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Hannes Walter
Estonian war historian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hannes Walter (3 December 1952 Tallinn – 26 November 2004) was an Estonian war historian.[1]
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In 1978 he graduated from Tartu University with a degree in history. In 2000, he received his PhD in cultural history from Tallinn University.[1]
He was head of the Estonian History Museum's Maarjamäe branch. From 1997 to 2001 he worked as a ministerial advisor at the Estonian Defence Ministry. He became head of the Estonian War Museum in 2001, and held this position until his death in 2004.[1]