, ▁ 3 d ▁class . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁the ▁division ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Kur sk . ▁In ▁August ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁air bor ne ▁troops . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁Kap it ok hin ▁organized ▁the ▁D nie per ▁Air bor ne ▁Operation . ▁The ▁D nie per ▁Air bor ne ▁Operation ▁was ▁a ▁failure , ▁and ▁Kap it ok hin ▁was ▁dem oted ▁afterwards ▁for ▁alleg ed ▁in comp et ence . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁Kap it ok hin ▁was ▁appointed ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁Gu ards ▁Air bor ne ▁Corps ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁separate ▁air bor ne ▁army . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁November , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Lieutenant ▁general . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁awarded ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁B anner . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁the ▁corps ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Gu ards ▁Army . ▁Until ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁it ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁St av ka ▁Str ateg ic ▁Reserve . ▁In ▁March ▁the ▁corps ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Ukrain ian ▁Front ▁and ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Vienna ▁Off ensive . ▁Kap it ok hin ▁was ▁an ▁advis er ▁with ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁First ▁Army ▁and ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁ 3 rd ▁Army . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁Kap it ok hin ▁was ▁in