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Endel Redlich
Armed Combat Union (, abbreviation RVL) was an Estonian underground organization of the Forest Brothers established in the spring of 1946 in Läänemaa in response to the Soviet occupation. The head of the RVL was Endel Redlich. Goals The aim of the organization was to prepare for an armed uprising in the event of a war between the United States, Britain and the USSR. Attempts were made in each city and municipality to set up their own branch organizations under the auspices of the center. You only knew the people in your organization and their nicknames. The union had its own statutes, conspiracy apartments and informants. People opposed to Soviet rule were recruited as members and had to take an oath. Leaflets and posters were distributed, shops were robbed, information about the communists was collected for later sabotage, ambushes, or infiltration. History In the second half of 1945, several leaders of the forest brothers of Lääne County and Pärnu County began to co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endel Redlich
Armed Combat Union (, abbreviation RVL) was an Estonian underground organization of the Forest Brothers established in the spring of 1946 in Läänemaa in response to the Soviet occupation. The head of the RVL was Endel Redlich. Goals The aim of the organization was to prepare for an armed uprising in the event of a war between the United States, Britain and the USSR. Attempts were made in each city and municipality to set up their own branch organizations under the auspices of the center. You only knew the people in your organization and their nicknames. The union had its own statutes, conspiracy apartments and informants. People opposed to Soviet rule were recruited as members and had to take an oath. Leaflets and posters were distributed, shops were robbed, information about the communists was collected for later sabotage, ambushes, or infiltration. History In the second half of 1945, several leaders of the forest brothers of Lääne County and Pärnu County began to co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viljandi County
Viljandi County ( et, Viljandi maakond or ''Viljandimaa''; german: Kreis Fellin) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties. History Viljandimaa, under the German name of ''Kreis Fellin'', was an important centre of commerce and power in the Middle Ages. Today, there are numerous castle ruins there dating from that time. Soomaa National Park is a national park located partially within Viljandi County, Estonia. Soomaa ("land of bogs") protects 390 km2, and is a Ramsar site of protected wetlands. The park was created in 1993. Retrieved 25 January 2016. County government The |
Kullamaa Parish
Kullamaa ( et, Kullamaa vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne County. It had a population of 1398 (2006) and an area of 224.6 km². Populated places Kullamaa Parish had 14 villages: Jõgisoo, Kalju, Kastja, Koluvere, Kullamaa, Kullametsa, Leila, Lemmikküla, Liivi, Mõrdu, Päri, Silla, Ubasalu, Üdruma. References *''Some of the content of this article comes from the Estonian Wikipedia The Estonian Wikipedia ( et, Eestikeelne Vikipeedia) is the Estonian version of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, started on 24 August 2002. As of , the edition has about articles. On 7 December 2008 Estonian Wikipedian Andres Luure was o ... article Kullamaa vald.'' External linksOfficial website Former municipalities of Estonia {{Lääne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rural Municipality (Estonia)
A municipality ( et, omavalitsus, plural ) is the smallest administrative subdivision of Estonia. Each municipality is a unit of self-government with its representative and executive bodies. The municipalities in Estonia cover the entire territory of the country. Municipalities in Estonia are of two types: *Urban municipalities or towns (, singular ) *Rural municipalities or Parish (administrative division), parishes (, singular ). There is no other status distinction between them. Municipalities may contain one or several Populated places in Estonia, settlements. All but 5 urban municipalities (Haapsalu (urban municipality), Haapsalu, Narva-Jõesuu (urban municipality), Narva-Jõesuu, Paide (urban municipality), Paide, Pärnu (urban municipality), Pärnu and Tartu (urban municipality), Tartu) plus 1 rural municipality (Ruhnu Parish, Ruhnu) contain only one settlement. As of 2017, there are no longer any "borough-parishes", i.e. rural municipalities with only one borough-typ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
