▁division ▁and ▁its ▁corps ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Reserve ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Command ▁in ▁late ▁June . ▁The ▁ 6 1 st ▁was ▁soon ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁ 6 3 rd ▁R if le ▁Corps , ▁and ▁in ▁early ▁July ▁began ▁fighting ▁against ▁adv ancing ▁German ▁forces . ▁The ▁troops ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁rep uls ed ▁German ▁attacks ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sm ol ensk ▁near ▁Rog ache v ▁and ▁Zh lo bin ▁and ▁briefly ▁re capt ured ▁them ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁July ▁after ▁a ▁counter att ack . ▁For ▁his ▁leadership ▁during ▁the ▁counter att ack , ▁Pr ish ch ep a ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁major ▁general ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁July , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁division ▁command ers ▁of ▁the ▁corps ; ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁occasion ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁when ▁division ▁command ers ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁corps ▁all ▁received ▁simultane ous ▁prom ot ions . ▁The ▁ 6 1 st , ▁fighting ▁alongside ▁the ▁ 1 6 7 th ▁R if le ▁Division , ▁held ▁its ▁positions ▁against ▁German ▁troops ▁that ▁crossed ▁the ▁D nie per ▁and ▁advanced ▁towards ▁Bob ru isk , ▁but ▁was ▁surrounded ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁corps ▁by ▁a ▁German ▁counter att ack . ▁During ▁fier ce ▁def ensive ▁fighting ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Sel ivan ovo , ▁Pr ish ch ep a ▁was ▁seriously ▁wounded ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁by ▁a ▁bullet ▁that ▁dam aged ▁his ▁sp inal ▁cord , ▁losing ▁the ▁use