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Jaan Soots
Born
(1880-03-12)12 March 1880 Livonia, Russian Empire
Died
6 February 1942(1942-02-06) (aged 61)
Allegiance
Russian Empire Estonia
Years of service
1900–1920
Rank
Major general
Battles/wars
Russo-Japanese War
World War I
Estonian War of Independence
Awards
Estonian Cross of Liberty
Order of the White Star
Order of Lāčplēsis
Order of Saint Stanislaus
Order of Saint Anna
Order of Saint Vladimir
Jaan Soots (12 March [O.S. 29 February] 1880 – 6 February 1942) was an Estonian military commander during the Estonian War of Independence and politician.
Jaan Soots was born in Küti farmstead, Linna village, Helme Parish, Viljandi County (now in Tõrva Parish, Valga County), Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire. He joined the army voluntarily in 1900, studied between 1901 and 1904 at Vilnius Military Academy, participated in the Russo-Japanese War and from 1910 to 1913 studied at the Imperial Nicholas Military Academy. At the beginning of the Estonian War of Independence, Soots was Chief of Operative Staff; in February 1919 he became Chief of Staff of the Commander-in-Chief. In 1919, Soots also achieved the rank of Major General. Soots also participated in the Tartu peace conference and retired in 1920. Later, he was twice a Minister of War, member of the State Assembly, Mayor and Lord Mayor (ülemlinnapea) of Tallinn. In 1938, he received Herbert Hoover, who, as an honorary citizen of Tallinn, visited Estonia. In 1940, Soviet occupation authorities arrested Soots and in 1942 he died in Ussollag prison camp in Usolye, Perm Oblast.
Soots is recipient of the Estonian Order of the White Star, 1st class, and the Latvian military Order of Lāčplēsis, 2nd class.[1]
^Priedītis, Ērichs Ēriks (1996). Latvijas Valsts apbalvojumi un Lāčplēši (in Latvian). Riga: Junda. ISBN 9984-01-020-1. OCLC 38884671.
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