Johan Pitka Military person

Johan Pitka, VR I/1, KCMG (19 February 1872 in Jalgsema, Järva County, Estonia – disappeared September 1944 in Läänemaa, Estonia) was a famous Estonian military commander from the Estonian War of Independence until World War II.

Personal facts

Johan Pitka
Birth dateFebruary 19, 1872
Birth place
Estonia , Jalgsema
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1944

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Military person

award
Order of Lāčplēsis
Order of St Michael and St George
Order of the Cross of the Eagle
Cross of Liberty (Estonia)
military operations
Estonian War of Independence
World War II
service start1918
service end1920

Topical connections

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Johan Pitka on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.hot.ee/vabadussoda/pitka.htm
  2. http://www.kaitseliit.ee/index.php?op=body&cat_id=280&prn=1