became an officer and by 1939 was chief of staff of a border district in the Soviet Far East. In December 1942 he became chief of staff of the Far Eastern NKVD Rifle Division, which became the 102nd Rifle Division some months later. After fighting in Operation Kutuzov, Kazakevich was given command of the 399th Rifle Division in September 1943. Kazakevich led the division through the Battle of the Dnieper, Operation Bagration and the East Prussian Offensive. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his leadership in the battle for the Narew bridgeheads during September 1944. Postwar, Kazakevich returned to the Border Troops and led the Moldovan and Southwestern Border Districts. After a two-year period as an advisor to the East German Border Troops, Kazakevich became chief of the Border Troops military educational institutions. He retired in 1959 and lived in Moscow, working in the Intourist Directorate. Early life and Polish-Soviet War Kazakevich was born on 16 December 1902 in Radzetse village in Vilna Governorate. He lived in Omsk during his childhood and teenage years. After graduating from high school, he worked as a factory carpenter. In June 1920 he was drafted into the Red Army. Between June and December he served with the 186th Rifle Regiment, fighting in the Polish-Soviet War and the campaign against the army of Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz. Kazakevich then served in the Belomorsky Military District and Siberian Military District. Interwar In 1923, Kazakevich graduated from the Minsk Infantry Training Courses. Between 1923 and 1924 he was assistant chief of a border post in the Belorussian Border District. In 1924, he became head of a border post of the 42nd Jabrayil Border Detachment. He joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1925. Kazakevich became head of a border post of the 38th Akhaltsikhe Border Detachment in 1926. In 1927 he was sent to the Higher School of Border Troops and graduated in 1929. He then became chief of the 21st Yampol Border Detachment. Between 1932 and 1934 he was head of the courses at the 2nd Kharkov Border School. He was