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

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Combat Service Support Battalion
Tagalapataljon
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Combat Service Support Battalion
Active1917-1940
2009–present
CountryFlag of Estonia.svg  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 Vladislav Belov
Insignia
Flag
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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]

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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]

List of commanders

See also

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References

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