Ivan Tutarinov

Ivan Vasilyevich Tutarinov
Tutarinov, c. 1943-1945
Native name
Иван Васильевич Тутаринов
Born19 June 1904
Krasny Yar village, Astrakhan Governorate, Russian Empire
Died19 June 1978
Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service/branchRed Army; Soviet airborne
Years of service1923–1972
RankColonel general
Commands77th Cavalry Division
12th Kuban Cossack Cavalry Division
9th Guards Cossack Cavalry Division
Soviet airborne
Ural Military District
Battles/wars
AwardsOrder of Lenin

Ivan Vasilyevich Tutarinov (Russian: Иван Васильевич Тутаринов; 19 June 1904 – 19 June 1978) was a Red Army colonel general who commanded the Soviet airborne from 1959 to 1961. Tutarinov fought in World War II as the commander of the 12th Kuban Cossack Cavalry Division before being wounded in July 1944.[1]

  1. ^ "Тутаринов Иван Васильевич". encyclopedia.mil.ru. Retrieved 2015-10-23.