Transcaucasian Military District
At the outbreak of the German-Soviet War in June 1941, he was in charge of the Moscow Military District. In the first three months of the war, Tyulenev commanded the Southern Front. During the rest of the war, he was in command of the Transcaucasian Military District and Transcaucasian Front. Tyulenev was the author of several books of reminiscences, including "Soviet Cavalry Fighting for the Fatherland" (1957) and "Through Three Wars" (1972).