General (Estonia)
{{Short description|Highest military rank in Estonia}}
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Kindral is the Estonian word for General which is also the highest military position in the Republic of Estonia. Both Ground Force and Air Force superior officers ranks share the same names which have been combined with the military rank of general and other senior officer ranks. There are four types of generals in the Estonia Defence Forces.All rank translations taken from official translation of [http://www.legaltext.ee/et/andmebaas/paraframe.asp?loc=text&lk=et&sk=en&dok=X40039K10.htm&query=Defence%20Forces%20Service%20Act&tyyp=X&ptyyp=RT&pg=1&fr=no Estonian Defence Forces Service Act (Kaitseväeteenistuse seadus)]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.
Estonian superior officers
30px Kindralleitnant (Lieutenant General)
30px Kindralmajor (Major General)
30px Brigaadikindral (Brigadier/Brigadier General)
Notable Generals
- 1939: Johan Laidoner (1884–1953)
- 1995: Aleksander Einseln (1931–2017)
- 2011: Ants Laaneots (born 1948)
- 2017: Riho Terras (born 1967)
- 2023: Martin Herem (born 1973)
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100528073601/http://www.mil.ee/index_eng.php Estonian Defence Forces]
- [http://www.mod.gov.ee/index.php?setlang=eng Estonian Ministry of Defence] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509074605/http://www.mod.gov.ee/index.php?setlang=eng |date=2008-05-09 }}
Category:Military ranks of Estonia
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