Ivan Vasilyevich Tutarinov | |
|---|---|
 Tutarinov, c. 1943-1945 | |
| Native name | Иван Васильевич Тутаринов |
| Born | (1904-06-19)19 June 1904 Krasny Yar village,Astrakhan Governorate,Russian Empire |
| Died | 19 June 1978(1978-06-19) (aged 74) |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army;Soviet airborne |
| Years of service | 1923–1972 |
| Rank | Colonel general |
| Commands | 77th Cavalry Division 12th Kuban Cossack Cavalry Division 9th Guards Cossack Cavalry Division Soviet airborne Ural Military District |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Order of Lenin |
Ivan Vasilyevich Tutarinov (Russian: Иван Васильевич Тутаринов; 19 June 1904 – 19 June 1978) was aRed Armycolonel general who commanded theSoviet airborne from 1959 to 1961. Tutarinov fought inWorld War II as the commander of the12th Kuban Cossack Cavalry Division before being wounded in July 1944.[1]
Tutarinov was born on 19 June 1904 in the village of Krasny Yar in theAstrakhan Governorate. He was anAstrakhan Cossack. Before joining theRed Army in September 1923, Tutarinov worked in the localCheka, the localPolitburo, theFisheries Trust and theKomsomol district committees.[1]
In the Red Army, he was assigned to the 3rd Samara Cavalry School. When that was disbanded in September 1924, Tutarinov was reassigned to the 2nd Borisoglebsk-Leningrad Cavalry School. After graduating in September 1926, he was posted to the 63rd Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Special Cavalry Brigade inMoscow. In this regiment, he became a platoon commander, an acting squadron commander and the regimental acting assistant chief of staff.[1]
Tutarinov graduated from theNovocherkassk cavalry commander refresher courses in June 1931, after which he became a squadron commander in the regiment. In October 1932, he became the assistant to the regimental chief of staff. In November 1936, Tutarinov graduated from theFrunze Military Academy and was appointed chief of the2nd Cavalry Division headquarters. In November 1937, he became chief of staff of the division's 61st Cavalry Regiment. From January to July 1939, he temporarily commanded a regiment, after which he became chief of a regiment in the 36th Cavalry Division, which he led during theSoviet invasion of Poland. In February 1940, he became chief of staff of the36th Cavalry Division, with which he served in theWinter War. In March, Tutarinov became the14th Mechanized Corps' chief of staff.[1][2]
Tutarinov fought in the initial attempt of14th Mechanized Corps to recaptureBrest at the beginning ofOperation Barbarossa and was wounded.[3] In September 1941, he became the commander of the77th Cavalry Division. In January 1942, the division was transferred to the14th Cavalry Corps inArkhangelsk Military District. In April, the division was subordinated to the2nd Shock Army and soon disbanded. In May, Tutarinov became the commander of the12th Kuban Cossack Cavalry Division[2] in theNorth Caucasus Military District, charged with the defence of theTaganrog Bay shore. In July, it participated in theArmavir-Maikop Defensive Operation, where it covered the withdrawal of18th Army. On 27 August, it became the9th Guards Cossack Cavalry Division and Tutarinov was promoted toMajor general.[2][4] In September, the division was transferred to theTranscaucasian Front and fought in theNalckik-Ordzhonikidze Defensive Operation. In January 1943, the division fought in battles nearRostov During theDonbass Strategic Offensive, the division capturedTokmak. In October, it became part of the4th Ukrainian Front and in November fought on theIsthmus of Perekop.[1]
In March 1944, Tutarinov led the division in theBereznegovatoye–Snigirevka Offensive and theOdessa Offensive.[5] At the end of May, the division became part ofStavka reserves. At the beginning of June, the division was transferred to the1st Belorussian Front, where it fought inOperation Bagration. In July, Tutarinov was wounded and spent two months in convalescence. In September, he became the commander of the 2nd Cavalry School inTambov. In March 1945, Tutarinov became the chief of the combat training of Red Army cavalry staff.[1]
Tutarinov became the chief of the Combat Training department in April 1946. In July 1947, he became the deputy chief of staff of the cavalry. Afterwards, he studied at theVoroshilov Military Academy of the USSR Army General Staff, from which he graduated in December 1951. Tutarinov was then appointed deputy chief of staff for theUral Military District. In March 1954, Tutarinov became the deputy chief of staff of theCarpathian Military District. Tutarinov was transferred to become the chief of staff of theSiberian Military District in November 1956. In December, he became the chief of staff of theSouthern Group of Forces and in April 1958 became the group's deputy commander. After the demotion ofVasily Margelov, Tutarinov became the commander of theSoviet airborne in March 1959. On 9 May 1961, Tutarinov was promoted toColonel general[4] and was appointed commander of theUrals Military District in July. In 1962, Tutarinov was a deputy of theSupreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.[6] In September 1965, Tutarinov became a representative of theWarsaw Pact Supreme Command to theHungarian People's Army, with which he coordinated parts ofOperation Danube.[7] In September 1972, Tutarinov retired.[1] He died inMoscow on 19 June 1978.[8]