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Alfons Rebane was born on 24 June, 1908 in Valga, Livonia, Russian Empire, is a 20th-century Estonian military commander. Discover Alfons Rebane's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?

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Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 24 June 1908
Birthday 24 June
Birthplace Valga, Livonia, Russian Empire
Date of death 1976
Died Place Augsburg, Bavaria, West Germany
Nationality Russia

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1908

Alfons Vilhelm Robert Rebane (24 June 1908 – 8 March 1976) was an Estonian military commander.

He was the most highly decorated Estonian military officer during World War II, serving in various Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS units of Nazi Germany.

After World War II Rebane joined the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) where he played a key role in assisting the armed resistance to Soviet rule in Estonia and other Baltic countries.

1920

In 1920 Rebane, son of a railway official, attended the Russian secondary school in Narva.

1926

From 1926 to 1929 he attended Tartu University and graduated from the Estonian Military Academy with first class honours.

1929

He served as an infantry officer on the armoured train "Captain Irv" of the 1st Armored Train Regiment as a second lieutenant in 1929.

1931

Married in 1931 to Agnia Soomets, they had one daughter Tiiu who died soon afterwards.

1933

On Estonian Independence Day on 24 February 1933, Rebane was promoted to first lieutenant.

1935

From 1935 to 1939 he served as junior instructor in the Defence League Viljandi County Territorial Regiment, between 1939 and 1940 in the Lääne County Territorial Regiment.

1940

From January to June 1940 Rebane was the Commandant of Lihula.

Rebane served as an officer in the Estonian Army until Soviet troops occupied the country in 1940.

The Soviets disbanded and absorbed most of the Estonian Armed Forces and arrested and executed the entire Estonian high command.

Many junior officers, such as Rebane, were dismissed due to their lack of "political reliability" and were liable to be deported.

1941

For a while, Rebane worked in construction, then fled into the forests when the Soviets began mass deportations in 1941.

He established and led a group of Forest Brothers in Virumaa (Northern Estonia) in May 1941.

1944

In February 1944 Rebane's unit was transferred to the Narva Front and attached to the Wehrmacht's 26th Army Corps on 2 March.

On 27 April 1944, the unit was released from the Wehrmacht.

Rebane, after initially refusing, was forced to join the newly formed 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian) of the Waffen-SS, eventually becoming colonel of the 47th Waffen-Grenadier Regiment.

The Estonian division played a significant role in the Battle of Narva and the Battle of Emajõgi, holding back the Soviet re-occupation of Estonia until the Soviet Tallinn Offensive, September 1944 while suffering heavy casualties.

In February 1944 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and in April 1945 he was promoted to Waffen-Standartenführer and awarded the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves for extreme bravery on the battlefield.

1945

Rebane's unit was then evacuated to Germany for refitting and saw more action on the Eastern Front in the spring of 1945.

Rebane had a reputation for tactical skill.

With most of the Estonian forces captured by the Soviet Army in Czechoslovakia, Rebane managed to reach the British Occupation Zone with a number of his men at the end of the war.

Soldiers who fought in units under his command were colloquially referred to as "fox cubs" (Rebane translates to "fox" in Estonian).

According to Carlos Jurado, an expert on non-German units, and Nigel Thomas: Rebane was "the most decorated and probably the most talented and charismatic Baltic soldier during WWII".

Rebane became one of the most decorated Estonians.

During his days in the Estonian Army, he was awarded the Defence League White Cross 3rd Class and the Latvian Aizsargi Cross of Merit.

In the German army he was awarded the Iron Cross first and second class, the War Merit Cross with swords second class, the Eastern Front Medal, the silver Infantry Assault Badge and the silver Ostvolk Medal for bravery.

Rebane was also decorated with the silver Close Combat Clasp, awarded for hand-to-hand fighting by unsupported infantry for a total of 30 days.

1947

In 1947 Rebane moved to England and joined the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) as the Estonian expert at the Intelligence School in London.

There he played a key role in assisting the armed resistance to the Soviet rule in Estonia and other Baltic countries.

1950

He led the Estonian portion of MI6's Operation Jungle well into the 1950s.

He led the Estonian portion of MI6's Operation Jungle well into the 1950s.

1961

In 1961, Rebane retired from the British intelligence services and moved to Germany, where he stayed until his death in Augsburg in 1976.

In 1961, Rebane retired from the British intelligence services and moved to Germany, where he stayed until his death in Augsburg in 1976.

1977

In 1977, and Beate Klarsfeld alleged Rebane was a war criminal.

1999

The 1999 reburial of Rebane in Estonia with state honors triggered a number of controversies.

Rebane was born in Valga in southern Estonia, then part of the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire.

2005

According to a 2005 report published by the Estonian State Commission on the Examination of the Policies of Repression, investigations conducted by the KGB after World War II found no documents confirming the accusation against Rebane and his "army unit".

2018

After Germany had taken control of Estonia, Rebane joined the German Wehrmacht where he served in its combat formations in Northwestern Russia, subsequently becoming the captain of the 184th Security Battalion, which was later renamed to the Estonian 658th Eastern Battalion.