Hannes Walter (3 December 1952

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– 26 November 2004) was an

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n war historian. In 1978 he graduated from Tartu University with a degree in history. In 2000, he received his PhD in cultural history from

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. He was head of the

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's Maarjamäe branch. From 1997 to 2001 he worked as a ministerial advisor at the Estonian Defence Ministry. He became head of the Estonian War Museum in 2001, and held this position until his death in 2004.

Works

* Ausalt ja avameelselt Landeswehri sõjast, Võnnu lahingust, Riia operatsioonist (1989) * Ausalt & avameelselt Eesti suurmeestest (1990

* Estonian Orders and Decorations (199

* They followed the orders. Faith of the Estonian officers (1999

* General Johan laidoner. 115 years since born (1999

* Leaders of the 2 World Wars, Part I (2000) co-autho

* Leaders of the 2 World Wars, Part II (2000) co-autho

* Leaders of the 2 World Wars, Part III (2000) co-autho

* Vabadussõja kõrgemate juhtide memoriaali avamine Tallinna Kaitseväe kalmistul 28. novembril 2000. a. (2000

* They gave everything. The officers who fell in the War of Liberation (2002

* Hundred years of War (2002

* Naval battles on the Baltic Sea 1918–1919. The British and Estonian Navy in the War of Liberation (2003

* The Estonian State decorations (2003

* Jüriööst teisiti (2004

Articles

* Detsembrimäss oli Eesti huvides: 75 aasta tagune detsembrimäss Eestis oli Nõukogude Liidu globaalse agressiooni tüüpiline episood (1999) article * Salaluure Eesti Vabariigi sündimise ajal. Luuramisi. (1999) article * Husaar (2001) article * About "The Holocaust Industry" (2002

* 28. juulil 1914 algas 20. sajand (2004)

Walters legacy

* Tagasi Euroopasse (1989) film script * Kaks rahvast-üks meri (1990) film script

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Walter, Hannes 1952 births 2004 deaths 20th-century Estonian historians 21st-century Estonian historians University of Tartu alumni Tallinn University alumni Writers from Tallinn People from Tallinn