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Arnold Meri

1919 - 2009

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Arnold Meri (1 July 1919 – 27 March 2009) was a Soviet World War II veteran and the first Estonian Hero of the Soviet Union. After Estonia became independent, he was later charged with genocide for his role in the deportation of some Estonians to the inhospitable regions of the USSR. He was a first cousin of the President of Estonia, Lennart Meri. At the time of his death, Meri was an honorary chairman of the Estonian Anti-Fascist Committee. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arnold Meri is the 1,696th most popular military personnel (up from 1,736th in 2019), the 136th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 133rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Estonian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Arnold Meri ranks 1,696 out of 2,058. Before him are Charles Warren, Oskar Gripenberg, George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, Nadezhda Popova, Karl Decker, and Valentín González. After him are Semyon Bogdanov, Dmitry Senyavin, Gnaeus Servilius Geminus, Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, Pyotr Gavrilov, and Karl Allmendinger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Arnold Meri ranks 219. Before him are Pauline Kael, Alan Young, Loki Schmidt, Lawrence Tierney, Richard Bergmann, and Nilla Pizzi. After him are Wilson Greatbatch, Béla Sárosi, Bep Voskuijl, Richard Todd, Jon Pertwee, and Grisha Filipov. Among people deceased in 2009, Arnold Meri ranks 212. Before him are Lei Clijsters, Juvenal Amarijo, Adolf Merckle, Henri Pousseur, Reinhard Mohn, and Torsten Lindberg. After him are Otar Chiladze, Klavdiya Boyarskikh, Henry Gibson, Helen Levitt, Uma Aaltonen, and Alfred Swift.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Arnold Meri ranks 136 out of 351. Before him are Friedebert Tuglas (1886), Eno Raud (1928), Juhan Liiv (1864), Anna Haava (1864), Johannes Kotkas (1915), and Friedrich Robert Faehlmann (1798). After him are Anne Veski (1956), Johannes Käbin (1905), Jaak Panksepp (1943), Jüri Ratas (1978), Alfons Rebane (1908), and Harald Tammer (1899).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Estonia

Among military personnels born in Estonia, Arnold Meri ranks 6. Before him are Paul von Rennenkampf (1854), Johan Laidoner (1884), Otto von Kotzebue (1787), Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven (1914), and August Kork (1887). After him are Alfons Rebane (1908).

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