Juhan Tõrvand
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Juhan Tõrvand (25 November 1883 Laatre Parish (now Mulgi Parish), Kreis Wolmar – 12 May 1942 Verkhnekamsky District, Kirov Oblast, Russian SFSR) was an Estonian military Major General and sportsman.[1]
In 1906, he graduated from Vilnius Military School, from which he proceeded to the General Staff Academy. He participated in World War I and the Russian Civil War in the White Army. In 1920 he returned to Estonia. In 1925, he became Chief of Staff of the Headquarters of the Estonian Defence Forces.[1]
He was also active in Estonian sporting life. From 1927 until 1935, he was the head of the Estonian Sports Association Kalev.[1]
