Kirill Stutzka

Kirils Stucka (Russian: Кирилл Андреевич Стуцка, Kirill Andreevich Stutzka; 1890–1938) was officer of Latvian Riflemen, later Soviet komkor.

Kirils Stucka
Born	May 14, 1890 Stāmeriena Parish, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Died	January 17, 1938 Levashovo Memorial Cemetery near Leningrad, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire Soviet Union
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army
Years of service	1914–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1937 (Soviet Union)
Rank	Komkor
Battles/wars	World War I Russian Civil War

He was born Stāmeriena Parish, Governorate of Livonia. Stucka fought in the 3rd Courland Latvian Riflemen Regiment of the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner.

During the Great Purge, as a part of the so-called "Latvian Operation", Stucka was arrested on November 29, 1937 and later executed and buried at the Levashovo Memorial Cemetery. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated in 1956.

Bibliography

• Черушев Н. С.; Черушев Ю. Н. (2012), Расстрелянная элита РККА (командармы 1-го и 2-го рангов, комкоры, комдивы и им равные): 1937—1941. Биографический словарь [Shot elite of the Red Army (commanders of the 1st and 2nd ranks, comkors, divisional commanders and their equal): 1937-1941. Biographical Dictionary], Moscow: Kuchkovo field; Metropolis [Кучково поле; Мегаполис], pp. 111–112, ISBN 978-5-9950-0217-8

Sources

• КОМКОР 55. Стуцка Кирилл Андреевич
• СПИСОК ГРАЖДАН, РАССТРЕЛЯННЫХ В ЛЕНИНГРАДЕ, ВНЕ ЛЕНИНГРАДА И ВПОСЛЕДСТВИИ РЕАБИЛИТИРОВАННЫХ (ТОМ 8 «ЛМ»)