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List of Estonian generals

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This is a complete list of Estonian generals in the Estonian Defence Forces, past and present. The list includes senior officers who held the rank of general, lieutenant general, major general and brigadier general in the Estonian Land Forces or the Estonian Air Force and the rank of admiral, vice admiral, rear admiral and commodore in the Estonian Navy.[1][2]

List of generals

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Rank Name Born Died Notes
Major General Herbert Brede 1888 1942 VR I/2
General Aleksander Einseln 1931 2017 Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces
Major General Harry Hein 1945
Major General Otto Heinze 1877 1968 VR I/2, II/2
Major General Nikolai Helk 1885 1941
General Martin Herem 1973
Brigadier General Peeter Hoppe 1960
Major General Aleksander Jaakson 1892 1942 VR I/3, II/3
Major General Martin Jervan 1891 1942 VR I/2
Major General Gustav Jonson 1880 1942 VR II/2, I/3
Brigadier General Vahur Karus 1974
Major General August Kasekamp 1889 1942 VR II/3
Major General Hugo Kauler 1893 1942 VR I/2
Lieutenant General Johannes Kert 1959 2021 Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces
Major General Meelis Kiili 1965
Major General Jaan Kruus 1884 1942 VR II/3
Major General Teo Krüüner 1943
Major General Gustav Kunnos 1878 1926
Major General Ants Kurvits 1887 1943 VR I/2
Vice Admiral Tarmo Kõuts 1953 Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces
General Ants Laaneots 1948 Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces
General Johan Laidoner 1884 1953 Commander of the Estonian Armed Forces, VR I/1, III/1
Brigadier General Alar Laneman 1962
Major General Andres Larka 1879 1943 VR I/1
Major General Dimitri Lebedev 1872 1935
Major General Hans Leesment 1873 1944 VR III/2
Lieutenant General Paul Lill 1882 1943 VR I/2
Major General Artur Lossmann 1877 1972 VR I/2
Major General Vello Loemaa 1951
Major General Jaan Maide 1896 1945 Commander of the Estonian Armed Forces, VR II/3
Major General Johannes Orasmaa 1890 1943 VR I/2, II/3
Major General Aleksander Paldrok 1871 1944 VR I/2
Rear Admiral Johan Pitka 1872 1944 VR I/1
Major General Aleksander Pulk 1886 1941 VR I/2
Major General Ludvig Puusepp 1875 1942
Major General Ernst Põdder 1879 1932 VR I/1
Lieutenant General Nikolai Reek 1890 1942 VR I/2, II/2, II/3
Major General Rudolf Reimann 1884 1946 VR I/1
Major General Voldemar Rieberg 1886 1952
Brigadier General Urmas Roosimägi 1958
Major General Tõnis Rotberg 1882 1953 VR I/2
Major General Valeri Saar 1955
Commodore Igor Schvede 1970
Major General Aleksander Silberg 1869 1926
Major General Indrek Sirel 1970
Major General Jaan Soots 1880 1942 VR I/1
Major General Otto Sternbeck 1884 1941 VR I/2
General Riho Terras 1967 Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces
Brigadier General Artur Tiganik 1971
Brigadier General Märt Tiru 1947 2005
Major General Richard Tomberg 1897 1982
Major General August Traksmaa 1893 1942 VR I/3, II/3
Major General Aleksander Tõnisson 1875 1941 VR I/1
Major General Juhan Tõrvand 1883 1942
Major General Johan Unt 1876 1930 VR I/2, III/2
Major General Werner Zoege von Manteuffel 1857 1926 VR I/2
Rear Admiral Hermann von Salza 1885 1946 VR I/3
Major General Neeme Väli 1965

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Õun, Mati (2001). Eesti Vabariigi kindralid ja admiralid (in Estonian). Tallinn: Tammiskilp. ISBN 9985-78-198-8.
  2. ^ Suurkask, Heiki (19 March 2018). "Eesti kindralid ja admiralid". Sõdur. Vol. 99, no. 1.