Gustav Jonson | |
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Commander of the Estonian Army | |
In office 22 June 1940 – 3 September 1940 | |
President | Konstantin Päts |
Preceded by | Johan Laidoner |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Commander of the Estonian People's Army | |
In office 3 September 1940 – 6 June 1941 | |
Leader | Joseph Stalin |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Gustav Joonson 7 January 1880 Fellin, Russian Empire, (now Viljandi Parish, Estonia) |
Died | 15 November 1942 Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | (aged 62)
Military service | |
Allegiance | Russian Empire (1901–1917) Estonia (1917–1940) Soviet Union (1940–1942) |
Branch | Imperial Russian Army Estonian Army Red Army |
Years of service | 1901–1942 |
Rank | Staff Officer Generalmajor Lieutenant General |
Commands | 1st Cavalry Regiment 22nd Estonian Territorial Rifle Corps |
Battles/wars | |
Gustav Jonson (born Gustav Joonson; 7 January 1880 – 15 November 1942) was an Estonian military soldier of the Russian Empire, Estonia, and the Soviet Union.[1]