The Generals of WWII
Generals from Estonia
Jonson, Gustav
Lieutenant-General
* 7th of January 1880
† 15th of May 1942
Promotions
| 1919-10-XX | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1923-02-24 | Colonel |
| 1928-02-24 | Major-General |
| 1940-12-29 | Lieutenant-General (Soviet Army) |
Service
| 1921-09-11 | – | 1923-05-XX | Attending the General Staff Officer Course |
| 1923-05-XX | – | 1924-03-15 | Commanding Officer 2nd Cavalry Regiment |
| 1924-03-15 | – | 1927-08-15 | Assistant Chief of the General Staff |
| 1927-08-15 | – | 1930-04-07 | Chief of Military Training |
| 1928-05-XX | – | 1939-04-XX | Inspector-General of Cavalry |
| 1930-04-07 | – | 1933-08-XX | Commandant of Tallinn |
| 1930-04-07 | – | 1934-09-06 | General Officer Commanding 3rd Division |
| 1933-08-XX | – | 1934-03-13 | General Officer Commanding Internal Defence |
| 1933-08-XX | – | 1934-03-XX | Assistant Minister of War |
| 1934-03-13 | – | 1934-11-XX | Assistant Chief of Internal Defence |
| 1939-XX-XX | Aide-de-Camp to the President | ||
| 1939-04-XX | Retired | ||
| 1940-06-22 | – | 1940-08-XX | Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces |
| 1940-08-XX | Transferred to the Soviet Army | ||
| 1940-08-XX | – | 1941-06-19 | General Officer Commanding XXII Rifle Corps |
| 1941-06-19 | – | 1942-05-15 | Arrested |
| 1942-05-15 | Condemned to death and executed |
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis J. Kursietis