Aleksander Jaakson

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Aleksander Jaakson

Aleksander Jaakson (29 January 1892 in Holdre Parish – 2 October 1942 in Sverdlovsk Oblast) was an Estonian Major General and the Estonian Minister of Education between 1936 to 1939 and Chief of the General Staff of the Estonian Army between 1939 to 1940. He was arrested on 18 October 1940 during the Soviet occupation of Estonia and deported to Sverdlovsk Oblast and subsequently killed on October 2, 1942.^[1]

References

↑ Limberg, Fred (1980). Isamaa eest: Eesti Vabariigi sõjajõudude organisatsioon ja juhtkond. Boreas. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-906967-00-3.

Political offices
Preceded by Nikolai Kann	Estonian Minister of Education 1936–1939	Succeeded by Paul Kogerman

Persondata
Name	Jaakson, Aleksander
Alternative names
Short description	Estonian general
Date of birth	January 29, 1892
Place of birth
Date of death	October 2, 1942
Place of death	Sverdlovsk Oblast

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