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Jaan Lepp

1895 – 1941

Estonian military personnel, association football player, athletics competitor and sportsperson

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About Jaan Lepp

Lived 1895 – 1941 (aged 46). Jaan Lepp was an Estonian athletics competitor, sportsperson, military personnel, association football player, association football referee and military officer.

Jaan Lepp (19 July 1895 Anija Parish, Kreis Harrien – 9 December 1941) was an Estonian track and field athlete, and military lieutenant colonel.

Military and sports career During World War I, Lepp was a soldier in the Imperial Russian Army. During the Estonian War of Independence, he was the commander of the armoured train No. 2. Lepp subsequently went on to make a career in the Estonian Defence Forces, eventually promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.

Legacy Under the leadership of Anija Parish, a memorial was erected in 1995 on the grounds of Lepp's farm of Peningi on Lepp's 100th birthday. In 2005, to celebrate Lepp's 110th birthday, he was posthumously awarded the gold medal of the Estonian Football Association.

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Important facts

Born

19 July 1895, Anija Rural Municipality

Birth century

19th century

Died

9 December 1941, Kirov Oblast

Occupation

Athletics competitor, sportsperson, military personnel, association football player, association football referee, military officer

Nationality

Estonia

Education

Tallinn Polytechnic School, Estonian Military Academy

Awards

Cross of Liberty; Order of the Cross of the Eagle, Class V; Estonian Red Cross Order Third Class

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Jaan Lepp's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Jaan Lepp?

Estonian military personnel, association football player, athletics competitor and sportsperson (1895-1941)

When was Jaan Lepp born?

Jaan Lepp was born on 19 July 1895 in Anija Rural Municipality.

When did Jaan Lepp die?

Jaan Lepp died on 9 December 1941 in Kirov Oblast.

What was Jaan Lepp's occupation?

Jaan Lepp was an athletics competitor, sportsperson, military personnel, association football player, association football referee and military officer.

What nationality was Jaan Lepp?

Jaan Lepp was Estonian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jaan Lepp

· Wikidata: Q12364846

· DBpedia: Jaan Lepp

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