The 3rd Division of the Estonian Army, was one of the three Estonian divisions created during the
Estonian War of Independence
The Estonian War of Independence, also known as the War of Freedom in Estonia, was a defensive campaign of the Estonian Army and its allies, most notably the United Kingdom, against the Soviet Russian westward offensive of 1918–1919 and the ...
,
which was active till the
Soviet occupation of Estonia.
The division's first commander was
Ernst Põdder
Ernst-Johannes Põdder VR I/1 (10 February 1879 – 24 June 1932) was an Estonian military commander in the 1918–1920 Estonian War of Independence.
In 1900, Põdder graduated from the Vilnius Military Academy. In the Russo-Japanese war he a ...
.
History
The ''3rd Division'' staff was based in
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...
. Since February 1, 1940, the division was made up by the
Harju Military District and
Lääne-Saare Military District.
Order of battle
The unit order of battle in 1939:
*
Automobile-Tank Regiment
*
6th Single Infantry Battalion
*
9th Single Infantry Battalion
*
10th Single Infantry Battalion
*
Sakala Partisan Battalion
*
Kalev Single Infantry Battalion
*
Scouts Single Infantry Battalion
*
Engineering Battalion
*
Signal Battalion
*
5th Artillery Group
See also
*
1st Division
*
2nd Division
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4th Division
*
1st Infantry Brigade
References
Divisions of Estonia
Estonian War of Independence
Military units and formations established in 1920
1920 establishments in Estonia
Military units and formations disestablished in 1940
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