Gavril Yakovlevich Kutyrev (Russian: Гавриил Яковлевич Кутырëв; March 27, 1887 - March 3, 1944) was a participant in the Civil War, interim commander of the 5th Army of the Red Army, Yesaul.
An officer of the General Staff since 1918, was appointed to the headquarters of the Moscow defense district.
In 1919, a member of the 12th Army PBC A.A. Semashko was arrested by the Special Division of the Cheka with his chief of staff G. Ya.
” After 3 days, Trotsky again turned to Moscow: “Semashko, who was arrested on the basis of the order of the Cheka, did not receive any answer to all his inquiries about the PBC member of the 12th Army.
The arrest of Semashko causes the greatest bewilderment, and according to the situation - the indignation of all responsible workers, starting with Rakovsky.
The arrest was made contrary to my prohibition and is the result of evil will and senseless confusion.
He was released on June 16, 1941 due to the dismissal of the case (reference number 89 of the UNKVD in the Rostov Region dated 06.16.1941).