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Johan Laidoner

1884 - 1953

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Johan Laidoner (12 February [O.S. 31 January] 1884 – 13 March 1953) was an Estonian general and statesman. He served as Commander‑in‑Chief of the Estonian Armed Forces during the 1918–1920 Estonian War of Independence and was among the most influential people in the Estonian politics between the world wars. Born in Viiratsi, Kreis Fellin, Governorate of Livonia, Laidoner joined the Imperial Russian Army in 1901 and fought in World War I. Following the Russian Revolution in 1917, he commanded the Estonian national units of the Russian army. In 1918, the Estonian Provisional Government appointed him commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the newly independent Republic of Estonia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Laidoner is the 559th most popular military personnel (up from 618th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 30th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Estonian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Johan Laidoner ranks 559 out of 2,058. Before him are Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, Erich Fellgiebel, Yevhen Konovalets, William Westmoreland, Roza Shanina, and Franz von Hipper. After him are Xu Chu, Serena, Xu Da, Ivan Yakubovsky, Kirill Moskalenko, and Lian Po.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Johan Laidoner ranks 48. Before him are Hugo Gernsback, Robert J. Flaherty, Eugène Tisserant, Maria Spiridonova, Zinaida Serebriakova, and Louis B. Mayer. After him are Empress Teimei, Béla Balázs, Hugo Schmeisser, Princess Helen of Serbia, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, and Wilhelm Backhaus. Among people deceased in 1953, Johan Laidoner ranks 40. Before him are Ludwig Prandtl, Ernst Zermelo, Dylan Thomas, Wilhelm Stuckart, Tazio Nuvolari, and Richard von Mises. After him are Margaret Bondfield, Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, Bill Tilden, Jean Epstein, Hugo Schmeisser, and John Christie.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Johan Laidoner ranks 25 out of 351. Before him are Adolf von Harnack (1851), Felix Kersten (1898), Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald (1803), Ernst Öpik (1893), Jacob De la Gardie (1583), and Andrus Ansip (1956). After him are Thomas Johann Seebeck (1770), Jaan Kross (1920), Otto von Kotzebue (1787), George Hackenschmidt (1877), Kersti Kaljulaid (1969), and Lydia Koidula (1843).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Estonia

Among military personnels born in Estonia, Johan Laidoner ranks 2. Before him are Paul von Rennenkampf (1854). After him are Otto von Kotzebue (1787), Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven (1914), August Kork (1887), Arnold Meri (1919), and Alfons Rebane (1908).

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