Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1918 Herasymenko akabatana neRed Army uye munguva yeRussian Civil War akarwa kuNorthern Caucasus neSouthern Russia. Muna 1920 Herasymenko akabatana neCommunist Party yeSoviet Union uye muna 1922 akapedza zvidzidzo zvevakuru vakuru veRed Army. Muna 1927 Herasymenko akapedzawo Joint Military School muMinsk uye muna 1931 - M. V. Frunze Military Academy. Muna 1937 Herasymenko akagadzwa semutungamiri we8th Rifle Corps. Muna 1938 aive mutevedzeri wemutungamiriri weKiev Special Military District (ona Kiev Military District). Munguva yeHondo Yenyika II muna Chikunguru 1940 Herasymenko akagadzwa kuve mutungamiri weVolga Military District. Panguva iyoyo akasimudzirwa kuva Lieutenant General. Muna 1940 achitungamirirwa naGeorgi Zhukov akapinda mu
kupinda kweRomania somutungamiriri we5th Army.