Martin Herem

Martin Herem (2017)

Martin Herem (born December 17, 1973 in Tallinn ) is an officer in the Estonian Army with the rank of major general . Since December 5, 2018 he has been Commander of the Defense Forces of the Republic of Estonia . Before that, he was Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces from 2016 to 2018.

Life

Martin Herem was born in 1973 in Tallinn, the capital of what was then the Estonian SSR .

Military career

Promotions

• Lieutenant (1996)
• First Lieutenant (2000)
• Captain (2003)
• Major (2006)
• Lieutenant Colonel (2009)
• Colonel (2013)
• Brigadier General (2017)
• Major General (2018)

After completing his officer training, Martin Herem initially served in the Kuperjanov Infantry Battalion from 1996 to 1998. He then moved to the Tartu Infantry Battalion. After completing postgraduate studies at the Baltic Defense Academy , he worked as a trainer and head of the tactics department at the National Defense Academy ( Estonian Kaitseväe Ühendatud Õppeasutused ). In 2007 he became Chief of Staff of Estonia's North Eastern Defense District, having served in the Iraq War ( Operation Iraqi Freedom II ) the previous year . Subsequently, he was appointed commander of this defense district. In 2012 he took over the post of Deputy Commandant of the National Defense Academy. A year later he was appointed commander of the military academy.

On July 15, 2016, Martin Herem was appointed Chief of Staff of the Estonian Army. He was promoted to brigadier general in February 2017 and major general in February 2018. In January 2018 it was announced that he would be appointed military commander in chief of the Estonian armed forces. The handover of command took place on December 4th of the same year. In the last two posts he was the first officer trained in Estonia after the restoration of national independence.

Private

Martin Herem is a grandson of the Estonian archaeologist Harri Moora and his wife Aliise. About his mother (the youngest child of the two) he has numerous z. Some of the internationally known cousins. This includes the politician Jürgen Ligi .

The general himself is married and has a son and two daughters. In addition to his mother tongue, he speaks English and Russian. His hobbies include hunting and hiking.

Web links

Commons : Martin Herem  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Martin Herem's biography on NATO's website, accessed December 5, 2018
• Martin Herem's biography on the Estonian Armed Forces website, accessed February 21, 2020

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Announcement of the promotion by the Estonian Presidential Office (February 15, 2017), accessed on February 16, 2017 (Estonian)
2. ↑ Announcement of the promotion by the Estonian Presidential Office (February 14, 2018), accessed on February 14, 2018 (Estonian)
3. ↑ Maj. Gen. Herem takes over command of the Estonian Defense Forces , online report on news.err.ee from December 4, 2018, accessed on December 4, 2018 (English)
4. ↑ Online article about his grandparents (January 8, 2011), accessed January 25, 2018 (Estonian)

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