Richard Gustav Borgelin

Richard Gustav Borgelin
Richard Gustav Borgelin
	Richard Gustav Borgelin
Born	10 February 1887; Herning, Denmark
Died	8 December 1966 (aged 79); Copenhagen, Denmark
Buried	Kalvehave, Denmark [1] (54°59′53.14″N 12°8′37.51″E)
Allegiance	Denmark; Estonia
Rank	Captain; Kolonelleitnant (1919)
Unit	Danish-Baltic Auxiliary Corps (1919); White Russian Northwest Army (1919); Estonian Army (1919 - 1922)
Battles/wars	Estonian War of Independence; Latvian War of Independence; Russian Civil War
Awards	Cross of Liberty I/2 and II/3 (1920); Cross of the Eagle 3rd Class with Swords (1930); Order of Lāčplēsis 3rd Class (1922)[2] ; ; Order of St. Vladimir 4th Class with Swords (Northwest Army); Order of St. Anna 2nd Class with Swords (Northwest Army)

Captain Richard Gustav Borgelin (10 February 1887, Herning, Denmark – 8 December 1966, Copenhagen, Denmark) was a Danish officer and company commander of the Danish-Baltic Auxiliary Corps (DBAC) in 1919 during the Estonian and Latvian War of Independence.

Borgelin attended and successfully ended his education at the Royal Danish Military Academy in 1909. In 1919, when Borgelin was officer of the reserve and in charge of the Second Regiment Corporal School at the Værløse Camp in northern Zealand, he was given the offer of becoming company commander of a combat unit consisting of 200 men.[3] In the spring of 1919, Borgelin and his Compagnie Borgelin arrived in Estonia with 12 Danish officers, 12 Danish junior officers and 189 Danish privates.[3] The company participated in the Estonian and Latvian War of Independence under Estonian army command until 1 September 1919, when the contract expired and the company was disbanded.

Borgelin and seven other Danes were awarded the Latvian military Order of Lāčplēsis of third class.[2] In gratitude for his services to the Estonian state, Borgelin was granted Maidla manor in Estonia.[4]

Awards and decorations

	Cross of Liberty (I/2 and II/3 class)
	Order of the Cross of the Eagle (3rd Class with Swords)
	Order of Lāčplēsis (3rd class)
	Order of St. Vladimir (4th class)
	Order of St. Anna (2nd class with Swords)

References

"Matmispaikade register • Matmispaigad" (in Estonian). Eesti Muinsuskaitse Selts. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
Priedītis, Ērichs Ēriks (1996). Latvijas Valsts apbalvojumi un Lāčplēši (in Latvian). Riga: Junda. p. 358. ISBN 9984-01-020-1.
Per Finsted. "Boganmeldelse: For Dannebrogs Ære - Danske frivillige i Estlands og Letlands frihedskamp 1919 af Niels Jensen". chakoten.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 79. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.

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[1] "Matmispaikade register • Matmispaigad" (in Estonian). Eesti Muinsuskaitse Selts. Retrieved 18 June 2011.

[prieditis-2] Priedītis, Ērichs Ēriks (1996). Latvijas Valsts apbalvojumi un Lāčplēši (in Latvian). Riga: Junda. p. 358. ISBN 9984-01-020-1.

[chakoten.dk-3] Per Finsted. "Boganmeldelse: For Dannebrogs Ære - Danske frivillige i Estlands og Letlands frihedskamp 1919 af Niels Jensen". chakoten.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.

[4] Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 79. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.