Ruut, Oskar
- Date of birth:
- April 24th, 1916 (Valga, Estonia)
- Date of death:
- August 3rd, 1944 (Sinimäed, Estonia)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Toila
- Nationality:
- Estonian
Biography
Oskar Ruut was born on April 24th, 1916 as Oskar Rosenstock.
Promotions:
?: kapraliks (Corporal Estonian Army);
24 februari 1937: lipnikuks (Ensign Estonian Army);
?: SS-Obersturmführer.
Career:
1932 - 1935: Valga Gymnasium;
?: 3. Üksikus Jalaväepataljonis (3rd Infantry Battalion, Estonian Army);
?: 7. Jalaväerügementi (7th Infantry Regiment, Estonian Army);
1941: Underground resistance agains Soviet occupation;
1942: Politseipataljon (Estonian Special Police);
?: Estnische SS-Legion;
?: SS-Junkerschule, Bad Tölz;
?: 20. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (estnische Nr.1).
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Obersturmführer (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur Waffen-Füsillier-Bataillon 20 / 20. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS „Estnische Nr. 1“
- Awarded on:
- February 15th, 1945
Awarded posthumous.
Sources
- Photo 1: Andri Ollema's private collection
- - Runge H., Ausländische freiwillige Angehörige der Waffen SS als Träger der Ehrenblattspange des Heeres, 21.04.2008, unpublished list
- Hein, R., Hando Ruus: kunstnik ja legendaarse "Narva" pataljoni ohvitser" Tartu, Greif, 2000