Märt Tiru (10 October 1947

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

– 18 October 2005) was an

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n military officer ( Brigadier General). In 2000, he was appointed to the acting commander of the

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. In 2000s, he was also

Military Attaché A military attaché or defence attaché (DA),Defence Attachés
''Geneva C ...

of Estonia to the United States. In 2001, he was awarded by the

Order of the Cross of the Eagle The Order of the Cross of the Eagle (; ) was instituted in 1928 by the Estonian Defence League to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Estonian independence. It was adopted as a state order in 1936. The Order of the Cross of the Eagle is bestowe ...

, III class.

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1947 births 2005 deaths Military personnel from Tallinn Estonian brigadier generals Soviet Army officers 20th-century Estonian military personnel Recipients of the Military Order of the Cross of the Eagle, Class III {{Estonia-bio-stub