▁War ▁ ▁Kap it ok hin ▁was ▁an ▁instruct or ▁in ▁the ▁E let sky ▁union ▁of ▁Cons umer ▁Soci eties . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁a ▁batt alion ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 9 th ▁R if le ▁Regiment ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁R if le ▁Division . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁Kap it ok hin ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁post ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 8 th ▁R if le ▁Regiment . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁R if le ▁Division , ▁Kap it ok hin ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Est onian ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁and ▁against ▁forces ▁commanded ▁by ▁Stanisław ▁Bu ł ak - B ał ach ow icz . ▁In ▁July ▁he ▁commanded ▁the ▁assault ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Army . ▁In ▁October ▁he ▁was ▁assistant ▁commander ▁and ▁then ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁Brigade ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁R if le ▁Division . ▁Kap it ok hin ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Polish – S ov iet ▁War ▁and ▁was ▁captured ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁in ▁Bob ru isk . ▁He ▁spent ▁four ▁months ▁in ▁prison , ▁but ▁escaped ▁during ▁the ▁Soviet ▁May ▁off ensive . ▁Kap it ok hin ▁was ▁awarded ▁his ▁first ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁B anner ▁during ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁he ▁commanded ▁the ▁