# List of Estonian generals

This is a complete list of Estonian generals in the Estonian Defence Forces, past and present. The list includes senior officers who held the rank of general, lieutenant general, major general and brigadier general in the Estonian Land Forces or the Estonian Air Force and the rank of admiral, vice admiral, rear admiral and commodore in the Estonian Navy.

## List of generals

| Rank | Name | Born | Died | Notes |
| Major General | Herbert Brede | 1888 | 1942 | VR I/2 |
| General | Aleksander Einseln | 1931 | 2017 | Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces |
| Major General | Harry Hein | 1945 | | |
| Major General | Otto Heinze | 1877 | 1968 | VR I/2, II/2 |
| Major General | Nikolai Helk | 1885 | 1941 | |
| General | Martin Herem | 1973 | | |
| Brigadier General | Peeter Hoppe | 1960 | | |
| Major General | Aleksander Jaakson | 1892 | 1942 | VR I/3, II/3 |
| Major General | Martin Jervan | 1891 | 1942 | VR I/2 |
| Major General | Gustav Jonson | 1880 | 1942 | VR II/2, I/3 |
| Brigadier General | Vahur Karus | 1974 | | |
| Major General | August Kasekamp | 1889 | 1942 | VR II/3 |
| Major General | Hugo Kauler | 1893 | 1942 | VR I/2 |
| Lieutenant General | Johannes Kert | 1959 | 2021 | Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces |
| Major General | Meelis Kiili | 1965 | | |
| Major General | Jaan Kruus | 1884 | 1942 | VR II/3 |
| Major General | Teo Krüüner | 1943 | | |
| Major General | Gustav Kunnos | 1878 | 1926 | |
| Major General | Ants Kurvits | 1887 | 1943 | VR I/2 |
| Vice Admiral | Tarmo Kõuts | 1953 | | Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces |
| General | Ants Laaneots | 1948 | | Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces |
| General | Johan Laidoner | 1884 | 1953 | Commander of the Estonian Armed Forces, VR I/1, III/1 |
| Brigadier General | Alar Laneman | 1962 | | |
| Major General | Andres Larka | 1879 | 1943 | VR I/1 |
| Major General | Dimitri Lebedev | 1872 | 1935 | |
| Major General | Hans Leesment | 1873 | 1944 | VR III/2 |
| Lieutenant General | Paul Lill | 1882 | 1943 | VR I/2 |
| Major General | Artur Lossmann | 1877 | 1972 | VR I/2 |
| Major General | Vello Loemaa | 1951 | | |
| Major General | Jaan Maide | 1896 | 1945 | Commander of the Estonian Armed Forces, VR II/3 |
| Major General | Johannes Orasmaa | 1890 | 1943 | VR I/2, II/3 |
| Major General | Aleksander Paldrok | 1871 | 1944 | VR I/2 |
| Rear Admiral | Johan Pitka | 1872 | 1944 | VR I/1 |
| Major General | Aleksander Pulk | 1886 | 1941 | VR I/2 |
| Major General | Ludvig Puusepp | 1875 | 1942 | |
| Major General | Ernst Põdder | 1879 | 1932 | VR I/1 |
| Lieutenant General | Nikolai Reek | 1890 | 1942 | VR I/2, II/2, II/3 |
| Major General | Rudolf Reimann | 1884 | 1946 | VR I/1 |
| Major General | Voldemar Rieberg | 1886 | 1952 | |
| Brigadier General | Urmas Roosimägi | 1958 | | |
| Major General | Tõnis Rotberg | 1882 | 1953 | VR I/2 |
| Major General | Valeri Saar | 1955 | | |
| Commodore | Igor Schvede | 1970 | | |
| Major General | Aleksander Silberg | 1869 | 1926 | |
| Major General | Indrek Sirel | 1970 | | |
| Major General | Jaan Soots | 1880 | 1942 | VR I/1 |
| Major General | Otto Sternbeck | 1884 | 1941 | VR I/2 |
| General | Riho Terras | 1967 | | Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces |
| Brigadier General | Artur Tiganik | 1971 | | |
| Brigadier General | Märt Tiru | 1947 | 2005 | |
| Major General | Richard Tomberg | 1897 | 1982 | |
| Major General | August Traksmaa | 1893 | 1942 | VR I/3, II/3 |
| Major General | Aleksander Tõnisson | 1875 | 1941 | VR I/1 |
| Major General | Juhan Tõrvand | 1883 | 1942 | |
| Major General | Johan Unt | 1876 | 1930 | VR I/2, III/2 |
| Major General | Werner Zoege von Manteuffel | 1857 | 1926 | VR I/2 |
| Rear Admiral | Hermann von Salza | 1885 | 1946 | VR I/3 |
| Major General | Neeme Väli | 1965 | | |