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Kodutütred
Home Daughters () is a patriotic youth paramilitary organization in Estonia, established in 1932 at Estonian Defence League. It is not a defence organisation. In 1939, there were registered 19,601 Home Daughters. In 1940, the organisation was eliminated due to the Occupation of the Baltic states, Soviet occupation of Estonia. In 1991, the organisation was re-established after the restoration of Estonian independence. In 2021, there were registered ~4500 Home Daughters. Leaders (): * 1933-1940 Salme Pruuden * 1992-1999 Maret Lepik * 1999-2002 Anne Eenpalu * 2002-2018 Angelika Naris * 2018-... Ave Proos See also * Scouting and Guiding in Estonia References External links * Youth organizations based in Estonia 1932 establishments in Estonia {{Estonia-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Defence League
The Estonian Defence League (, 'Defence League') is a voluntary paramilitary national defence organization of the Republic of Estonia, under management of the Ministry of Defence. Its aim is to guarantee the preservation of the independence and sovereignty of the state, the integrity of its land area and its constitutional order. The Defence League possesses arms and engages in military exercises, fulfilling the tasks given to it by the law. The organization is divided into 4 Territorial Defence Districts that consist of 15 Defence League regional units, called malevs, whose areas of responsibility mostly coincide with the borders of Estonian counties. Mission The Defence League is a voluntary military national defence organisation, which acts in the area of government of the Ministry of Defence. The Defence League possesses arms and engages in military exercises. The main goal of the Defence League is, on the basis of the citizens’ free will and initiative, to enhance the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
