Ivan Tutarinov

Ivan Vasilyevich Tutarinov
Tutarinov, c. 1943-1945
Native name	Иван Васильевич Тутаринов
Born	19 June 1904 Krasny Yar village, Astrakhan Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	19 June 1978 Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / 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	World War II Invasion of Poland Winter War Odessa Offensive
Awards	Order 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]