The Generals of WWII
Generals from Soviet Union
Ionson, Gustav Iurevich
Lieutenant-General
* 7th of January 1880
† 15th of May 1942
(Густав Юрьевич Ионсон)
Promotions
| 1919-10-XX | Lieutenant-Colonel (Estonian Army) |
| 1923-02-24 | Colonel (Estonian Army) |
| 1928-02-24 | Major-General (Estonian Army) |
| 1940-12-29 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1921-09-11 | – | 1923-05-XX | Attending the General Staff Officer Course, Estonian Army |
| 1923-05-XX | – | 1924-03-15 | Commanding Officer 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Estonian Army |
| 1924-03-15 | – | 1927-08-15 | Assistant Chief of the General Staff, Estonian Army |
| 1927-08-15 | – | 1930-04-07 | Chief of Military Training, Estonian Army |
| 1928-05-XX | – | 1939-04-XX | Inspector-General of Cavalry, Estonian Army |
| 1930-04-07 | – | 1933-08-XX | Commandant of Tallinn, Estonian Army |
| 1930-04-07 | – | 1934-09-06 | General Officer Commanding 3rd Division, Estonian Army |
| 1933-08-XX | – | 1934-03-13 | General Officer Commanding Internal Defence, Estonian Army |
| 1933-08-XX | – | 1934-03-XX | Assistant Minister of War |
| 1934-03-13 | – | 1934-11-XX | Assistant Chief of Internal Defence, Estonian Army |
| 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 from the Estonian Army | ||
| 1940-08-XX | – | 1941-06-19 | Commanding Officer XXII Rifle Corps |
| 1941-06-19 | – | 1942-05-15 | Arrested |
| 1942-04-22 | Condemned to death | ||
| 1942-05-15 | Executed | ||
| 2001-01-22 | Rehabilitated |
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin