Ivan Tutarinov
| Ivan Vasilyevich Tutarinov | |
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| 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
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| Service/branch | Red Army; Soviet airborne |
| Years of service | 1923-1972 |
| Rank | Colonel general |
| Commands held |
77th Cavalry Division |
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77th Cavalry Division
12th Kuban Cossack Cavalry Division
9th Guards Cossack Cavalry Division
Soviet airborne
Soviet invasion of Poland
Winter War
World War II
Order of the Red Banner (5)
Order of Suvorov 2nd class
Order of Kutuzov 2nd class
Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 2nd class
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.
Tutarinov was born on 19 June 1904 in the village of Krasny Yar in Astrakhan Governorate. He was an Astrakhan Cossack. Before joining the Red Army in September 1923, Tutarinov worked in the local Cheka, the local Politburo, the Fisheries Trust and the Komsomol district committees.
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