19.02.2022 – 150th anniversary of the birth of Johan Pitka
Rear admiral Johan Pitka VR I/1, KCMG (19 February 1872, Terasaugu gamekeeper’s house, Jalgsema Village, Võhmuta Parish, Järva County – autumn 1944) was an Estonian entrepreneur, sea captain, and one of the founding fathers of independent Estonia. He was one of the organisers of the Estonian national units and the Militia of Tallinn in 1917… Read More »