▁and ▁during ▁the ▁October ▁Revolution ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁fought ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁worker ' s ▁det achment ▁in ▁the ▁supp ression ▁of ▁an ▁anti - so vi et ▁u pr ising ▁in ▁K iev , ▁then ▁worked ▁at ▁a ▁rail road ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁During ▁the ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁K iev ▁Red ▁Gu ards ▁Det achment ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁and ▁was ▁second ed ▁to ▁a ▁railway ▁guard ▁det achment , ▁transfer ring ▁to ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁in ▁February . ▁After ▁the ▁German ▁occupation ▁of ▁K iev , ▁the ▁det achment ▁retre ated ▁to ▁Bry ansk , ▁subsequently ▁fighting ▁against ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁People ' s ▁Army , ▁Polish ▁troops , ▁and ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁of ▁South ▁Russia . ▁W ounded ▁in ▁batt les ▁near ▁K iev ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Pr ish ch ep a ▁was ▁ev acu ated ▁to ▁a ▁hospital ▁until ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁During ▁March ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Rail road ▁Det achment ▁of ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Army , ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁in ▁April . ▁As ▁a ▁squad ▁and ▁pl ato on ▁leader , ▁he ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Polish – S ov iet ▁War ▁on ▁the ▁approaches ▁to ▁Zh it om ir . ▁ ▁Inter war ▁period ▁ ▁The ▁det achment ▁was ▁re organ ized ▁as ▁a