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

Current structure

Structure as of 7 August 2013: * Headquarters * Combat Service Support Center * Training Company ( et, õppekompanii)

List of commanders

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2009 - 2010 * Tarmo Luhaäär 2010 - 2012 * Kalmer Kruus 2012 - 2016 * Janek Zõbin 2016 - 2019 * Indrek Lilleorg 2019 - present

References

External links

Official website of the 1st Infantry brigade, with a role of CSS BattalionOfficial website
{{Estonian Military Battalions of Estonia