Harald Nugiseks in the context of "20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian)"

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⭐ Core Definition: Harald Nugiseks

Harald Nugiseks (22 October 1921 – 2 January 2014) was an Estonian serviceman in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. A Waffen-Oberscharführer (sergeant), he served in the 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian). Nugiseks was one of the four Estonians to receive the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

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Harald Nugiseks in the context of Estonia in World War II

Harald Nugiseks in the context of Estonia in World War II

Estonia declared neutrality at the outbreak of World War II (1939–1945), but the country was repeatedly contested, invaded and occupied, first by the Soviet Union in 1940, then by Nazi Germany in 1941, and ultimately reinvaded and reoccupied in 1944 by the Soviet Union.

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