The Combat Service Support Battalion ( et, Tagalapataljon) is a military unit of the
1st Infantry Brigade of the
Estonian Land Forces
The Estonian Land Forces ( et, Maavägi), unofficially referred to as the Estonian Army, is the name of the unified ground forces among the Estonian Defense Forces where it has an offensive military formation role. It is currently the largest ...
. The battalion has a logistical military role and is located In Tapa, Northern Estonia.
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
The Scouts Battalion ( et, 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 and is commanded by Lieutenant colonel ...
and
Kalev Infantry Battalion.
Current structure
Structure as of 7 August 2013:
* Headquarters
* Combat Service Support Center
* Training Company ( et, õppekompanii)
List of commanders
*
Andres Kraav 2009 - 2010
* Tarmo Luhaäär 2010 - 2012
* Kalmer Kruus 2012 - 2016
* Janek Zõbin 2016 - 2019
* Indrek Lilleorg 2019 - present
See also
*
1st Infantry Brigade
*
CSS Battalion of the 2nd Infantry Brigade
*
Logistics Battalion of the Support Command
References
External links
Official website of the 1st Infantry brigade, with a role of CSS BattalionOfficial website
{{Estonian Military
Battalions of Estonia