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Peter Eugen Arthur Baron von Buxhoeveden (28 March 1882 Muratsi manor, Saare County – 27 September 1964 Karlsruhe) was a Baltic-German military colonel who served in the forces of the Imperial Russian Army and Estonia. ^[1]

Education

He graduated from Kuressaare Gymnasium and Tver Cavalry School ( Estonian: Tveri ratsaväekool). ^[1]

Career

He participated on World War I, being an officer for Czarist Russia. ^[1]

In 1918, he entered Saaremaa Defence Forces ( Estonian: Saarte Kaitseliit). He participated on Estonian War of Independence, fighting for Estonia. From 1920 until 1928, he was the commander of Cavalry NCOs' School ( Estonian: Ratsaväe allohvitseride kool). In 1928 he retired.

Death

In 1939, he moved to Germany and died in Karlsruhe in 1964. On 12 September 2014, the ashes of von Buxhoevden and his wife Kira (née Scheidemann) were buried in the Defence Forces Cemetery of Tallinn. ^[1]

Significance

Von Buxhoevden was one of the leading persons to advance the integration of Baltic Germans into Estonian society. ^[1]

Awards

• 1920: Cross of Liberty, I class II rank. ^[2]
• 1925: Order of Lāčplēsis, III class

References