Alfons Rebane Military person

Alfons Vilhelm Robert Rebane, known simply as Alfons Rebane (June 24, 1908 – March 8, 1976) was an Estonian military commander. He was the most highly decorated Estonian military officer in the course of the Second World War, serving in various German military units against the armed forces of the Soviet Union.After World War II Rebane joined the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) where he played a key role in assisting the armed resistance to Soviet rule in Estonia and other Baltic countries. He led the Estonian portion of MI6's Operation Jungle well into the 1950s.In 1961, Rebane retired from the British intelligence services and moved to Germany, where stayed until his death in Augsburg in 1976.The 1999 reburial of Rebane in Estonia with state honors triggered a number of controversies.

Personal facts

Birth date	June 24, 1908
Birth place	Estonia , Valga Estonia
Date of death	March 08, 1976
Place of death	Germany , Augsburg

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award	Latvia Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross Eastern Front Medal Infantry Assault Badge Close Combat Clasp
military operations	Eastern Front (World War II) World War II
military unit	658th Eastern Battalion 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian) Wehrmacht Lihula Secret Intelligence Service 1st Armored Train Regiment
service start	1929
service end	1950