The Generals of WWII
Generals from Estonia
Traksmaa, August
Major-General
* 27th of August 1893
† 16th of July 1942
Promotions
| 1920-02-11 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1930-02-24 | Colonel |
| 1939-02-24 | Major-General |
Service
| 1928-03-12 | – | 1928-06-29 | Chief of Section 4, General Staff |
| 1928-XX-XX | – | 1930-XX-XX | Attending the École Supérieure de Guerre [France] |
| 1930-11-20 | – | 1932-12-01 | Chief of Section 4, General Staff |
| 1932-12-01 | – | 1934-04-01 | Chairman of the Historical Committee on the War of Independence |
| 1934-04-01 | – | 1934-09-30 | Commanding Officer 1st Armoured Regiment |
| 1934-09-30 | – | 1936-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 2nd Division |
| 1936-XX-XX | – | 1937-XX-XX | Ambassador to Moscow |
| 1937-XX-XX | – | 1939-XX-XX | Head of Defence Department, Tartu University |
| 1939-10-XX | – | 1940-08-XX | Assistant Minister of Defence |
| 1940-08-XX | Transferred to the Soviet Army | ||
| 1940-08-XX | – | 1941-06-14 | Deputy Commandant of the Military School |
| 1941-06-14 | – | 1942-03-15 | Arrested by the Soviets |
| 1942-03-15 | Condemned to death | ||
| 1942-07-16 | Died of a heart attach before his execution |
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis J. Kursietis