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Julius Kuperjanov
Estonian military personnel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Julius Kuperjanov VR I/2, VR II/2 and VR II/3 (11 October [O.S. 29 September] 1894 – 2 February 1919) was an Estonian military officer who was well-known in Estonia for being one of the Liberators of Tartu during the War of Independence and commander of the Tartumaa Partisan Battalion (renamed after him posthumously).
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Born | (1894-10-11)11 October 1894 Lyokhovo, Dukhnovo parish, Pskov Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 2 February 1919(1919-02-02) (aged 24) Tartu, Estonia |
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Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1914–1917 Imperial Russian Army 1918-1919 Estonian Army |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit | Tartumaa Partisan Battalion |
Battles/wars | World War I Estonian War of Independence |
Awards | Order of St. Anna II, III, IV degree Cross of St. George IV degree Order of Vladimir IV degree Order of Stanislav II, III degree Cross of Liberty (Estonia) (VR I/2, VR II/2 and II/3; posthumously) |
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