Artur Tiganik (born 13 January 1971) is an Estonian Brigadier General who served as the Deputy Commander of the

Estonian Defence Forces The Estonian Defence Forces () is the unified military force of the Republic of Estonia. The Estonian Defence Forces consists of the Estonian Land Forces, the Estonian Navy, the Estonian Air Force, and the paramilitary Estonian Defence Leagu ...

. He previously served as the Commander of the

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Biography

Tiganik was born in

Loksa Loksa is a town and municipality in Harju County, Estonia, best known for its shipping industry. Loksa is the northernmost town in Estonia. The town is located on the estuary of the Valgejõgi River, which drains into Hara Bay, Gulf of Finlan ...

, Estonia. After graduating from the Basic Officers' course in

Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School The General V.F. Margelov Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne twice Red Banner Order of Suvorov Command School (RGVVDKU) () is a military educational institute of the Russian Ministry of Defense, situated in Ryazan, about southeast of Moscow. It was ...

, he returned to Estonia and commanded units from platoon level up to battalion of the

Kalev Infantry Battalion The Kalev Infantry Battalion () is an infantry battalion of the Estonian Land Forces. It is a part of the 1st Infantry Brigade (Estonia), 1st Infantry Brigade and its primary task is to train conscription-based mechanized infantry units. The batt ...

since 1992 to 2000. After graduating from

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, he continued his career as Commander of the

Scouts Battalion The Scouts Battalion () 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. History Estonian War of Independence In November 1918, ...

from 2001 to 2004. In 2005, he was appointed to the

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mission in

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as a CJ3 Staff Officer. Between 2005 and 2006, Tiganik was Chief of the Training Department in the

Estonian National Defence College The Estonian Military Academy () is an institution of applied higher education for national defence in Tartu, Estonia. The institutions mission is to train and educate regular officers for the Estonian Defence Forces and Estonian Defence Leag ...

. From 2006 to 2009 he served as Brigade Commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade. From 2009 to 2012, Tiganik served as the Chief of Staff of the

and in 2012 he was promoted to the position of Commander. On 1 August 2014, Artur Tiganik was appointed Deputy Chief of the Estonian Defence Forces.

Awards and decorations

Effective dates of promotion

Personal life

In addition to

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

...

, Tiganik is fluent in

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and

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

. He is married and has one daughter.

References

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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Tiganik, Artur 1971 births Living people People from Loksa Estonian brigadier generals Soviet Army officers Recipients of the Military Order of the Cross of the Eagle, Class IV Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School alumni