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The Estonian Air Force had more than 130 aircraft in the middle of the 1930s. [1] Estonian engineers had previously designed and constructed several trainer and light fighter aircraft types, of which the most famous is the PTO-4 which entered service in 1938 as a military training aircraft.
The Aviotehas PN-3 Isamaa Päästja - (Savior of the Fatherland in Estonian), was an Estonian fighter and surveillance reconnaissance aircraft used by the Estonian Air Force at the end of the 1930s. It was first introduced in 1939 and was in service until Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940. [1]
In June 1940, while the Estonian army was integrated into the Soviet military structure, where in June 1940 there were 16,800 men, it was changed into the "22nd Territorial Rifle Corps". 5,500 Estonian soldiers served in the corps during the first battle. 4,500 of them went over to the German side. In September 1941, when the corps was ...
Estonia's geographical position was well-suited for military purposes - two large lakes were useful natural obstacles. Conscripts served for was 18 months in the infantry, 24 months in other parts of the army, and 36 months in the Navy. Estonian military also had 105,000 in reserve force which would have been mobilized if a war would have started.
World War II sites in Estonia (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Military history of Estonia during World War II" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
The Estonian Air Force Headquarters is highest command of the Estonian Air Forces and represents the military concept-developing, command and executive structure providing Air Forces peacetime, crisis and wartime leadership in order to reach, maintain and increase, as required, the operational level of the military subordinated structures so ...
Military aircraft by nationality of original manufacturer ... Estonian fighter aircraft (1 C) This page was last edited on 17 October 2019, at 22:10 (UTC). ...
The 8th Estonian Rifle Corps (2nd formation) [1] (Russian: 8-й Эстонский стрелковый корпус, Estonian: 8. Eesti Laskurkorpus ) was a formation in the Red Army , created on 6 November 1942, during World War II .