Alfons Rebane

Alfons Vilhelm Robert Rebane (born June 24, 1908, in Valga, Estonia; died March 8, 1976, in Augsburg, Germany) was an Estonian military commander. Image File history File links Alfons_Rebane_. ... Image File history File links Alfons_Rebane_. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... County Valga County Mayor Margus Lepik Area 16. ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Augsburg is a city in south-central Germany. ...

Rebane served as an officer in the Estonian army in the 1930s until the Soviet troops occupied the country in 1940. In 1941 he led an anti-Soviet guerilla unit in Northern Estonia. After Germany had taken control of Estonia, he joined the Wehrmacht and went on to fight against the Soviets in Northwestern Russia, subsequently becoming commander of the 658th (Estonian) Ost Battalion. In early 1944 Major Rebane's unit was allowed to transfer back to Estonia, however it was merged into the newly-formed 20th (Estonian) Division of the Waffen-SS. The Estonian division played a significant role in the battles of Narva and Tannenberg line, holding back the Soviet invasion of Estonia until September 1944 while suffering heavy casualties. Rebane's unit was then evacuated to Germany for refitting and saw more action on the Eastern Front in the spring of 1945. Despite being encircled several times, Rebane was amongst a small group of Estonian soldiers who in the final days of the war evaded capture by the Soviets and managed to reach the western allies for surrender. Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Wehrmacht troops of the Heer (military land forces) marching at a military parade in honour of the 50th birthday of Adolf Hitler, on April 20, 1939. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Estnische SS-Legion - estnisches SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon Narwa Estnische SS-Freiwilligen-Brigade 3. ... Waffen-SS recruitment poster; Volunteer to the Waffen-SS The Waffen-SS was the armed wing of the Schutzstaffel. ... Battle of Narva Conflict {{{conflict}}} Date {{{date}}} Place {{{place}}} Result {{{result}}} The Battle of Narva took place in the first half of 1944. ... Combatants Germany (Large numbers of Foreign Volunteers) Soviet Union Commanders Walter Model (Army Group North) Johannes Frießner (Armee-Abteilung Narwa) , Felix Steiner (III SS (Germanic) Panzer Corps), Leonid Govorov (Leningrad Front), Kirill Meretskov (Volkhov Front), Strength 45,000 60 tanks / assault guns 200,000 450 tanks Casualties 20,000... Combatants Soviet Union1 Poland Germany1 Italy (to 1943) Romania Finland (to 1944) Hungary Commanders Aleksei Antonov Ivan Konev Rodion Malinovsky Kirill Meretskov Ivan Petrov Alexander Rodimtsev Konstantin Rokossovsky Pavel Rotmistrov Semyon Timoshenko Fyodor Tolbukhin Aleksandr Vasilevsky Nikolai Vatutin Kliment Voroshilov Andrei Yeremenko Matvei Zakharov Georgy Zhukov Fedor von Bock Ernst... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Look up ally in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Rebane became one of Estonia's most decorated soldiers. During the war he was promoted up to SS-Standartenführer (colonel), and awarded with the Knight's Cross and the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves for extreme bravery in the battlefield. Soldiers who fought in units under his command were often colloquially referred to as the "Fox pups" (Rebane translates to "fox" in Estonian). The Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz) is a military decoration of Germany which was established by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia and first awarded on 10 March 1813. ... The Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz) is a military decoration of Germany which was established by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia and first awarded on 10 March 1813. ... A fox is a member of any of 27 species of small omnivorous canids. ...

In 1947 Rebane moved to England and joined the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). There he played a key role in directing anti-Communist resistance movements in Soviet-occupied Estonia and other Baltic countries. He led the Estonian portion of MI6's Operation Jungle well into the 1950s. Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), more commonly known as MI6 (originally Military Intelligence Section 6), or the Secret Service, is the United Kingdom external security agency. ... Young Lithuanian Forest Brothers in 1947 The Forest Brothers (also: Brothers of the Forest, Forest Brethren; Forest Brotherhood; in Estonian: metsavennad, in Latvian meža brāļi, in Lithuanian miÅ¡ko broliai) were Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian guerillas (partisans) who fought against Soviet rule during the Soviet invasion and occupation... The three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania The terms Baltic countries, Baltic Sea countries, Baltic states, and Balticum refer to slightly different combinations of countries in the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea. ... Operation Jungle was an early-Cold War MI6 program for the clandestine insertion of intelligence and resistance agents into the Baltic states between 1948 and 1955. ...

In 1961 Rebane moved to Germany and stayed there until his death in 1976. Rebane's ashes were returned to Estonia and reburied with honours in 1999. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

See also

• Alfrēds Riekstiņš

Waffen-Unterscharführer der SS (Corporal) Alfrēds Riekstinš Arm shield, Latvian SS Volunteer Legion Born January 30, 1913 in Matkule, Tukuma county, Latvia. ...

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