▁machine ▁gun ▁batt alion , ▁assistant ▁head ▁of ▁economic ▁troops ▁and ▁acting ▁head ▁of ▁a ▁fort ified ▁region ▁detail . ▁Trans ferred ▁to ▁command ▁a ▁separate ▁machine ▁gun ▁district ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 4 th ▁Fort ified ▁Region ▁during ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁main ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁F run ze ▁Military ▁Academy ▁in ▁April ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁Upon ▁gradu ation ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Pr ish ch ep a , ▁now ▁a ▁captain , ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁become ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁( oper ational ) ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 1 st ▁R if le ▁Division , ▁station ed ▁at ▁P enza ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁R if le ▁Corps . ▁He ▁tempor arily ▁served ▁as ▁division ▁chief ▁of ▁staff ▁between ▁April ▁and ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁and ▁from ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁commanded ▁its ▁ 3 3 0 th ▁R if le ▁Regiment . ▁Pr isch ep a , ▁promoted ▁to ▁colon el ▁by ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁was ▁appointed ▁division ▁commander ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁August ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁Just ▁before ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁Operation ▁Bar bar ossa , ▁the ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁German ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁the ▁division ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 6 th ▁R if le ▁Corps . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁Operation ▁Bar bar ossa , ▁the