sent to the M. V. Frunze Military Academy and graduated in 1937. On 14 March 1936 he was promoted to Captain. He then became commander of an NKVD motor rifle regiment in the Khabarovsk Border District. On 29 November 1938, he was promoted to Major. From 1939, Kazakevich was chief of staff of the border district. On 13 March 1940, he was promoted to Colonel. He received the Order of the Badge of Honour on 14 February 1941. World War II In December 1942, Kazakevich was appointed chief of staff of the Far Eastern NKVD Rifle Division, formed from border troops. In February 1943 the division was renamed the 102nd Rifle Division. In the summer of 1943, Kazakevich fought in the Battle of Kursk and Operation Kutuzov. On 27 August, he was awarded his first Order of the Red Banner. In September, he became commander of the 399th Rifle Division. Kazakevich led the division during the Chernigov-Pripyat Offensive, part of the Battle of the Dnieper. It helped capture Novozybkov in September. In November, the division fought in the Gomel-Rechitsa Offensive. On 3 June 1944, Kazakevich was promoted to Major general and was awarded the Order of Kutuzov 2nd class. From June 1944, the division fought in Operation Bagration. It fought in the Bobruysk offensive in late June, during which it helped capture Babruysk and then participated in the Minsk offensive in early July. On 23 July, Kazakevich was awarded the Order of Suvorov 2nd class. The division then fought in the Lublin–Brest Offensive and from 3–8 September, the division broke through German defenses on the Narew approaches, advanced to the river near Różan and seized a bridgehead. The division reportedly repulsed several counter-attacks. For his leadership, Kazakevich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin on 6 April 1945. On 3 November 1944, he was awarded a second Order of the Red Banner. From January 1945, the division fought in the East Prussian offensive. In late January, the division participated in the Mlawo-Elbing Offensive. On 10 February, Kazakevich was awarded a third Order of the Red Banner. Postwar In 1945, Kazakevich returned to the Border Troops and became deputy chief of the Black Sea Border District. On 10 December, he was awarded a second Order of Lenin. In 1946 he transferred to the same position in the Moldovan Border District. In September 1948 Kazakevich