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Ants Kaljurand

Ants Kaljurand, Estonian anti-communist, freedom fighter and forest brother (died 1951)

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Born
October 20, 1917
Died
March 13, 1951
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1917

About Ants Kaljurand

Ants Kaljurand popularly known as Terrifying Ants,, was an Estonian Nazi collaborator, anti-communist, and forest brother during and after World War II. On 24 June 1949 Ants Kaljurand and two members of his squad were discovered sleeping in the woods near the village of Võitra. During Estonia's Soviet era, Kaljurand served as the local leader of the Armed Combat Union (Relvastatud Võitluse Liit), founded under the leadership of Endel Redlich, in Soontaga.

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The world when Ants Kaljurand was born

Ants Kaljurand was born in 1917. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1917

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
  • Top headlineUS enters World War I
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
  • World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ants Kaljurand's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19172026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Population100.8M341 million

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