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Oskar Cher
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'''Oskar Cher''' (2 September 1913 in [[Reval]] (now Tallinn) – 2 June 1942 in Tallinn) was an [[Estonia]]n [[communist]] activist.
==Biography==
In his youth, Cher was a member of the [[Estonian Young Socialist League]]. He worked as a [[journalist]] in the early 1930's, and joined the banned [[Communist Party of Estonia]] (EKP) in 1933. The same year, he was arrested and imprisoned.
Cher was released in 1935. He was arrested again in 1936, but soon released and served in the [[Estonian Army]]. After Estonia was incorporated into the [[Soviet Union]] in 1940, Cher organized the EKP in [[Läänemaa]]. In 1941, he was made secretary of the [[Young Communist League of Estonia]].
When [[Nazi Germany]] occupied Estonia in 1941, Cher joined the communist resistance movement. He was arrested by the Germans and shot in 1942.
==Sources==
* [http://ift.tt/2t2aWoO Biography] (in Russian)
[[Category:1913 births]]
[[Category:1942 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Tallinn]]
[[Category:Communist Party of Estonia politicians]]
[[Category:Komsomol]]
[[Category:Resistance members killed by Nazi Germany]]
'''Oskar Cher''' (2 September 1913 in [[Reval]] (now Tallinn) – 2 June 1942 in Tallinn) was an [[Estonia]]n [[communist]] activist.
==Biography==
In his youth, Cher was a member of the [[Estonian Young Socialist League]]. He worked as a [[journalist]] in the early 1930's, and joined the banned [[Communist Party of Estonia]] (EKP) in 1933. The same year, he was arrested and imprisoned.
Cher was released in 1935. He was arrested again in 1936, but soon released and served in the [[Estonian Army]]. After Estonia was incorporated into the [[Soviet Union]] in 1940, Cher organized the EKP in [[Läänemaa]]. In 1941, he was made secretary of the [[Young Communist League of Estonia]].
When [[Nazi Germany]] occupied Estonia in 1941, Cher joined the communist resistance movement. He was arrested by the Germans and shot in 1942.
==Sources==
* [http://ift.tt/2t2aWoO Biography] (in Russian)
[[Category:1913 births]]
[[Category:1942 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Tallinn]]
[[Category:Communist Party of Estonia politicians]]
[[Category:Komsomol]]
[[Category:Resistance members killed by Nazi Germany]]
February 27, 2018 at 06:22AM
