1 Okt 1919 Jahr - the constant civil warfare engulfing the region engendered strict discipline in the army and extreme severity toward their enemies . In spite of these characteristics , the Makhno- vists remained first of all revolutionaries. When they occupied Ekaterinoslav in October, 1919, the Makhnovists did not in any way disturb the soldiers of Denikin's or of other armies who were being treated in the hospitals of the city, whether they were plain soldiers or officers. And these same Makhno- vists shot their own comm (Band der Zeit)