6-720: Karl Parts VR I/1, VR II/2, VR II/3 (15 July 1886 in Palupera Commune , Estonia – 1 September 1941 in Kirov , Soviet Union ) was an Estonian military commander during the Estonian War of Independence . In 1915, he graduated from Peterhof Military School, and participated in World War I . In July 1917, Parts joined the Estonian national units. During the German occupation in 1918, he organized
12-518: Is a military decoration established by the Prime Minister of Estonia, Konstantin Päts , on 24 February 1919 to honor the people for their services during the Estonian War of Independence . The Estonian Cross of Liberty has three divisions, each in three classes. Division I was granted for military leadership, division II for personal courage and division III for civilian services. The division and class of
18-518: The 1924 coup attempt . In 1925, he retired and became a farmer. In 1940, Soviet occupation authorities arrested Parts, and he was shot in imprisonment the year after. Six weeks before his death, a Soviet destruction battalions doused his son Mauricius (1912–1941) with acid and killed him. This biographical article related to the military of Estonia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cross of Liberty (Estonia) The Estonian Cross of Liberty ( Estonian : Vabadusrist )
24-515: The Estonian Cross of Liberty is usually added to the name of the recipient in the form of post-nominal letters . The 1st class of the II division of the Estonian Cross of Liberty was never granted. Although still mentioned in the list of Estonian state decorations by the president of the republic, the bestowal of the Estonian Cross of Liberty was terminated on 19 June 1925. The last surviving recipient of
30-561: The Estonian Cross of Liberty was Karl Jaanus VR II/3, who died on 6 October 2000. The Estonian War of Independence Victory Column in Tallinn, unveiled in 2009, is modelled according to the Estonian Cross of Liberty. The designer of the Estonian Cross of Liberty was a famous Estonian artist Peet Aren . He used the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order (hochmeister's) cross as the basis for
36-700: The underground Estonian Defence League . In the Estonian Liberation War , Karl Parts led and organized the armoured trains , and in December 1918, became the commander of the Armoured Trains Division. He commanded in the biggest armoured conflict of war that resulted in the capture of Pskov . After the war, Parts served as commander of the Armoured Trains Brigade from 1921 to 1923, and later as inspector. He actively participated in defeating
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