Gustav Jonson

Gustav Jonson
Jaan Tõnisson (left) and Gustav Jonson (right) in 1938
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 (1880-01-07)7 January 1880 Fellin, Russian Empire, (now Viljandi Parish, Estonia)
Died	15 November 1942(1942-11-15) (aged 62) Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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	World War I Russian Civil War Estonian War of Independence World War II Operation Barbarossa

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]