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Ants Kurvits, Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War (born 1887)

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Ants Kurvits

Estonian military officer (1887–1943)

Ants Kurvits or Hans Kurvits was an Estonian military commander, reaching rank of major general. He participated in the Estonian War of Independence and later became the founder and long-time leader of the Estonian Border Guard. Kurvits also served briefly as Minister of War.
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Minister of Defence (Estonia)

Estonian cabinet position

The Minister of Defence is the senior minister at the Ministry of Defence in the Estonian Government. The minister is one of the most important members of the Estonian government, with responsibility for coordinating the governments policies on national defence and the military…
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