Ivan Vladimirovich Tyulenev (; 28 January 189215 August 1978) was a

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military commander, one of the first to be promoted to the rank of

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in 1940.

Biography

Tyulenvev was born into a soldier's family in the

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(now

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) settlement of Shatrashany. He worked in factories and as a

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fisherman before being drafted into the

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in 1913. During

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I he fought with the Kargopolsky dragoons in

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and was awarded the

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for his courage. Tyulenvev joined the Red Army after the revolution and served during the Russian Civil War with the

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. In 1918 he joined the

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. He also took part in suppressing the

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and in the Polish Soviet War. In 1939 he commanded the 12th Army during the

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. He was promoted to General of the Army in 1940. At the outbreak of the

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in June 1941, he was in charge of the Moscow Military District. In the first three months of the war, Tyulenev commanded the Southern Front. During the rest of the war, he was in command of the

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and

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. Tyulenev was the author of several books of reminiscences, including ''Soviet Cavalry Fighting for the Fatherland'' (1957) and ''Through Three Wars'' (1972).

Honours and awards

;Russian Empire * Medal of St. George, 4th class (Order of the 5th Regiment of the Kargopol, 3 August 1915; No. 118, § 1) * Cross of St. George, 3rd class (Order of the 5th Regiment of the Kargopol, 10 November 1915; No. 156, § 3), 2nd class (Order of the 5th Regiment of the Kargopol, 26 June 1916; No. 119 + § 6), 4th class (Order of the 5th Regiment of the Kargopol,9 July 1916; No. 126 + § 6), 1st class (Order of the 5th Regiment of the Kargopol, 5 February 1917; No. 20 + § 6) ;Soviet Union * "Gold Star" Medal

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No. 11295 * Four

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(1941, 1945, 1962, 1978) *

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(1972) *

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, five times (1921, 1921, 1930, 1944, 1947) *

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, 1st class (28 January 1943) *

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, 3rd class (1975) *

Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" The Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" () was a state military commemorative medal of the Soviet Union established on January 24, 1938 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to denote the twentie ...

Medal "For the Defence of Odessa" The Medal "For the Defence of Odessa" (; ) was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union established on December 22, 1942 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" The Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" () was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union. Medal history The Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" was established on May 1, 1944, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet o ...

Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" The Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" () was a military decoration of the Soviet Union established on May 9, 1945, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to denote military partici ...

* Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow" * Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy" *

Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" The Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" () was a state military commemorative medal of the Soviet Union established on December 18, 1957 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to denote the fortieth anni ...

* Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" * Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" * Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" * Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" * Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" * Breastplate of the "25 Years of Victory in Great Patriotic War" *

Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin" A jubilee is often used to refer to the celebration of a particular anniversary of an event, usually denoting the 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, and the 70th anniversary. The term comes from the Hebrew Bible (see, "Old Testament"), initially concerning ...

* Honorary weapon with a gold image of the State Emblem of the USSR ;Foreign awards *

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* Order "25 years of Ethiopia" (Ethiopia) * Order "25 years of victory over fascism" (Belgium) * Medal "30 Years of Victory in the Halkin-Gol" (Mongolia) * Medal "50 Years of the Mongolian People's Revolution" (Mongolia) * Medal "The Sino-Soviet friendship" (China) * Antifascist medal (East Germany) * Medal "For the strengthening of friendship in arms," 1st class (Czechoslovakia) * Medal "Garibaldi" (Italy) * Medal "50 Years of the Mongolian People's Army" (Mongolia) * Gold Medal "for the strengthening of friendship in arms" (Czechoslovakia)

References

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