Johan Laidoner (12 February [O.S. 31 January] 1884 – 13 March 1953) was an Estonian general and statesman. He served as Commander‑in‑Chief of the Estonian...
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military coup organized on March 12, 1934 by State Elder candidates Johan Laidoner, Konstantin Päts, and August Rei, who took part in the State Elder elections...
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kilometers east of Tallinn, west from Tartu and south of Ainaži. Colonel Johan Laidoner was appointed Commander in chief of the Estonian armed forces. He recruited...
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postponed the return of constitutional order. Largely supported by General Johan Laidoner, Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces, Päts ruled as Prime Minister...
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Commander-in-chief of the Estonian Army Johan Laidoner was captured by the NKVD and deported together with his wife to Penza, RSFSR. Laidoner died in the Vladimir Prison...
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manor was given to the commander-in-chief of the Estonian Army, General Johan Laidoner, who owned it until 1940. During World War II, it was used by the Red...
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military history of Estonia. The museum is named after Estonian general Johan Laidoner. The museum was established in 1919 as Museum of the Estonian War of...
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Polish politician. Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German field marshal. Johan Laidoner, Estonian commander-in-chief of the Estonian Army. Yosef Mendelevitch...
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Audiobook: Kenraali Johan Laidoner ja Viron tasavallan tuho 1939-1940. https://www.adlibris.com/fi/sv/e-bok/kenraali-johan-laidoner...
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awarded the Cross of Liberty to ten people for their contribution: Johan Laidoner, Johan Unt, Hermann Rossländer, Rudolf Aaman, Richard Brücker, Rudolf Kaptein...
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units, not the defeat of the Bolsheviks. The Estonian commander General Johan Laidoner insisted the Germans withdraw to a line south of the Gauja river. He...
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Václav Klaus Robert Kocharyan Helmut Kohl Horst Köhler Milan Kučan L Johan Laidoner Albert Lebrun Henri Le Rond Peter Lacy M Michael I of Romania Queen...
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within 30 km of Tallinn, but in January 1919, the Estonian Army, led by Johan Laidoner, went on a counter-offensive, ejecting Bolshevik forces from Estonia...
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by the Estonian People's Force (Rahvavägi) under Commander-in-Chief Johan Laidoner eventually drove the Red Army out of Estonia, with international military...
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2010; ISBN 9789985988947 (in Estonian) "Kes oli kindral Johan Laidoner" (in Estonian). Johan Laidoneri Selts. Retrieved 30 September 2017. Bolstad, Erik...
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paper, however. On 23 February 1934 the candidacies of Andres Larka, Johan Laidoner and Konstantin Päts were submitted to the Main Election Committee. Theodor...
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the Christian Adolescent Home in Tartu. He is a member of the General Johan Laidoner Society and of the Korp! Sakala student society. In 2009, he won second...
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launched a counteroffensive, the May Offensive, under Commander-in-Chief Johan Laidoner. The Ground Forces were supported by the Royal Navy as well as Finnish...
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VR I/2, VR II/2 and II/3 Friedrich Kurg, VR II/3 Ants Kurvits VR I/2 Johan Laidoner VR I/1 and III/1 Andres Larka VR I/1 Jaan Lepp VR II/2 and VR II/3 Eduards...
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Estonia. Served as commander-in-chief following the forced resignation of Johan Laidoner following the Soviet Union's demand that the Red Army establish military...
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(1894–1914) military officer Mart Laar (1960–) politician and historian Johan Laidoner (1884–1953) general and statesman Ants Laikmaa (1866–1942) painter Juhan...
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graphic artist (d. 1950) Marie Vassilieff, Russian artist (d. 1957) Johan Laidoner, Estonian general and statesman (d.1953) February 13 – Alfred Carlton...
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executed in the 1930s. Also several Estonian military leaders, such as Johan Laidoner, Jaan Soots and Andres Larka, came from General Staff Academy. One of...
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command of Estonian Army visited Bułak-Bałachowicz's forces in Pskov on 31 May 1919; Bułak-Bałachowicz (left) talks with Estonian general Johan Laidoner....
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as it seemed likely that Larka would be elected, Konstantin Päts and Johan Laidoner made a coup d'état in order to prevent him from winning the elections...
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arrived in Pskov. On 19 June 1919, the Estonian Commander-in-Chief Johan Laidoner rescinded his command over the White Russians, and they were renamed...
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the Estonian Army Johan Laidoner was arrested by the NKVD, and subsequently deported together with his wife to Penza, Russia. Laidoner died in captivity...
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prospect of Vaps movement achieving electoral victory, Konstantin Päts and Johan Laidoner conducted a military coup d’état on 12 March 1934, arresting hundreds...
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Józef Beck meets Hungarian attaché, Andreas Hory April 17. General Johan Laidoner, Commander-in-chief of the Estonian Army, comes to Warsaw April 18....
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Equestrian statue of General Johan Laidoner in Viljandi, Estonia...
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