Johannes Kert

Johannes Kert (born 3 December 1959) is an Estonian politician and former military officer. He served as the Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces from 1996 until 2000. He retired from the military in 2008. Since 2014, Kert has been a member of the Estonian Reform Party.

Johannes Kert
Kert in 2015
Born	(1959-12-03) 3 December 1959 Pechory, Russia
Allegiance	Soviet Union (1981–1991)  Estonia (1991–2008)
Service/branch	Soviet Army Estonian Land Forces
Years of service	1981–2008
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Estonian Land Forces (2001–2002) Estonian Defence Forces (1996–2000) Estonian Defence League (1993–1996) Kuperjanov Infantry Battalion (1992) Tartu Malev (1991)
Awards	Order of the Cross of the Eagle, 2nd Class Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland

Effective dates of promotion

Soviet Army

See Military ranks of the Soviet Union

Promotions

Insignia	Rank	Date
	Lieutenant (лейтена́нт)	1981
	Senior Lieutenant (ста́рший лейтена́нт)	1984
	Captain (капита́н)	1988

Estonian Land Forces

See Military ranks of Estonia

Promotions

Insignia	Rank	Date
	Captain	1992
	Major	21 June 1993[1]
	Lieutenant Colonel	1 February 1995[2]
	Colonel	23 January 1996[3]
	Major General	4 June 1997[4]
	Lieutenant General	19 June 1998[5]

Awards, decorations, and recognition

Decorations and badges

Estonian Awards and decorations 2nd Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle 2001 White Cross of the Estonian Defence League (I class) 2008 White Cross of the Estonian Defence League (II class) White Cross of the Estonian Defence League (III class) Cross of Merit of the Ministry of Defence (I class) 2009 Distinguished Service Decoration of the EDF 20 February 2001 Order of Merit of the Estonian Defence Forces 18 May 2005 Merit Medal of the Defence League Special Class Gold Cross of the Officer of Land Forces Estonian Defence Forces General Staff Cross of Merit 12 November 2003 Merit Medal of the Defence League I Class Merit Medal of the Defence League II Class Memorial Medal "10 Years of the Re-Established Defence Forces" NCO School Medal of Merit Memorial Cross "Spearhead Admiral Pitka" Distinguished Service Decoration of the Police and Border Guard Board Police Cross of Merit 2nd class Golden Cross of the Rescue Board 18 February 2002 Border Guard Cross of Merit I Class Cross of the Estonian Reserve Officers’ Assembly (gold) 12 June 2001[6] Foreign Awards Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland (Finland) Order of Merit of Latvian Ministry of Defense (Latvia) State of Maryland Distinguished Service Cross (U.S.) Golden Medal of Merit Finnish Reserve Officer Association (Finland) Order of Finnish Non-commissioned Officers League (Finland) CISM Order of Merit Grand Knight

Badges Order of Merit of Kuperjanov Battalion Order of Merit of Defense League unit in Jõgeva Order of Merit of Defense League unit in Läänemaa Order of Merit of Defense League unit in Tallinn Order of Merit of Defense League unit in Tartu

References

1. "14. J. Kerdile sõjaväelise auastme andmine". Office of the President. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
2. "40. Sõjaväeliste auastmete andmine". Office of the President. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
3. "63. J. Kerdile sõjaväelise auastme andmine". Office of the President. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
4. "12. J. Kerdile sõjaväelise auastme andmine". Office of the President. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
5. "38.Sõjaväeliste auastmete andmine". Office of the President. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
6. "EROK teeneteristi kavalerid". Eesti Reservohvitseride Kogu. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

External links

• Johannes Kert. Member of the Riigikogu
• Johannes Kert. NATO Biographies

Military offices
Preceded by Manivald Kasepõld	Commander of the Estonian Defence League 1992–1996	Succeeded by Neeme Väli
Preceded by Aleksander Einseln	Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces 1996–2000	Succeeded by Tarmo Kõuts