Nursipalu training area is one of the six military training fields used by 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 ...

. It is located in

Võru Võru (; ; ) is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the capital of Võru County and the centre of Võru Parish. History Võru was founded on 21 August 1784, at the request of the Empress Catherine II of Russia, by the o ...

and Rõuge municipalities in

Võru County Võru County ( or ''Võrumaa''; ) is a county in southern Estonia. It is bordered by Valga and Põlva counties, Latvia's Alūksne and Ape municipalities, and Russia's Pskov Oblast (making it the only Estonian county to border two countries) ...

. It occupies most of Tsirgupalu village territory, southern part of

Hänike Hänike is a village in Võru Parish, Võru County in Estonia. (retrieved 11 March 2020) The southern part of Hänike village territory is occupied by Nursipalu training area used by the Estonian Defence Forces The Estonian Defence Forces () ...

village and southeastern part of Mustassaare village. The area of the training area is approximately .

History

During the

Soviet occupation of Estonia The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, (abbreviated Estonian SSR, Soviet Estonia, or simply Estonia ) was an administrative subunit ( union republic) of the former Soviet Union (USSR), covering the occupied and annexed territory of Estonia ...

, Nursipalu training area was part of the

Soviet Army The Soviet Ground Forces () was the land warfare service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces from 1946 to 1992. It was preceded by the Red Army. After the Soviet Union ceased to exist in December 1991, the Ground Forces remained under th ...

Visnevski military-campus and training area for

Soviet Airborne Troops The Soviet Airborne Forces or VDV (from ''Vozdushno- desantnye voyska SSSR'', Russian: Воздушно-десантные войска СССР, ВДВ; Air-landing Forces) was a separate troops branch of the Soviet Armed Forces. First formed b ...

and missile brigade with the area of 3,703 ha.

Establishment

Nursipalu training area was established on 14 February 2008, with the Government Order No. 79 "Establishment of the Defense Forces Nursipalu training area and handing over the state property."Kaitseväe harjutusväljad: Nursipalu harjutusväli
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References

Military installations of Estonia Rõuge Parish Võru Parish Military education and training in the Soviet Union Military installations of the Soviet Union {{Estonia-mil-stub

History

Establishment

See also

References