Kirill Stutzka

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

Kirils Stucka
BornMay 14, 1890
Stāmeriena Parish, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
DiedJanuary 17, 1938
Levashovo Memorial Cemetery near Leningrad, Soviet Union
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
Service/branchImperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
Years of service1914–1917 (Russian Empire)
1918–1937 (Soviet Union)
RankKomkor
Battles/warsWorld 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

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