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Jaan Kruus

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Jaan Kruus (26 February 1884 – 15 May 1942) was an Estonian General.

Jaan Kruus was born in Sooniste Parish, Läänemaa (now, Märjamaa Parish, Rapla County). He fought in the Estonian War of Independence and afterwards pursued a military career. He was promoted to Major-General in 1936. In 1940, during the Soviet occupation of Estonia, he was transferred to the Red Army and was a commander in the 182nd Rifle Division, part of the 27th Army. However, he was later arrested and executed in Moscow in 1942.[1][2]

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  1. ↑ "Jaan Kruus". Estonian War Museum. http://prosopos.esm.ee/index.aspx?type=1&id=20632. 
  2. ↑ "THE FATE OF THE ESTONIAN GENERALS (IN ACTIVE SERVICE IN 1940)". Estonian Institute of Historical Memory. http://www.mnemosyne.ee/hc.ee/pdf/appendixes/791.pdf. 
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