Avdy Andresson (born November 15, 1899 - died August 27, 1990) was the Estonian Minister of War in exile from April 3, 1973 until two months before his death on June 20, 1990. November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... The Minister of Defence (Estonian: Kaitseminister) is the senior minister at the Ministry of Defence (Eesti Vabariigi Kaitseministeerium) in the Estonian Government. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ...

Biography

Born and raised in Estonia, which was then part of the Russian Empire, Andresson served in the Czar's Cavalry as a colonel during World War I. In 1918, during the Estonian Liberation War against Russia from 1918 until the 1920 signing of the Treaty of Tartu in which Russia relinquished all claims of sovereignty over Estonia and the nation won its independence, Andresson served as a colonel in the newly formed Estonian Cavalry and Tanks division of the Estonian Army. Official language Russian Official Religion Russian Orthodox Christianity Capital Saint Petersburg (Petrograd 1914-1925) Area Approx. ... Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total of dead: 8 million Military dead: 4 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total dead: 7 million The First... The Estonian Liberation War (Estonian: Vabadussõda, literally freedom war), also called the Estonian War of Independence, in 1918-1920, was Estonias struggle for independent state in the aftermath of World War I and the Russian Revolution. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... The Treaties of Tartu were treaties between Bolshevist Russia on one side and the recently independent Estonia and Finland, formerly belonging to Imperial Russia, on the other. ... The Estonian Defence Forces consists of 5120 persons in uniform. ...

During the Soviet invasion and occupation of Estonia in 1940, during World War II, Andresson served in the German Cavalry and Tanks division from 1940 until 1945 in an effort to expel the Soviets from Estonia. State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... This term is generally used for the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) in the first phases of World War II. // History of the occupation Before the beginning of World War II Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed an ostensible non-aggression treaty known as... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... The Bundeswehr is the armed forces of Germany. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

Following Germany's defeat, and the Soviet annexation of Estonia in 1945, Avdy Andresson fled to the United States of America with his wife Hilda Andresson (née Vilms). In 1960, he was elected president of the Union of Estonian Freedom Fighters. For years, he published a monthly Estonian Freedom Fighters bulletin called Virgats, and was instrumental in the construction of a granite monument in their honor on the grounds of the Lutheran Church in Northville, New Jersey. From 1973 until 1990, Andresson served as the Minister of War and Commander in Chief of the Estonian Government in Exile. Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

Andresson died in Deerfield, New Jersey and was laid to rest at the Northville Estonian Lutheran Cemetery in Cumberland County, New Jersey. His wife Hilda died in 1995 and was laid to rest next to him. Deerfield Township highlighted in Cumberland County. ... Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References/External links

• Northville Estonian Lutheran Cemetery, Cumberland County, New Jersey
• The Estonian community of Seabrook, New Jersey: From Displaced Persons Camp to Success in America, booklet.
• Ancestry Message Board post