Combat Service Support Battalion, 1st Infantry Brigade (Estonia)

The Combat Service Support Battalion (Estonian: Tagalapataljon) is a military unit of the 1st Infantry Brigade of the Estonian Land Forces. The battalion has a logistical military role and is located In Tapa, Northern Estonia.^[1]

Combat Service Support Battalion
Lahinguteeninduspataljon
Combat Service Support Battalion
Active	1917-1940 2009–present
Country	Estonia
Branch	Estonian Land Forces
Type	Combat service support
Size	Battalion
Part of	1st Infantry Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Tapa Army Base
Commanders
Current commander	Lieutenant Colonel Riho Juurik
Insignia
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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 and Kalev Infantry Battalion.^[2][3]

Current structure

Structure as of 7 August 2013:^[4]

• Headquarters
• Combat Service Support Center
• Training Company (Estonian: õppekompanii)

List of commanders

• Andres Kraav 2009 - 2010^[5]
• Tarmo Luhaäär 2010 - 2012^[6]
• Kalmer Kruus 2012 - 2016^[7]
• Janek Zõbin 2016 - 2019^[3]
• Indrek Lilleorg 2019 - 2021^[8]
• Vladislav Belov 2021–2024
• Riho Juurik 2024–present

See also

• 1st Infantry Brigade
• CSS Battalion of the 2nd Infantry Brigade
• Logistics Battalion of the Support Command