Hugo Eduard Kauler (2 October 1893 – 22 September 1942) was an Estonian General. Kauler was born in Väinjärve (now

Järva Parish Järva Parish is a municipality in Järva County, Estonia. It was created in 2017 as a merger of 6 municipalities: Albu Parish, Ambla Parish, Imavere Parish, Järva-Jaani Parish, Kareda Parish and Koigi Parish. Religion Notable people * ...

) in

Kreis Jerwen Jerwen County ( or , or , ) was one of the four counties of the Russian Empire located in the Governorate of Estonia. It was situated in the central part of the governorate (in present-day northern Estonia). Its capital was Paide (''Weissenstein ...

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. He became a lieutenant in the

artillery Artillery consists of ranged weapons that launch Ammunition, munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sieges, and l ...

during the

Estonian War of Independence The Estonian War of Independence, also known as the War of Freedom in Estonia, was a defensive campaign of the Estonian Army and its allies, most notably the United Kingdom, against the Soviet Russian westward offensive of 1918–1919 and the ...

and was named commander of the 1st Artillery Battalion on 28 December 1918. Between 1924 and 1928 and again between 1930 and 1939 he was the inspector of the artillery. He was promoted to Major-General in 1939. Following the

Soviet occupation of Estonia The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, (abbreviated Estonian SSR, Soviet Estonia, or simply Estonia ) was an administrative subunit ( union republic) of the former Soviet Union (USSR), covering the occupied and annexed territory of Estonia ...

and the incorporation of Estonia into the Soviet Union of 6 August 1940 as the

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, the Estonian Army was reorganized as the 22nd Estonian Territorial Rifle Corps, to which most of Estonian military personnel were transferred. Kauler became the commanding officer of the artillery of the 182nd Rifle Division of the 22nd Rifle Corps, part of the 27th Army. He was arrested by the

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on 28 June 1941, sent to a prison camp in

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and executed on 23 September 1942. He was awarded the Cross of Liberty for Military Leadership (Second class) in 1921.

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