^Served as commander-in-chief following the forced resignation of Johan Laidoner following the Soviet Union's demand that the Red Army establish military bases and station 25,000 troops on Estonian soil for the duration of the war. Executed by Soviet authorities in 1942.
^Resigned on 4 December 1995 due to a disagreement with the Minister of Defence.
^Was requested to make a resignation by the head of state, head of government and the Minister of Defence, but refused.[3] Impeached by the President of the Republic on 30 June 2000.[4]
^"Gallery: Maj. Gen. Herem takes over command of the Estonian Defence Forces". ERR. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
January 01, 1970
commander, estonian, defence, forces, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, schol. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The Commander of the Defence Forces Estonian Kaitsevae juhataja is the Chief of the Estonian Defence Forces and the national defence organisations Commander of the Defence ForcesKaitsevae juhatajaStandard of the Commander of the Defence ForceIncumbentGeneral Martin Heremsince 5 December 2018Estonian Defence ForcesTypeChief of defenceMember ofHeadquarters of the Estonian Defence ForcesReports toMinister of DefenceSeatTallinn EstoniaNominatorMinister of DefenceAppointerGovernment of EstoniaTerm lengthFive years with option for another two years Formation1918First holderGeneral Johan LaidonerWebsitewww mil ee Contents 1 List of officeholders 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesList of officeholders editNo Portrait Commander Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch Ref 1 nbsp Laidoner Johan GeneralJohan Laidoner 1884 1953 a 23 December 19181 December 192412 March 193426 March 19208 January 192522 June 19401 year 94 days 38 days 6 years 102 daysTotal 7 years 234 days nbsp Army 2 nbsp Jonson Gustav Major GeneralGustav Jonson 1880 1942 b 22 June 19403 September 194073 days nbsp ArmyCavalry Vacant Soviet and German occupations 3 nbsp Maide Jaan Major GeneralJaan Maide 1896 1945 c 18 September 194424 October 194436 days nbsp Army Vacant Soviet occupation 4 nbsp Einseln Aleksander GeneralAleksander Einseln 1931 2017 d 1 May 19934 December 19952 years 217 days nbsp Army 1 2 5 nbsp Kert Johannes Lieutenant GeneralJohannes Kert 1959 2021 e 23 January 199630 June 20004 years 159 days nbsp Defence League 4 nbsp Ermus Aarne Lieutenant colonelAarne Ermus born 1966 Acting30 June 200021 September 200083 days nbsp Army 5 6 nbsp Kouts Tarmo Vice AdmiralTarmo Kouts born 1953 f 21 September 200014 November 20066 years 54 days nbsp Border Guard 7 nbsp Laaneots Ants GeneralAnts Laaneots born 1948 5 December 20065 December 20115 years 0 days nbsp Army 8 nbsp Terras Riho GeneralRiho Terras born 1967 5 December 20115 December 20187 years 0 days nbsp Army 6 9 nbsp Herem Martin GeneralMartin Herem born 1973 5 December 2018Incumbent5 years 167 days nbsp Army 7 See also editKindralNotes edit First term served during Estonian War of Independence Made commander in chief twice under martial law Eventually removed from position on 22 June 1940 after Soviet Union occupied Estonia Served as commander in chief following the forced resignation of Johan Laidoner following the Soviet Union s demand that the Red Army establish military bases and station 25 000 troops on Estonian soil for the duration of the war Executed by Soviet authorities in 1942 Served as commander in chief in the period between the German occupation and second Soviet occupation Captured by the Soviets on 24 October 1944 Resigned on 4 December 1995 due to a disagreement with the Minister of Defence Was requested to make a resignation by the head of state head of government and the Minister of Defence but refused 3 Impeached by the President of the Republic on 30 June 2000 4 Requested to be resigned to enter politics References edit Toivo Miljan Historical Dictionary of Estonia Rowman amp Littlefield Publishers 2004 ISBN 978 0 8108 4904 4 pp 185 186 WORLD NEWS BRIEFS Ex U S Colonel Resigns As Estonian Army Chief New York Times Kindral Johannes Kert jaab kaitsevae juhiks epl delfi ee Archived from the original on 2018 01 19 Retrieved 2018 01 19 a b Johannes Kert Ma isegi ei tea kes just praegu olen epl delfi ee Retrieved 2018 01 19 Johannes Kerdi vabastamine ja Aarne Ermuse nimetamine www riigiteataja ee Retrieved 2018 01 19 President ulendas Tsahkna ettepanekul Terrase kindraliks ERR Retrieved 20 February 2017 Gallery Maj Gen Herem takes over command of the Estonian Defence Forces ERR Retrieved 4 December 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces amp oldid 1186814422, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
