Kirill Stutzka
Russian military officer in Latvia
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Kirils Stucka (Russian: Кирилл Андреевич Стуцка, Kirill Andreevich Stutzka; 14 May 1890 – 17 January 1938) was an officer of the Latvian Riflemen, later Soviet komkor.
Soviet Union
Kirils Stucka | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 14, 1890 |
| Died | January 17, 1938 (aged 47) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
Branch | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
Service years | 1914–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1937 (Soviet Union) |
Rank | Komkor |
Conflicts | World War I Russian Civil War |
He was born in 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