Enno Mõts (born 14 October 1974 in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

) is an

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n Major General and the current Chief of Staff of the

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Biography

He was born on 14 October 1974 in

. He graduated from the Pühajärvi Primary School in 1989 and Puka Middle School in 1992. He graduated in 1996 from the Estonian National Defense Academy. After serving in leadership positions in the

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, in 2011, he graduated the

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country.

. The next year, he became Commander of the Northeast Defense District, and in 2014, headed the Southern Defense District. In 2016, he became the head of

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. Since 2021, he had been Chief of Staff of the

Awards

* Defense Forces Long Service Medal (2018) *

Order of the Cross of the Eagle The Order of the Cross of the Eagle (; ) was instituted in 1928 by the Estonian Defence League to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Estonian independence. It was adopted as a state order in 1936. The Order of the Cross of the Eagle is bestowe ...

, III class (2019) * Medal of Merit of the Baltic Defense College (2019)

References

Living people 1974 births Estonian major generals University of Tartu alumni Recipients of the Military Order of the Cross of the Eagle, Class III {{Estonia-bio-stub