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Endel Ruberg
Endel Ruberg (21 May 1917 – 29 December 1989) was an Estonian-Canadian artist, naturalist, and humanitarian. He is best known for his leather and watercolour artwork as well as his volunteer work with children. Biography Endel Ruberg was born in Virumaa, Estonia. After the Occupation of the Baltic states, Soviet invasion and occupation of Estonia, Ruberg became a member of the Forest Brothers and fought against the Soviets. In 1941, he fled to Finland and participated in the Continuation War as part of the ''Finnish Infantry Regiment 200, soomepoisid''; a unit in the Finnish army during World War II made up mostly of Estonian volunteers, who preferred to fight against the Soviet Union in the ranks of the Finnish army instead of the armed forces of Germany. He was severely wounded in action in 1942. In August 1944, he returned to Estonia to fight against the advancing Red Army. In September 1944, fled by boat across the sea to Sweden. In 1951 he emigrated from Sweden to Canada. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sõmeru Parish
Sõmeru Parish ( et, Sõmeru vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It had a population of 3,885 (2006) and an area of 168.29 km². Settlements Sõmeru Parish had 3 small boroughs, Näpi, Sõmeru and Uhtna and 28 villages: Aluvere, Andja, Aresi, Jäätma, Kaarli, Katela, Katku, Kohala, Kohala-Eesküla, Koovälja, Muru, Nurme, Papiaru, Rahkla, Raudlepa, Raudvere, Roodevälja, Rägavere, Sooaluse, Sämi, Sämi-Tagaküla, Toomla, Ubja, Ussimäe, Vaeküla, Varudi-Altküla, Varudi-Vanaküla, Võhma. People Sõmeru Parish is the birthplace of artist Endel Ruberg Endel Ruberg (21 May 1917 – 29 December 1989) was an Estonian-Canadian artist, naturalist, and humanitarian. He is best known for his leather and watercolour artwork as well as his volunteer work with children. Biography Endel Ruberg was bor ... (1917–1989). References *''This article includes content from the Estonian Wikipedia article Sõmeru vald.'' External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
