From the Archives: Estonia’s Armoured Train Division

VINCENT TEETSOV

It’s understandable how, for some, history can be a daunting subject to delve into if you don’t know where to start. However, I’m convinced that anyone can find something of personal significance if they look back from where they originated as a person – their own time line.

In learning about history, photos open up speculation and curiosity. One image can send you into a spiral of information. This is what happened when my family discovered a portrait of my great-grandfather Jaak in his officer’s uniform, from when he was in the Estonian soomusrongirügement (“Armoured Train Regiment”) as a young man. I imagine this was part of what led to his career in Estonia’s first police force down the line, before the Second World War. This portrait was like a clue that revealed so much about how Estonia came to be.

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The soldiers of the “Rummu Jüri” artillery railway carriage, 1919.