Peeter Hoppe
Peeter Hoppe (born October 25, 1960 in Tartu ) is a former Estonian brigadier general .
Life
Peeter Hoppe was born in 1960 in Tartu, the second largest city of the then Estonian SSR in the southeast of the country . After graduating from school, he attended Tallinn University of Technology from 1978 , where he also graduated in 1983.
Military career
After Estonia regained its independence, Hoppe joined the country's reconstruction forces in 1993 . After his officer training, he then worked for the Kuperjanov Infantry Battalion. From 2002 to 2005 he was Chief of Staff and Acting Commander of the Estonian Army . After Riho Terras was promoted to military commander of the armed forces in December 2011, Hoppe followed him to his previous post of chief of staff of the armed forces.
In February 2013 he was promoted to brigadier general. Shortly thereafter, he moved to the NATO Allied Joint Force Command in the Netherlands . On August 9, 2016, Hoppe retired from active service and was transferred to the reserve.
Web links
- Maaväe Staabi ülem ( Memento from August 24, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peeter Hoppe Nominated as New Chief of Staff , online report at news.err.et (December 8, 2011), accessed on June 3, 2016 (English)
- ↑ 28. Sõjaväeliste auastmete andmine ( Memento from March 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Minister of Defense appoints new Chief of Headquarters , online notification on the homepage of the Estonian Ministry of Defense (June 12, 2013), accessed on June 3, 2016 (English)
- ↑ Kindralmajor Saar ja brigaadikindral Hoppe jätkavad teenistust reservis , online report on the Estonian Armed Forces website (August 9, 2016), accessed on August 9, 2016 (Estonian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoppe, Peeter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian Brigadier General |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tartu |