Martin Herem (born

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1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

) is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

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and the current

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since

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. Herem entered into service in

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. From

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he served as the Commandant of the Estonian National Defence College and from 2016 to 2018 Chief of Staff of the

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. Herem was one of the re-founding members of the paramilitary

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in 1990. On 18 February 2021, Martin Herem was promoted to the rank of

Military career

*09.1992 - 06.1996 Estonian National Defence College, cadet *07.1996 - 02.1998 Kuperjanov Single Infantry Battalion, Platoon Leader *02.1998 - 07.1998 Kuperjanov Single Infantry Battalion, Company Executive Officer *07.1998 - 11.1998 Kuperjanov Single Infantry Battalion, S3 Staff Officer *11.1998 - 01.2000 Tartu Single Infantry Battalion, S3 Staff Officer *01.2000 - 07.2000 Tartu Single Infantry Battalion, S3 Staff Commander *07.2000 - 07.2001 Tartu Single Infantry Battalion, Staff Commander *08.2002 - 08.2003 Estonian National Defence College, Instructor of the Tactics Department *09.2003 - 02.2006 Estonian National Defence College, Head of the Tactics Department *02.2006 - 06.2006 Operation Iraqi Freedom II training mission Senior Staff Officer with US brigade *06.2006 - 04.2007 Estonian National Defence College, Head of the Tactics Department *04.2007 - 05.2008 Tapa Training Center, Staff Commander *06.2008 - 07.2012 North-Eastern Defence Command, Commander *07.2012 - 08.2013 Estonian National Defence College, Deputy Commander *08.2013 - 07.2016 Estonian National Defence College, Commandant *07.2016 - 12.2018 Headquarters of the Estonian Defence Forces, Chief of Staff *12.2018 - ... Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces

Awards, decorations, and recognition

Decorations and badges

Personal life

Martin Herem is married and has a son and two daughters. He is one of the grandchildren of

Harri Moora Harri Moora ( in Ehavere, Kuremaa Parish – 2 May 1968 in Tallinn) was an Estonian archaeologist. He was a recipient of the national Cross of Liberty. In 1925, he graduated from the University of Tartu. Between 1930–1942, he was a museum d ...

. One of his hobbies is marathon running. He has participated in the organisation of the Järvakandi marathon. He is fluent in English and Russian as foreign languages. He is also one of the re-establishers of the

in Rapla.

References

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