Stalbe in Latvia. In October Jaakson was promoted to the rank of captain. For his service in the War of Independence Jaakson was awarded Estonia's Cross of Liberty and Latvia's Order of Lāčplēsis, as well as a farm and 50,000 marks. After the war Jaakson continued to serve in the Estonian army, serving in several different units, and from August 1922 in the General Staff. He studied at officer courses in Estonian Defence College and in . In 1927 he was appointed to the Estonian Defence College, serving in several different positions, including teaching, and in 1933 became its commandant. In 1936 Jaakson graduated cum laude from the Faculty of Law of the University of Tartu. On 18 September 1928 Jaakson married Mary Hovaldt (née Pikk). They adopted son Rein. In May 1936 Jaakson became Estonia's Minister of Education. He introduced several major changes, a university law was adopted, Tartu University's Faculty of Engineering was brought to Tallinn becoming Tallinn Technical University, and defence institutes were established to both universities. Under his tenure in 1938, the Estonian Academy of Sciences was founded. In October 1939 Jaakson became the Chief of General Staff, and in February 1940 was promoted to the rank of major general. In June 1940 Soviet occupation authorities removed Jaakson from his post. He turned to managing his farm in Valga County, but on 18 October was arrested by NKVD on his farm's field. In June 1941 he was transferred to Kirov Oblast, where he was killed in a prison camp at Kirov city (Vyatka) on 2 October 1942. His place of burial is unknown. He was survived by Mary and Rein, both of them escaping to the West in 1944. Honors Jaakson received the Russian Order of Saint Anna 4th class and the Order of Saint Stanislaus 3rd class for his service in the World War I. His contribution to the Estonian War of Independence also earned him the Estonian Cross of Liberty 1st grade 3rd class and the Latvian Order of Lāčplēsis 3rd class. Additionally in peacetime he received Estonian Order of the White Star 1st Class, Order of the Cross of the Eagle 3rd class, and various foreign awards from Latvia, Belgium, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, and Sweden. Jaakson participated in public life belonging to several organisations, including being an honorary member of Estonian Naturalists' Society. References Bibliography 1892 births 1942 deaths People from Tõrva