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Andrus Merilo
Estonian army officer (born 1973) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Andrus Merilo (born 2 June 1973) is an Estonian General and current Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces since 2024.[1]
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In 2005 he was the commander of ESTPLA-10 in Iraq. In 2007 he was the commander of ESTCOY-4 in Afghanistan.
Merilo commanded the Scouts Battalion from 2013 to 2016. Since June 2021, he commanded the 1st Infantry Brigade.
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Effective dates of promotion
Awards, decorations and recognition
Decorations and badges
| Estonian Awards and decorations | ||
 | 5th Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle (with swords) | 6 February 2006 |
 | Cross of Merit of the Ministry of Defence (III class) | |
 | Distinguished Service Decoration of the EDF (for battle merit) | 6 May 2005 |
 | Cross for the Exemplary Service of the Estonian Defence Forces | |
 | Gold Cross of the Officer of Land Forces | |
 | Silver Cross of the Officer of Land Forces | |
 | Estonian Defence Forces General Staff Cross of Merit | |
.png){kind=small} | MoD Medal of Participants in International Military Operations | |
 | Estonian Defence Forces Long Service Medal | |
 | Merit Medal of the Defence League Special Class | |
 | Memorial Medal "10 Years of the Re-Established Defence Forces" | |
 | Distinguished Service Decoration of the Peace Operations Centre | |
| Foreign Awards | ||
 | 1st Class Commander of the White Rose of Finland | 27 May 2024 (Finland)[11] |
 | NATO Medal for ISAF | |
 | NATO Medal for KFOR | |
 | United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Medal | |
 | National Service Medal (Army) | (Norway) |
| Badges | |
 | Badge of the Estonian Scouts Battalion |
 | Badge of the Estonian 1st Infantry Brigade |
.jpg) | The badge of the Finnish reserve officer course |
 | United States Army Command and General Staff College International Graduate Badge |
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References
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