Aleksander Silberg
{{Short description|Estonian-Russian military personnel}}
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Aleksander-Heinrich-Johann Silberg (30 April 1869 Narva – 24 January 1926 Tallinn) was a Russian and Estonian military personnel (Major-General).{{cite web |title=Eestlastest kavaleride elulood |url=http://www.ra.ee/apps/georgi/html/eestlaste_elulood.html |website=www.ra.ee |access-date=2 July 2021}}
After graduating from a commerce school in St. Petersburg, he conscripted himself to the Semyonov military unit ({{Langx|et|Semjonovi kaardiväepolk}}).
He participated in World War I. In 1917 he has promoted to Major-General. During the war he joined to Nikolai Yudenich's Northwestern Army. In 1920 he moved to Estonia. He become the chief of Military Technology School ({{Langx|et|sõjaväe Tehnikakool}}). Later he become the head of the military company Arsenal. In 1925 he retired. Silberg was buried in Kopli cemetery in the Tallinn suburb of Kopli.{{cite web |title=Eestlastest kavaleride elulood |url=https://www.ra.ee/apps/georgi/html/eestlaste_elulood.html |website=Aleksander-Heinrich-Johann Silberg |access-date=25 October 2021}}
Awards:
- 1916: Order of St. George
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Category:Russian military personnel of World War I
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