johannes, orasmaa, until, 1935, johannes, roska, december, 1890, 1943, estonian, general, born, village, joala, which, then, part, governorate, estonia, which, included, within, city, limits, narva, fought, world, officer, imperial, russian, army, then, estoni. Johannes Orasmaa until 1935 Johannes Roska 3 December 1890 24 May 1943 was an Estonian general Johannes OrasmaaJohannes Orasmaa was born in the village of Joala which then was part of the Governorate of Estonia but which now is included within the city limits of Narva He fought in World War I as an officer of the Imperial Russian Army then in the Estonian War of Independence and then pursued a military career He was promoted to the rank of major general in 1928 and was commander of the Estonian Defence League between 1925 and 1940 He was awarded the Estonian Cross of Liberty and also the Order of the White Rose of Finland and the Polish Gold Cross of Merit During the Soviet occupation of Estonia he was arrested and sent to a labour camp by the Soviet authorities where he died in 1943 1 2 3 References edit Johannes Orasmaa Estonian War Museum Retrieved 17 March 2017 Orasmaa Johannes generals dk Steen Ammentorp Retrieved 17 March 2017 THE FATE OF THE ESTONIAN GENERALS IN ACTIVE SERVICE IN 1940 PDF mnemosyne ee Estonian Institute of Historical Memory Archived from the original PDF on 2 March 2017 Retrieved 16 March 2017 Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Estonia nbsp This article about an Estonian politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article related to the military is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johannes Orasmaa amp oldid 1206912980, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
