ev re ▁in ▁the ▁T erek ▁O blast . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁seven ▁classes ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁at ▁the ▁village ▁school . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Gro z ny ▁Co - Oper ative ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁store ▁manager . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁draft ed ▁into ▁the ▁Red ▁Army . ▁Vis ait ov ' s ▁birth ▁date ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁and ▁his ▁pat ry nom ic ▁to ▁Al ero ev ich ▁instead ▁of ▁Mag omed ov ich . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁a ▁caval ry ▁regiment ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁C au cas us ▁Military ▁District ▁until ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁North ▁C au cus ▁Mountain ▁Caval ry ▁School ▁of ▁K ras n od ar ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁before ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁Or dz hon ik id ze v sk aya ▁Infantry ▁School ▁in ▁November ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁K iev ▁military ▁District ▁where ▁he ▁started ▁as ▁a ▁pl ato on ▁commander ▁and ▁left ▁with ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁squad ron ▁commander . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁he ▁saw ▁combat ▁during ▁the ▁Soviet ▁invasion ▁of ▁Poland ▁as ▁a ▁captain ▁and ▁squad ron ▁commander ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment , ▁which ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Caval ry ▁Division . ▁He