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COMMANDER // 1897–1965

Johannes Soodla

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1897 – 1965

1900191019201930194019501960Estonian War of Independence · 1918-1920Battle of Paju — January 31, 1919 · Estonia · Estonian War of Independence

Active service 1919 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 22.

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Johannes Soodla was an Estonian military officer during World War I, Estonian War of Independence and World War II, serving in Kuperjanov's Partisan Battalion and the 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS. In 1944 he was promoted to Brigadeführer, which was the highest rank ascribed to any Estonian officer in the German army during World War II.

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Battles (1)

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