Unsuccessful 1924 coup attempt in Estonia by communists infiltrated from USSR
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1924 Estonian coup attempt
Date
1 December 1924
Location
Estonia
Result
Estonian victory
Belligerents
Communists from Estonia and Russia Soviet Union
Estonia
Commanders and leaders
Jaan Anvelt August Lillakas
Johan Laidoner Johan Unt
Strength
279 armed militants and red soldiers, 56 sympathisers with 5 Thompson light machine guns, 55 rifles, 65 hand grenades, 8 explosive devices and 150 pistols
500-700 soldiers and cadets
Casualties and losses
125 killed 500 arrested
26 soldiers and cadets
The 1924 Estonian coup d'état attempt was a failed coup attempt in Estonia on 1 December 1924, conducted by the Comintern,[1] and staged by the Communist Party of Estonia and Bolsheviks who in most part had been infiltrated from the Soviet Union.[2][3][4] Of the 279 actively participating pro-communist rebels, 125 were killed in action, later more than 500 people were arrested. The Estonian government forces lost 26 men.
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