Isthmus of Perekop
Tutarinov fought in the initial attempt of 14th Mechanized Corps to recapture Brest at the beginning of Operation Barbarossa and was wounded. In September 1941, he became the commander of the 77th Cavalry Division. In January 1942, the division was transferred to the 14th Cavalry Corps in Arkhangelsk Military District. In April, the division was subordinated to the 2nd Shock Army and soon disbanded. In May, Tutarinov became the commander of the 12th Kuban Cossack Cavalry Division in the North Caucasus Military District, charged with the defence of the Taganrog Bay shore. In July, it participated in the Armavir-Maikop Defensive Operation, where it covered the withdrawal of 18th Army. On 27 August, it became the 9th Guards Cossack Cavalry Division and Tutarinov was promoted to Major general. In September, the division was transferred to the Transcaucasian Front and fought in the Nalckik-Ordzhonikidze Defensive Operation. In January 1943, the division fought in battles near Rostov During the Donbass Strategic Offensive, the division captured Tokmak. In October, it became part of the 4th Ukrainian Front and in November fought on the Isthmus of Perekop.