serviceyears branch death_place death_date allegiance unit awards battles birth_date nickname rank article_title name px|link
1917-1918 1943-1944 waffen ss russian imperial army 1918-1940 estonian army 1941-1943 wehrmacht infantry estonia 1944 february 11 , 1900 border 20th estonian -rrb- waffen grenadier division of the ss -lrb- 1st iron -rrb- order of the cross of the eagle cross 1st class cross of liberty -lrb- estonia estonian war of independence world war ii eastern front 11 february 1900 vent ss-obersturmbannführer paul vent
 paul vent imperial russia estonia 25px nazi germany
paul vent

paul vent -lrb- february 11 , 1900 -- 1944 -rrb- was an estonian military officer who served in the imperial russian army , the estonian army , the wehrmacht and in the waffen ss .
paul vent fought in world war i , estonian war of independence and world war ii .
he earned cross of liberty and order of the cross of the eagle while in estonian army and 1st class iron cross while in waffen ss .
paul vent was educated at the tartu real gymnasium , where he then joined the vladimir war school in 1917 .
in 1918 he came back to estonia and fought in estonian war of independence and was promoted to ensign .
vent fought on the southern estonian front and helped liberate northern latvia , pushing out the baltische landeswehr .
after the war he stayed in estonian army .
in 1940 paul vent was promoted to major .
after the soviet occupation in 1940 the estonian army was disbanded with many officers being either imprisoned , executed or sent into service with the red army , paul vent went into hiding in otepää .
when the germans occupied estonia , vent came out and joined wehrmacht .
in 1943 paul vent was transferred to the estonian legion , or 20th estonian ss division .
he led 45th estonian regiment and fought in narva front serving out 1st class iron cross on march 11 , 1944 for showing much bravery in battles .
since april 1 vent lead the 47th estonian ss regiment .
on 14 august 1944 vent was ordered to lead `` vent '' group and was sent to tartu front defending the emajõgi line .
his death is unclear .
