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Battle of Paju
| Battle of Paju | |||||||
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| Part of Estonian War of Independence | |||||||
 Battle of Paju. Painting by Maximilian Maksolly | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
.svg){kind=small} Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic.svg){kind=small} Soviet Russia | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
  Hans Kalm Julius Kuperjanov † Johannes Soodla |
Emīls Vītols | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Tartumaa Partisan Battalion Pohjan Pojat |
Red Latvian Riflemen | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Estonia: 300 soldiers 13 machine guns 2 field guns Finnish volunteers: 380 soldiers 9 machine guns 4 field guns Total: 683 soldiers 22 machine guns 6 field guns |
1,200 soldiers 32 machine guns 4 field guns 1 armoured train | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 156[citation needed] | 300 dead[citation needed] | ||||||
The Battle of Paju (Estonian: Paju lahing) was fought in Paju, near Valga, Estonia, on 31 January 1919 during the Estonian War of Independence. After heavy fighting, the Tartu-Valga group of the Estonian Army pushed the Red Latvian Riflemen out of the Paju Manor.[1] It was the fiercest battle in the early period of war. Estonian commander Julius Kuperjanov fell in the fighting.
- ^ Jaan Maide (1933) [www.ksk.edu.ee/file.php?ID=1206 Ülevaade Eesti vabadussõjast] Kaitseliit publishing, Tartu
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