Martin Herem

Martin Herem
Martin Herem
	Major general Martin Herem in 2017
Born	December 17, 1973; Tallinn, Estonia
Allegiance	Estonia
Service/branch	Estonian Defence Forces
Years of service	1992 – present
Rank	Major general
Commands held	Headquarters of the Estonian Defence Forces; Estonian National Defence College; Northeast Defense District;

Martin Herem (born 17 December 1973) is an Estonian Major general and the current Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces since 2018.[1] Herem entered into service in 1992. From 2013 to 2016 he served as the Commandant of the Estonian National Defence College and from 2016 to 2018 Chief of Staff of the Headquarters of the Estonian Defence Forces.[2] Herem was one of the re-founding members of the paramilitary Estonian Defence League in 1990.[3]

On 14 February 2018, Martin Herem was promoted to the rank of Major general.[4]

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

Estonian Awards and decorations
	2nd Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle	5 February 2018
	Cross of Merit of the Ministry of Defence (III class)
	Distinguished Service Decoration of the EDF	16 February 2007
	Order of Merit of the Estonian Defence Forces
	Cross for the Exemplary Service of the Estonian Defence Forces	21 February 2005
	Gold Cross of the Officer of Land Forces
	MoD Medal of Participants in International Military Operations
	Merit Medal of the Defence League Special Class
	Memorial Medal "10 Years of the Re-Established Defence Forces"
	Distinguished Service Decoration of the Eastern Prefecture
	Silver Cross of the Rescue Board	10 February 2011
	Estonian Defence League School Cross of Merit
	Cross of the Estonian Reserve Officers’ Assembly (silver)	17 May 2016
	Former Estonian Forest Brothers Association Service Cross III class
Foreign Awards
	Bronze Star Medal	(United States)

Badges
	Combat Action Badge (United States)
	Baltic Defence College Higher Command Studies Course graduate Badge
	Baltic Defence College Joint Command and General Staff Course graduate Badge
	Estonian National Defence College Advanced Officer Training Course Badge
	The Order of Merit of Kuperjanov Battalion

Personal life

Martin Herem is married and has a son and two daughters.[5] He is one of the grandchildren of Harri Moora.[6] One of his hobbies is marathon running. He has participated in the organisation of the Järvakandi marathon.[7] He is also one of the re-establishers of the Estonian Defence League in Rapla.[3]

References

"Gallery: Maj. Gen. Herem takes over command of the Estonian Defence Forces". ERR. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
"Brigadier General Martin Herem". Estonian Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
"Aasta allohvitser ja ohvitser alustasid sõjaväelist karjääri Kaitseliidu Rapla malevas" (in Estonian). Estonian Defence League. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
"Kaljulaid promotes Herem, Sirel to major general". ERR. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
"Martin Herem CV". www.mil.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2018-01-11.
"Enne lapsed, siis teaduskarjäär". www.vooremaa.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2018-01-11.
"Brigaadikindral Martin Herem maratoniradadel". ajakirisport.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2018-01-11.

Military offices
Preceded by Aarne Ermus	Commandant of the Estonian National Defence College 2013–2016	Succeeded by Enno Mõts
Preceded by Igor Schvede	Chief of Staff of the Headquarters of the Estonian Defence Forces 2016–2018	Succeeded by Veiko-Vello Palm
Preceded by Riho Terras	Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces 2018–	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[1] "Gallery: Maj. Gen. Herem takes over command of the Estonian Defence Forces". ERR. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[2] "Brigadier General Martin Herem". Estonian Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[kaitseliit-3] "Aasta allohvitser ja ohvitser alustasid sõjaväelist karjääri Kaitseliidu Rapla malevas" (in Estonian). Estonian Defence League. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[4] "Kaljulaid promotes Herem, Sirel to major general". ERR. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[:0-5] "Martin Herem CV". www.mil.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2018-01-11.

[:1-6] "Enne lapsed, siis teaduskarjäär". www.vooremaa.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2018-01-11.

[:2-7] "Brigaadikindral Martin Herem maratoniradadel". ajakirisport.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2018-01-11.