Aleksander Jaakson
Aleksander Jaakson | |
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Aleksander Jaakson | |
| Born | 29 January 1892 |
| Died | 2 October 1942 (aged 50) |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire/Russian Republic Estonia |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army Estonian Army |
| Service years | Russia: 1915–1917 Estonia: 1918–1940 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Conflicts | World War I Estonian War of Independence |
| Awards | See below |
Aleksander Jaakson (29 January 1892 – 2 October 1942) was an Estonian general and educator. After beginnings as a teacher in Türi, he served with the Imperial Russian Army in World War I, and was advanced to Staff Captain. During the disintegration of the Russian Republic in 1917, he returned home to establish a branch of the Estonian Defence League. He was a decorated participant in the Estonian War of Independence and later continued serving in the Estonian Defence Forces in various positions, including military education.
Jaakson was the Estonian Minister of Education from 1936 to 1939, contributing to the establishment of various institutions—including Tallinn Technical University and the Estonian Academy of Sciences. His final contributions were as the last Chief of Staff of the Estonian Army, in which capacity he served from 1939 to 1940, reaching the rank of major general. With the onset of Soviet occupation, he was arrested by NKVD in 1940 and killed at Kirov two years later.