Jaan Maide
Jaan Maide, VR II/3 (30 May 1896 – 10 August 1945) was a senior Estonian Army officer who fought in World War I, the Estonian War of Independence and World War II. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Estonian Military by Otto Tief's government in 1944.
Jaan Maide | |
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| Born | 30 May 1896 Vana-Kariste, Kreis Pernau, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire |
| Died | 10 August 1945 (aged 49) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Estonia |
| Service/ | Imperial Russian Army Estonian Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1918 (Imperial Russian Army) 1918–1940, 1944 (Estonian Army) |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | 1st Company, 6th Regiment (1918–1920) Chief of Staff of the Estonian Defence League (1927–1934) Armoured Train Regiment (1934–1935) Chief of Staff of the Estonian Defence League (1935–1940) 4th Division (1940) Commander-in-Chief of the Estonian Military (1944) |
| Battles/wars | World War I Estonian War of Independence World War II |
| Awards | Cross of Liberty Order of Lāčplēsis Order of the Estonian Red Cross Order of the Cross of the Eagle Order of the White Star |
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