Johan Pitka
Johan Pitka was born on February 19, 1872. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Johan Pitka
Johan Pitka, VR I/1, (also Juhan Pitka; 19 February 1872 – September 1944) was an Estonian entrepreneur and sea captain who served as the Commander of the Estonian Navy during the Estonian War of Independence. Pitka was one of the central figures in founding the Estonian Defence Forces and the Estonian Navy of the newly established Estonian Republic at the end of World War I in 1918. Pitka was appointed the Commander of the Estonian Navy in December 1918 and led it through the victorious Estonian War of Independence without losing a ship. Due to his commitment to his country Pitka has been…