Nikolai Helk

Nikolai Helk (birth name: Nikolai Tšistjakov ; born January 25, 1886 in Laiuse , † May 14, 1941 in Tallinn ) was an Estonian lawyer and major general .

Life

Helk, who was born Nikolai Tšistjakov, attended the Riia Vaimulik seminar from 1897 to 1908 and then began studying law at the University of Warsaw , which he graduated in 1913. Subsequently, he was a member of a court in Moscow and came after the start of World War I in 1914 in the Imperial Russian Army . He served as a non-commissioned officer in the 183rd Reserve Infantry Regiment and was then employed between 1918 and 1921 in the equipment and catering department of the Red Army .

After he came to Estonia in 1921, he changed his family name to Helk and in November 1921 became a member of the Supreme Military Court (Sõjaväe Kõrgem Kohus) . During the following years he was in 1924 to lieutenant in 1925 to captain , 1928 to major and 1933 to lieutenant colonel promoted. On February 28, 1935, Helk, who was also a member of the anti-communist Estonian League of Freedom Fighters (Eesti Vabadussõjalaste Liit) , became President of the Supreme Military Court. As such, he was promoted to major general on March 1, 1937 . After the annexation of Estonia by the Soviet Union in 1940, he lost his office as President of the Supreme Military Court and was executed by the Soviet occupation forces on May 14, 1941.

Web link

• Entry in Generals.dk