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{{Short description|Estonian general (1873–1944)}}
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[[File:Hans Leesment.jpg|thumb|Hans Leesment]]
'''Hans Leesment''' (13 February 1873 – 26 August 1944 in [[Tallinn]]) was an [[Estonia]]n general. 
From 1919 up until 1940, he was a founder, and the president, of the [[Estonian Red Cross]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Societies |first1=League of Red Cross |title=Red Cross World |journal=Red Cross World |date=1937 |volume=18-19 |pages=78 |language=English}}</ref> On 24 February 1933 he was promoted to the rank of [[major general]].

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*[http://www.terviseleht.ee/200009/9_punastristi.php Terviseleht] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626200441/http://www.terviseleht.ee/200009/9_punastristi.php |date=2007-06-26 }}

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