Combat Service Support Battalion Tagalapataljon | |
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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 Vladislav Belov |
Insignia | |
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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]
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]
Structure as of 7 August 2013: [4]
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