Johan Laidoner
Estonian general and politician (1884-1953) · Estonia · On the map · Politicians · Died at 69
Johan Laidoner was an Estonian general and statesman. He served as Commander‑in‑Chief of the Estonian Armed Forces during the Estonian War of Independence and was among the most influential people in the Estonian politics between the world wars.
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Laidoner with senior commanders of the Estonian Armed Forces in 1920. From upper left: General Major Ernst Põdder, Dr. Arthur Lossmann, General Major Aleksander Tõnisson, Colonel Karl Parts, Colonel Viktor Puskar, Colonel Jaan Rink. From bottom left: General Major Andres Larka, General Major Jaan Soots, Commander in Chief General Lieutenant Johan Laidoner, Admiral Johan Pitka and Colonel Rudolf Reimann
The highest command of Estonian Army visited general Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz's forces in Pskov on 31 May 1919; Bułak-Bałachowicz (left) talks with Laidoner.
Laidoner as a member of parliament.
Laidoner and Hugo Österman, commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, in 1938. Estonia and Finland had a secret military pact.
1941 mugshot of Laidoner after his arrest in 1940
Last known photo of Laidoner in Soviet prison (1952)
