 Postwar he commanded the 72nd Guards Rifle Division, which was downsized into a brigade, and the 43rd Guards Rifle Brigade, which became the 113th Guards Rifle Division.Berestov retired in 1955 and lived in Zaporizhia until his death in 1961.Born into a large peasant family in the aptly-named village of Berestovo, Berestov obtained an elementary and some secondary education before going to work at age 14 as a sawyer.