(1884-02-12)12 February 1884 Vardja, Viiratsi, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Died
13 March 1953(1953-03-13) (aged 69) Vladimir, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance
Russian Empire Estonia
Service/branch
Imperial Russian Army Estonian Army
Years of service
1901–1920 1924–1925 1934–1940
Rank
Kindral (General)
Commands held
Commander‑in‑Chief of the Estonian Armed Forces
Battles/wars
World War I Estonian War of Independence
Awards
Cross of Liberty, 1st Class 1st Rank Cross of Liberty, 3rd Class 1st Rank Order of the White Star Order of the Cross of the Eagle, 1st Class Order of the Estonian Red Cross, 1st Class
Spouse(s)
Maria Kruszewska
(m. 1911)
Signature
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.
After the Estonian War of Independence, he served as a member of the parliament (Riigikogu) from 1920 to 1929. He was once again appointed commander-in-chief during the 1924 Communist coup attempt, and then again from 1934 to 1940. After the Soviet occupation in 1940, he was arrested and deported to Russia, where he died in prison in 1953.
JohanLaidoner (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...
kilometers east of Tallinn, west from Tartu and south of Ainaži. Colonel JohanLaidoner was appointed Commander in chief of the Estonian armed forces. He recruited...
awarded the Cross of Liberty to ten people for their contribution: JohanLaidoner, Johan Unt, Hermann Rossländer, Rudolf Aaman, Richard Brücker, Rudolf Kaptein...
manor was given to the commander-in-chief of the Estonian Army, General JohanLaidoner, who owned it until 1940. During World War II, it was used by the Red...
Commander-in-chief of the Estonian Army JohanLaidoner was captured by the NKVD and deported together with his wife to Penza, RSFSR. Laidoner died in the Vladimir Prison...
units, not the defeat of the Bolsheviks. The Estonian commander General JohanLaidoner insisted the Germans withdraw to a line south of the Gauja river. He...
within 30 km of Tallinn, but in January 1919, the Estonian Army, led by JohanLaidoner, went on a counter-offensive, ejecting Bolshevik forces from Estonia...
Polish politician. Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German field marshal. JohanLaidoner, Estonian commander-in-chief of the Estonian Army. Yosef Mendelevitch...
as it seemed likely that Larka would be elected, Konstantin Päts and JohanLaidoner made a coup d'état in order to prevent him from winning the elections...
paper, however. On 23 February 1934 the candidacies of Andres Larka, JohanLaidoner and Konstantin Päts were submitted to the Main Election Committee. Theodor...
launched a counteroffensive, the May Offensive, under Commander-in-Chief JohanLaidoner. The Ground Forces were supported by the Royal Navy as well as Finnish...
Estonia. Served as commander-in-chief following the forced resignation of JohanLaidoner following the Soviet Union's demand that the Red Army establish military...
graphic artist (d. 1950) Marie Vassilieff, Russian artist (d. 1957) JohanLaidoner, Estonian general and statesman (d.1953) February 13 – Alfred Carlton...
2010; ISBN 9789985988947 (in Estonian) "Kes oli kindral JohanLaidoner" (in Estonian). Johan Laidoneri Selts. Retrieved 30 September 2017. Bolstad, Erik...
the Christian Adolescent Home in Tartu. He is a member of the General JohanLaidoner Society and of the Korp! Sakala student society. In 2009, he won second...
units, not the defeat of the Bolsheviks. The Estonian commander General JohanLaidoner insisted the Landeswehr withdraw to a line south of the Gauja River...
by the Estonian People's Force (Rahvavägi) under Commander-in-Chief JohanLaidoner eventually drove the Red Army out of Estonia, with international military...
Kuperjanov Aglay Dmitriyevich Kuzmin-Korovaev Vladimir Kuzmin-Karavayev JohanLaidoner Sergey Stepanovich Lanskoy Hans Leesment Alexander Mikhailovich Lermontov...
arrived in Pskov. On 19 June 1919, the Estonian Commander-in-Chief JohanLaidoner rescinded his command over the White Russians, and they were renamed...
1968) 1884 – Max Beckmann, German painter and sculptor (d. 1950) 1884 – JohanLaidoner, Estonian-Russian general (d. 1953) 1884 – Alice Roosevelt Longworth...
by the Germans after invasion and subsequent occupation by Germany, JohanLaidoner led the Estonian War of Independence. The Soviet Union and Estonia then...
Global Information
Russian Empire
Estonia