Jaan Maide

Jaan Maide
Born(1896-05-30)30 May 1896
Vana-Kariste, Kreis Pernau, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Died10 August 1945(1945-08-10) (aged 49)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance Russian Empire
 Estonia
Service/branchImperial Russian Army
Estonian Army
Years of service1915–1918 (Imperial Russian Army)
1918–1940, 1944 (Estonian Army)
RankMajor General
Commands held1st Company, 6th Regiment (1918–1920)
Chief of Staff of the Estonian Defence League (1927–1934)
Armoured Train Regiment (1934–1935)
Chief of Staff of the Estonian Defence League (1935–1940)
4th Division (1940)
Commander-in-Chief of the Estonian Military (1944)
Battles/warsWorld War I
Estonian War of Independence
World War II
AwardsCross of Liberty
Order of Lāčplēsis
Order of the Estonian Red Cross
Order of the Cross of the Eagle
Order of the White Star

Jaan Maide, VR II/3 (30 May 1896 – 10 August 1945) was a senior Estonian Army officer who fought in World War I, the Estonian War of Independence and World War II. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Estonian Military by Otto Tief's government in 1944.


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