Juhan Tõrvand

Juhan Tõrvand (25 November 1883 Laatre Parish (now Mulgi Parish), Kreis Wolmar – 12 May 1942 Verkhnekamsky District, Kirov Oblast, Russian SFSR) was an Estonian military Major General and sports figure.[1]

In 1906 he graduated from Vilnius Military School and after that in General Staff Academy. He participated in World War I and the Russian Civil War in the White Army. In 1920 he returned to Estonia. Since 1925 he was Chief of Staff of Headquarters of the Estonian Defence Forces.[1]

He was also active in Estonian sport life. From 1927 until 1935, he was the head of the Estonian Sports Association Kalev.[1]

Death

Following the Soviet occupation of Estonia, Tõrvand and his family were arrested during the June deportations on 14 June 1941. Tõrvand was convicted by a tribunal and placed within the gulag camp system. He died of pneumonia on 12 May 1942 in Vyatlag camp in Kirov Oblast.[1]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "ESBL: Juhan_Tõrvand". esbl.ee. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Teenetemärkide kavalerid: Juhan Tõrvand". www.president.ee. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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