Ivan Tyulenev

Ivan Vladimirovich Tyulenev (Russian: Ива́н Влади́мирович Тюле́нев; 28 January 1892  15 August 1978) was a Soviet military commander, one of the first to be promoted to the rank of General of the Army in 1940.

Ivan Vladimirovich Tyulenev
Ива́н Влади́мирович Тюле́нев
Born28 January 1892
Shatrashany, Simbirsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died15 August 1978(1978-08-15) (aged 86)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance Russian Empire (1913–1917)
 Soviet Russia (1917-1922)
 Soviet Union (1922-1958)
Service/branchImperial Russian Army
Red Army
Years of service1913–1958
RankGeneral of the Army (USSR)
Commands held12th Army
Southern Front
28th Army
Transcaucasian Military District
Transcaucasian Front.
Battles/warsWorld War I
Russian Civil War
Polish Soviet War
World War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
Order of St George
Order of Lenin (4 times)
Order of the October Revolution
Order of the Red Banner (5 times)
Order of Kutuzov (1st Class)
Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR
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