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In November 1918, Estonian American entrepreneur and scouting enthusiast Henry Reissar returned to Estonia and turned to the Ministry of Defence (then Ministry of War) with a proposition of forming a voluntary military unit, financed by himself, in order to help defend Estonia. Having received such permission, the unit was formed on 21 December 1918, in Viljandi, where the first volunteers took their oaths in the ruins of Viljandi Castle, and Friedrich-Karl Pinka was appointed commander of the newly formed unit.[1] On 3 January 1919, the company-sized unit was sent to the front against the Red Army. On 23 January 1919, a 43-man unit of Scouts captured the Pikksaare Train Station, defended by 524 Red Army troops.[2] The Scouts fought mostly alongside armoured train units and acquitted themselves well in combat, manifesting greater morale than the regular conscript units. The Scouts took part in several major battles including the attack against the Krasnaya Gorka fort in October 1919 and the Battle of Krivasoo in November – December 1919. On 1 December 1919, the Scouts Regiment (Estonian: Scoutspolk) was formed as a part of the Armoured Train Division.[1]
1920–1940edit
After the signing of the Peace Treaty of Tartu, many servicemen were demobilized and returned to civilian life. From 1921-28, the Scouts unit was reduced in size and continued to serve as a part of the 2nd, 5th, 6th and 10th Infantry Regiment. On 1 October 1928, the unit was renamed Scouts Single Infantry Battalion. The battalion was based at Tallinn, from where it was moved to Uuemõisa in 1932. After the Soviet occupation in 1940, the battalion was disbanded.[3]
2001–presentedit
The Scouts Battalion was restored on 29 March 2001, as a fully professional unit. The Scouts Battalion has actively participated in international operations together with other NATO, European Union and United Nations member states, including the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan.[1] The battalion is currently equipped with Combat Vehicle 90 infantry fighting vehicles and Patria Pasi armoured personnel carriers.
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^"Scoutspataljon tähistas Pikksaare lahingu aastapäeva" (in Estonian). 23 January 2014.
^Õun, Mati. 2001. Eesti sõjavägi 1920-40. Tallinn: Tammiskilp, page 29-30
^"Scoutspataljoni põhimäärus" (in Estonian). Riigi Teataja.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Estonian August 2023 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Estonian Wikipedia article at et Scoutspataljon see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated et Scoutspataljon to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Scouts Battalion Estonian Scoutspataljon is a battalion of the Estonian Land Forces It is a part of the 1st Infantry Brigade and acts as its rapid response unit The battalion is currently based at Tapa Scouts BattalionScoutspataljonInsignia of the Scouts BattalionActive1918 19402001 presentCountry EstoniaBranchEstonian Land ForcesTypeMechanized infantrySizeBattalionPart of1st Infantry BrigadeGarrison HQTapa Army BaseMotto s E Pluribus UnumAnniversariesFormed 21 December 1918Restored 29 March 2001EngagementsEstonian War of Independence Iraq WarWar in AfghanistanMali War Operation BarkhaneCommandersCurrentcommanderLieutenant colonel Ranno RaudsikNotablecommandersFriedrich Karl Pinka Contents 1 History 1 1 Estonian War of Independence 1 2 1920 1940 1 3 2001 present 2 Current structure 3 List of commanders 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editEstonian War of Independence edit In November 1918 Estonian American entrepreneur and scouting enthusiast Henry Reissar returned to Estonia and turned to the Ministry of Defence then Ministry of War with a proposition of forming a voluntary military unit financed by himself in order to help defend Estonia Having received such permission the unit was formed on 21 December 1918 in Viljandi where the first volunteers took their oaths in the ruins of Viljandi Castle and Friedrich Karl Pinka was appointed commander of the newly formed unit 1 On 3 January 1919 the company sized unit was sent to the front against the Red Army On 23 January 1919 a 43 man unit of Scouts captured the Pikksaare Train Station defended by 524 Red Army troops 2 The Scouts fought mostly alongside armoured train units and acquitted themselves well in combat manifesting greater morale than the regular conscript units The Scouts took part in several major battles including the attack against the Krasnaya Gorka fort in October 1919 and the Battle of Krivasoo in November December 1919 On 1 December 1919 the Scouts Regiment Estonian Scoutspolk was formed as a part of the Armoured Train Division 1 1920 1940 edit After the signing of the Peace Treaty of Tartu many servicemen were demobilized and returned to civilian life From 1921 28 the Scouts unit was reduced in size and continued to serve as a part of the 2nd 5th 6th and 10th Infantry Regiment On 1 October 1928 the unit was renamed Scouts Single Infantry Battalion The battalion was based at Tallinn from where it was moved to Uuemoisa in 1932 After the Soviet occupation in 1940 the battalion was disbanded 3 2001 present edit The Scouts Battalion was restored on 29 March 2001 as a fully professional unit The Scouts Battalion has actively participated in international operations together with other NATO European Union and United Nations member states including the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan 1 The battalion is currently equipped with Combat Vehicle 90 infantry fighting vehicles and Patria Pasi armoured personnel carriers Current structure editScouts Battalion 4 Battalion Headquarters A Infantry Company B Infantry Company C Infantry Company Combat Support Company Staff and Support CompanyList of commanders editArtur Tiganik 2001 2004 Indrek Sirel 2005 2006 Aivar Kokka 2006 2009 Vahur Karus 2009 2013 Andrus Merilo 2013 2016 Tarmo Kundla 2016 2019 Eero Aija 2019 presentSee also edit1st Infantry BrigadeReferences edit a b c Scoutspataljon in Estonian Estonian Defence Forces Scoutspataljon tahistas Pikksaare lahingu aastapaeva in Estonian 23 January 2014 Oun Mati 2001 Eesti sojavagi 1920 40 Tallinn Tammiskilp page 29 30 Scoutspataljoni pohimaarus in Estonian Riigi Teataja External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scouts Battalion Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scouts Battalion amp oldid 1172390125, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
