The Estonian Cross of Liberty () is a military decoration established by the Prime Minister of Estonia, Konstantin Päts, on 24 February 1919 to honor the people for their services during the Estonian War of Independence. The Estonian Cross of Liberty has three divisions, each in three classes. Division I was granted for military leadership, division II for personal courage and division III for civilian services. The division and class of the Estonian Cross of Liberty is usually added to the name of the recipient in the form of post-nominal letters. The 1st class of the II division of the Estonian Cross of Liberty was never granted. Although still mentioned in the list of Estonian state decorations by the president of the republic. The bestowal of the Estonian Cross of Liberty was terminated on 19 June 1925. The last surviving recipient of the Estonian Cross of Liberty was Karl Jaanus VR II/3, who died on 6 October 2000. The Estonian War of Independence Victory Column in Tallinn, unveiled in 2009, is modelled according to the Estonian Cross of Liberty. Design The designer of the Estonian Cross of Liberty was a famous Estonian artist Peet Aren. He used the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order (hochmeister's) cross as the basis for the shape of the Estonian Cross of Liberty. Notable recipients of the Estonian Cross of Liberty The British Unknown Warrior VR I/1 The French Unknown Soldier VR I/1 The Italian Unknown Soldier VR I/1 The city of Verdun VR I/1 Carl Aejemelaeus VR III/2 Eduard Ahman VR I/3 Albert I of Belgium VR I/1 Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair VR I/1 Jānis Balodis VR I/1 David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty VR I/1 Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley VR III/1 Arthur Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour VR III/1 Krišjānis Berķis VR I/2 Richard Gustav Borgelin, VR I/2 and II/3 Herbert Brede VR I/2 Aristide Briand VR III/1 William Clive Bridgeman, 1st Viscount Bridgeman VR III/1 Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan VR I/1 Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood VR III/1 Sir Austen Chamberlain VR III/1 Christian X of Denmark VR I/1 Sir Winston Churchill VR I/1 Georges Clemenceau VR III/1 Walter Cowan VR I/1 Armando Diaz, 1st Duke of the Victory VR I/1 Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki VR I/2 Gaston Doumergue VR III/1 Eric Drummond, 16th Earl of Perth VR III/1 Martin Ekström VR I/1 and VR II/3 Carl Enckell VR III/1