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Männiku training area is one of the six military training fields used by the
Estonian Defence Forces The Estonian Defence Forces () is the unified military force of the Republic of Estonia. The Estonian Defence Forces consists of the Estonian Land Forces, the Estonian Navy, the Estonian Air Force, and the paramilitary Estonian Defence Leagu ...
. It is located just outside the capital of Estonia,
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 ...
, in
Saku Parish Saku Parish () is a rural municipality in Harju County, north-western Estonia. The administrative centre of Saku Parish is Saku; a small town with population of 4,618 (as of 2005). It is situated 10 km south of Estonia's capital, Tallinn. ...
. Most of its territory of is within the borders of the village of Männiku, and a small portion of the village of
Tammemäe Tammemäe is a village in Saku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) A small portion of eastern part of Tammemäe's territory is occupied by Männiku training area of the Estonian Defence Forces The Estonian Defen ...
is also included.


History

During the
Soviet occupation of Estonia The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, (abbreviated Estonian SSR, Soviet Estonia, or simply Estonia ) was an administrative subunit ( union republic) of the former Soviet Union (USSR), covering the occupied and annexed territory of Estonia ...
, Männiku training area was used by the
Soviet Army The Soviet Ground Forces () was the land warfare service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces from 1946 to 1992. It was preceded by the Red Army. After the Soviet Union ceased to exist in December 1991, the Ground Forces remained under th ...
, its area was 1173 ha.


Establishment

Männiku training area was established on 11 September 2008, with the Government Order No. 394 "Establishment of the Defense Forces Männiku training area."Kaitseväe harjutusväljad: Männiku harjutusväli
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See also

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Keskpolügoon Keskpolügoon or the Central training area is the main military training field of the six areas used by the Estonian Defence Forces. Defense Forces central training area covers and is located in the eastern part of the Kuusalu municipality i ...


References

Military installations of Estonia Saku Parish {{Estonia-mil-stub