1 st ▁Se par ate ▁R if le ▁Brigade ▁on ▁the ▁. ▁ ▁Inter war ▁period ▁ ▁Kap it ok hin ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁R if le ▁Division ▁in ▁the ▁Bel or uss ian ▁SS R , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁assistant ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁and ▁ 1 8 th ▁R if le ▁Reg iments . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁inf antry ▁commander ▁school . ▁After ▁gradu ation ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁Kap it ok hin ▁dem obil ized . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁F run ze ▁Military ▁Academy , ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁graduated ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁res erv ist ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Def ence ▁M obil ization ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Union ▁of ▁Cons umer ▁Soci eties . ▁Kap it ok hin ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁weather ▁station ▁on ▁U yed inen i ya ▁Island . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁deput y ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Chief ▁Director ate ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Sea ▁Route . ▁For ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁Ar ctic , ▁Kap it ok hin ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bad ge ▁of ▁Hon our ▁and ▁given ▁the ▁title ▁" H on or ary ▁Pol ar ▁Explorer ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Colonel . ▁ ▁World