About Martin Jervan
Lived 1891 – 1942 (aged 51). Martin Jervan was an Estonian military personnel and physician.
Martin Volmer Jervan (May 13, 1891 Tallinn – October 15, 1942, Chelyabinsk) was an Estonian major general and medical doctor. He served as head of the Estonian Army medical service from 1935 until the Soviet occupation in 1940. After Estonia was incorporated into the Soviet Union on August 6, 1940, as the Estonian SSR and the Estonian Army was reorganized as the 22nd Estonian Territorial Rifle Corps of the Red Army, Jervan served as the chief of the medical service of the 22nd Rifle Corps.
On March 8, 1941, Jervan was arrested, deported, and subsequently executed in Chelyabinsk prison camp.
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Who was Martin Jervan?
Estonian general and physician (1891-1942)
When was Martin Jervan born?
Martin Jervan was born on 13 May 1891 in Helsinki.
When did Martin Jervan die?
Martin Jervan died on 15 October 1942 in Chelyabinsk.
What was Martin Jervan's occupation?
Martin Jervan was a military personnel and physician.
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Martin Jervan was Estonian.
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