Interwar In March 1921, Karizhsky became assistant to the commander of the 5th Cavalry Division's 29th Cavalry Regiment. In 1922 he graduated from the Taganrog Higher Cavalry School and in 1924 the Leningrad Higher Cavalry School. In June 1924 he became assistant supply officer for the division's 25th and 30th Cavalry Regiments. Karizhsky became chief of staff of the 76th and 92nd Cavalry Regiments in October 1927. Karizhsky was appointed commander of the 12th Cavalry Division's 88th Cavalry Regiment in December 1932. In February 1938, Karizhsky was dismissed from the army, arrested and imprisoned by the NKVD as part of the Great Purge. He was released and reinstated in December 1939 and appointed supply officer for the 18th Mountain Cavalry Division. In January 1940, only a month later, Karizhsky was dismissed and arrested again. He was released and reinstated in March 1941, becoming deputy commander of the 12th Rifle Division on the Far Eastern Front. World War II In July 1941, Karizhsky became commander of the 32nd and then 202nd Airborne Brigade, still on the Far Eastern Front. In August 1942, he became deputy commander of the 15th Army. On 1 October, he was promoted to Major general. He graduated from tactical courses taken between May and August 1944 at the Military Academy of the General Staff. In August 1944 Karizhsky was sent to the front. In September, he became deputy commander of the 36th Rifle Corps and fought in the Gumbinnen Operation. On 3 November he was awarded a second Order of the Red Banner. Between 13 November and 1 December he was acting corps commander. He was given command of the 18th Guards Rifle Division soon after. In January 1945, the division helped captured Insterburg. On 21 February, Karizhsky was awarded his first Order of Lenin. In April, the division helped capture Königsberg, reportedly capturing several thousand German troops. On 19 April, he was awarded the Order of Suvorov 2nd class. For his leadership, Karizhsky was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin on 5 May 1945. During later battles, the division was reportedly among the first to reach the Vistula Lagoon and captured Brandenburg. The division fought in the Samland Offensive and the attack on the Vistula Spit. Postwar In December 1945, the division became the 30th Guards Mechanized Division in Kaliningrad. In 1948, Karizhsky completed graduate courses at the Military