ich ▁Pr ish ch ep a ▁( ; ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁– ▁ 1 8 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Ukrain ian ▁Red ▁Army ▁major ▁general ▁killed ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁A ▁revolution ary ▁worker , ▁Pr ish ch ep a ▁joined ▁the ▁Red ▁Gu ards ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁serving ▁with ▁a ▁railway ▁unit ▁during ▁the ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁Polish – S ov iet ▁War . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁junior ▁commander ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁serving ▁with ▁units ▁station ed ▁in ▁Ukraine . ▁Pr ish ch ep a ▁held ▁staff ▁and ▁command ▁positions ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁became ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 1 st ▁R if le ▁Division ▁as ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁expanded ▁before ▁Operation ▁Bar bar ossa . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁division ▁in ▁a ▁tempor arily ▁successful ▁counter att ack ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sm ol ensk , ▁but ▁died ▁of ▁severe ▁w ounds ▁received ▁while ▁attempting ▁to ▁escape ▁from ▁enc irc lement ▁several ▁weeks ▁later . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War ▁ ▁Pr ish ch ep a ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Bol sh aya ▁Sultan ov ka , ▁Vas il kov sky ▁U ye zd , ▁K iev ▁Governor ate . ▁He ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁K iev ▁Ar sen al