Henn-Ants Kurg
Henn-Ants Kurg (until 1935 Hans Kurg; 17 October 1898 – 31 July 1943) was an Estonian Colonel and a diplomat.
Henn-Ants Kurg | |
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| Birth name | Hans Kurg |
| Born | 17 October 1898 Tallinn, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire |
| Died | 31 July 1945 (aged 46) Tallinn Military Hospital, Tallinn |
| Buried | Metsakalmistu, Tallinn |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Estonia Nazi Germany Finland |
| Awards | See Awards |
Early life
Hans Kurg was born in Tallinn in 1898. Tõnu Kurg, his father, was a merchant from Lehtse Parish, and Cäcilie Marie Aitian from Haljala. He studied at Tallinn Alexander Gymnasium in 1906–1916.
Later, after an unsuccessful operation in Tallinn, he died in a military hospital[1] on 28 December 1943. He was buried on 4 January 1944, in Metsakalmistu, Tallinn.[1][2]
Personal life
Hans Kurg married Marta Baumann in 1927, with whom he had two sons Peet-Rein (1928) and Ivo-Mart (1931).
Awards
- French Croix de guerre (1919)
- Latvian Order of Lāčplēsis, V Class (1925)
- Finnish White Rose Class I Knight (1925)
- Estonian Order of the Cross of the Eagle, III Class (1936)
- German State Iron Cross I and II[3]
References
- "Eesti biograafiline andmebaas ISIK". www2.kirmus.ee. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- "Tallinna Metsakalmistu, V, 1, 279, 8-kohaline kirstuplats". Haudi: Kalmistute register (in Estonian). 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- "Postimees (1886-1944) 12 veebruar 1944 — DIGAR Eesti artiklid". dea.digar.ee. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
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