Military unit of the 1st Infantry Brigade of the Estonian Land Forces
Military unit
The Combat Service Support Battalion (Estonian: Tagalapataljon) is a military unit of the 1st Infantry Brigade of the Estonian Land Forces. The battalion has a logistical military role and is located In Tapa, Northern Estonia.[1]
History
The Combat Service Support Battalion is a successor to the support unit of the 1st Infantry Regiment, which was formed on 27 April 1917 and disbanded in 1940. The Combat Service Support Battalion was formed on January 1, 2009, and assigned to the 1st Infantry Brigade along with Scouts Battalion and Kalev Infantry Battalion.[2][3]
Current structure
Structure as of 7 August 2013:[4]
- Headquarters
- Combat Service Support Center
- Training Company (Estonian: õppekompanii)
List of commanders
- Andres Kraav 2009 - 2010[5]
- Tarmo Luhaäär 2010 - 2012[6]
- Kalmer Kruus 2012 - 2016[7]
- Janek Zõbin 2016 - 2019[3]
- Indrek Lilleorg 2019 - 2021[8]
- Vladislav Belov 2021 - present
See also
References
- ^ "Role of the CSS Battalions". Riigikogu (in Estonian). Riigikogu. Retrieved 1 February 2018. §8 (Estonian)
- ^ "1st Infantry Brigade composition". Estonian Defence Forces. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ a b "1. jalaväebrigaadi tagalapataljon sai 102. aastaseks ja uue ülema". www.mil.ee.
- ^ "Tagalapataljoni põhimäärus" (in Estonian). Riigi Teataja.
- ^ "Logistikapataljon sai endale uue ülema". mil.ee. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Kõrgem Sõjakool sai uue ülema". www.sojakool.ee. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "1. jalaväebrigaadi tagalapataljoni juhib major Janek Zõbin". www.mil.ee. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "1. jalaväebrigaadi tagalapataljon sai uue ülema". mil.ee (in Estonian). 9 December 2021.
External links
- Official website of the 1st Infantry brigade, with a role of CSS Battalion
- Official website (in Estonian)
