Richard Tomberg (6 September 1897 Mõisamaa, Salla Parish – 25 May 1982 Tallinn) was an Estonian military Major General. He was the only Estonian higher military personnel, who survived Soviet times in 1940s. In 1915 he entered voluntarily into Czarist Army. In 1916 he graduated from Vilnius Military School. He participated on World War I in the

Imperial Russian Army The Imperial Russian Army (russian: Ру́сская импера́торская а́рмия, tr. ) was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian Ar ...

. In 1917 he joined with Estonian national regiments. He participated in the Estonian War of Independence. 1928-1930 he was the chief of staff of Estonian Air Force. 1930-1940 he was the chief of Estonian Air Force. In 1940 he transferred to Soviet Army. In 1944, he was arrested by the NKVD, but in 1956 he was released and rehabilitated and retired.

Awards

* 1938: Order of the Cross of the Eagle, II Class.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tomberg, Richard 1897 births 1982 deaths 20th-century Estonian military personnel Estonian military personnel of World War I Estonian military personnel of the Estonian War of Independence Recipients of the Military Order of the Cross of the Eagle, Class II Gulag detainees Prisoners and detainees of the Soviet Union People from Väike-Maarja Parish