Artur Tiganik (born 13 January 1971) is an Estonian

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who served as the Deputy Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces. He previously served as the Commander of the

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Biography

Tiganik was born in Loksa, Estonia. After graduating from the Basic Officers' course in Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School, he returned to Estonia and commanded units from platoon level up to battalion of the

Kalev Infantry Battalion The Kalev Infantry Battalion ( et, Kalevi jalaväepataljon) is an infantry battalion of the Estonian Land Forces. It is a part of the 1st Infantry Brigade and its primary task is to train conscription-based mechanized infantry units. The battal ...

since 1992 to 2000. After graduating from

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, he continued his career as Commander of the Scouts Battalion from 2001 to 2004. In 2005, he was appointed to the ISAF mission in

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as a CJ3 Staff Officer. Between 2005 and 2006, Tiganik was Chief of the Training Department in the Estonian National Defence College. From 2006 to 2009 he served as Brigade Commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade. From 2009 to 2012, Tiganik served as the Chief of Staff of the

and in 2012 he was promoted to the position of Commander. On 1 August 2014, Artur Tiganik was appointed Deputy Chief of the Estonian Defence Forces.

Awards and decorations

Effective dates of promotion

Personal life

In addition to

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, Tiganik is fluent in

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and Russian. He is married and has one daughter.

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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Tiganik, Artur 1971 births Living people People from Loksa Estonian brigadier generals Soviet Army officers Recipients of the Military Order of the Cross of the Eagle, Class IV